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Feb 9, 2023
Who can represent you in Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship applications and hearings?

There are two types of authorized Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship paralegals or consultants. One set are regulated by the College of Immigration...

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Jan 4, 2023
8th Anniversary of the Online Express Entry System

Beginning January 1, 2015 the majority of Economic Class applications for permanent residence could only be filed online through the Express Entry sys...

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Dec 9, 2022
More Work Permits for family members of Temporary Foreign Workers (?)

On December 2, 2022 the Minister of Immigration announced that starting in January, 2023, through a temporary two year measure, Canada will expan...

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Nov 29, 2022
Continued backlogs at the Refugee Board

Periodically the Refugee Protection Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board releases statistics as to how many people make refugee claims with r...

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Oct 12, 2022
Reopening of the parent sponsorship program?

On October 11, 2022 IRCC announced it will send out invitations to sponsors under the parent sponsorship program. Invitations will be sent out ov...

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Oct 7, 2022
Increase in number of hours of part-time work international students can do during the school year

Currently, people who are in Canada under a study permit may work up to 40 hours a week during school breaks without the need to apply for a separate ...

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Sep 21, 2022
Scheduling of hearings at the Immigration and Refugee Board

The Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) has four branches. They are the Immigration Division (ID), Refugee Protection Division (RPD), Refugee Appeal D...

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Sep 13, 2022
New Online Refugee Claims Portal

Effective September 13, 2022, people who want to make refugee claims from within Canada must use a new online service. This new online service replace...

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Sep 2, 2022
Mandatory online filing for all permanent residence applications

For several years most Economic Class applications for permanent residence have been filed online (i.e. Express Entry). It was still possible, however...

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Aug 29, 2022
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) Update

With the near collapse of the Express Entry system in September, 2021, a lot of interest was expressed in the various Provincial Nominee Programs. In...

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Recent News

Immigration Law in Canada is constantly changing. Stay up to date with the most recent news pertaining to Citizenship and Immigration Canada laws and regulations.

Oct 11, 2024
Notice of Retirement

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...

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Jul 29, 2024
More possible changes to the post-graduation work permit program

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...

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Jun 14, 2024
First year anniversary of occupation lists for the "category-based selection" system under Express Entry

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...

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