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The Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program is one of the three immigration programs under Canada's Express Entry immigration category. The FSW program is Canada's flagship immigration program geared towards strengthening…
While you do not need to hire a lawyer to win your case, it is highly advised that you seek legal advice when appealing an immigration or refugee decision.Many kinds…
A Canadian citizen or permanent resident may sponsor their foreign spouse or partner to become a permanent resident of Canada. As part of this process, the Canadian must agree to…
Permanent Resident Visa holders can now travel to Canada as of June 21, 2021 Effective June 21, 2021, permanent resident visa holders will be eligible to travel to Canada. This…
On April 14, 2021 the Minister of Immigration announced a new program to allow workers and students who are present in Canada to apply for permanent residence. The program begins…
Effective January 31, 2021, the Canadian government is requiring people entering Canada by air to quarantine in a government-approved hotel for three days after arrival, at their own cost. Those…
A recent article in the Toronto Star entitled “Immigration Canada Rejects 1700 Fake Marriage Applicants” (10 December 2020) provides some insight into the reasoning of the immigration authorities when it…
A recent article from the CBC entitled “Husband and wife haven't seen each other for a year as immigration application stalls” (28 December 2020), highlights some of the issues facing…
Effective January 7, 2021, the Canadian government has implemented a new requirement that all people travelling to Canada must provide a negative Covid-19 test before entering the country. This applies…
December 4, 2020 As Canada enters into the second wave of the Covid-19 coronavirus, travel restrictions remain in place for those wishing to enter the country. While Canadian citizens and…
As of November 2020, Canada has been in the grip of a second wave of the Covid-19 coronavirus. This means that travel restrictions introduced in March during the first wave…
Though the federal government is right in its new strategy to attract international students to Canadian learning institutions, there’s an urgent need to make fundamental changes to the study-permit evaluation…
An international report released by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) declared Canada as a world leader in regards to immigration matters such as the selection of immigrants…
According to Mathew Jeffery, an immigration attorney in Toronto, the Canadian legislation needs to revamp the immigration law to provide the much-needed labour for the expanding work-force. He asserts that…
Canada’s plan to bring in a million immigrants over the next three years is not ambitious enough to meet the country’s need for workers, Toronto immigration lawyer Matthew Jeffery tells…
Google recently announced in a report that was published by CBC that it will be partnering with their sister company Sidewalk Labs under Alphabet Inc. to create a high-tech smart city in Toronto.
