People often believe that Canadian immigration laws are more lax than those of our southern neighbour, the United States, but in fact they are not. ...

In the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulation [IRPR], Parliament created Division 2 – Application for Work Permit to include a way for Canadian employers to...

Every now and then we receive a panic telephone call from a client who has forgotten or has otherwise been unable to extend his  temporary...

When people receive letters to attend at the GTEC (CBSA) they panic and they think that it is over, that they will be removed immediately. ...

What used to be known as a Minister’s Permit, since the coming into force of the current Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), is now...

Hoseinian v. Canada (MCI), 2018 FC 514, Grammond J. Our client applied for Canadian citizenship. During the processing of her application, a document analyst discovered...

Huang v. Canada (MPSEP), 2018 FC 446, Country: China, Barnes J. (April 25, 2018) Our client was scheduled to be deported. His wife was a...

The answer, it depends. If the child is born outside Canada and they have a genetic link with a parent who is a Canadian citizen,...

A recent decision of the Federal Court may be of interest to those who may be able to apply for Canadian immigration under the current...

MINOR OVERSIGHTS CAN LEAD TO FINDINGS OF MISREPRESENTATION WHICH CAN LEAD TO A FIVE (5) YEAR BAN Immigration authorities has become increasingly aggressive, to the...

Beginning January 1st, 2015, the application fee to apply for citizenship will increase to $530 for each adult applicant.  Many other changes beyond application fees are being introduced that will...

As promised, we will discuss in greater detail one of the biggest problems that the section of the new Citizenship Act, which is not yet...