Credit to Author: Steven Meurrens| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 22:03:51 +0000
Significance of the recent decision that a person born in Canada to undercover Russian spies is a Canadian citizen On December 19, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada in the case of Minister of Citizenship and Immigration v. Alexander Vavilov created a revised framework for the standard of review in judicial review applications. This case […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Steven Meurrens| Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 18:03:15 +0000
In 2020, over 400,000 international students at the post-secondary level in Canada will return to school. Many will want to stay and work in Canada after graduating. All will be subject to mandatory conditions of their stay as a student in Canada. It is important for all international students, and especially those who wish to […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Steven Meurrens| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 13:30:48 +0000
On June 18, 2019, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) revamped its caregiver programs. Gone was the requirement that employers first obtain a Labour Market Impact Assessment and that caregivers work in Canada without their families for at least two years before they could apply for permanent residency. Instead, caregivers can immediately apply for permanent […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Steven Meurrens| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 13:30:48 +0000
On June 18, 2019, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) revamped its caregiver programs. Gone was the requirement that employers first obtain a Labour Market Impact Assessment and that caregivers work in Canada without their families for at least two years before they could apply for permanent residency. Instead, caregivers can immediately apply for permanent […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Steven Meurrens| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 22:24:40 +0000
On October 21, 2019, Canada will have its 43rd Parliamentary election. There are six main political parties running. The first is the Liberal Party of Canada, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Liberals are generally regarded as a centrist party and have governed since October, 2015. The second is the Conservative Party of Canada, led […]
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Credit to Author: Gaby Del Valle| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 17:52:56 +0000
She allegedly never filed paperwork, stopped communicating with anyone who complained, and never refunded any of her clients.
Read moreCredit to Author: Steven Meurrens| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 20:53:18 +0000
Prospective temporary foreign workers in addition to deciding which work permit program they will apply to also need to decide how they will apply for their work permit. There are generally two options. The first is to apply either online or at a Visa Application Center to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and wait […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 21:18:24 +0000
Canada is launching a new three-year economic immigration pilot that will fill labour shortages, particularly in meat processing and mushroom production, within the agri-food sector and help meet Canada’s ambitious export targets. The agriculture and agri-food industry is an important contributor to Canada’s economic growth and vitality, supporting one in eight jobs across the country. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Steven Meurrens| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 04:06:50 +0000
Is your spouse in Canada without legal status? It is common knowledge that Canadian citizens or permanent residents can sponsor their spouses or common-law partners living abroad, or, in Canada as legal visitors, workers or students. What is less known is that they can also apply for spousal sponsorship for their partners living in Canada […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Steven Meurrens| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 03:20:32 +0000
Over the course of the past several years I have noticed a steady increase in the number of what I call digital nomads seeking to immigrate to Canada. These individuals, often avid readers of Tim Ferriss’s The Four Hour Work Week, typically work from home. They are hyper efficient, and through delegation and automation can […]
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