A group of 95 Chinese millionaires have been granted leave to seek a Judicial Review in the matter of their dropped applications under Canada’s Federal Immigrant Investor Program. Citizenship and Immigration Canada closed this program to new applications in 2012, and in February 2014 announced the intent to terminate the program along with the existing backlog of 65,000 pending applications.
Continue ReadingAn ongoing political debate over the funding of healthcare for refugee claimants in Canada has erupted into a back and forth war of words between Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander and Ontario’s Minister of Health Deb Matthews.
Continue ReadingOn January 1st 2014, Ontario followed the lead of four other Canadian provinces to reinstate healthcare coverage for refugees who have been denied medical care once provided by the Canadian federal government. Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Quebec have already put temporary programs in place to ensure that refugee claimants at any stage of their asylum process are able to access basic, supplementary and emergency healthcare services.
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Following an extensive meeting with the Federal Court of Appeal, the Department of Justice and other appellant counsel, a tentative timeline has been agreed upon, taking into account the number of appeals,…
Continue ReadingPlease stay tuned for updates coming September 30th, regarding the three hour meeting held on Wednesday September 18th, 2013 at the Federal Court of Appeal in Toronto, during which outstanding procedural issues were discussed.
Continue ReadingPosted by: Mario D. Bellissimo Until Friday, the test that immigration officials used for refugee applications to decide whether or not an applicant has been complicit in war crimes was unclear when…
Continue ReadingPosted by: Mario D. Bellissimo OTTAWA, June 28, 2013 – The Federal Court has issued an Amended Notice to the Parties and the Profession regarding the Fast-Track Pilot Project (Immigration) that was launched on…
Continue ReadingThe one outstanding matter remaining at the Federal Court was the issue of costs which the Court determined would not be ordered. Many applicants have decided to move forward with the litigation…
Continue ReadingWe have filed the appeal today on behalf of many appellants at the Federal Court of Appeal. We will continue to diligently advance the interest of our clients in the ensuing months….
Continue ReadingA Notice to the Profession (Re: Adjournments) was issued by the Honourable Paul S. Crampton, Chief Justice of the Federal Court. Click here to read the Notice.
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