by Administrator | Apr 15, 2020 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News
April 14, 2020 – Ottawa, Ontario – Canada Border Services Agency In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CBSA is temporarily reducing service hours at a total of 27 Canadian land border locations. The temporary hour adjustments are in effect as of April 15, 2020 at...
by Administrator | Apr 14, 2020 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News, Permanent Residence in Canada, Study, Temporary Residence in Canada, Work
Ottawa, April 10, 2020—With the current travel restrictions in place, most foreign nationals are prevented from entering Canada, with some exemptions. With these restrictions, Canada is suspending processing of non-essential visitor visa applications. This allows...
by Administrator | Apr 14, 2020 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, Express Entry
Ministerial Instructions respecting invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry system – April 9, 2020 Canadian Experience Class See full text of Ministerial Instruction Number of invitations issued: 3,294Footnote* Rank required to be invited...
by Administrator | Apr 9, 2020 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News
The Minister of Transport has issued an Interim Order to Prevent Certain Persons from Boarding Flights to Canada Due to COVID-19 No. 4, pursuant to sub-section 6.41 (1) of the Aeronautics Act, effective April 6, 2020, which repeals the previous version signed on March...
by Administrator | Apr 9, 2020 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News, Study
International students If you’re an international student who has a valid study permit or were approved for a study permit on or before March 18, 2020, you are exempt from the travel restrictions. If you’re travelling by air, you need to pass a health check conducted...
by Administrator | Apr 8, 2020 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, Employer, News
Canada’s National Strategy for Critical Infrastructure defines critical infrastructure as the processes, systems, facilities, technologies, networks, assets, and services essential to the health, safety, security or economic well-being of Canadians and the effective...
by Administrator | Apr 8, 2020 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, Employer, Employers, News, Work
The federal government has allowed the temporary foreign worker program to go ahead with modifications to account for COVID-19, but employers are experiencing hurdles getting workers into the country. Some farmers and beekeepers are worried that their workers will...
by Administrator | Apr 7, 2020 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News, Work
What you need before you apply To apply online you will need to upload copies of: a valid primary document that proves your identity and legal status in Canada; and a valid secondary document to confirm your identity; and a proof of address If the name indicated on...
by Administrator | Apr 7, 2020 | Blog, News
Reuniting with an immediate family member who lives in Canada but is not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident To board your flight to Canada, you must have written authorization from the Government of Canada to fly to Canada To get the authorization, email IRCC...
by Administrator | Apr 6, 2020 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News
To protect Canadians from the outbreak of COVID 19, the Prime Minister announced travel restrictions that will limit travel to Canada. Until further notice, most people cannot travel to Canada, even if they have a valid visitor visa or electronic travel authorization...