Think long and hard before you entrust your immigration, refugee or citizenship case to just anyone. One of the hats I wear is immigration counsel for COSTI Immigration Services – one of…
Continue ReadingIn the middle of all these immigration changes and many of the concerns there is some really good news for international students. The changes to the international student immigration program include extending…
Continue ReadingGoing back to my discussion about illegal workers I have been asked a lot lately at the office and through my immigration newspaper column in 24 HOURS! what is an illegal worker….
Continue ReadingBefore I return to our discussion of illegal workers because of the number of questions I am receiving I wanted to return to the discussion surrounding the proposed immigration changes. As you…
Continue ReadingI have had many questions surrounding this issue and have also been asked if Citizenship and Immigration Canada has done this before? The answer is yes. I presented on this issue before…
Continue ReadingThe proposed amendments would allow the Government considerable discretion in deciding skilled worker applications, and overseas humanitarian and compassionate grounds applications. This ministerial authority is what many groups including the Canadian Bar…
Continue ReadingIt is true that the proposed immigration changes are very serious and would alter much of the current system. It would be more like the American model where if you do not…
Continue ReadingI am always amazed when clients believe submitting an immigration, citizenship or refugee application is just about the forms. The forms themselves can be extremely complicated and based upon asking the same…
Continue ReadingAs I travelled back to Toronto from Vancouver I was thinking it would be wonderful for clients to attend an immigration lawyers’ conference. I spoke at the Canadian Bar Association, British Columbia…
Continue ReadingI participated in a press conference this week with NDP Immigration Critic Olivia Chow. At issue, was the deportation of a man, my client, who had been sponsored by his Canadian wife…
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