In May 2015, important changes were made to the Citizenship Act. These new changes enable Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to implement measures by which it can revoke citizenship without having to go before the courts, and based on new grounds for revocation.
As the law currently stands, when the RPD ceases a permanent resident’s refugee status, that individual can automatically lose their permanent resident status and becomes inadmissible to Canada.
Are you an international student graduating this year? If so, congratulations! The adventure begins. But does this mean you must leave Canada?
Are you a businessperson or manager looking to make an investment in Canada, or to acquire a business in Canada?
Express Entry will be a new way to manage applications for Canada’s economic immigration programs. Do you have the skills Canada needs?
Anyone wishing to sponsor relatives should get their application in as soon as possible. Citizenship and Immigration Canada will resume intake of new applications under the parent and grandparent program (PGP) starting January 2, 2015.
On 14 November 2014, in Wakeling v United States of America, 2014 SCC 72, the Supreme Court of Canada considered whether sharing lawfully intercepted wiretap information in Canada with foreign authorities violates sections 7 and 8 of the Charter…
The Supreme Court of Canada found that if a person committed a serious non-political crime before arriving to Canada, they are barred from seeking refugee protection, regardless of having served a full sentence…
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Did your refugee claim get rejected? Has your visa been denied? Was your work permit not granted or are you not satisfied with the citizenship judge’s decision? Has there been an unreasonable delay in the processing of your immigration application?