In 2017, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), in its Annual Report to Parliament presented targeted immigration levels for multiple years (2018-2020) for the first time in fifteen years. The 2018 Annual…
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Last week the government of Canada was reported to be reviewing the views of the UN Human Rights Committee on Canada’s Interim Federal Health Plan (IFHP). The success of Nell Toussaint’s UN…
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Starting July 2018, Canada will collect the biometric information of anyone that applies for a visitor visa, study permit, work permit, permanent residence, or refugee or asylum status, with some limited exemptions….
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In the case of Singh, 2015 FC 377, pars. 47-48, an applicant failed to include his prior failed refugee claim and removal from the U.S. on his temporary resident visa application. In…
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Refugee claimants who flee their homes and make it to another country often find themselves in a particularly vulnerable state while navigating through the justice system. Understanding the legal proceedings is oftentimes…
Continue ReadingOur office assisted a client from south Asia seeking refugee protection in Canada. The client initially arrived in Canada and claimed refugee protection several years ago. This case presented some difficulty, as…
Continue ReadingAfter a claim for refugee protection is made in Canada, the claimant receives a hearing date to appear before a member of the Refugee Protection Division (RPD) who will question the claimant…
Continue ReadingThe Federal Court has reasserted its position that credibility concerns are not necessarily dispositive of a claim for refugee protection under s. 97 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). In…
Continue ReadingWhen we think of a refugee, the image that comes to mind is an individual who is forced to flee her or his country of origin due to violence and needs protection….
Continue ReadingThe federal government announced on Wednesday, November 1 that Canada will welcome close to one million immigrants over the next three years. After accepting 300,000 newcomers this year, that number will rise…
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