A caregiver who had completed two years under the former live-in caregiver program submitted her permanent residence application. Unfortunately, while waiting for her permanent residence application to be finalized, she inadvertently lost…
Continue ReadingDespite the standard processing time posted on the IRCC website of 26 months for In-Canada Class Spousal Sponsorship Applications for Permanent Residence, we are happy to share that our client’s were approved…
Continue ReadingA young man who had received a qualifying (LMIA based) job offer from a Canadian employer, approached us for assistance with his permanent residence and work permit applications. Unfortunately, having previously submitted…
Continue ReadingWe were recently successful on a permanent residence application that had been previously refused for criminal inadmissibility. Following careful and extensive research, it was discovered that the applicant may have been incorrectly…
Continue ReadingThe goal of IMP is to attract skilled francophone workers to Canada and encourage them to settle in communities outside of Quebec. IMP allows employers to hire foreign workers in managerial, professional…
Continue ReadingConditional Permanent Residence: A two-year waiting period The Federal government is proposing changes that would end the two-year waiting period for certain sponsored spouses and partners, and grant them unconditional permanent resident…
Continue ReadingEvery year, the Government of Canada sets the total number of permanent residents that they expect to admit to the country under economic, family, and refugee/humanitarian categories. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC)…
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 ReadingIf you are currently working in Canada on a work permit which will soon expire and you have submitted an application for permanent residence through the Express Entry system, you may be…
Continue ReadingApril is just around the corner and this means that many students are in the process of completing their academic studies in Canada. International students studying in Canada are considered to be…
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