On 30 October 2020, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, the Honourable Marco Mendicino, announced a plan to support economic recovery for Canada through immigration. The plan provides for “responsible…
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(COVID-19) Preliminary Exploration of Questions Related to Medical Inadmissibility Raised.
We recently had the opportunity to update our chapter on Medical Inadmissibility in the Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Inadmissibility Law, 2nd Edition. Through this process, I began to consider a number of…
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Written Authorization from IRCC Required for Certain Visitors to Canada.
This month marked one-year since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Canada. Now, a year later, we find ourselves living in a new reality where masks are mandatory…
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Travel Restrictions & Requirements Extends in Canada
On 12 February 2021, the Government of Canada announced the extension of travel restrictions for those entering Canada. With the new variants of the COVID-19 virus being detected throughout the…
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Express Entry Draw Breaks Record #176 Results: 27,332 Invitations Issued on February 13, 2021
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced a historic Express Entry Draw #176. The latest draw took place on February 13, 2021, at 11:56:56 UTC. During this round, 27,332 Invitations…
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Modernization in Canadian Immigration. Breed Revolutionary Changes
A recent CBC News story I was interviewed for reads, in part: . . . there are thousands who are forced to leave Canada while waiting to secure their status, who not…
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