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by Max Chaudhary | May 28, 2020 | permanent resident, Temporary Status
The COVID-19 pandemic or Coronavirus has affected Canada’s immigration policies. These policies restrict travel and have delayed immigration procedures. First put into force in March, some of these have changed, or had to be extended multiple times. Currently,...
by Max Chaudhary | Apr 3, 2020 | Blogs, permanent resident, Temporary Status
On March 18th, in response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic (aka Coronavirus), the Canadian Government began implementing travel restrictions. These restrictions have been updated and extended multiple times, with no apparent end date yet. This rapidly evolving...
by Max Chaudhary | Mar 24, 2020 | Blogs
How the Coronavirus Affects Canada’s Temporary Resident Status | temporary status, work permit, study permit, visitor visa | As of 12:00pm, March 18, the Canadian government has in place travel restrictions limiting the entry of temporary residents to Canada. ...
by Max Chaudhary | Feb 11, 2020 | Temporary Status, Work Permit
The Foreign Exchange Programs: Two Broad Categories. The category of foreign exchange program you can apply under depends on where you are applying from. The International Experience Class (IEC) lists countries Canada has bilateral exchange agreements with. For...
by Max Chaudhary | Jan 12, 2020 | Temporary Status, Work Permit
Working in a foreign country such as Canada is often financially rewarding. Further, a foreigner’s work experience in Canada can sometimes be seen as a foothold to acquiring permanent resident status in Canada. There are steps to determine whether the Canadian...
by Max Chaudhary | Nov 15, 2019 | Immigration Status Transition, Work Permit
Background: The Canadian Labour Market Canadian employers may sponsor of a foreign worker. However Canada’s labour market is skilled, given the relatively high quality of education available to Canadians. Nevertheless, there may be some occupations in which a...
by Max Chaudhary | Nov 3, 2019 | Temporary Status
A refused visitor visa, or work permit/visa, or study visa can be disappointing. Find out where and how to appeal a temporary immigration decision. Where Was the Negative Decision Made? One key consideration is where the negative decision was made: was it made by...
by Max Chaudhary | Oct 11, 2019 | Temporary Status, Work Permit
Canada’s immigration laws and policy regulate how long a temporary foreign worker Can stay in Canada as a worker. The duration for a worker’s ability to stay in Canada often depend on the category of work permit they have initially obtained. There are open and...
by Max Chaudhary | Sep 18, 2019 | Temporary Status
Can a Student Drive to School with a Permit? Study permit holders in Canada (who are full time students, particularly those in the latter year of secondary school) may be of driving age. If they are of driving age they may want to drive to school while possessing a...
by Max Chaudhary | Sep 4, 2019 | Temporary Status
A visitor visa (also known as a temporary resident visa) is the document placed by a visa officer into a passport – that document can allow a person to approach a Canadian port of entry (such as an airport in Canada) to request admission as a visitor. At a port of...
by Max Chaudhary | Aug 8, 2019 | Delayed or Refused cases
There is a remedy to address inadmissibility known as a temporary resident permit. Such inadmissibilities may include the broad categories of criminal inadmissibility, and medical inadmissibility. Some more specific examples suitable to facilitate entry to Canada may...
by Max Chaudhary | Jul 21, 2019 | Immigration Law
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...
by Max Chaudhary | Jul 1, 2019 | Delayed or Refused cases
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...
by Max Chaudhary | Jun 15, 2019 | Temporary Status, Work Permit
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...
by Max Chaudhary | Jun 7, 2019 | Blogs
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...
by Max Chaudhary | May 20, 2019 | permanent resident, Spousal or Common Law or Conjugal Partner
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...
by Max Chaudhary | May 6, 2019 | 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...
by Max Chaudhary | Apr 22, 2019 | Permanent Resident Loss
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...
by Max Chaudhary | Feb 15, 2019 | Immigration Status Transition
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...
by Max Chaudhary | Jan 30, 2019 | Temporary Status, Work Permit
The global reach of the internet provides a window on the various frauds that are attempted to facilitate illegal entry to Canada. One somewhat common method is the fake job offer. I have come across such specimens from would-be work permit holders. Some fake job...
