Where Has September Gone?
In my line of work extensive travel is a way of life. The speed at which the summer and now September has gone by has been astonishing. This is my first immigration…
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Sep
2008
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28
Aug
2008
When are the Minister’s Instructions Coming?
I have been receiving several questiosn about when will the Immigration Minister’s instructions be issued with respect to immigrant skilled worker applications and more to the point, which occupations will remain of…
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20
Aug
2008
Do you Need a Lawyer?
In research and writing an article for an upcoming issue of Immquest entitled “The Business of Immigration Law – Do you need an immigration practitioner?” I compared various government websites and the…
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12
Aug
2008
Can You Really Stop a Deportation at Federal Court?
I am often asked this question and the answer is yes. Of course not all deportations can be stopped and handling these cases requires a great deal of skill and expertise as…
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29
Jul
2008
Helping Refugee Claimants!
We have enjoyed a series of successful refugee cases at our firm and I wanted to thank my team for their excellent assistance with these cases including Josh Lang, one of our…
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17
Jul
2008
Sense is Not Always Common?
In teaching my class of would be immigration practitioners I always enjoy the first few classes as we embark upon the counter intuitive exercise, sometimes, of being a legal professional. A practitioner…
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13
Jul
2008
Can We Appeal the Decision?
Some questions I received I thought I would answer for the benefit of all our readers. Q: My sister applied to the Manila visa post under the Live-in Caregiver program. At the…
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3
Jun
2008
Can an Adopted Child Sponsor her Natural Parents?
Q. I enjoy reading your section in 24 Hours every week. I have a question regarding immigration. I have a niece who is 17 years old and is a Canadian citizen, but…
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25
May
2008
Two Weeks . . . Many Successes!
Although I am usually consistent with my weekly immigration blog the last two weeks have been challenging. Between our National Legal Conference and various cases I have been burning the candle at…
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11
May
2008
41,000 Illegal Immigrants Missing . . . there may be more . . .
The Auditor General’s Report indicates there are 41,000 illegal immigrants the Canada Border Services Agency cannot locate. A key question is how to deal with illegal immigrants in Canada? Some lobbyists cite…
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