Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced three new initiatives aimed at creating a special innovation stream for skilled workers to migrate and stay in Canada. He made this announcement appearing as a guest speaker at the Collision Tech Conference in Toronto, ON at the Enercare Center where about 36,000 tech saavy business professionals from around the …
Canada is reuniting loved ones through new immigration measures New measures also address labour shortages in Canada
The innocent exception rule applied in misrepresentation cases in immigration law. The applicable provision in IRPA is s. 40(1)(a). The provision applies to direct and indirect knowledge by the applicant. The issue that arises is whether or not the misrepresentation was objectively under the control of the applicant. Justice Strickland in the Pandher v. MCI …
The Minister of IRCC announced recently that foreign nationals who have been in possession of a post grad work permit but their document is expiring soon and they have not been able to convert their status to PR are going to be given another 18 months of time on a newly extended work permit option. …
The Immigration Advisory Council released its report earlier this month in February, 2023. There are approximately 70 recommendations that were listed in this report. Many of the recommendations have been suggested to the government for many years. For instance, the need for more approvals of provincial nominees, and the following one involving foreign credential recognition: …
Can a parent renounce citizenship on behalf of their under age child? This is an interesting legal issue. It appears from early case law from the federal court in the early 1970’s that a parent cannot actually renounce citizenship for their minor child. The novel issue is that each person is granted their status separately …
Work permits are an integral processing application for foreign workers and are considered the backbone of the driving force of the Canadian economy. There are many different types and ways that a person can obtain a work permit. Some of the most popular are discussed in this article. GTS or Global Talent Stream, is an …
The National Occupation Classification system has a new coding system in place after a long awaited update as at November 16th, 2022. The levels are referred to as SEER now instead of 0, A, B, C and D. SEER apparently stands for Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities. There are now six levels. What is interesting …
The Post Graduate Work Permit policy released by IRCC on August 02, 2022 included a rare exception for qualifying candidates. Usually when an applicant files a second work permit request AFTER their last work permit expired, that person is no longer able to continue to work while their second request is pending for a decision. …
COVID19 was a game changer in so many ways. It hit hardest for those who liked to travel and especially for foreign born immigrants. The biggest change of late is the announcement recently that the federal government is eliminating the need to prove vaccination status, quaranting or completing the ArriveCan app or even the mandatory …