Deportation and Removal by the CBSA in 2019
The Canada Border Services Agency shall receive $7.46 million to facilitate removals from Canada. The goal is to remove 10000 persons who have exhausted their rights of appeal in Canada during the year 2019. That money would allow Canada Border Services Agency officers to work overtime to process removals. Persons who have exhausted their rights […]
Reviewing The Reviewers: A Guide to Online Reviews of Lawyers
The utility of online lawyer reviews, if accurate, is high; it is a low or no cost way of ‘kicking the tires’ before taking the plunge of hiring a lawyer. Such reviews purport to provide an easy way of navigating the quality of lawyers in Toronto, North America and elsewhere. The problem is that there […]
Canadian Sponsorship of Parents to Increase to 17000
The Government has increased the allotment of parents sponsorships to 17000 per year, up from 10000 per year. Like most anything related to immigration, this increase appears to be a compromise between those who view family reunification as benefit to Canada and Canadians, and those who think parent sponsorships invariably result in: More useless leeches […]
Citizenship Revocation recent update
Citizenship revocation changes On February 5, 2018, the Canadian government changed the citizenship revocation process to add more accountability to those facing the revocation of their Canadian citizenship. This marks a turning point as compared to the previous decision-making regime which was introduced in 2015 by the previous Conservative government. Under the 2015 changes, only […]
How to Apply for a Study permit for Canada – the logic of a study permit from outside of Canada
This article will briefly review what is required to apply for a study permit from outside of Canada. We remind the reader that this does not necessarily apply to everyone seeing that the Canadian Immigration Law is complex and therefore this article should not be construed as Legal Advice. In the Canadian Immigration Law context, […]
Can I apply for a work permit in Canada as a visitor?
I have a visitor Status in Canada can I apply for a work permit in Canada? A lot of people contact us and ask us if they can apply for a work permit with their visitor visa or their visitor record. The answer is not as straight forward seeing that there are various factor’s that […]
Loss of Canadian Permanent Resident Status
Permanent Residence is technically not “permanent” in the sense that a person may lose their status if they don’t comply to some requirements. Section 2 (1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Act) defines a permanent resident as “a person who has acquired permanent resident status and has not subsequently lost that status under section 46.” Section […]
Immigration Consultants and Ghosts in Canada
Immigration Consultants and Ghosts in Canada Photo Credit: https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2014/7/176209-licensing-professional-software-engineers/abstract Unlicensed consultants – or “ghost” consultants – cause problems to the immigration system because they tend to encourage their clients to lie on their applications. They offer to fill out forms (without talking to the client), create required documents (such as school papers), create bogus offers […]
What are Removal Orders and What You Need to Know
Photo Credit: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/deportations-jamaica-honduros-1.3490185 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) are vested with the authority to issue various Removal Orders. There are three distinct types of Removal Orders which may be issued by the (CBSA) or (IRCC). The relevant Removal Orders include; an Exclusion Order, Departure Order, […]
Canadian Sponsorship of Adopted Children and Other Relatives for Permanent Residence: A Brief Overview of the Low Income Cut-Off (LICO)
source: https://afth.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/SPRING-SUMMER-ISTOCK-Bi-racial-family.jpg The sponsorship of an adopted child or other relative can be an exciting and joyful prospect. There are many important factors to consider if you are hoping to sponsor an adopted child or other relative in Canada. The sponsorship of an adopted child or other relative is a significant commitment which […]