The excitement of receiving an Invitation to Apply (“ITA”) for Permanent Residence (“PR”) under the new Express Entry (“EE”) system quickly dissipates once applicants realize the work that is required afterwards. Similar…
Continue ReadingIn a series of blogs and the attached paper I continue to explore Canada’s New Immigration System – Express Entry (EE). There is great interest in EE as to its scope, potential…
Continue ReadingCitizenship and Immigration Canada announced they will launch The new Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Pilot Program in late January 2015 to attract experienced business immigrants. Immigrant investors will be required to invest…
Continue ReadingThe government of Canada has announced changes to the Caregiver Program (formally known as the Live-in Caregiver program). One of the biggest changes is the elimination of the live-in requirement. Specifically, caregivers…
Continue ReadingOn April 22, 2014 Chris Alexander, Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister, and Costas Menegakis, Parliamentary Secretary to Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister announced that in 2013 Canada issued more than 270,000 visitor visas , over 29,000 study permits and granted permanent residency to more than 34,000 Chinese citizens.
Continue ReadingMario D. Bellissimo Chair of the National Immigration Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association was featured in the March 2014 issue of Lawyers Weekly. The article focuses on a pilot project,…
Continue ReadingA 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 ReadingPosted by: Mario D. Bellissimo Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander announced yesterday the government’s intent to eliminate the Federal Immigrant Investor Program (IIP) and Federal Entrepreneur (EN) Program as well…
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Earlier this year the government opened the Parent and Grandparent Program to accept 5,000 new applications, as of today they have now received 5,000 complete applications. Citizenship and Immigration Canada expects to…
Continue ReadingToday, Mario D. Bellissimo and Erin C. Roth argued the case Qin Qin v. The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada before the Federal Court of Appeal. A decision is expected shortly. FACTS…
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