Are you a Foreign National Considering a Post-Graduation Work Permit?
Are you a Foreign National in Canada and just graduated? If the answer is yes you might be eligible to the Post Graduate Work Permit that would allow you to work in Canada up to a maximum of three years. The Post-Graduation Work Permit Program allows students who have...Judicial Review or Appeal in the Immigration Law Context
Judicial Review or appeal in Immigration Law In Canada, a vast number of government bodies and agencies provide a wide range of services to Canadians. Parliament, through laws grant decision making powers to the executive branch of the government such as...Canada’s Detention Review Hearings, a brief overview
Detention The law under which an individual is detained by Canada’s Border Services Agency, is mentioned at section 55 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, where it states that an officer: considered it necessary to complete an examination; was not satisfied...Criminally inadmissible into Canada, now what?
Criminally Inadmissible into Canada, what are my options? If you are a foreign national and you have been found inadmissible into Canada on grounds of criminality there are several options that are available in order for you to be able to enter into Canada. Every case...Slippery Policies Behind Proposed Changes to Work Permits and Temporary Foreign Workers’ Rules
The granting of applications such as Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) and many work permits is subject to policy imposed by Canada’s immigration department. Policy – as distinct from law – can be altered by governments with ease, as...Is Canada the best place to immigrate to? (A Response to a Quora Reader)
Toronto immigration lawyer’s point of view on the above question is circumscribed by the location, i.e., being located in an urban setting in Canada. A significant factor when determining which country would be the best place to immigrate, would include whether...Job Offers to Support an Immigration Application under Express Entry
Foreign nationals who seek to enhance their chances of success for immigration to Canada have many options. One such option is obtaining a job offer in Canada. The job offer must be supported by an Labour Market Impact Assessment, or an analogous process that is...Consular Offices/ Embassies and Canada Immigration
A key player in obtaining a visa to Canada is often a consular office or Embassy of a country. The consular office of importance is often the one corresponding to your own country of citizenship, or of a country you resided in for more than six months. Your own...
