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 […]

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

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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

English and French Language and Immigration to Canada – What Amount of Skill is Needed?

[slider]The Express Entry system constitutes the gateway to filing a skilled worker application to live in Canada permanently. It is apparent that (at least with respect to the Canada Experience Class category), the minimum level of English or French language skill depends on the degree of education that the intended job in Canada requires.  Similarly, […]

English and French Language and Immigration to Canada – What Amount of Skill is Needed?

[slider]The Express Entry system constitutes the gateway to filing a skilled worker application to live in Canada permanently. It is apparent that (at least with respect to the Canada Experience Class category), the minimum level of English or French language skill depends on the degree of education that the intended job in Canada requires.  Similarly, […]