Conditional permanent residence proposed to deter marriages of convenience. On March 9th, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney announced measures to further strengthen the Government of Canada’s ability to crack…
Continue ReadingOperational Bulletin 381 – March 8, 2012 – Assessing Who is a Parent for Citizenship Purposes Where Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) and/or Surrogacy Arrangements are Involved. Children born abroad through assisted human reproduction…
Continue ReadingMinister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney announced today that Harjit Dhaliwal has been appointed as a Citizenship Judge in Mississauga for a three year part time term and Joseph Keith Woodard…
Continue ReadingOver a thousand Parent and Grandparent Super Visa applications have been approved since December 1, 2011, for an overall approval rate of 77 percent. Applicants for the Super Visa must submit proof…
Continue ReadingSummary A regulatory amendment will bar a person who has been sponsored as a spouse or partner, from sponsoring a new spouse or partner for a five-year period. Issue The purpose of…
Continue ReadingCitizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney outlined his vision for a faster, more responsive immigration system that better meets Canada’s economic needs, in a keynote address today. In his speech, the…
Continue ReadingThere are now more than seven million first generation immigrants in the country and almost four million have come to Canada in the past 20 years. From 1991 to 2006, Ontario attracted…
Continue ReadingCitizenship and Immigration Canada is committed to eliminating “passport babies” and “birth tourism”. These two phenomenons refer to people traveling to Canada to give birth in order for their child to obtain…
Continue Reading– The IT category is no longer available as of February 24th, – A new list of 44 occupations has been released, to take effect the same date, – For the listed occupations, a single…
Continue ReadingThe Canadian Bar Association (CBA) has issued a press release addressing their concerns with regard to Bill C-31. Specifically, the CBA opposes the broadening of Ministerial discretion to designate countries and irregular…
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