Canadian Immigration Blawg 
Expressing my views on the cross-border movement of people in general and the Canadian experience in particular.
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Think you don't qualify? Think again
Posted on October 29, 2009Over the past few years, there has been a gradual but steady shift in the ways that people qualify for a Canadian permanent resident visa. More and more, the Canadian government is relying upon the 13 provinces and territories to come up with their own immigration strategies (Quebec and Provincial Nomination Programs), using selection criteria that best suit local interest...
Tempting... but don't do it
Posted on September 24, 2009Some immigration consultants in Montreal are helping landed immigrants bypass the residency requirements for Canadian citizenship, by offering "life in Canada simulation" services, according to an investigation by the CBC, Canada's national news network...
The Pot Calling the Kettle Black
Posted on August 26, 2009"The pot calling the kettle black" is an expression, which refers to criticism that could equally apply to the critic. Interestingly, similar idioms can be found in more than 30 languages, across as many cultures and so we can assume that this particular human disposition is universal in nature...
Canada on the wrong immigration track?
Posted on July 29, 2009About a year ago, I was privileged to appear before parliamentary committees that were charged with examining proposed changes to Canada's immigration selection system. The government of the day claimed that urgent modifications to the law were necessary in order to streamline the immigration process and reduce the backlog of pending skilled worker (economic) applications...
A Tale of Two Cities
Posted on June 30, 2009We Canadians take our hockey seriously. And why not? It is, after all, our game and no other country can match us over the long haul in international competitions. Hockey for us is a source of pride and many of us follow our favourite teams with the fervour you would expect from a religious devotee...
Second class citizens - Part 2
Posted on May 26, 2009Around this time last year most Canadians were relieved to learn that Ms Brenda Martin, a Canadian Citizen, had been brought back to Canada after having languished for more than two years in a Mexican Prison.Ms Martin had been incarcerated in Guadalajara in 2006 and charged with receiving illicit funds from a massive investment scam involving her former boss...
Second class citizens - Part 1
Posted on April 29, 2009If you were to ask me what I consider to be the greatest benefit of being a Canadian, I'd say it's that I get to pass citizenship on to my children. While it's still true for me, its no longer the case for one of my kids who happened to be born in the U...
Let Immigration Reduce the Deficit
Posted on March 31, 2009First, a bit of good news: Canada will likely weather the current economic storm better than any other Western nation. As the Prime Minister recently pointed out, Canada has a low debt burden, an efficient inflation regime, a diversified economy, flexible labor markets and proper fiscal management going back for more than a decade...
Better Safe Than Sorry
Posted on February 25, 2009On most days, I truly love what I do. Many lawyers spend their working lives locked in adversarial battles, where one side wins and the other loses. Not much fun, if you ask me. In my job I get to work in an environment, where most of the time there are no loses...
Help is here
Posted on January 11, 2009I have previously written about what I perceive to be the missing link in Canadian immigration. My grandfather's story illustrates it best. When he arrived in Canada many years ago, my grandfather had nothing but the name of a man in Montreal who once lived in his town...
What was, What is, What's next
Posted on December 22, 2008Without a doubt, the Canadian immigration story of the past year has to do with the changes made to the Federal Skilled Worker category of immigration. Not only is qualifying now different than it was a year ago, but the application process itself has also changed significantly...
What if?
Posted on November 24, 2008In a few days from now, the waiting will be over. Not only will we know the fate of the Federal Skilled Worker applications submitted to the Canadian Visa Offices after February 27, 2008, (now in a suspended state) but we will also find out what lies in store for Skilled Worker applications that will be submitted in the coming twelve months...
Hey Ontario, Get in the Game
Posted on October 29, 2008Here's what the Province of Ontario has to say about immigration on its official website. "Immigration is a cornerstone of Ontario's economic prosperity and social fabric" "More than half of all newcomers to Canada have chosen to settle in Ontario each year since 1987...
After the Election
Posted on September 29, 2008In two weeks from now, Canadians will go to the polls to select their federal members of Parliament, and unless we experience our own "Dewey Wins" moment, the Conservative Party of Canada will be called upon to form the next national government. I had initially intended this blog to be a review of the immigration policies of the three major political parties (Conservative, Liberal and New
Canadian Immigration and the Coming Election
Posted on August 26, 2008It seems more probably by the day that Canadians will be going to the polls in the next couple of months to elect a new federal government. A snap election will likely be called by the minority Conservative government as early as September 5th for later in the Fall on the pretext that Parliament is now dysfunctional...
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Is there a standard Affidavit form for submission of proof to INS that two people have known married couple since their conditional residence was granted based on marriage?
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