Canada’s Immigration Minister, the Honourable John McCallum, spoke last week in Halifax on initiatives to attract and maintain newcomers in Atlantic Canada. He said “Nova Scotia wants more immigrants. I understand that,…
Continue ReadingWe were recently successful on an application for permanent residence, based on Humanitarian and Compassionate considerations, for a family who had been living in Canada for over 10 years. In addition to…
Continue ReadingA young woman was granted exception to the condition on her permanent residence status, which necessitated she reside with her sponsor for two years after landing in Canada as a permanent resident….
Continue ReadingOur office was approached by a young professional to manage his permanent residence application under the Express Entry system. He was issued an Invitation to Apply (ITA) under the Express Entry (EE) category…
Continue ReadingAn application for permanent resident status, based on a spousal sponsorship, was approved within 6 months! The application was sent to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) in the middle of July 2015…
Continue ReadingA couple, both out of status for several years in Canada, approached us for assistance with their options for permanent residence. Our office assisted the couple to submit applications under the Humanitarian…
Continue ReadingWe represented a family who sponsored their parents to permanently reunite in Canada. Citizenship and Immigration Canada was of the opinion that one of the Applicants was medically inadmissible. Their findings were…
Continue ReadingIn 2009 we were retained to assist a young man with his refugee claim. He was in an interfaith marriage, and feared that he would be returned to his home country. The…
Continue ReadingOur office was approached by a young professional to manage his permanent residence application under the Express Entry system. He had extensive work and travel history. He also held complicated financial records,…
Continue ReadingAt Bellissimo Law Group we are privileged to work on behalf of many wonderful people, companies and associations. We represent people from the application stage to the Supreme Court of Canada. Every week we will…
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