Immigration
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August 16, 2024
Federal Court rules in two immigration cases on ‘compassionate’ review, impact of divorce
Divorcing your spouse “willingly” — with the resulting loss of your permanent resident status in a foreign land — is not the same as “voluntarily” losing or relinquishing your permanent resident status, thereby excluding you from refugee protection in Canada, Federal Court Justice Janet Fuhrer has ruled.
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August 16, 2024
Surrendering U.S. citizenship: How it can help, how it can hurt
U.S. citizenship is a privilege for many, but it can also be a burdensome and unwanted obligation for others.
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August 14, 2024
Canada to launch study permit pilot program to boost Francophone immigration
A new immigration pilot program that aims to provide study permits for up to 2,300 Francophones from abroad to study in Canada over the next year launches Aug. 26, 2024.
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August 13, 2024
Failed Albanian refugee claimants get new H&C review of Canadian-born kids’ best interests
The Federal Court has quashed the denial of an Albanian couple’s application for permanent residence that is based on humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) grounds because the immigration officer didn’t properly take into account the best interests of the pair’s two Canadian children but, instead, wrongly applied a more onerous “hardship” test.
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August 09, 2024
Canada sanctions Belarusian judges complicit in Lukashenko regime’s jailing of political prisoners
Canada and its allies have imposed asset freezes and immigration bans on certain Belarusian judges and others who facilitate repression and violations of human rights in their country, including jailing hundreds of political prisoners at the behest of President Alexander Lukashenko’s illegitimate regime.
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August 09, 2024
Federal Court upholds Ottawa’s decision to sanction oil billionaire with ties to Russia
Oil billionaire Igor Makarov will be staying on Canada’s sanctions list for now.
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August 08, 2024
‘Least serious’ CJC sanction for judge who donated to Liberals after joining bench sparks criticism
Ethics experts are criticizing the Canadian Judicial Council’s (CJC) imposition of what the council calls its “least serious” and “lowest level” sanction on an Ontario Superior Court judge whose political donations to the federal Liberals, after the Trudeau government appointed her to the bench, were exposed by the media.
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August 06, 2024
Canada brings new measures to reduce foreign worker use in the country
In an announcement today, Canada said it has made clear that the temporary foreign worker (TFW) program “cannot be used to circumvent hiring talented workers in Canada” and that the government “will take further action to weed out misuse and fraud within the system.”
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August 01, 2024
Esther’s legal odyssey: A call for accessible justice | Alexandar Pavlov
African Muslim women in Canada often face unique legal dilemmas, especially when involved in common-law relationships.
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July 31, 2024
New associate joins Mathews Dinsdale Halifax
A recent news release announced that Sarah Gray has joined Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP as an associate.