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...
2018 FEDERAL BUDGET: COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REVIEW
On February 27, 2018, Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled 2018’s federal budget, which he described as “a plan that...
WELCOME TO AMERICA…NOT!!
The current U.S. administration has now had a full year under its belt since Election Day, and it has been ten months...
CETA: CANADA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION OCEANS APART BUT CLOSER THAN EVER
NEW FREE TRADE UNION PROVIDES OPEN MARKETPLACE FOR CANADIAN AND EUROPEAN COMPANIES The subject of free trade in...
WANT TO MOVE TO CANADA? READ OUR MID-YEAR IMMIGRATION REVIEW
There has been no shortage of hot-button immigration issues in the first half of 2017. From an international...
GREEN AND SPIEGEL ASSOCIATE RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS CBA AWARD
We would like to congratulate associate Aris Daghighian for winning this year’s CBA National Immigration Law...
UNPACKING THE GLOBAL SKILL STRATEGY ON JUNE 12TH, 2017 AT 3PM
Canada’s Global Skills Strategy is scheduled to launch on June 12, 2017. The Global Skills Strategy is aimed at...