Newsletter Archive
And Now for Something Completely Different: My Sojourn as a Law Professor
April 2019
Advanced Refugee Law Class, University of Ottawa, Winter Semester 2019
Shocker: Your Canadian Immigration Application is More Likely to be Accepted if Prepared with the Assistance of a Lawyer
March 2019
On its Twitter account, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada recently advised potential applicants that they don’t need to use representatives to apply to immigration programs. Apparently, all the information needed to apply for any program is available on their website. If following directions on a website is all it takes to succeed, then why does our office see so many clients after their self-prepared applications were refused? Also, if the requirements are clear, then why do so many applications get sent back for being incomplete?
Positive Changes to the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program
February 2019
IRCC loves announcing major changes around the holidays. It is probably because it is easier to roll out changes during quieter times, but I choose to believe it is because IRCC likes to give us presents on holidays. This time it was a change to the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program, which came as a Valentine’s Day gift.
Paddling a Canoe While Impaired Can Lead to Deportation from Canada
January 2019
This past November, the Huntsville Forester reported that a criminal court judge had ruled that a canoe was a vessel under the Criminal Code of Canada. This meant that charges against a man could go ahead for impaired operation of a vessel causing death. He had been paddling a canoe that capsized, while allegedly impaired by alcohol. The other occupant of the canoe, an eight-year-old boy, drowned.