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In early 2017, Conservative Senator Victor Oh pushed for the amendment of Bill C6. With this amendment, minors can now apply for citizenship with no regard to their parents’ application…
According to recent reports, the number of asylum seekers in Canada has increased tremendously in the past two months. In August, 5,712 people were intercepted by RCMP trying to cross…
Trump’s administration has received a lot of criticism for saying that it will scrap a program that protected young children in the US without a status. About 800,000 people who…
The liberal government has come up with an immigration plan that is set to be released in 2018. This plan aims at establishing the right balance between helping refugees who…
Changes in Citizenship Act Simplifies the Process of Canadian Permanent Residents Becoming Citizens Over the years, there have been changes to the Citizenship Act that was enacted in 1977, making…
The Federal Court has ordered Ottawa to reconsider dozens of immigration applications from rejected applicants from China who failed to disclose they hired the same unregistered consulting firm. In a…
The federal government will have to rewrite the law if it wants to restart citizenship revocation proceedings against more than 300 people whose cases were tossed out, Toronto immigration lawyer Matthew…
The Federal Court has nullified government attempts to strip Canadian citizenship from more than 300 people after an earlier judgment struck down key provisions of the Citizenship Act introduced by…
Having your citizenship revoked has some grave consequences. You must wait for 10 years from the revocation date before applying for citizenship or in some cases, be permanently barred from…
The spousal sponsorship program was designed to reunite families by enabling spouses of Canadian citizens or permanent residents to immigrate to Canada. Every year, CIC receives thousands of applications for…
According to the department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, individuals who are citizens or have permanent residence status in Canada can sponsor their family members to come to Canada…
It is possible to do so if your partnership with your significant other meets all of the criteria for sponsorship. For instance, as of March 2, 2012, if you entered…
The immigration department is taking steps to make application processing fair and transparent for all. As a result, they have made changes in the parent sponsorship Canada making it easier…
When it comes to common-law sponsorship in Canada there are many misconceptions that should be clarified. To help demystify these misconceptions let us begin by defining what a common-law partnership…
If you are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident in the country, you can sponsor family class immigrants to come and visit or live in Canada. Sponsored family members…
After getting married, you have the choice of retaining your maiden name or changing your last name to your spouse’s last name. Some people will do this informally but retain…