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BlogCanada’s Non-Immigration Program – Parents and Grandparent

19 September 2023

On September 8, 2023 Canada’s newest Minister of Immigration, Mark Miller, announced the re-opening of the Parents and Grandparents program (PGP) signifying the fourth consecutive year that the pool of sponsors would be selected from those who registered their Interest to Sponsor (ITS) in 2020. Practically this means that no new sponsors could even register for have their parents or grandparents immigrate to Canada for four years. What does this mean for permanent residents or citizens who are seeking to bring their parents or grandparents to live with them in Canada?

BlogCanada’s White Hot labour market leads Immigration and Tourism ministers to dramatically expand employment opportunities for spouses and working-age children of Canadian foreign workers!

7 December 2022

This past Friday, December 2, 2022, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Sean Fraser, and Tourism Minister and Associate Minister of Finance, Randy Boissonnault, introduced a significant expansion of employment opportunities for the spouses and working-age children of temporary foreign workers (TFWs) already in Canada. Recognizing the significant challenges that employers are facing in the current Canadian labour market, the changes introduced will now provide for employment opportunities for the spouses of lower and low skilled workers as well as for their working-age children. This new measure is set to be implemented in January 2023 and will last for a period of two years.

BlogCanada’s Changing Occupation Landscape: How the New NOC 2021 System Will Impact Our Immigration Program

2 November 2022

Canada’s National Occupational Classification (NOC) coding system was first published in the 1990s to classify all the occupations in the Canadian labour market and has been used for decades to evaluate prospective immigrant’s work experience. It has been updated every few years such as the minor changes introduced with NOC 2016, but the newest update that the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is rolling out on November 16, 2022 is something to be on the lookout for.

BlogCanada’s Immigration program – utter Chaos!

19 October 2022

Immigration practice encompasses a broad range of services such as submitting applications to the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and Service Canada (ESDC). However, there are complimentary...

BlogSeeking Foreign Doctors to Canada! Canada’s Immigration Minister Sean Fraser relaxes the immigration rules for foreign trained doctors

27 September 2022

It comes as no surprise to most Canadians that we are facing an extreme shortage of doctors across Canada.  Many people have been lacking a family doctor for years.  With a view to alleviating this problem, this past Friday, September 23, 2022, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, the Honourable Sean Fraser, announced significant changes to the way that doctors are assessed for permanent residence to Canada under the Express Entry selection program.

BlogMarch is Canada’s Fraud Prevention Month – Be Aware!

30 March 2022

Caveat Emptor is a long-standing economic maxim meaning “Buyer Beware!’ It is all too applicable in the Canadian immigration process and applicants to Canada need to be fully aware of the risks they face in the midst of pervasive immigration fraud. March is Canada’s Fraud Prevention Month where efforts are made to both raise awareness of and curtail the incidence of fraud and abuse in Canada’s immigration program.

BlogThe Absence of a Meaningful Business Immigration Program: Canada’s Lost Opportunity

15 January 2022

Few would realize or recall that Canada was a world leader in introducing business immigration programs - which would soon be followed by most of the leading world economies - the majority of which still maintain such programs today. In 1986, Canada introduced the Investor (IIP) and Entrepreneur (EP) immigration programs.

BlogCanada’s Immigration program for 2022 – What to expect and how to be prepared!

12 January 2022

As a new year dawns, it is always interesting to contemplate what Canada’s immigration program will deliver in the coming months. The past couple of years have been very challenging for Canada’s immigration program in contending with the global pandemic. Processing of applications ground to a halt and backlogs developed in virtually every category of both permanent and temporary immigration.

BlogCanada’s immigration program still welcomes international students in the midst of the pandemic

26 May 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has created many unique immigration challenges over the past 14 months. From processing delays to travel restrictions, immigration norms have been completely upended. One thing that has remained constant throughout the pandemic, however, is that interest in immigrating to Canada remains strong. With so much uncertainty around the future of Canada’s immigration programs, many clients are turning to reliable immigration pathways like Canada’s international student program to achieve their immigration goals.

BlogCanada’s Business Immigration Program: The Start Up Visa and Self Employed Class

12 May 2020

As immigration lawyers, we are frequently approached by both aspiring business immigrants as well as Canadian business owners who are keen to sign a deal and transfer ownership of a business with a view to the prospective business immigrant securing their family’s status in Canada and the Canadian business owner securing their family’s retirement. A mutually beneficial arrangement! Sadly, Canada’s federal business immigration programs don’t contemplate such an arrangement as a means of obtaining Canadian permanent residence, thwarting the dreams of both prospective business immigrants and Canadian business owners not to mention the loss of investment in the Canadian economy.

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BlogCanada’s Non-Immigration Program – Parents and Grandparent

BlogCanada’s White Hot labour market leads Immigration and Tourism ministers to dramatically expand employment opportunities for spouses and working-age children of Canadian foreign workers!

BlogCanada’s Changing Occupation Landscape: How the New NOC 2021 System Will Impact Our Immigration Program

BlogCanada’s Immigration program – utter Chaos!

BlogSeeking Foreign Doctors to Canada! Canada’s Immigration Minister Sean Fraser relaxes the immigration rules for foreign trained doctors

BlogMarch is Canada’s Fraud Prevention Month – Be Aware!

BlogThe Absence of a Meaningful Business Immigration Program: Canada’s Lost Opportunity

BlogCanada’s Immigration program for 2022 – What to expect and how to be prepared!

BlogCanada’s immigration program still welcomes international students in the midst of the pandemic

BlogCanada’s Business Immigration Program: The Start Up Visa and Self Employed Class

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