No amount of money can “fast-track” your permanent residence application According to this Ottawa Citizen story, a woman who acted as a “connection” during her stint as an operation manager at Citizenship and immigration Canada is on trial and facing 28 different charges for defrauding the government. According to the article, a man would offer [...]
Toronto Rabbi accused of Immigration Fraud though Immigration Law Firm in NYC
According to the Toronto Star a Rabbi in Toronto is accusing of committing immigration fraud for which he has been extradited. The allegations are that Rabbi Avraham David, a dual citizen of Canada and the US, duped thousands of immigration applicants though his immigration law firm in New York. Rabbi David allegedly came to Canada in 2006 [...]
Immigration Fraud Costs two Men Up To $100,000
Two men face fines of up to $100,000 or five years in jail for immigration fraud Two men in Nova Scotia, one a Canadian citizen and one a permanent resident, are facing up to $100,000 in fines or up to five years in jail for helping people get Canadian citizenship and permanent resident status in [...]
Is Toronto your Immigration Destination? Good news from the Economic Front
According to CIBC World Markets , Toronto is the leading city in Canada in terms of economic performance. This is the second year in a row that Toronto gets this honour. CIBC relies on its Canadian Metropolitan Economic Activity Index to evaluate performance of economies and this year Toronto scored 23.0. That is the highest level in [...]
There is still time to submit your 2012 Skilled Worker Applications
2012 Skilled Worker Applications being accepted Shortly into the new year we posted that approximately 6,000 2012 Skilled Worker Applications had already been received. As of January 9th, 2012, there are still many spaces available for certain applications while the caps in other applications have been reached. The only Skilled Worker applicants who do not [...]
Skilled Worker Applications for Canada Filling up fast
Over 6000 Skilled Worker Applications submitted As of January 3, 2012 just over 6000 Skilled Worker Applications have been received. There is a cap of 10,000 accepted per year. And for each occupation under the General Occupation List for Skilled workers, there is an individual cap. Below are a list of the occupations and the [...]
More on the new Canadian Citizenship Oath rule
Faces cannot be covered when taking the Canadian Citizenship Oath We recently posted a blog entry on the new Canadian Citizenship oath rule, which stated that effective immediately people are not allowed to cover their face or mouths when taking the oath. This means that Muslim women will not be able to cover their faces [...]
Happy Holidays from Niren and Associates Immigration Lawyers
Have a Happy and joyous Holiday to all our friends and immigration clients. We are proud to have served so many people and companies over the year and look forward to the New Year to come. 2012 promises to be an interesting year for immigration with new legislation and polices coming soon. Stay tuned for [...]
Up to 6,500 people could lose Canadian Citizenship or Permanent Residence Status
Fraud may cost thousands Canadian Citizenship According to this CBC article, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney has announced that after a two-year investigation, approximately 2,100 people could see their Canadian Citizenship revoked while 4,400 others could have their permanent residency status revoked as well due to immigration fraud. Canadian Citizenship fraud stems from [...]
Attracting Students through the Canadian Experience Class
Canadian Experience Class for Students On November 2, 2011, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney and Minister of State (Science and Technology) Gary Goodyear, held a conference to highlight the Canadian Experience Class program and international students pursuing a PhD in Canada and to celebrate the 10,000th permanent resident accepted to Canada through the Canadian Experience Class. [...]
Super Visa for Parents now launched
Super Visa Applications for Parents and Grandparents Today is the day that Canada immigration gets “Super”. Super Visas for Parents and Grandparents are now effective. We wrote about the new Super Visa program here. Super Visas are Visas for Parents and Grandparents of Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents who wish to come to Canada on [...]
Legal action filed against Ottawa for Canadian immigration backlog
According to this article from the Toronto Star, legal action has been filed against the Canadian government for taking too long to process immigration applications. Imagine filing a Canadian immigration application between 2004 and 2008, and still not having any word on whether the application was approved or denied – because they haven’t gotten to [...]
Is the Live-in caregiver program for Canada in jeopardy?
The live-in caregiver program has been a popular way for immigrants to move to and earn an income in Canada. And after working in Canada, live-in caregivers are rewarded with permanent residency. But lately, there have been some problems with the live-in caregiver program: Wait time to come to Canada has increased to 18 months [...]
69% Acceptance rate for North Koreans making Refugee Claims in Canada. WHAT?!
Yes it’s true. Unfathomable really. According to the Toronto Star, out of the 173 North Koreans seeking asylum in Canada during the first 6 months of 2011, only 69% of the claims have been accepted. I would think that anyone who proves they were from North Korea and came to Canada directly or even indirectly, [...]
Afghan Interpreter Denied Canadian Visa: Michael Niren on CFRB 1010 Talk Radio
The scandalous story of an Afghan interpreter Sayed Shah Sharifi who was denied a visa allegedly because he reporteted his difficulties with the Canadian immigration process to the media, has been denied his visa under a special measures program announced in 2009. This program was designed to help Afghan interpreters get visas to Canada who [...]
