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Canada Election 2019: What to expect from the immigration system in the coming years

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 13:56:32 +0000

The Liberals’ minority victory in the October 21 federal election means Canada’s immigration system will likely remain stable as long as they are able to maintain the confidence of Parliament. While the Liberals will need to rely on the support of at least one other party to pass legislation through Parliament, which will require negotiation […]

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New documentary film focuses on immigrants learning French in Quebec

October 11, 2019 admin Canadian citizenship, canadian immigration, quebec immigration, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Alexandra Miekus| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 20:00:21 +0000

Argentinean-born filmmaker Andrés Livov says the idea of making a film that tells the story of adult immigrants learning French in Montreal came to him when he was sitting in one such class himself around 10 years ago. “My experience was really special. I knew at the time it could be made into a film,” […]

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Changes are needed to birthright citizenship policy: poll

March 26, 2019 admin birthright citizenship, Canadian citizenship, citizenship, Featured, Immigrate, passport babies

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 05:43:08 +0000

Most would not extend birthright citizenship to babies born to those in Canada on tourist visas Which babies born on Canadian soil should be granted automatic citizenship? It’s a question that has appended itself to the Canadian political narrative in this election year; and one on which Canadians share some areas of consensus and others […]

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Should courts defer to immigration officers’ decisions?

December 17, 2018 admin alexander vavilov, Canadian citizenship, deference, Featured, Immigrate, Immigration Law, russian spies, standard of review, supreme court of canada

Credit to Author: Steven Meurrens| Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 21:18:43 +0000

Supreme Court of Canada Vavilov decision could have broad impact on immigration law In 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada will release what could be its most impactful decision on Canadian immigration law in a decade. The case, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration v. Alexander Vavilov is about whether a child who was born in […]

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Taking Citizenship Week in Canada to new heights

October 12, 2018 admin Canadian citizenship, citizenship, citizenship week, edgewalk, Featured, how to become a canadian citizen, Immigrate, IRCC, Minister Ahmed Hussen

Celebrating Canadian citizenship It’s Citizenship Week (October 8 to 14, 2018) and there are 72 special citizenship ceremonies happening across the country this week, including a special CN Tower ceremony in Toronto where six new citizens braved the EdgeWalk, the world’s highest hands-free walk, while taking the oath of citizenship — 116 storeys from the […]

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How to become a Canadian citizen

October 10, 2018 admin Canadian citizenship, citizenship, Featured, how to become a canadian citizen, Immigrate

A guide for permanent residents looking to achieve citizenship status in Canada Congratulations. You’ve made the decision to move to Canada, you’ve settled and started your life here, and now you’re ready for the next step: becoming a Canadian citizen. While this is an exciting time for you, it can also be intimidating; the process […]

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IRCC says revised citizenship rules are resulting in more new Canadians

October 8, 2018 admin ahmed hussen, canada immigration, Canadian citizenship, IRCC, Uncategorized

The number of people receiving Canadian citizenship is on the rise thanks to revised rules that have made it easier to obtain, the Government of Canada says. By the end of this month, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) says an estimated 152,000 people will have received Canadian citizenship since changes were introduced that reduced […]

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Conservatives would stop ‘passport babies’

August 29, 2018 admin Andrew Scheer, Canadian citizenship, citizenship, Conservative Party, Immigrate, ndp leader jagmeet singh, passport babies

So-called “passport babies” were a topic on the agenda at the Conservative Party’s convention in Halifax last weekend. Tory party members voted in favour of barring birthright citizenship to anyone who doesn’t have a parent who is a Canadian citizen or is a permanent resident. Currently, anyone who is born on Canadian soil receives Canadian […]