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Sep 28, 2020
COVID-19’s Impact on our Immigration System

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s target for have many permanent residents it hoped to admit, in 2020 was 341,000 people. In the se...

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Jul 24, 2020
A warning to potential refugees

Much attention has recently been given in the press to a July 22, 2020 decision of Canada's Federal Court declaring the Safe Third Country Agreement b...

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Jun 29, 2020
Reopening of refugee and immigration in-person hearings

It is hoped that many refugee and immigration hearings will resume in person starting the end of July and beginning of August. On June 19 and June 24 ...

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May 1, 2020
COVID-19 & crossing the US-Canada border

Disclaimer: Immigration’s rules and procedures are changing daily. Information included in this article is current as of May 1, 2020. The US-Can...

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Apr 24, 2020
COVID-19 & PR Applicants

Disclaimer: Immigration’s rules and procedures are changing daily. Information included in this article is current as of April 24, 2020. Immigra...

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Apr 16, 2020
COVID-19 & Visitors

Disclaimer: Immigration’s rules and procedures are changing daily. Information included in this article is current as of April 16, 2020. Until A...

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Apr 9, 2020
COVID-19 & Refugees

Disclaimer: Immigration’s rules and procedures are changing daily. Information included in this article is current as of April 9, 2020. It is s...

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Apr 7, 2020
LMIA-simplified process for Québec

Companies in Québec that have never applied for a work permit under the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) category may be exempt from the ...

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Apr 6, 2020
Permanent Residence Fees: Increase as of April 30, 2020

As of April 30, 2020 permanent resident candidates applying under economic and business categories will be paying more for Immigration Canada’s ...

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Mar 17, 2020
COVID-19 Update

All Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada offices and the Immigration and Refugee Board shut down due to COVID-19. All hearings at the Immigrat...

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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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