by JR Law Office | Feb 25, 2021 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News
Thousands of asylum seekers in Canada want to work, but can’t because of delays in granting them work permits. The process normally takes a couple of weeks, but during the pandemic the waiting list just gets longer and it’s costing taxpayers money. To...
by JR Law Office | Feb 25, 2021 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News
The draw on Feb 13 was a gift to many people who wait in the express entry pool, but it has made the system unpredictable and unstable, not to mention that this big draw would further overwhelming the immigration system with much backlog as a result of COVID-19...
by JR Law Office | Feb 22, 2021 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News
The federal government has a message for Canadians: Now is not the time to travel. On Monday, Canada’s mandatory COVID-19 quarantine hotel stays will go into effect. The new rule is part of an effort to reduce non-essential travel and get ahead of the new virus...
by JR Law Office | Feb 19, 2021 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News
This week Jenniger Roggemann was interviewed on the CBC Radio show “The Morning Edition” on the state of Canadian immigration in the face of Covid restrictions. Here’s an excerpt from that article: The federal government’s plan to bring 400,000...
by JR Law Office | Feb 18, 2021 | Blog
The federal government aims to bring more than 400,000 new permanent residents to Canada this year. Jennifer Roggemann, an immigration lawyer in Kitchener, talks about what she’s seen over the past 11 months during the pandemic and what she expects will happen...