by Administrator | Jun 10, 2015 | Citizenship, Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News, PR
The biggest myth I hear over and over is “you will lose your permanent resident status if you do not have a valid PR card”. This is not correct. The PR (permanent resident) card was originally introduced for the purpose of travelling outside of Canada – when a PR...
by Administrator | Jun 8, 2015 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News
CIC announced this on June 5 – Friday – and will be in enforced as of June 11, 2015 – 6 days notice. A final suite of reforms to strengthen and modernize Canada’s citizenship laws will be fully in force as of June 11, 2015. The changes … ensure new...
by Administrator | Jun 5, 2015 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News
PM Confirms Biometric Screening For Visa Travellers Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced more than $300 million over five years to expand the use of biometric screening at Canadian borders. Foreign travellers from nearly 30 countries are already required to...
by Administrator | Jun 4, 2015 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News
The provincial nominee program for the province of Ontario (Opportunities Ontario) has now two programs for Express Entry Streams. Please check it out for details – announced on June 2nd, 2015 and effective as of June 3rd, 2015: About Ontario Express Entry...
by Administrator | Jun 4, 2015 | Employer, Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News, Work
Since June, 2014, Employment Social Development Canada (ESDC) has a tag line of “Canadians First”. And they mean it seriously. If you just meet their “minimum requirement”, there is a good chance that you will not get your labour market impact assessment. The...
by Administrator | May 29, 2015 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News
Program helps families reunite faster Super Visa Over 50,000 of the popular Parent and Grandparent Super Visas have been issued since its December 2011 launch. This multiple-entry visa is valid for up to 10 years and provides parents and grandparents with the...
by Administrator | May 29, 2015 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News
The new citizenship revocation provisions are in force as of today – May 29th, 2015. Under the new citizenship act, received Royal Assent on June 19, 2014, provides new grounds to revoke Canadian citizenship from dual citizens who are convicted of terrorism, high...
by Administrator | May 27, 2015 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News
Canada has dropped out of the top five nations when it comes to integrating immigrants, due to policy changes by Ottawa that restrict family reunification and citizenship. According to the latest world ranking by a Brussels-based think tank, Canada has slipped from...
by Administrator | May 25, 2015 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News
Decades-long citizenship battle ends for Yukon man who’s now officially Canadian About 30 years ago, he hitchhiked to the Yukon, where he has lived ever since, supporting himself by hunting and fishing on aboriginal land. Read the rest of the story in the Globe...
by Administrator | May 23, 2015 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News
CIC just made the draw #9 - the lowest score was 755 – went up from 452 to 755 in one month! Express Entry system #9 – May 22, 2015 The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, pursuant to section 10.3 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, gives the...
