Immigration Consultants and Ghosts in Canada
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 encourage their clients to lie on their applications. They offer to fill out forms (without talking to the client), create required documents (such as school papers), create bogus offers […]
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 category is distinguished by the lower score required in English and / or French. However, the available occupations are limited to […]
Sponsoring Children for permanent residence in Canada when Custody is an Issue
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 additional requirement is needed, specifically, custody over the child. This can […]
An Alternative Dispute Resolution at the Immigration Refugee Board – Withdraw?
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 sometimes, refused parent cases where the issues seem straightforward. Straightforward cases are often characterized by […]
Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s update’s its Sponsorship of Parents and Grandparents for 2017
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 application process, given that the number of applications accepted for intake is limited. In order to […]
Removal Orders in the Canadian Immigration Law Context
Definitions and overview A foreign National and a permanent Resident can be determined to be inadmissible on several grounds including staying in Canada beyond their authorized period of stay (expired visa or permit). Citizenship and Immigration Canada has a list of inadmissibility categories on their website which are: security reasons, including espionage subversion (attempts to […]
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 graduated from a participating Canadian post-secondary […]
Judicial Review or Appeal in the Immigration Law Context
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 ministries, governmental agencies and bodies. Hence, all administrative bodies derive their powers and jurisdiction from their governing statutes. In the immigration […]
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 consulate would have to be contacted […]
Renewing Your Permanent Resident Card
A permanent resident card is subject to maintenance. Like an automobile, the amount of maintenance depends on how the card is being used. For example, if you obtained permanent residency in Canada and then never left Canada for five years, there is relatively little effort involved in maintaining permanent residency. In fact, remaining in Canada […]