Ottawa, December 7, 2012 — In order to facilitate legitimate travel, nationals of twenty‑nine countries and one territory will soon need to provide their biometrics to come to Canada to visit, study or work, under regulations proposed today by Citizenship, Immigration…
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Mayor Rob Ford and the Canadian Judicial System
On Monday, November 26, 2012, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was ordered out of office in 14 days after Justice Charles Hackland ruled that Ford broke the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act in a council vote in February 2011. This would…
2013: Federal Skilled Worker Program quota reduced; CEC quota increased
On November 2, 2012, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced the target quota for the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) is between 53,500 to 55,300 for 2013. In the past years, Canada accepted on average 100,000 immigrants under the FSWP…
Spouses must live with sponsors for two years to keep permanent resident status
Mississauga, October 26, 2012 — In an ongoing effort to deter people from using marriages of convenience to cheat their way into Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) introduced a new regulation that requires certain sponsored spouses live in a legitimate…
New Practice Direction: Electronic Filing Required for Civil Appeals to the Divisional Court
The Law Office of Jeff Li learned that, effective November 2, 2012, most civil appeals to the Divisional Court will require filing of materials in electronic format, in addition to the filing of paper documents currently required. This is in…
Canadian border guard shot in booth at B.C. crossing
[The following is a report from CTV news. It raises concerns about the security of the Canadian border.] A lone gunman entering Canada from the U.S. shot a Canadian border officer inside her booth at a B.C. crossing point Tuesday…
Couple fined $120,000 for immigration fraud following government crackdown
[National Post] When Reha and Ecehan Ozcelik landed at Montreal’s Trudeau airport on Sept. 17, they told the border officer who questioned them they were permanent residents of Canada and lived in Montreal. And yet, they couldn’t answer basic questions…
New citizenship language requirement effective November 1, 2012
[CIC] Ottawa, September 28, 2012 — Most citizenship applicants will soon be required to provide up-front objective evidence of their language ability at the time they apply, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today. This change will be implemented…
Government aims to strip Canadian citizenship from 3100 it says cheated system
OTTAWA – The federal government reprised a familiar get-tough message for immigration cheats Monday, promising to revoke the status of more than 3,100 people it says abused the system in order to claim Canadian citizenship. Several thousand more are being…
The Investment Canada Act and Chinese Investment in Canada
[This is an interesting article by Mark Katz] When it comes to foreign direct investment, China and Canada have been described as a match made in heaven. Canada has vast natural resources but not necessarily the domestic financial capacity to…