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The federal government's new lottery for parent and grandparent sponsorship has made a bad situation worse, says Toronto immigration lawyer Matthew Jeffery. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) unveiled the…

The Canadian federal government has put in commendable effort towards the improvement of the parent sponsorship program. This program is designed to help those who would wish to bring their…

The federal government should resurrect the entrepreneur and investor programs scrapped under the leadership of former prime minister Stephen Harper, says Toronto immigration lawyer Matthew Jeffery. Jeffery, who operates the…

Has it always been your dream to reunite with your parents or grandparents in Canada? The federal government recently made changes to the parent sponsorship program which you’ll probably be…

The deferred action for childhood arrivals, or DACA in short, is a program that allows individuals who arrived in the US illegally as children to get work permits when they’re…

57 Chinese immigrant applications were rejected because the applicants did not disclose that they had hired Flyaboard, a Beijing-based, immigration consultant firm that is not duly registered. All the 57…

The federal and provincial governments are under pressure to deal with the thousands of new asylum seekers arriving in Canada in the past weeks. There has been a growing number…

There has been an unusually large flow of migrants coming from the US into Canada, many of whom were concerned about the new Trump regime’s attitude in regard to migrants…

There have been significant changes to the Citizenship Act that make it easier for permanent residents to qualify for citizenship while at the same time creating regulations that are critical…

The Canadian federal government unveiled a historic immigration plan that would see immigrant numbers possibly increase, and significantly so. This has been met with mixed reactions from experts but one…

Asylum seekers go through unimaginable lengths to get to a country they want to call home. From human smugglers to dangerous terrain, the journey to Canada is rarely easy for…

The liberal government has come up with an immigration plan that is set to be released in 2018. This plan aims at establishing the right balance between helping refugees who…

Trump’s administration has received a lot of criticism for saying that it will scrap a program that protected young children in the US without a status. About 800,000 people who…

According to recent reports, the number of asylum seekers in Canada has increased tremendously in the past two months. In August, 5,712 people were intercepted by RCMP trying to cross…

In early 2017, Conservative Senator Victor Oh pushed for the amendment of Bill C6. With this amendment, minors can now apply for citizenship with no regard to their parents’ application…

Most international students in Canada have dreams of starting a new life in the country after they graduate. But according to recent reports, many of them are forced to leave…