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Marc Miller announces further measures to enhance border security

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:16:27 +0000

In a press conference today, Canadian Minister of Immigration Marc Miller alongside Minister of Public Safety David McGuinty announced further measures aimed at enhancing border security and integrity. Minister Miller provided information on the effects of new visitor visa policies, and measures targeting abuse in Canada’s asylum system, and discussed the possibility of forthcoming changes […]

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Canada Immigration

Ban on flagpoling now in effect

December 30, 2024 admin Canada, canadian border services agency, canadian free trade agreements, cbsa, flagpoling, flagpoling ban, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, IRCC, same day immigration services, study permit, work permit

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:27:00 +0000

As of December 23, 11:59 pm, the ban on flagpoling is now in effect. Now temporary residents (those on a work or study permit) in Canada can no longer receive same-day immigration services at the border. These newcomers will need to apply directly to Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to extend their stay in […]

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Canada Immigration

Ban on flagpoling comes into effect today

December 24, 2024 admin Canada, canadian border services agency, canadian free trade agreements, cbsa, flagpoling, flagpoling ban, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, IRCC, same day immigration services, study permit, work permit

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:27:00 +0000

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Canada Immigration

Flagpoling set to end as IRCC tightens border security: Marc Miller

December 18, 2024 admin Canada, canadian border, canadian border services agency, canadian port of entry, cbsa, flagpoling, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, IRCC, pgwp, post-graduation work permit

Credit to Author: Janice Rodrigues| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 15:08:24 +0000

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is looking to end flagpoling. In a televised interview on Tuesday, Immigration Minister Marc Miller stated that “closing the loophole” is one of the ways the department is beefing up border security. “People who are here on a work permit or what not…will be turned around right away,” he […]

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Canada Immigration

Criminally inadmissible to Canada? Options to consider before traveling

November 15, 2024 admin Canada, canadian border services agency, cbsa, criminal inadmissibility, criminal rehabilitation, deemed rehabilitation, inadmissibility, inadmissible to canada, overcome inadmissibility, temporary resident permit, trp, visit canada, visiting canada with dui

Credit to Author: Eden Elbaz| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:00:02 +0000

Having been charged or convicted of a crime can make you criminally inadmissible to Canada if you are not a Canadian citizen. If you seek entry at a Canadian border when you are criminally inadmissible without having the appropriate documentation at hand, you risk being turned away by Canadian border authorities. Prior to seeking entry […]

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