Q & A: Skilled Worker Application – work experience

Question: I am in the process of submitting an application for permanent residence as a skilled worker. Can I be awarded points for unpaid work performed outside of Canada? Answer: No. Work is defined in section 1 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations as : “an activity for which wages are paid or commission […]

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RCMP Arrests Federal Immigration Official

The RCMP has charged five people, among them an Immigration Canada official, with corruption and fraud after several raids in Ottawa. The RCMP are alleging the group received up to $25,000 in fees from at least a dozen Arab immigrants seeking permanent resident status. The arrests are the culmination of an investigation that began in […]

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NEXUS Air off to a flying start at the Vancouver International Airport

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and United States Customs and Border Protection have launched the NEXUS Air pilot project at the Vancouver International Airport. The program is designed to speed up the border clearance process for pre-approved, low-risk air travellers. NEXUS Air uses biometric iris recognition technology to ensure the highest level of border […]

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Embassy update: Reopening of Canadian Empbassy in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

The Canadian visa office in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, reopened mid- November, and resumed normal operations. The office is doing its utmost to eliminate the delays caused by the recent civil unrest in that country. The visa office is now processing applications for temporary resident visas and study permits from all its satellite offices (Libreville, Yaoundé, […]

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David Cohen’s Blog: To Thine Ownself Be True

Draft-age Americans and their kin will no doubt be interested in the fate of Jeremy Hinzman, a former paratrooper who deserted from the 82 nd Airborne Division after his application as a non-combatant conscientious objector was turned down. Mr. Hinzman is now in Canada seeking asylum. He is arguing that U.S. soldiers committed war crimes […]

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David Cohen’s Blog: Plan B for Hong Kongers – Immigrate to Canada

For a brief time in the mid 1980’s I resided in that jewel of a city, Hong Kong. The Sino-British Joint Declaration had just been signed, meaning that Hong Kong would revert to the control of China in 1997. Brits being Brits, they at the same time let it be known that henceforth most holders […]

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Attorney David Cohen launches Canadian Immigration ‘Blog’

David Cohen, of the law firm Campbell, Cohen, one of Canada’s leading immigration lawyers, announced the launch of the Canadian Immigration Blog The purpose of this new site is to express personal views on the cross-border movement of people in general and the Canadian experience in particular. Topics which will be touched upon include foreign […]

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Q & A: Convictions for impaired driving

Question: I am US citizen who was recently convicted of driving under the influence (D.U.I.). I have heard that this might prevent me from being admitted into Canada. Is this true? Answer: A conviction for impaired driving may prevent you from entering Canada, even if the conviction or guilty plea was treated as a misdemeanor […]

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Canada introduces legislation to establish a new border agency

The Government of Canada has introduced legislation to establish the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). “With the creation of the Canada Border Services Agency within the new portfolio of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Government of Canada is adopting an integrated approach to border management to facilitate the flow of people and goods while […]

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