Category: Spousal Sponsorship
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Spousal Open Work Permits
One of the most beneficial changes made by the previous government was to grant work permits to foreign nationals who had submitted an application for permanent residence under the spouse or common-law partner in Canada (SCLPC) class. Whereas before a foreign spouse would have to wait endlessly (sometimes up to 2 years as a visitor)…
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Spousal Sponsorship – Checklists
When clients ask about the specific documents they will need for spousal or common-law applications, I usually refer them to the document checklists available at the IRCC websites specific to such applications. Although the checklists are detailed enough, they are general in nature to apply to most situations. The specific documents needed for each individual…
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Been refused a spousal or common law application?
When a spousal or common law application has been refused, there is an automatic right on an outside of Canada application to appeal the matter to the Immigration Appeal Division (IAD). There the parties can restate their case and actually give oral evidence and new evidence to support their case. But a question is sometimes…
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Do I have to provide my cell phone password to border agents?
In short the answer is unclear, but here are some tips. Some clients have complained that CBSA officers at Canadian ports of entry ask for passwords to access laptops and cell phones so they can examine text messages and emails. If an officer has some suspicion that the person’s intention is to remain in Canada…
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Spousal or Common Law Open Work Permits (In-Canada)
The latest announcements by the Minister of Immigration indicates that the temporary foreign worker rules may be become more liberal. A committee of the House of Commons has just completed a report recommending options with regards to the foreign worker program. Recommendations will become public when Parliament resumes in September. The Minister of Immigration, Mr.…
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Video: Nouveaux arrivants au Canada segment 2 : Le régime fiscal canadien
English Video https://youtube.com/watch?v=jCDY1Ilxotk French Video https://youtube.com/watch?v=DXA1-ewo424
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New Spousal Sponsorship Application Wait Times (Flow Charts)
The measures announced by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada on June 13, 2016 to reduce the backlog of Spousal Sponsorship applications will have a substantial impact on the wait times at various stages of the Spousal Sponsorship application process. As such, we have updated our flow charts detailing the process for Spousal Sponsorship applications from…
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Video: Newcomers to Canada segment 1: Introduction
English Video https://youtube.com/watch?v=SOlt-GoxMuI French Video