The principal appellant (PA) is a single mother from the Bahamas accompanied by her children. She alleges that unknown people affiliated to local gangs sought to retaliate against the PA and her family following the murder of her late partner. The appellants testified that they have been threatened repeatedly. The PA’s daughter was also shot…
-New Program introduced will be in effect until October, 2024. In Response to the continued crises caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine the Government of Canada has launched a new pathway to permanent residence for Ukrainian nationals. The pathway is intended to keep families together. It provides a pathway for Ukrainian nationals to establish…
The process for obtaining a Labour Market Impact Assessment must change to better reflect the reality of global commerce, according to a Toronto immigration lawyer. Positive LMIAs are required to obtain work permits for some applicants entering Canada under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, but Wennie Lee, principal at immigration law firm Lee and Company,…
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…
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 that an Iranian entry stamp on her passport had been altered. This raised doubts as to the duration of the applicant’s residence in Canada in the four years preceding her…
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 Canadian permanent resident and together, they were parents of a six year old boy. We made a request for a deferral of his removal – based primarily on the principle…
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, the child is a Canadian citizen by descent. However, if the child is born through surrogacy arrangements but there is no genetic link, then the child may not be eligible…
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 Express Entry regime, in the Canadian Experience Class, or need letters to support their work experience. For an officer to assess whether one is eligible to apply for permanent residence…
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 point that they try to make a minor oversight, a reason to find applicants inadmissible for 5 years. Our office is seeing this happen more often to persons seeking entry…
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 have more significant impact on the nature of Canadian citizenship. In the coming days, we shall post blogs in regard to the major changes that have been made in Canada’s Citizenship law,…
