Immigration, Refuges and Citizenship Canada tends to increase its filing fees every two years to align with the Consumer Price Index for Canada. As of today, most of permanent resident applicants will be paying more for the Immigration Canada’s processing fees. The following comparison of the previous and current fee structures has been copied from … Read more
When a foreign national is ordered to leave Canada by a certain date, it is possible to contest a removal order through a deferral request and stay of removal proceedings. In the best-case scenario, the removal can be postponed. In other words, it is not possible for our immigration authorities to halt the removal for … Read more
Significant benefit work permit (or C10) is an LMIA-exempt work permit that is generally available to the foreign nationals who can demonstrate that their work in Canada will bring significant economic, cultural or social benefit or opportunities to Canadians. This work permit category is not frequently used. As a matter of fact, it is meant … Read more
If a foreign national has been deported from Canada, they are deemed inadmissible to Canada. In other words, they cannot return to Canada. The only way to overcome this inadmissibility and be able to return to Canada is to obtain a special permission called “authorization to return to Canada”. It does not matter if the … Read more
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This article was initially published in the June edition of The Hamilton Law Association Journal Foreign nationals who have been found to have committed crimes against humanity cannot visit, study, work or immigrate to Canada. The question of inadmissibility will generally be raised if the foreign national (hereinafter the “applicant”) was a member of military, … Read more
Lawyers who practice outside of Quebec need a special authorization to represent their clients in Quebec-related immigration matters. Many of my colleagues outside of la belle province are reluctant to take Quebec files because of this requirement, which is unique to practicing law in Quebec. Since I obtained my new special authorization last month, the … Read more
A new 2-year pilot program was recently launched to attract foreign entrepreneurs interested in becoming Canadian permanent residents. It was my honour to attend the launch that was held last week in the beautiful McMaster Innovation Park. This special program, OINP Entrepreneur Success Initiative, is currently available only to those foreign entrepreneurs who are looking … Read more
Mandamus is a wonderful tool to compel Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to finally decide on an application that has been stuck for a long time for no apparent reason. Unfortunately, IRCC sometimes prolongs processing of a permanent or temporary residence application without any explanation. This can make the applicants confused, frustrated, and anxious, … Read more
Filing a refugee claim in Canada has become more challenging since the launch of the new refugee portal past month. The portal ignores that many refugee claimants are not tech-savvy or equipped to understand some of the very specific questions in the portal. This can open the floodgates to misrepresentation allegations, which can further undermine … Read more