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Jul 6, 2021
Changes to Immigration Medical Examinations

On June 30, 2021 IRCC put in place a temporary policy that exempts some in-Canada foreign nationals from having to complete an additional Immigration ...

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Jun 1, 2021
Changes to the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)

We receive many calls about the OINP, but the amount of interest in the OINP is out of portion to its size. In 2020, Ontario was only allocated slight...

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Apr 7, 2021
End of Owner/Operator Labour Market Impact Assessments

There are very few good Immigration programs available to facilitate the entry of entrepreneurs and business people. There are several listed on the w...

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Mar 9, 2021
Temporary Rules for Restoration of Status

If you are in Canada to visit, work, or study and your status has expired, you may be able to apply to restore your status even though it has been mor...

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Feb 19, 2021
Immigration and Refugee Processing Update

This is a follow up to our September 28, 2020 news item. Immigration to Canada dropped 46% in 2020. There were 184,370 new permanent residents in 2020...

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Jan 19, 2021
In-person Hearings at the Immigration and Refugee Board

As of January 18, 2021 all in-person hearings at the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) will be held virtually until further notice. The IRB has deci...

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Jan 18, 2021
Start of special program for refugee claimants working in healthcare during the COVID pandemic

On August 14, 2020 the Federal Government announced that there would be a special pathway to permanent residence for failed or ongoing refugee claiman...

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Nov 18, 2020
COVID-19: Downloading an App before Flying to Canada

Since April 2020 everyone entering Canada must either sign up on-line or download as an app into their mobile phone a government program called Arrive...

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Oct 6, 2020
Parents and Grandparents Program will be open for 3 weeks

The long awaited 2020 Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship Program will open on October 13, 2020 at noon Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and will close on...

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Oct 1, 2020
Biometric Examination Exemption

Most people have to undergo “biometric examination” before they can be granted a Canadian visitor, study or work permit or permanent resid...

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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.

Apr 4, 2024
Changes to filing fees on April 30, 2024

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 ...

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Mar 12, 2024
Worsening backlog at the Refugee Protection Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board

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 ...

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Jan 23, 2024
Changes to Study Permits

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

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