In Part I of this blog we answered yes to the question do I have to declare my criminal record when I enter Canada even if I am not asked? With the…
Continue ReadingOur office was approached by a client who was seeking our assistance to return to Canada. In the late 80s he arrived to Canada and submitted a refugee claim. Unfortunately, his claim…
Continue ReadingOn 9 March 2017, Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development, and Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, announced a new “Global Talent” pilot stream for temporary…
Continue ReadingWe were recently successful in Federal Court in overturning four Temporary Resident Visa refusals and findings of misrepresentation made against a husband and wife who had a lengthy positive immigration history in…
Continue Reading
This is a common question during consultations. Or if I ask “did you declare your criminality” the common answer I receive is “they did not ask me.” With the advent of electronic…
Continue Reading
In a recent decision of the Federal Court of Appeal, Gennai v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) – 2017 FCA 29, the Honourable Mr. Appellate Justice Near writing for an unanimous Court held…
Continue ReadingThe temporary pause on the intake of applications for the streams: Human Capital Priorities (Express Entry), Employer Pre-screen, International Student (Masters Graduate) and International Student (PhD Graduate) are still in effect. To…
Continue ReadingHere are five common errors that we have encountered in challenging work permit refusals in cases that should not have been refused in the first place. Work permits are issued pursuant to…
Continue ReadingStarting in early March, 2017, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will begin accepting permanent resident applications from the Atlantic Immigration Pilot program. This pilot program will be accepting a total of…
Continue ReadingWe were recently successful in representing a family in seeking to overcome a medical inadmissibility finding for an elderly applicant on an immigration appeal. The time that is required to await a…
Continue Reading