Immigration Consultation Toronto

We provide the full range of services to assist Canadian citizens and permanent residents to bring their foreign family members to live in Canada. Our firm’s many years of experience with spousal and common-law partner sponsorship provides unparalleled expertise and guidance through Canada’s complex sponsorship process.

Spousal sponsorship

A Canadian citizen or permanent resident can sponsor their foreign national husband or wife for permanent residence in Canada.
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Common-law partner sponsorship

Canadian citizens or permanent residents can sponsor a foreign national partner if they been living together continuously for at least one year.
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Parental sponsorship

Canadian citizens or permanent residents can sponsor their foreign parents for permanent residence if they have sufficient income to do so.
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Child sponsorship

A Canadian citizen or permanent resident can sponsor their foreign national child for permanent residence in Canada.
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Undeclared Family Members

Canada has now renewed a pilot program to allow certain applicants to sponsor their previously undeclared family members.
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Super visas

Foreign parents of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident can apply for a super visa which allows for extended visits of up to two years at a time.
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The advent of the Express Entry system has added a new layer of complexity onto Canada’s already complicated immigration system. The Law Office of Matthew Jeffery has been working with the E.E. since its inception, and has developed an in-depth expertise in setting up E.E. profiles, and assisting successful registrants to apply for permanent residence.

Express Entry profiles

An Express Entry profile must be created in order to apply for permanent residence in Canada under the Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Worker Category, or Federal Skilled Trades Category.
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Skilled Worker applications

Or many years the Skilled Worker category has been the main source of immigration to Canada. Foreign nationals who possess higher education, have skilled work experience, and can speak English or French can apply for permanent residence as a Skilled Worker.
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CRS Calculator

To effectively rank immigration candidates, the government created a merit-based points system that assigns a score to all candidates in the Express Entry pool. This point system is known as CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System). The score assigned to the candidates is referred to as the CRS score.
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Provincial Nomination applications

Each province in Canada has its own small immigration program and can nominate a limited number of new immigrants each year.
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Canadian Experience Class applications

Those who have at least one year or skilled work experience in Canada and who can speak good English or French can apply for permanent residence through the Canadian Experience Class.
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Labour Market Impact Assessments

A job offer in Canada that has been government-approved through the Labour Market Impact Assessment process can be used for purposes of applying for permanent residence or in order to obtain a work permit.
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Extending a permanent resident card for a further five years can be a complex undertaking. Our office has years of experience with highly complicated P.R. card renewal cases, bringing our clients a level of expertise that is unmatched in the industry.

P.R. card renewals on exceptional or H&C grounds

A permanent resident who has not met the residency requirement can renew their PR card on humanitarian grounds if some exceptional circumstance has prevented them from residing in Canada. A renewal may also be made if the permanent resident has been working for a Canadian company abroad or has been accompanying a Canadian citizen spouse abroad.
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Regular P.R. card renewals

Those permanent residents who have met the residency requirement of being in Canada for at least 2 in the past 5 years can renew their permanent resident card on this basis.
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Travel Document applications

Permanent residents who are outside of Canada and whose PR card has expired can apply for a travel document in order to return to Canada.
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Permanent residents of Canada who have fulfilled the requirements to apply for citizenship will benefit from the expert guidance of our office to best ensure the quick success of their application. We have years of experience dealing with highly complex citizenship matters and offer unparalleled expertise to those applying for Canadian citizenship.

Citizenship applications

Canadian permanent residents can apply for citizenship if they have physically resided in Canada for a specified period of time.
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Residency questionnaires

In the course of a citizenship application the citizenship authorities may request further information in order to ascertain whether an applicant is actually meeting the residency requirement for citizenship.
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Citizenship interviews

If the citizenship authorities have continuing doubts as to whether an applicant is meeting the requirements to obtain citizenship, they may schedule an interview either with a citizenship officer or a citizenship judge.
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Citizenship appeals

Where a citizenship application has been rejected by the authorities, an appeal may be made to the Federal Court within 30 days.
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Citizenship revocation matters

A job offer in Canada that has been government-approved through the Labour Market Impact Assessment process can be used for purposes of applying for permanent residence or in order to obtain a work permit.
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Canada welcomes citizens of the United States of America to visit, study, work, or live permanently in the country.US citizens can enter Canada as visitors without a visa for up to six months at a time.To study or work in Canada, a US citizen would need to obtain the appropriate permit, which will require an application to the Canadian immigration authorities.

U.S. citizens can also obtain permanent residence in Canada through various programs, including the Express Entry / Skilled Worker category, or by family sponsorship if they have a spouse or partner who is a Canadian, again through making the appropriate application to the Canadian immigration authorities.

Once permanent residence is obtained, a US citizen can eventually obtain Canadian citizenship.
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The Law Office of Matthew Jeffery has years of experience assisting citizens of the United States of America to relocate to Canada, and can assist with all types of visa applications.

UK/BRITISH IMMIGRATION

A vibrant economy, rich history, and diverse culture, these are just a few reasons driving UK citizens to Canada. Whether you’re looking for a temporary escape or you want to become a permanent resident of Canada, it’s important to understand the immigration options available for you. Read More