Posts by Michael Niren

Earlier this year, Citizenship and Immigration Canada was overwhelmed with a significant backlog of Federal Skilled Worker Applications and decided to get rid of this backlog by essentially deleting those that had been filed before 2008. These Foreign Worker Applications were taking years to process. Citizenship and Immigration Canada also mentioned at the time that […]

Hi Fadi, I just wanted to let you know that I was successful in receiving my TN Visa from US Customs. They took all the documentation and I received the card stapled to my Passport. I was not provided any copies etc…. Thanks again for all your assistance in this process  – he did ask […]

A new report is suggesting that travelers from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria, which have not been able to stop the spread of the polio viruses, be denied entry to other countries like Canada – unless they can provide proof of being vaccinated. The report comes from the Independent Monitoring Board, which was set up to […]

Entering the United States with a Magazine Cover Apparently, if you are model/actress Kelly Brook, you can simply show United States border officials your Playboy cover to sail through the United States border checkpoint faster and with more ease. Kelly Brook, a British citizen, is famous for being a television presenter and for being on […]

We’ve been covering some of the many different celebrities who have been denied entry to Canada in the past. Popular rapper Lil Wayne is one of them, having been threatened with being denied entry to Canada in October of last year when he planned to travel to Canada for two stops on his concert tour. Why […]

Someone who is a permanent resident of Canada is obligated to keep their PR Card valid at all times. Canadian permanent resident cards expire every five years, which means that you need to renew them every five years. The procedure for renewing a permanent resident card in Canada involves creating an application package and determining […]

A criminal record can get you denied entry to Canada, even if you are a famous celebrity with a job to do. Whether they had a sold-out show to play or a movie they were contractually obligated to promote in Canada – Canadian border services won’t treat them any different than others. Just a Few […]

If you would like to go to school in Canada, you could count yourself be among the over 130,000 students from other countries who do the very same thing every year. Attending school in Canada is a powerful way to expand your knowledge while also studying French or English, and thanks to the the CEC, […]

Hello Natalie I hope this email finds you well. Please be advised that we have received notification today from CIC that you have been approved as a sponsor and Terry’s application for Permanent  Residence has been forwarded to CPP Ottawa for further processing. The current processing time at the CPP Ottawa is approximately 8-12 months. We will contact […]

We recently blogged about a petition that was started to bring a family back to Canada after they were deported from Canada. The Benhmuda family was deported to Libya after their refugee claim was denied in 2008. Two of the family’s younger sons were born in Canada, and the petition was started by one of […]

  Provincial Nominee Programs allow applications for Federal Skilled Workers Federal skilled workers whose applications were cancelled after the Federal Government moved to legislate those applications away to reduce the backlog. Applicants’ whose applications had been sitting in the system waiting processing since before 2008 were effectively erased, but many of the Provincial Nominee Programs […]

A petition is circulating online, asking Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney to consider bringing back a deported family to Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.  The Benhmuda family was deported to their native Libya after their refugee claim was denied in 2008, after having come to Canada in 2000 with two small children. […]

A pair of elderly women who have been friends for 30 years – one an American citizen and one a Canadian citizen – left Canada to go to the United States despite having no friends, family or place to stay there because the American woman was facing deportation from Canada. The friends – Canadian citizen […]

As of 2002, people who have permanent resident status in Canada are given a permanent resident card, which is also sometimes referred to as the PR card. This permanent resident card is an identity document, and a very important one – it allows you to return to Canada if you travel abroad. Many permanent residents […]

We are excited to announce that for the third year in a row, our immigration law firm has won the Top Choice Award for the top immigration law firm in Toronto! Top Choice Awards Immigration Law Firm 2012 What makes the Top Choice Awards so special is that they use a very thorough research process […]