NEW UPDATE TO THE PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) have updated their website to confirm that the Parents and...
YOUR EMPLOYEE HAS ARRIVED IN CANADA ON THEIR WORK PERMIT, NOW WHAT?
BACKGROUND Considerable time and effort have been spent to have a foreign national join your team in Canada. What...
IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF THE 2018 ANNUAL REPORT TO PARLIAMENT ON IMMIGRATION
The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship’s recently released 2018 Annual Report to Parliament on...
NAFTA 2.0 NOW USMCA – GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS FOR BUSINESS VISITORS AND TEMPORARY WORKERS
According to the new agreement, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) intends to “REPLACE the 1994 North...
CANNABIS, CANADA, AND NEW DILEMMAS PRESENTED FOR U.S. ENTRY
“You’re not getting into the United States today...” “I can ban you for life, if I want to…” “I don’t care what your...
DETAILED ANALYSIS OF EXPRESS ENTRY – WHAT ARE MY CHANCES?
Express Entry is Canada’s immigration application management system which came into effect in January 2015. Express...
TOP 5 CANADIAN IMMIGRATION UPDATES SO FAR THIS YEAR
1. BIOMETRICS REQUIREMENTS Giving up your fingerprints and a photograph before entering Canada has become the new norm...
TOP FIVE REASONS WHY IT COMPANIES ARE COMING TO CANADA
Canada is quickly becoming a hub for IT companies. Whether it is big and established companies or brand-new start-ups,...
THEN AND NOW: CANADA’S COLLECTION OF BIOMETRIC DATA
In an effort to enhance the integrity of the Canadian immigration system, the federal government began collecting...
NAFTA 2.0 – WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF FREE TRADE AND CROSS-BORDER LABOUR MOBILITY?
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) agreement has liberalized trade between Canada, the United States and...
UNREASONABLE FRAUDULENCE FINDINGS: HAMMAD V. CANADA
In the recent decision of Hammad v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2018 FC 459, the Federal Court found that it...
MEDICAL INADMISSIBILITY: A MOVEMENT TOWARDS INCLUSIVITY
THE LEGISLATION The subject of Canada’s medical inadmissibility provisions has been a hot topic on the government’s...