Below is the Gazette link as well as a summary of which applications get affected: NOTE: This is a two-step plan and the second set of increase begin in 2 years which affects almost all remaining applications. http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2020/2020-04-01/html/sor-dors45-eng.html Fees for principal applicants of the Economic non-business class will go from $550 to $825 (an increase
Read MoreAuthor/ Joel Sandaluk For the past several weeks, the COVID-19 global pandemic has left the world reeling. Ordinarily reliable government institutions and agencies have had a very difficult time adjusting to the disruption caused by the pandemic. For many individuals and businesses, this disruption has been disastrous. Global travel has been limited, productivity has been
Read MoreRegulatory council says it’s cracking down on unprofessional conduct Agnes Kagabane and Martina Murray came from different parts of the world to start new lives in Edmonton. Kagabane arrived from Uganda in 2014 and claimed refugee status. Murray arrived the same year from Ireland along with her husband, who has Canadian citizenship, and applied for
Read MorePublication/ Faiza Amin, City News Immigration lawyer Joel Sandaluk tells Faiza Amin that while foreign surrogacy may be cheaper, there are still a number of pitfalls couples could encounter that could outweigh the financial considerations.
Read MoreAuthor/ Daniel Mandelbaum Before an employer contracts with a foreign national for remote work, good business planning involves considering the future costs a worker may have on your business. Some employers (wrongly) believe that the biggest challenge with bringing a skilled foreign worker to Canada is obtaining a work visa for the foreign worker. However,
Read MoreAbout two years ago, National Public Radio, the American public broadcaster, ran a story comparing Canadian and American attitudes towards immigration. Canada, the report noted, “has invited in so many immigrants that today one-fifth of the population is foreign born, and yet, broadly speaking, Canadians don’t seem to wrestle with the anti-immigrant sentiment that has
Read MoreAuthor/ Adam Hummel The recent Federal Court decision of Shekhtman v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration addresses the issue of how much time one has to apply to restore their immigration status in Canada once it is lost. The decision on this case provides some guidance more generally as well about when one can be
Read MoreIf you are a young person (18-35 years old) from a select group of countries, you may be eligible to work in Canada for 6 to 24 months. If you are not a citizen of one of the participating countries, we may be able to match you with an organization that may be eligible to
Read MoreOn August 20, 2018 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that it would increase the 2018 cap for parents and grandparents from 5,000 to 17,000 applications for the 2018 calendar year. A second round of invitations was sent out on July 31, 2018 to give effect to this increase. Those who have received an
Read MoreAug 03, 2018 Guidy Mamann joined Alex Pierson to talk about irregular migrants acting as ‘anchor relatives’
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