Canada Immigration
Canada Immigration has news and commentary on Canadian immigration issues.
Author: Author Gianpaolo Panusa is a Canadian immigration lawyer and founder of the PanCanadian Immigration Law Group.
Blawg Related Categories: Immigration Law • International Courts/Tribunals • International • North America • Canada
Recent Posts from Canada Immigration
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Happy Canada Day
Happy Canada Day!For newly arrived immigrants, this is a holiday to remember as the country gets out and celebrates Canada's 142nd birthday. For potential immigrants, we hope you can join us next year!
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Canada Immigration and Vulnerable Workers
The Canadian government is taking welcome steps to protect workers who are vulnerable to exploitation once they arrive in Canada:Government of Canada introduces amendments to protect vulnerable foreign workers from human traffickingOttawa, June 17, 2009…
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Canadian Employers Hiring Immigrant Workers
CIC is moving towards a system where many immigrants will have to find a Canadian employer as part of the immigration process. To this end, CIC is making it easier for employers to hire potential…
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New Saskatchewan Immigration Program
The current restrictions on skilled worker applications means that applicants have to get creative and look at provincial programs. Although most people intend to live in Vancouver, Toronto or Montreal, other cities and provinces offer…
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Conjugal Sponsorships and Canada Immigration
This is a big topic on which I've written in the past. I would like to address one question I get from so many people: "Why does Citizenship and Immigration Canada approve so few conjugal…
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Sponsorship and Medical Inadmissibility of a Family Member
Too often an immigration sponsorship application is rejected because a family member (whether accompanying the applicant or not) is deemed medically inadmissible. The test is whether the individual will or might reasonably cause excessive demands…
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Speeding Tickets and Canada Immigration
Many potential immigrants come across the criminal inadmissibilty provisions of our immigration rules and wonder if their vehicle speeding tickets will prevent them from immigrating to Canada. Surely such tickets are an offense?Generally speaking, speeding…
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A Good Reason to Immigrate to Canada
Mercer has completed its 2009 ranking of the best quality of life cities in the world. Vancouver, BC came in fourth, a fraction behind Vienna, Zurich and Geneva. The good news for immigrants is that…
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Canada Best Prepared for Economic Downturn
BBC News' Stephanie Flanders writes about how Canada is weathering this economic downturn better than any other G20 country. This bodes well for immigration and for continuing to attract new immigrants:I know you can't bear…
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Canada Immigration and Young Workers
The new Ministerial Instruction makes having employment experience in Canada that much more important in order to immigrate to Canada. If your occupation does not fall within the narrow list of occupations in the Ministerial…