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Global Talent Stream
Bring Foreign Workers to Canada Faster with the Global Talent Stream Are you an employer looking to bring a Temporary Foreign Worker (“TFW”) into Canada? Is that TFW related to an Information Technology (“IT”) position? You might qualify for a special pathway called...
Criminal Inadmissibility
Foreign nationals with a criminal history may be denied entry or removed from Canada if criminal inadmissibility is established. This can impact the foreign national if they have family, friends, job prospects, or assets in Canada. The only remedy is to establish...
Entering Canada with a DUI
Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), s.36 states that foreign citizens can be criminally inadmissible to the country upon “having been convicted outside Canada of an offense that, if committed in Canada, would constitute an indictable offense under...
S’installer au Canada : les opportunités d’immigration au Manitoba en tant que candidat francophone
En 2019, le ministère de l’Immigration, des Réfugiés et de la Citoyenneté (« IRCC ») a annoncé sa stratégie visant à atteindre un objectif de 4,4 % d’immigrants d’expression française hors Québec d’ici 2023. Cette stratégie reconnaît que l’immigration est un élément...
Immigration opportunities in Manitoba as a Francophone candidate
Coming to Canada: Immigration opportunities in Manitoba as a Francophone candidate: In 2019, the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship ("IRCC") announced its strategy to achieve a goal of 4.4% French-speaking immigrants outside of Quebec by 2023. This...
Update: Public Policy exempting certain visitors in Canada from immigration requirements
As we know COVID-19 has impacted everyone’s lives. Concerning immigration, foreign nationals, especially temporary resident visitors, have been impacted because of their inability to travel to Canada or who have not been able to leave Canada. A temporary public policy...
Canadian Border News – September Update
With the global pandemic still running it course Canada has been vigilant in slowly reopening its borders to foreign nationals. The following are a current list of updates for September: As of September 7, 2021, the Government of Canada will allow fully vaccinated...
Success Story – The Federal Court allowed our client to stay in Canada
In September 2020, a client came to our office with big packages of documents for review. He wanted to know whether we could help him to remain in Canada. A citizen from Somalia who, with the assistance of another lawyer, had exhausted all the possible venues to be...
New Immigration Program announced for Refugee Claimants working in the Health Care System
On 14 December 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) began accepting applications for permanent residence from refugee who worked in Canada’s health-care sector and provided direct care to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic To apply, applicants...
Canada Borders are now open for International Students
Starting October 20, 2020, international students attending approved Colleges and Universities can travel to Canada. The new exemption applies to all international students, regardless of where they are travelling from. It does not affect those already in Canada. To...
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