On April 13, 2017, the Trudeau government fulfilled a campaign promise from the 2015 federal election by eliminating the status of conditional permanent residency from Canada’s family reunification immigration programs. From 2012 to 2017, under …
Read MoreOn February 25, 2016, the Liberal Government of Canada introduced Bill C-6, An Act to Amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act (“Bill C-6”). Bill C-6 was highly anticipated as …
Read MoreCanada has raised the age of dependency for immigration — the maximum age at which children can be included in their parents’ applications — from 18 to 21. The increase in age applies to new …
Read MoreOn November 4, 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed John McCallum as the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship. He replaced Chris Alexander, who had been the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration since July 15, …
Read MoreThe following is a cross-post from an article that I published in The Canadian Immigrant. On October 19, 2015, Canada will have its 42nd general election. While only Canadian citizens may vote, permanent residents, foreign workers, …
Read MoreJohn McCallum, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), has spent much of the summer conducting a speaking tour about upcoming changes to Canada’s immigration system. He has focused specifically on how he wants to welcome more international …
Read MoreThe 42nd Canadian federal election will likely be a pivotal event for Canadian immigration policy. The Conservative Party of Canada has comprehensively overhauled Canada’s immigration system. The upcoming election will likely determine whether these changes …
Read MoreOn October 20, 2015, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (the “ONCA”) released its decision in Chaudhary v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) (“Chaudhary”). The ONCA has ruled that the immigration detention review system …
Read MoreDuring Canada’s 2015 federal election, the Liberal Party of Canada, led by Justin Trudeau, promised that if they were elected government that Canada would lift its visa requirement on Mexico. This campaign promise is reflected …
Read MoreOn January 10, 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed Ahmed Hussen as the minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship. Hussen replaced John McCallum, who had been the minister since November 4, 2015. This is the third …
Read MorePermanent residents of Canada are currently required to possess a Permanent Resident Card, commonly referred to as a “PR Card,” in order to board commercial transport to Canada. Processing times for new PR Cards currently …
Read MoreOn February 14, 2018, Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), announced that the processing time for spousal sponsorship applications had been reduced from 26 months to 12 months in 80 percent …
Read MoreOn December 3, 2015, Don Davies, the member of Parliament for Vancouver Kingsway, introduced Bill C-214, An Act to Amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Appeals) (Bill C-214). If passed, Bill C-214 would provide a right of …
Read MoreOn March 8, 2016, John McCallum, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) tabled the 2015 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration (the “2015 IRCC Report”) It states that in 2016 Canada will …
Read MoreOn September 2, 2015, the death of Alan Kurdi, a young boy whose body washed up on a Turkish beach, made the Syrian refugee crisis a key issue in the 42nd Canadian general election. Although …
Read MoreThe first paper that I wrote in law school was about legal ethics. I submitted a seven-page essay arguing that restricting the practice of law to graduates of law school was unethical, given the crisis …
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