Q. Does anyone know anyone who might have any information at all that might help an HIV+/HIV- same-sex couple immigrate to Canada on Humanitarian and Compassionate grounds? Neither member of the relationship currently resides in Canada, though the negative partner could likely immigrate as an independent.

Q. My friend who is a Canadian PR has been stayed outside Canada for more than 6 month for the purpose of study in a European country, and now he would like to return to Canada. He didn’t apply for a Returning Permit when he left Canada, because he didn’t have the intention of abandoning Canada as the permanent residence. In addition, his family has been in Canada and himself still hold a Canadian bank account. He even has a car in Canada which has not been used in the past months.

At the Port of Entry of Canada, IF the immigration officer thinks he wants to abandon Canada, what would happen? Will he be refused to enter Canada and go back to Europe RIGHT AWAY?

Employment grew strongly in October for the second consecutive month. An increase of 80,000 builds on September’s gain of 64,000 and brings job gains so far this year to 253,000 (+1.7%).

In a recent article which appeared in The Globe and Mail (November 19, 1999), Elinor Caplan - Canada’s newly-installed Immigration Minister – indicated Canada’s intentions to encourage the entry of immigrants.

On November 5, 1999, the Government of Canada announced the proposal of a new Citizenship Act. According to Elinor Caplan, Canada’s Immigration Minister, the new Act is designed to “strengthen the value of Canadian citizenship by better defining what it means to be Canadian and by setting clearer criteria for acquiring citizenship.”