Mario D. Bellissimo will be arguing the case, Lawrence v. The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, before the Federal Court of Appeal. Facts: The applicant was denied permanent residence in Canada…
Continue ReadingDear Applicants, Please note that we have extended the deadline to join the Federal Skilled Worker Litigation Appeal. All interested applicants who wish to proceed with the appeal are asked to contact Parminder…
Continue ReadingOn December 19, 2012, Minister Jason Kenny announced significant changes to the FSWP that are now set to take effect in May of this year. There are several key points that are…
Continue ReadingThe Honourable Justice Rennie has issued the following statement: “The Court invites written submissions from the parties on whether the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Constitution Act, 1982 (80) 1982, c.11 (UK), Schedule…
Continue ReadingDear All, Although we cannot comment on the details of the legal arguments given this matter is active before the Federal Court, we will continue to update you on the progress of…
Continue ReadingMinister Jason Kenney announced today that Citizenship and Immigration Canada has plans to create a new skilled trades program which will make it easier for skilled tradespersons to immigrate to Canada. Skilled…
Continue ReadingIt is being widely reported that almost 300,000 people who applied before 2008 to come to Canada are having their applications returned to eliminate the backlog of skilled worker applications. The federal…
Continue ReadingFederal Skilled Worker Backlog Reduction Pilot On March 15, 2012 the BC PNP launched a new pilot project in partnership with Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to reduce processing times for select…
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