Lawyers React! Immigration Law's Entanglement with Criminal Law April 01, 2013 Elizabeth Long Zahra Kaderali Recent changes in criminal and immigration law make it more important than ever for practitioners in both areas to communicate. These authors comment on new criminal laws about pardons for convictions, immigration amendments about deportation and a Supreme Court of Canada decision.
Lawyers React! New Biometrics Testing April 01, 2013 Marvin Moses Starting in 2013, temporary applicants from certain visa-requiring countries and territories who seek to enter Canada will have to provide biometric data before arriving in Canada.
Lawyers React! Spouses Get Visas if their Marriage Survives 2 Years April 01, 2013 Joy-Ann Cohen A foreign spouse with landing papers could live here no matter what happened in the couple’s relationship, as immigration regulations stood prior to October 2012.
The 2009 Annotated Citizenship Act | By Henry M. Goslett & Barbara Jo Caruso April 01, 2013 Leslie H. Morley The 2009 Annotated Citizenship Act is part of Carswell’s “Statutes of Canada Annotated” series.
Message from the Chair - April 2013 April 01, 2013 Lainie M. Appleby The Executive continues its efforts in working on behalf of the Ontario Bar Association Citizenship and Immigration Section.
Message from the Editor - April 2013 April 01, 2013 Joy-Ann Cohen So many new immigration laws have taken effect in the past twelve months that the government’s accomplishment, in creating and passing them all, calls out for response.
Professional Corporations for Immigration Lawyers January 02, 2012 Chantal Desloges In the Income Tax Act, a professional corporation (PC) is defined to mean a corporation that carries on the professional practice of an accountant, dentist, lawyer medical doctor, veterinarian or chiropractor.
International Students: The Advisor’s Perspective January 02, 2012 Justin Kerr School is going well. I’m getting good marks in English and my other classes. My family wants me to go to university, but where? What to study and where to go?
USA: Highly Skilled Workers January 02, 2012 David H. Nachman During the last year the streets of Cairo, Tripoli, Manama, and Madison were recently heaving with protesters who were demonstrating their personal commitment to change.
Studying In Canada as A Path To Permanent Residence January 02, 2012 Véronique Malka In their quest for a way to immigrate to Canada, foreign nationals typically consider the traditional processes available through business immigration, such as the Foreign Skilled Worker program.