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The federal immigration minister held an express entry draw recently which resulted in 920 ITA’s (or Invitations To Apply) through the provincial nominee program. This draw, held on July 2, required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 739 points, which is 76 points higher than the preceding PNP draw on June 19, 2024. […]

On May 8, 2024, the Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Marc Miller, announced a significant decision by Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to extend the temporary resident status of selected candidates under Manitoba’s Provincial Nominee Program. This decision affects those with expiring work permits in 2024, particularly post-graduation work permit holders who are part

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