With the presence of Covid-19, permanent resident card holders outside of Canada have encountered barriers to the renewal of their permanent resident card. These barriers may be in the form of the inability to book a timely flight back to Canada, or the expiration of...
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,...
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...
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...
The Government has increased the allotment of parents sponsorships to 17000 per year, up from 10000 per year. Like most anything related to immigration, this increase appears to be a compromise between those who view family reunification as benefit to Canada and...
Since November 19, 2016 our offices have been receiving a lot of inquiries with regards to the recent amendments to the Ministerial Instructions regulating the Express Entry points and profiles. This article will attempt to highlight the recent changes that were...