This article will briefly review what is required to apply for a study permit from outside of Canada. We remind the reader that this does not necessarily apply to everyone seeing that the Canadian Immigration Law is complex and therefore this article should not be...
Immigration Consultants and Ghosts in Canada Photo Credit: https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2014/7/176209-licensing-professional-software-engineers/abstract Unlicensed consultants – or “ghost” consultants – cause problems to the immigration system because they tend to...
Express Entry Draw of May 26, 2017 – FSTC lowest to Date The Express Entry draw of May 26, 2017 was, for the Federal Skilled Trades Category (FSTC) and not the Canada Experience Class or the Federal Skilled Worker Class, the lowest ever at 199 points. The FSTC...
Sponsorship of children under the family class requires a parental relationship. This relationship must be by blood, or adoption. More details can be seen here [1]. However, in the case of a sponsorship where there is a divorce or just a child involved, an...
An Alternative Dispute Resolution at the Immigration Refugee Board – Withdraw? The Immigration Refugee Board Appeal Division (or IAD) offers an Alternative Dispute Resolution in addition to a hearing. An ADR is offered to those cases of refused spousal and...
As the new year is approaching, Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced on December 14, 2016: “The Government is committed to a fair and transparent immigration system. Changes made to the Parent and Grandparent Program will improve access to the...