By: Evelyn Ackah, Immigration Lawyer The Canadian government has announced major changes to Canada’s immigration policy for people with disabilities. Currently, foreign nationals are deemed medically inadmissible to Canada on health grounds if their condition is expected to cause excessive demand on health or … Read More
By: Evelyn Ackah, Immigration Lawyer The Canadian government has announced major changes to Canada’s immigration policy for people with disabilities. Currently, foreign nationals are deemed medically inadmissible to Canada on health grounds if their condition is expected to cause excessive demand on health or … Read More
By: Evelyn Ackah, Immigration Lawyer The Canadian government has announced major changes to Canada’s immigration policy for people with disabilities. Currently, foreign nationals are deemed medically inadmissible to Canada on health grounds if their condition is expected to cause excessive demand on health or … Read More
By: Evelyn Ackah, Immigration Lawyer The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration announced that effective March 10, 2018, there will be a moratorium on new applications under the Federal Self-Employed Persons Class for the Farm Management Stream. To apply for permanent … Read More
By: Evelyn Ackah, Immigration Lawyer Effective March 1, 2018, the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program has introduced a new Request for Consideration for candidates who have had their Alberta Provincial Nominee application rejected. To submit a request for reconsideration, the following conditions must … Read More
By: Evelyn Ackah, Immigration Lawyer On September 21, 2017, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) came into effect between Canada and the European Union (EU). The free trade agreement between Canada and EU member states eliminates many of the … Read More
Phyllis Ramkumar, Immigration Consultant, Former CIC Officer As a permanent resident of Canada, in order to comply with the residency obligation, you must be physically present in Canada for a total of 730 days or 2 years in a … Read More
By: Evelyn Ackah, Immigration Lawyer Update: Effective Nov 7, 2017, Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities Stream has reached the registration intake limit and no additional registrations for this stream can be accepted. According to their website: The OINP is monitoring the … Read More
By: Evelyn Ackah, Immigration Lawyer A record number of international students chose Canada last year for their post-secondary studies – 414,285 in 2016, double the volume in 2009. Maclean’s reports that Canada is viewed as safe and immigrant-friendly and is attracting international students … Read More
By: Evelyn Ackah, Immigration Lawyer On June 19, 2017, Canada’s Bill C-6 passed Parliament. The new law is more flexible and simplifies and streamlines the process for immigrants to become Canadian citizens and assures all Canadian citizens are treated equally. Bill C-6 is an amendment … Read More