Original bill that trampled refugee rights may return The Balanced Refugee Reform Act (or Bill C-11) is a piece of legislation that received royal assent in mid-2010, and is scheduled to take effect in late June of this year. The original bill only received royal assent after changes were made to it, because opposition critics [...]
Humanitarian and Compassionate Application Approved!
Coming to a new country and finding your way to settle down is one of the hardest things I’ve done so far. Especially when you have no knowledge about the rules and regulations of the country. And with so many law firms out there today, you just don’t know what the right choice is. After doing [...]
Family facing deportation from Canada applying to stay on humanitarian grounds
Family’s last resort to avoid deportation from Canada is humanitarian application We previously blogged on the Barlagne family, originally from France, whose daughter has Cerebral Palsy here and here. The Barlagne family moved to Canada in 2005 on a temporary work permit, but their application for permanent residence was denied because the Cerebral Palsy would [...]
Canadian Courts overrule Immigration and Refugee Board Decisions
Courts ruled that IRB and CIC decisions failed to address entire situation Three refugee claims and two humanitarian and compassionate grounds applications that were rejected by the Immigration and Refugee Board and Citizenship and Immigration Canada were overturned last month by Federal Court. The claims originated from different countries: Brazil, Guyana, Mexico and two from [...]
Humanitarian and Compassionate Application Approved
Hi Amy, All is well here. Sorry about not getting back to you but I was really busy and hadn’t had much time on the computer. I cannot believe that my H & C application has been approved!!!!!! WOW! I can not imagine that. You guys have been so great to me. I know how [...]
Three temporary workers in Canada facing deportation
Temporary workers in Canada didn’t have proper work permits Three temporary workers in Canada are facing deportation for accidentally overstaying their temporary work permits. The three workers are being called the “Three Amigos” in their small community, and the three amigos were working for over a hear and a half in Alberta until the poor [...]
American wins appeal after denial of Permanent Residence on Humanitarian grounds
Permanent Residence on Humanitarian grounds A very high-profile soldier from the United States who was initially denied permanent residence in Canada has won his appeal against the decision, forcing officials to reconsider. Jeremy Hinzman, the first United States Iraq War resister to seek refugee status in Canada, was told by the Federal Court of Appeal [...]
Update your Humanitarian and Compassionate Applications
Updating Humanitarian and Compassionate Applications When it comes to Humanitarian and Compassionate Applications or H&C Applications as they are often called, it is important to update them on an ongoing basis. Humanitarian and Compassionate Application cases can take over 2 years to process so there is ample opportunity to update them while they wait in the [...]
Permanent Residence Application on Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds Denied for Hurricane Katrina Victim. What does it take?
Permanent Residence Application on Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds Denied Sadly, as reported by Matthew Coutts of the National Post, Mr. Daniel Johnson’s bid for Canadian permanent residence on Humanitarian and Compassionate grounds was dashed when the Federal Court upheld the refusal of his application. Johnson is former pro basketball player who fled the devastation of [...]
Isreali family of man killed in Toronto scaffolding accident facing deportation from Canada. What are their options?
Family facing deportation from Canada after father killed On Christmas Eve of last year, several Toronto-area families were torn apart when four men died and one was critically injured after the scaffolding they were working on collapsed, the worst construction accident in the city in five decades. Now, the North York family of one man, [...]
I am illegal in Canada facing Deporation. How can I stop it? Can I appeal?
I am having a terrible time with Canada immigration and now I am due to be deported from Canada. It was set for 12th September 2009 but 20 minutes later I received a call from the agent at the CBSA and he told me that they made a mistake and my ticket is no longer [...]
Humanitarian and Compassionate Application Refused for U.S. War Resister by Canada Immigration
American War Resisters and Canadian Humanitarian and Compassionate Applications American war resister, Dean Walcott, who has been denied his application for Canadian permanent residence based on Humanitarian and Compassionate grounds told reporters that he has been ordered to leave. Walcott, an Iraq war resister who has been living in Toronto for two years, said that Canada’s [...]
