Posts by Michael Niren

Permanent residents in Canada are given a Permanent Residence Card (PR Card) that is an identity document when they travel in and out of Canada. Upon landing in Canada, permanent residents will be provided with a Permanent Residence Card. Renewing a Permanent Residence Card A Permanent Residence card is valid for five years, and then […]

We recently blogged about the Canadian government considering a brand-new Canadian Entrepreneur Immigration program after they cancelled the program after ten years with little notice. The entrepreneur immigration program was popular, and had a backlog of 10,000 applications from interested entrepreneurs. Consultations Begin for Entrepreneur Immigration Program Citizenship and Immigration Canada has provided an official […]

Canadians without Canadian Citizenship a persistent problem Last year, we blogged about Lost Canadians several times. Lost Canadians are people who lost their Canadian Citizenship or never had it in the first place – unknown to them – because of small bureaucratic hiccups caused by the Canadian Citizenship Act. Most of these lost Canadians include war […]

Man denied Canadian Citizenship at Canadian Citizenship ceremony A few months ago, Citizenship and Immigration Canada implemented a rule that mandated no one could have their faces covered when they took the Canadian Citizenship oath. This meant that Muslim women would not be able to wear face coverings when reciting the oath, so that they […]

Humanitarian Grounds application never received, leads to deportation from Canada A family originally from Guinea faces deportation from Canada after their immigration paperwork was lost in the mail. After initially having their refugee claim denied, the family appealed on humanitarian grounds, which never made it to any immigration offices. Despite a new application being filed, […]

Dear Clients and Friends, Our law firm has once again been nominated for the Top Choice Awards for the Top Immigration Firm in the GTA. We won this award for 2010 and 2011 and are hoping to continue the streak. We feel our success is based on our philosophy of providing top quality immigration and […]

Have a great long weekend and enjoy the holidays. We are proud to have serviced so many people and companies over the years and really appreciate our clients’ loyalty We think have earned their trust and  during the holidays is always a good time to reflect on how fortunate we are as one of Canada’s […]

The new Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act, also known as Bill C-31, could lead to approved refugee claimants being deported. You can read more about it here. Much More Harm Will Come From Bill C-31 Than Good Bill C-31 was initially passed last year only after certain key, controversial and harmful parts were removed. But now […]

Canada is a country where one can avail easier regulations in case of marriage. In 2005, Canada became one of the few countries in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. It is the fourth country in the whole world to allow same-sex marriage. Since then, many same-sex couples from abroad have visited Canada to get married because […]

Immigration Lawyer allegedly encouraged clients to make up stories A Windsor immigration lawyer has been charged with fabricating evidence, counseling misrepresentation and misrepresentation by the RCMP following a police investigation that saw the lawyer and her assistant allegedly coach refugees to make up stories in order to stay in Canada. The full article can be […]

Justice for Refugees and Immigrants Coalition speaks out against Bill C-31 Last week we blogged about Human Rights Watch and their open letter to Canadian MPs about the new Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act, Bill C-31. The law is set to come into effect this summer. According to this article in the Vancouver Sun, the […]

Late last year, the Canadian Government put the sponsorship of parents and grandparents on hold due to a backlog of applications. Instead, they introduced the Super Visa, which is a 10-year, multiple-entry visa for temporary visits. Options to Limit Sponsorship of Parents and Grandparents Considered The program is currently under review as Citizenship, Immigration and […]

Don’t become a victim of immigration fraud in Canada Despite new regulations and restrictions implemented and proposed by the Canadian government over recent months, shady immigration consultants and other people attempting to abuse the system are still taking advantage of those who want to immigrate to Canada. Ways to prevent becoming a victim of immigration […]

A great editorial in the Hamilton Spectator this week reminds us all that immigration is about people, and that behind every application to immigrate to Canada there is a human being or family with a story. The editorial tells of a family who moved to Canada from South Korea nine years ago and pays their […]

New Spousal Sponsorship rules We recently blogged about the new rules Spousal Sponsorship applications face in Canada, namely that sponsored spouses will have to remain in Canada and in the marriage for a minimum of two years before applying for permanent residency in Canada. This new rule change is to prevent immigration marriage fraud, which […]