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Common offenses that can make you inadmissible to Canada

October 23, 2023 admin criminal inadmissibility, criminal record, criminal rehabilitation, inadmissibility, legal opinion letter, temporary resident permit, visit

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2023 12:00:47 +0000

Generally, if an act is a crime or an offence in the country in which it is performed as well as an offence in Canada, it has the potential to make an individual inadmissible to Canada. Schedule a Free Legal Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm This article will outline some common offenses for […]

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How you can overcome inadmissibility if you wish to enter Canada

October 11, 2023 admin criminal inadmissibility, criminal rehabilitation, inadmissibility, legal opinion letter, medical inadmissibility, temporary resident permit, visit

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2023 12:30:30 +0000

Canada has admissibility requirements that a foreign national must meet before they are allowed to enter the country, which include passing a criminal background check and completing a medical examination. Schedule a Free Legal Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm What is criminal inadmissibility? Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and Canadian Border Services […]

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Federal court: visa officers do not need to consider if applicant is criminally rehabilitated

October 6, 2023 admin criminal inadmissibility, criminal rehabilitation, visit

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2023 13:00:23 +0000

Canada’s federal court has ruled that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) visa officers do not have to consider if someone with a criminal record is deemed rehabilitated if the applicant does not specifically ask them to. Schedule a Free Legal Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm In the case of Bello v. Canada […]

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Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) 101: What you need to know if you want to visit Canada

August 21, 2023 admin family sponsorship, spouse, study permit, temporary residence, temporary resident visa, trv, trvs, visit, work permit

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2023 13:00:04 +0000

Canada welcomes millions of temporary residents each year. Unless an individual is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident or from a visa-exempt country, an individual who wants to enter Canada for a temporary purpose must apply for a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV). Get a Free Legal Consultation A temporary purpose includes tourists, temporary foreign workers […]

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Experiencing delays in your Canadian immigration application? A writ of mandamus may be helpful

August 17, 2023 admin application delays, atip request, Express Entry, immigration, immigration backlog, IRCC, ircc application backlog, PNP, service standards, study, temporary residence, visit, Work

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:00:17 +0000

The Canadian federal courts have recently ruled on two cases concerning processing delays in immigration and study permit applications. In both cases, the applicant asked the court to issue a writ of mandamus to compel Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to process their application. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration A writ […]

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Top 10 Things to Do as a Newcomer to Canada this August 2023 

August 1, 2023 admin canadian cities, family, immigrate to canada, immigration, summer, summer in canada, temporary residence, Tourism, travel, visit, visit canada

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:00:56 +0000

Canada’s summers provide a great opportunity for newcomers to this country to travel and experience everything this country has to offer. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration Summer in Canada officially begins this year on June 21, 2023. August is midsummer in Canada. It is usually slightly cooler than July, but still warm. […]

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Your options to overcome inadmissibility to Canada

July 24, 2023 admin Canada, criminal inadmissibility, criminal record, criminal rehabilitation, immigrate to canada, letter of opinion, temporary resident permit, visit

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2023 13:00:46 +0000

Canada welcomes millions of tourists, visitors, immigrants, foreign workers, and students each year. However, before coming to Canada, whatever the reason, it’s important to know that a past criminal record can make you inadmissible. If you have been convicted of a crime in the past, your admissibility to Canada is calculated based on the equivalency […]

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Canada Day: A kick off to summer festivals across the country

July 1, 2023 admin Canada, Canada Day, canadian immigration, coming to canada, newcomers to canada, visit, visit canada

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2023 12:00:23 +0000

Canada Day is statutory holiday celebrated on July 1st by all those who call Canada home. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration The day commemorates the anniversary of the Constitution Act. The Act, signed in 1867, consolidated three new territories who agreed to come together to join Canada’s wider confederation. Canada Day is […]

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Canada’s population reaches 40 million people thanks to immigration

June 19, 2023 admin canadian population, Express Entry, family, immigration, immigration canada, immigration levels plan, PNP, Quebec, study, temporary residence, visit, Work

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2023 12:00:46 +0000

Canada’s population has surpassed 40 million people. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration Statistics Canada has a “population clock”, which estimates Canada’s population in real time based on a number of factors like recent trends for births, deaths, and migration data. The clock hit 40 million today just before 3 pm on Friday […]

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Canada introducing visa-free travel to 13 countries

June 7, 2023 admin Canada, eta, immigration, sean fraser, study in Canada, trv, visit, visit canada, visitor visa, winnipeg, Work

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2023 16:57:45 +0000

Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, visited Winnipeg today for an announcement regarding visa-free travel. Passport holders from 13 countries will now be able to travel to Canada by air without requiring a Temporary Residence Visa. However, this applies only to travellers from these countries who have either held a Canadian visa in […]

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