How to appeal an immigration decision in Canada?
About Immigration Appeals An immigration appeal is a process to complain about a visa officer or an immigration officer’s decision. The complaint usually relates to the refusal of a visa or permit. In less common cases, the appeal is filed to disagree with a...
What to Do If You Did Not Declare a Relative under 117(9)(d)
The Minister announced a forgiveness or amnesty for certain cases under the Immigration Refugee Protection Regulations affected by subsection 117 (9) (d) The policy mentions the applicability to resettled refugee, was conferred refugee protection in Canada or were...
Caregiver Visa Reboot: New Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker
Caregiver Visa Reboot: New Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker A pilot project commences on 2019-06-18 to replace the Caring for Children/Caring for People with High Medical Needs program. Under the new program a work permit will be issued only if: There...
Ask a Lawyer a Quick Question…
You may be disappointed with the response when you try to ask a Toronto immigration lawyer a quick [sic] question. In large cities like Toronto there are lawyer ads on buses and bus shelters and billboards with words like “Free Consultation”. These are primarily for...
Left Canada after an in-Canada Sponsorship Filed
Have you left Canada after an (in-Canada) spousal application was filed? Persons who have filed an in-Canada spousal sponsorship are expected to reside in Canada until their permanent resident status is granted. The IRCC website states in categorical terms, There is...
Communicating with IRCC (CIC) for Delayed or Refused Cases
Stakeholders like immigration lawyers used to have access to coordinates of various immigration officers such as Program Managers. The divulging of such coordinates has become less common. It is becoming the norm that immigration lawyers have to crowdsource (from...
Failing to Disclose a Common-Law or Marriage-Like Relationship
Canada Border Services Agency or IRCC officers may be interested in a relationship you had before you landed. Specifically, if you sponsor a spouse after entering Canada on a visa, an officer may form the impression that you were in a common-law relationship for one...
February 2019 Changes to the Post-Graduation Work Permit Policy
The issuance of a Post-Graduation Work Permit is subject to policy. Policy is not law. Rather policy consists of non-binding guidelines an immigration officer may use to assess a work permit. In reality however, officers would interpret the Post-Graduation Work...
