Are you a Foreign National Considering a Post-Graduation Work Permit?
Are you a Foreign National in Canada and just graduated? If the answer is yes you might be eligible to the Post Graduate Work Permit that would allow you to work in Canada up to a maximum of three years. The Post-Graduation Work Permit Program allows students who have graduated from a participating Canadian post-secondary […]
Judicial Review or Appeal in the Immigration Law Context
In Canada, a vast number of government bodies and agencies provide a wide range of services to Canadians. Parliament, through laws grant decision making powers to the executive branch of the government such as ministries, governmental agencies and bodies. Hence, all administrative bodies derive their powers and jurisdiction from their governing statutes. In the immigration […]
Canada’s Detention Review Hearings, a brief overview
Detention The law under which an individual is detained by Canada’s Border Services Agency, is mentioned at section 55 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, where it states that an officer: considered it necessary to complete an examination; was not satisfied with the person’s identity; had reason to believe that a person was inadmissible […]
Criminally inadmissible into Canada, now what?
Criminally Inadmissible into Canada, what are my options? If you are a foreign national and you have been found inadmissible into Canada on grounds of criminality there are several options that are available in order for you to be able to enter into Canada. Every case is different and one should always seek legal advice […]
Slippery Policies Behind Proposed Changes to Work Permits and Temporary Foreign Workers’ Rules
The granting of applications such as Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) and many work permits is subject to policy imposed by Canada’s immigration department. Policy – as distinct from law – can be altered by governments with ease, as compared to, for example, laws and regulations. The current government intends ease foreign workers’ entry into Canada. […]
Is Canada the best place to immigrate to? (A Response to a Quora Reader)
Toronto immigration lawyer‘s point of view on the above question is circumscribed by the location, i.e., being located in an urban setting in Canada. A significant factor when determining which country would be the best place to immigrate, would include whether one can economically establish in Canada. Similarly, the ability to qualify as an immigrant […]
Job Offers to Support an Immigration Application under Express Entry
Foreign nationals who seek to enhance their chances of success for immigration to Canada have many options. One such option is obtaining a job offer in Canada. The job offer must be supported by an Labour Market Impact Assessment, or an analogous process that is offered by one of Canada’s provincial governments. Certain jobs such […]
Consular Offices/ Embassies and Canada Immigration
A key player in obtaining a visa to Canada is often a consular office or Embassy of a country. The consular office of importance is often the one corresponding to your own country of citizenship, or of a country you resided in for more than six months. Your own consulate would have to be contacted […]
Renewing Your Permanent Resident Card
A permanent resident card is subject to maintenance. Like an automobile, the amount of maintenance depends on how the card is being used. For example, if you obtained permanent residency in Canada and then never left Canada for five years, there is relatively little effort involved in maintaining permanent residency. In fact, remaining in Canada […]
The Challenges of Sponsoring a Spouse for Immigration to Canada
There is often a chain of immigration that has its origins in one individual, perhaps named Bob, or Bilal, or Bhavik, or Bao, or Boris (hereinafter “Bob”). Bob may have immigrated to Canada as a skilled worker. Bob gets married to a foreign national who is sponsored for immigration to Canada (perhaps her name is […]