Newsletter Archive
Temporary Foreign Workers Can Now Study Without a Study Permit
- by Ronalee Carey Law
August 2023
Earlier this month, IRCC announced a new public policy that allows some temporary workers to study without a study permit.
Calling all H-1B Visa Holders – Come to Canada!
- by Ronalee Carey Law
July 2023
Please note, this program has now closed.
On July 16th, IRCC will begin accepting applications for three-year open work permits for holders of H-1B (USA) visas. The first 10,000 applicants will be accepted.
The Inefficiency of Requiring Perfection
- by Ronalee Carey Law
July 2023
Last month, my office received a package from IRCC. In it were four applications. We had been hired by a Canadian citizen to obtain citizenship certificates for her children born in the USA. On one application, we failed to check the box indicating the child’s gender. In her review, the client also didn’t notice the unchecked box. All four applications were sent back to us because of the missing checkmark so that we could place a checkmark in the box, place all four applications back in a courier envelope, and return them to IRCC.
eTAs are now available to citizens of the Philippines and 12 other countries... with a hitch
- by Ronalee Carey Law
June 2023
Announcements from IRCC continue! Since starting this blog 10 years ago, this is the first time I’ve put out three newsletters in one month. And all in the first week!
The electronic travel authorization (eTA) program has been expanded to 13 countries:
