Immigration

Prospective immigrants committing misrepresentation in their applications is becoming an increasingly big problem in Canada. In Vancouver, an individual was recently sentenced to eight years imprisonment for helping around 1,500 people lie in everything from permanent residency applications to permanent resident card renewals, including the use of fake passport stamps. As ...

Have a sibling in Canada and want to immigrate here, too? It will now be easier. Starting on June 6, new points will be awarded to candidates applying under the Express Entry system with siblings in Canada. Studies have shown that as newcomers build a new life in Canada, those with ...

On Wednesday, May 10, the Federal Court of Canada struck down provisions ‎of the Citizenship Act that deal with revocation of citizenship on grounds of fraud and false representation. The litigants in Hassouna v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration argued the government’s current revocation process is fundamentally flawed and unfair. The ...

With the number of visitors coming to Canada on the rise, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is launching a campaign to encourage those who need a visa to apply early to avoid disappointment. In 2016, Canada received 2,674,964 temporary resident applications – an increase of 15 percent from 2015, and the ...

Canada’s refugee acceptance rate shot up drastically last year with two out of three claims granted asylum, according to latest data from the Immigration and Refugee Board. In total, adjudicators rendered 5,414 positive decisions and rejected 2,732 claims out of 9,171 decisions made. The rest were either abandoned or withdrawn by ...