David Davis

The IRCC has just tweeted an update about those who are applying for Canadian citizenship. They comment on days spent outside of Canada as a result of travel restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic. The days spent abroad will NOT count as days in Canada. The applicant must still be able to meet the physical presence […]

The IRCC has just announced the latest draw for the express entry and the lowest CRS score was only 452. It’s a good time to consider applying now for your PR case. ALSO, FEES JUST INCREASED AS OF APRIL 30TH/20. RIGHT OF LANDING FEE IS NOW $500 so an increase of $10 and for EE

The COVID-19 virus pandemic continues to take center stage in the area of immigration law. The men and women who control our borders are very busy at determining who can and who cannot enter Canada.  Every category of immigration has its own list of the types of cases who can enter Canada. It is mandatory

Founder of law firm attended Lightning Talks 2020 at the Robson Hall Law School at the University of Manitoba where David discussed his post graduate work that he is taking at the University of Toronto in the area of Innovation, Law & Technology in this one year program that culminates in July, 2020. David discussed

As you are all aware, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought the travel industry to a virtual halt and there has been an impact on immigration services.    Canada has announced several special immigration, visa and border measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the travel restrictions in place, Canada is still accepting immigration applications.  This

 The COVID-19 virus pandemic takes center stage when one asks what is the latest in immigration legal issues.  The government announced an Order in Council pursuant to s. 58 in the federal  Quarantine Act. The significant provision from that OIC is as follows: s. 2 Any foreign national, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the

 The IRCC has made some major announcements in regards to topics of interest. The government made some further clarification announcements on their web site at the following web link: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/work/after-graduation/eligibility.html The essential criteria that one must have to be able to apply for a post graduation work permit, can be summarized in the following point

The Labour Market Impact Assessment (or LMIA) is an application that is completed by a Canadian employer who desires to hire foreign workers from outside of Canada. There are many steps that the employer must take such as mandatory advertising and recruitment activities so as to exhaust all options domestically to hire Canadian or Permanent

The Covid-19 virus is a continuing and evolving situation. The PM of Canada made another announcement this morning about the fact the US-CANADA border is going to close very soon. The question for many is what about applicants who have received their PR information package and wish to travel to Canada to land? The airports

Please know that COVID-19 is very much affecting all immigration applications. Please note in summary what is happening is the following: all international flights are only being allowed to land at Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal airports Only Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents are being allowed to enter all non citizens and non residents are