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		<title>Canada’s Immigration Minister Dramatically Changes International Student Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2024 17:52:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In response to public concerns raised about the impact of foreign students to the overall economy and housing, this past Monday, January 22, 2024, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC), the Honourable Mark Miller, introduced sweeping changes to Canada’s international student program decreasing the overall number of applications to be accepted, introducing provincial and territorial caps and modifying the post-graduation work permit (PGWP) program. While the changes are set to take effect September 1, 2024, certain aspects of the program will be affected as of Monday, effectively suspending further study permit applications until the end of March.  ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Uncharted territory: Canada doubles cost-of-living requirements for student visas</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Victor Ing]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2023 17:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On December 7, 2023, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced that, starting January 1, 2024, international students will be required to have more funds to be granted a student visa to ensure they can afford the costs of living in Canada. Speaking to reporters, the Minister acknowledged that there may be unintended consequences arising from the increase in financial requirements, which are more than doubling from $10,000 to $20,635 to cover the first year of living expenses in Canada, but he felt it was necessary so that students will not feel forced to work to make ends meet. There is already a debate about whether the Minister’s announcement will lead to a noticeable decrease in the number of international students in Canada and whether those who meet the higher financial requirements will truly benefit from this change. In this blog post we will review some of the experiences we have had at our law firm working closely with international students.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Updates to family reunification policies will benefit new applicants</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Victor Ing]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2023 22:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[At our immigration law office we frequently consult with clients about spousal sponsorships, which involves an application by a Canadian citizen or permanent resident to sponsor their spouse or common-law partner for permanent residence in Canada. These applications are quite commonplace and represent a large proportion of approvals each year. To illustrate, in 2021 over 69,000 foreign nationals were admitted to Canada as permanent residents under a spousal sponsorship and this represented about 17% of the total admissions approved for the entire year.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Choosing an Immigration Professional: Responsibilities and Remedies</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Victor Ing]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 19:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Canadian immigration law landscape has changed dramatically over the past few years. New programs and guidelines are being introduced at a fast and furious pace and many of the old rules that govern immigration processing have either been amended or discarded entirely. More than ever it is crucial to recognize the important role that immigration representatives play in our immigration system to advise clients on suitable immigration strategies based on the current legal landscape and to represent them in their applications and in their immigration hearings.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Is it work or volunteering? When do you need a work permit in Canada?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Catherine Sas, K.C.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2023 14:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As immigration lawyers we are frequently told by clients “I don’t need a work permit - I’m just volunteering!” Understanding what is considered work and what is considered volunteering is vital to ensure that you maintain valid legal status while in Canada. For those in Canada on visitor status, it is important to know what you can and can’t do without a work permit. Providing services without receiving payment does not equal “volunteering” and in most cases will require a work permit.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Minister announces extension of temporary policy allowing visitors for apply for work permits from within Canada. Might this become a permanent reality?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Catherine Sas, K.C.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 15:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In my over thirty years of practice as an immigration lawyer it has been a fundamental principal of immigration processing that applicants should generally apply for both Canadian temporary or permanent status from outside of Canada. While there are some exceptions to this requirement, they have been few. That all changed during the global pandemic with many workers, students and visitors being stranded in Canada with no ability to travel for months and, in some cases, years.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Canada’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!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Catherine Sas, K.C.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2022 17:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Canada’s Immigration program &#8211; utter Chaos!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Catherine Sas, K.C.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 17:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Buyers Beware: Canadian Government Introduces Ban on the Purchasing of Residential Properties for Non-Canadians</title>
		<link>https://canadian-visa-lawyer.com/buyers-beware-canadian-government-introduces-ban-on-the-purchasing-of-residential-properties-for-non-canadians/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Catherine Sas, K.C.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2022 01:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As a part of the Trudeau government’s 2022 Budget, Parliament passed new legislation prohibiting non-Canadians from purchasing residential property in Canada. The Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act received royal assent on June 23, 2022 and will come into effect on January 1, 2023, lasting for a period of two years. The introduction of the bill is in keeping with one of the Federal Government’s primary goals for this year’s budget which was to stabilize the housing market and provide more affordable housing to Canadians amidst record-high inflation rates and sky-rocketing housing prices.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>PROCESSING ALERT:  IRCC moves to go fully digital!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Catherine Sas, K.C.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 03:31:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In an effort to both modernize and expedite the processing of immigration applications, Canada’s department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is transitioning to online processing of most permanent resident applications. On September 1, 2022, IRCC Minister Sean Fraser announced that starting from September 23, 2022, permanent residence applications will be going digital with a staggered implementation schedule. This announcement has both positive and negative implications.]]></description>
		
		
		
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