The province of Quebec has broad powers to select who immigrates to the province through multiple streams, each with its own criteria. Once an individual is chosen, they receive a Quebec Selection…
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Earlier this month the Federal Court released its decision in Babafunmi[1], allowing the application for judicial review and ordering that the Applicant’s application for permanent residence on humanitarian and compassionate grounds (“H…
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Our firm has recently been successful in a number of residency obligation appeals, where the residency obligation breaches ranged from 40 to over 300 days. In each case out team carefully explored…
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Canada has welcomed a large number of immigrants in recent years, strengthening its economy in the long-term. However, there are some areas which benefit more than others, primarily metropolitan areas such as…
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For those longing for their parents or grandparents abroad to be able to live permanently in Canada, it is almost time to formally express their interest in sponsorship. The first step in…
Continue ReadingCanada’s public policy includes a commitment to family reunification and to facilitate processing in cases of genuine spouses and common-law partners already living together in Canada. This means that regardless of your…
Continue ReadingJanuary 2016 marked the one-year point of the operation for the Express Entry (“EE”) intake program. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) recently released a report showing how the program has fared….
Continue ReadingOur firm assisted a client who had been out of status for a considerably long period of time in Canada. We submitted an application under the Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds (H&C) category….
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A refused immigration application can be devastating to applicants and their families. Often, a negative immigration decision follows years of waiting. Applicants quickly ask themselves: did I make a mistake? Did Immigration Canada…
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The rush of parental sponsorship applications on the first business day of 2016 was like a Black Friday Sale. Should it be first-in first-out, where each subsequent year the competition to get…
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