With regret, I must announce that I am closing my office on November 22, 2024 and am entering semi-retirement. I will be setting up a virtual office t...

On January 23, 2024 I commented on the changes to how study permits are issued. I commented on associated changes to the post-graduation work permit p...

I have in my office a list of the preferred occupations under the category-based selection system dated May 31, 2023. People who have worked full-time...

Since last summer IRCC has been giving priority to Express Entry candidates who are proficient in French or have work experience and skills that fit t...

Effective April 30, 2024 the self-employed persons program is paused. The waiting time to be processed had reached 52 months at minimum. The waiting t...

Please be warned that multiple IRCC filing fees are changing on April 30, 2024. If you are doubtful whether you will be able to file your application ...

On October 16, 2023 I wrote about the growing backlog of refugee claims. In the five months since I wrote that article, things have become worse! As ...

The rules surrounding issuance of study permits and postgraduate work permits changed on January 22, 2024. Here are four major changes: A cap of ...

Two new programs were announced at the end of December: one with regard to people in or from Sudan (December 28, 2023), and the other for people affec...

On December 1, 2023 with less than two days notice, IRCC changed a number of filing fees. The new fees are weird. The cost of an application for "crim...