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Refusals and appeals for Canadian immigration applications

January 17, 2023 admin canada immigration, canadian immigration, Express Entry, family, immigration, jobs, PNP, Quebec, refusal to process, refusals and appeals, study, visit

Credit to Author: Daniel Levy| Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2023 13:00:42 +0000

It can be devastating to learn that your temporary or permanent residency application to Canada has been refused. Fortunately, you may have recourse. A Canadian immigration officer’s decision to refuse an application may be challenged if the decision was wrong in fact or in law, or it was unreasonable with regards to the facts at […]

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The IEC 2023 pool is now open

January 9, 2023 admin iec, iec pool, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, international co-op internship stream, international experience canada, Invitation to Apply, IRCC, ita, jobs, open work permit, owp, visit, working holiday visa, young professional stream, youth mobility agreements

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2023 21:03:13 +0000

The International Experience Canada (IEC) program is accepting applications for its 2023 pool. Learn more about Canadian immigration and discover your options The opening of the application pool comes following last year’s announcement, that the IEC would be expanding its program intake, allowing close to 90,000 applicants from partner countries the opportunity to work and […]

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What are police clearances certificates for Canadian immigration?

December 6, 2022 admin Criminality, Express Entry, immigration, inadmissibility, legal opinion letter, PNP, police certificates, police clearance certificates, Quebec, Rehabilitation, serious criminality, trp, visit

Credit to Author: Daniel Levy| Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2022 13:00:07 +0000

Police certificates demonstrate to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) that an immigration applicant is admissible to Canada. Each applicant for permanent residence and their family members aged 18 or over, must undergo a security clearance to prove they are not criminally inadmissible. Police Clearance Certificates, also called certificates of non-criminal activity, must be obtained […]

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International Experience Canada to increase program capacity by 20%

December 1, 2022 admin Canada, international experience canada, IRCC, jobs, seasonal employment, study, travel, visit, Work

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 21:51:58 +0000

Canada’s government will be expanding the applicant pool for the upcoming year of its International Experience Canada (IEC) program. They announced a program opening date of January 9, 2023, at a press conference in Banff, Alberta today. The IEC program allows youth between the ages of 18 and 35 years living in any of Canada’s […]

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Travelling to Canada with a criminal record for hunting season

October 24, 2022 admin conviction, criminal, criminal record, Criminality, DUI, felony, inadmissibility, legal help, Pardon, Rehabilitation, uscrim, visit, wavier

Credit to Author: Daniel Levy| Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2022 12:00:27 +0000

A criminal history may not be the end of your plans to go hunting in Canada. Although travellers who try to cross the border with a criminal record face a risk of being denied entry to Canada, there are a few options available to overcome inadmissibility. Schedule a Free Legal Consultation with the Cohen Immigration […]

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Canada’s immigration backlog remains at 2.6 million people

October 15, 2022 admin backlog, Canada, citizenship, Express Entry, family class, immigration, IRCC, jobs, PNP, processing times, spousal sponsorship, study, trv, visit, work permits

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2022 11:35:41 +0000

Canada’s immigration backlog remains at 2.6 million people according to new Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) data. IRCC released updated data, which is current as of September 30, on its website on October 14. The inventory across all lines of business has progressed as follows since July 2021: September 30, 2022: 2,600,000 persons (figure […]

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Canada has lifted COVID-19 vaccine mandates for all travellers including those with criminal records

October 9, 2022 admin admissibility, criminal, criminal inadmissibility, criminal rehabilitation, DUI, immigration, inadmissibility, legal opinion letter, temporary resident permit, trp, visit

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2022 12:00:05 +0000

As of October 1, Canada has lifted all COVID-19 related travel restrictions This means unvaccinated travellers will now be allowed to enter Canada from abroad without requiring a test or needing to complete a quarantine. While this opens some doors for some, there are still travellers who may not be admissible to Canada due to […]

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Inadmissibility: How to transit through Canada

September 20, 2022 admin criminal inadmissibility, criminal rehabilitation, inadmissibility, legal opinion letter, temporary resident permit, transit, visit

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:00:43 +0000

If you are a foreign national who has been arrested or convicted of a criminal offence, you may be considered criminally inadmissible to Canada. Even if you are only in transit through Canada and not plan to stay in the country, being criminally inadmissible can pose problems to travelers. Schedule a Free Legal Consultation with […]

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Can I visit Canada with a DUI?

September 6, 2022 admin criminal inadmissibility, criminal rehabilitation, deemed rehabilitated, deemed rehabilitation, driving under the influence, DUI, inadmissible to canada, temporary resident permit, trp, visit

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2022 12:00:49 +0000

Under Canadian immigration law, a conviction relating to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol can render someone criminally inadmissible to Canada. A DUI is considered serious criminality Schedule a Free Legal Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm Drunk driving charges can be prosecuted under a variety of designations around the […]

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How to get maintained status in Canada

August 28, 2022 admin implied status, IRCC, jobs, maintained status, stay in canada, study, study in Canada, trv, visit, visitor, Work, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2022 12:00:28 +0000

Under Canadian immigration law, all temporary residents have an automatically imposed condition that they are required to leave Canada after their work permit expires. There is, however, section 181 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) which states that temporary residents can apply to extend their authorized period of stay as long as they […]

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