On November 21, 2019, the USA’s EB-5 program will undergo several significant changes including an increase of the minimum investment from $500,000 to $900,000. Investors and entrepreneurs are currently racing to beat the deadline and are facing lengthy processing times…
A report recently released by the Canadian Bar Association details the risks of hiring immigration consultants rather than licensed attorneys. As they are particularly vulnerable to fraud and misinformation due to their lack of familiarity with Canada, foreign nationals seeking…
Finally, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will provide more accurate estimates of application processing times. Immigrating to Canada is a significant life event, and applying for permanent residency can be a stressful process when applications take longer than…
Recent updates to Canada’s Criminal Code could negatively and unjustly affect immigrants convicted of impaired driving offences. Bill C-46 received royal assent on June 21, 2018 and comes into force this December. This new law increases certain maximum penalties and…
On April 16, 2018, IRCC announced that they are making big changes to the rule for medical inadmissibility due to “excessive demand”. IRCC may consider a foreign national inadmissible to Canada under this rule if the person or one of…
The Global Talent Stream is a program for expedited work permit application with a two-week processing time. Fast-growing companies with a focus on information and communication technology (ICT) can expect to fill positions with foreign skilled workers quickly. Companies must…
Canada’s Express Entry system—one of the world’s most efficient and successful immigration programs—only keeps improving. The comprehensive point ranking system, which allocates points for a prospective immigrant’s skills, work experience, education and language abilities, allows Canada to support the immigration…
Finally, skilled tradespeople have a real opportunity to immigrate to Canada! On Canada’s most recent round of invitations to Express Entry applicants under the skilled trades stream, they issued 400 invitations to tradespeople with a minimum of only 199 points—less…
Canadian immigration has recently made changes to its programs to allow special consideration for French speakers. Aside from Quebec’s own programs, both the Ontario and Federal governments offer new pathways and additional point allocation for French-speaking applicants. Federally, some work…