Posts by Michael Niren

Government expected to announce possible pause on Skilled Worker applications today The Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Immigrant Investor Program were scheduled to start taking new applications on July 1st of this year even though both programs are in the middle of being revamped. Today, the government is expected to announce changes to the […]

If your visa authorizes you to work in Canada, the members of your family travelling with you may be able to obtain a job based on the work permit, which was issued to you. If your family members plan to work during their stay in Canada, they should look into whether or not they are […]

New legislation has been introduced by Honorable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism regarding the expedition of removing foreign criminals from Canada in order to enhance Canada’s safety and security. Focus of Faster Removal Criminals Act The legislation, known as the Faster Removal Criminals Act is focused on three areas of the law: Make it […]

Renewing a Permanent Resident Card in Canada A Permanent Resident Card is an important piece of documentation that identifies you as a permanent resident in Canada. After 2002, permanent residents automatically receive their permanent resident card upon arriving in Canada. If you were a permanent resident before 2002 and only have a Record of Landing, […]

How to Become a Permanent Resident in Canada A Permanent Resident Card in Canada is considered the equivalent to the United States’ “Green Card”. Permanent residence in Canada allows you to live in Canada on a permanent basis as well as experience certain rights that other typos of immigrants in Canada do not have. How […]

How to Obtain a US Work Visa The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has effectively paved the way for Canadians to work in the United States. For Canadians, small businesses and large corporations to work or operate in the states, they need to obtain a US Work Visa. Most Canadians (or Mexicans) will be […]

Asian-Americans have officially taken over Latinos as the largest stream of new immigrants in the United States. According to a recent study conducted by the Pew Research Center, Asian Americans are also the nation’s best educated and highest paid income ethnic group.  Although there are significant differences among Asian Americans which vary from their country […]

With this article first published in 2012, we are now in 2015 & Nova Scotia has set ambitious plans to double the number of settled immigrants in the province by 2020.  However, those plans won’t become a reality until the federal government releases restrictions. Later this month, provincial and territorial ministers of immigration will meet […]

Immigration consultants facing charges A former immigration consultant and two other immigration consultants in Winnipeg and Montreal are facing dozens of charges by the Canada Border Services Agency. According to this National Post article, the founder of Canadian Immigration Solutions Manitoba (later named CISI Canadian Immigration Strategies), Brad Jacobson, is facing more than 20 counts […]

How to Renew A PR Card With Citizenship and Immigration Canada PR cards in Canada are valid for five years, upon which they expire and will need to be renewed if you intend to travel outside of Canada. Here is how to renew a PR Card 1. Make an application for a PR card renewal, […]

Roxanna, Thank you very much for all your help in providing me a great package that I presented to the border agents in Vancouver B.C. in which they accepted me for a Temporary Resident Permit.  I found it particularly great that you were able to finalize the package in only two days and that you […]

Ontario’s provincial nominee program (PNP), Opportunities Ontario, is giving international students who have a job offer with an Ontario employer the opportunity to secure permanent residency in Canada. This is a new stream unrelated to the Masters Graduate Stream and the PhD Graduate Stream. The International Student with a Job Offer Stream includes students who […]

In this article, we will discuss: Canada aims to welcome over 1.4 million permanent residents from 2024-2026. There are many methods to take to immigrate to Canada in 2025, and we will explain the 5 easiest ways to do so in detail below. If you are interested in learning about every possible way to immigrate, […]

Filling out your immigration forms can be a daunting task, and sometimes you may not know where to even begin. If your immigration forms are incorrectly filled out or you miss some of the information, you can end up having your application denied! Immigration officers are swamped with a high number of applications to process […]

Hello Mr. Minawi, Just wanted to let you know that my crossing into the U.S. and back into Canada with my belongings went very well. I wanted to tell you that the Border Guard into the United States said that you had done an excellent job with my package and they were very impressed. So thank you so much […]