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 resident status in Canada [Temporary Residents are people who are in Canada as visitors, on work permits, or study permits]. Fortunately, the law allows for Restoration of Temporary Resident status….

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.  First, you need to be assured, that this is not necessarily the case, despite the letter generally stating that the your Removal Order is now effective and/or  you are removal…

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 known as a Temporary Resident Permit. This is often confused by many with the Temporary Resident Visa, or a mutation of it. It is neither.  What it is can be…