Newsletter Archive
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: The Importance of Photographic Evidence in Spousal Sponsorship Applications
August 2017
In December 2016, new application forms were introduced for individuals wishing to sponsor spouses or partners. It was part of a package of reforms designed to speed up processing. In June 2017, further improvements were made to the guides and document checklists.
International Students: Don’t Squander Your Post-Graduate Work Permit!
July 2017
This is the story of three brilliant, but misinformed international students* whose chances of becoming Canadian permanent residents were lost.
Canadian Residency Shouldn’t Be for Sale
June 2017
…. instead of residency being seen as a set of ongoing obligations and privileges, it is reduced to the status of a commodity, bought and paid-for.
Can Canada’s immigration industry bring federal millionaire migration scheme back from the dead?
Residency Obligations for Permanent Residents
Next month I will be speaking at the Canadian Bar Association’s National Immigration Law Section Annual Conference. Being asked to speak is an honour, however it comes with the requirement to submit a paper. Finding time to research and write was an issue – much of the paper was written between basketball games in the hallway of a high school in Markham, Ontario, where my son was playing in a weekend tournament.