Will 2016 Bring Changes to This Competitive Citizenship and Immigration Canada Program? Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s Parent and Grandparent Program (PGP) allows Canadian citizens and permanent residents to bring their parents and grandparents to Canada. The program awards these parents and grandparents permanent residency in Canada, and the opportunity to apply for Canadian citizenship after …
Canadian Refugee Law Office weighs in on Canada’s handling of the refugee crisis. Earlier September, devastating pictures of the body of a three-year old Syrian refugee washed up on a Turkish beach, made international headlines around the world. Alan Kurdi and his family were on a dangerous journey across the sea in an attempt to …
Immigration Lawyers in Canada Weigh in on Bill C-24 On Monday, October 19, 2015 Canada voted in Liberal leader Justin Trudeau as the country’s new Prime Minister. While Canadians everywhere are still buzzing about the news, the question immigration lawyers in Canada have on their minds is whether Trudeau will live up to the comments …
Canadian Immigration lawyers examine the unconstitutional Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act. Late last Spring, the Conservative government succeeded in passing the Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act. The law now protects Canadians from “barbaric cultural practices” such as child, forced, or polygamous marriages and gender-based family violence,1 things that were already in Canada …
Unsafe Conditions in French Refugee Camp Reaffirm Need for More Open Immigration in Canada The global refugee crisis continues to evolve every day, with no apparent end or relief in sight for the millions of displaced citizens of Syria, Afghanistan, Sudan, Eritrea, and other nations gripped by conflict. Even for those who have found a …
