IRCC Updates to Student and Worker Programs (Part 3 – Temporary Workers)
The following is excerpted from the IRCC presentation given on May 1, 2018. Temporary Workers Global Skills Strategy 6,906 work permit applications processed under GSS with an approval rate of [...]
IRCC Updates to Student and Worker Programs (Part 2 – Compliance Reporting)
The following is excerpted from the IRCC presentation given on May 1, 2018. Compliance Reporting International Student Program Integrity mechanisms IRCC’s objective is to build a sustainable [...]
Late breaking News – Immigration and Cannabis
Ottawa, October 22, 2018— Canada has made marijuana (cannabis) legally available to adults under strict new laws. We’re also imposing tough new penalties on those who: drive while under the [...]
IRCC Updates to Student and Worker Programs (Part 1 – International Students)
The following is excerpted from the IRCC presentation given on May 1, 2018. International Students International Education in Canada: Current Context International students enrich the academic [...]
IRCC Start-Up Visa Presentation
The following is excerpted from the IRCC presentation given on Start-Up Visas. Program Summary: Overview: Launched as a five-year pilot in April 2013 to test a new approach to business [...]
Why hire an Immigration Lawyer?
Why hire an immigration lawyer for your immigration needs, when the self-explanatory immigration and citizenship website, actually encourages to process the application without authorized [...]
Immigration Fraud Prevention Tips (a message from IRCC)
March is Fraud Prevention Month in Canada. Throughout the month, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) works to raise awareness of types of immigration fraud, how to recognize scams [...]
Procedural Fairness – A right to a fair process during the Permanent Resident Application process in Canada.
In January of 2017, a Canadian Immigration Officer denied an application for permanent residence through a spousal sponsorship. The Officer doubted the validity of the marriage because the [...]
Thinking of leaving Canada while IRCC processes an in-Canada spousal application for permanent residence?
If a spousal or common-law application is being filed from within Canada, IRCC has given the liberty to a foreign spouse of changing a visitor application to work permit from within Canada. Such [...]
