Law Office of Jeff Jiehui Li On June 11, 2015, the last set of the new citizenship application measures stipulated in Bill C-24 will be implemented. As a whole, the new measures set a higher bar for people to apply…
Category: Canada Immigration and Visa Matters
Blog on Canadian permanent residency or temporary residency matters written by Toronto immigration lawyer Jeff Li.
Bill C-24: The New Amendments to the Citizenship Act
By Jeff J. Li On June 19, 2014, Bill C-24, also known as Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act, received royal assent. The Bill introduced major changes to the current citizenship grant regime. Most significantly, citizenship applicants will need to be physically…
Citizenship and Immigration Canada Caps Canadian Experience Class (CEC) Applications
Ottawa – November 8, 2013 — Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander announced changes to improve the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) so that the program continues to attract top quality candidates. “The Canadian Experience Class has allowed more than 25,000…
Immigration detainees in Lindsay jail stage protest and hunger strike
[Excerpt of article from torstar.com] GTA immigration detainees recently transferred to a jail in Lindsay, Ont., held a protest and staged a hunger strike this week over what they describe as unfair treatment. About 200 inmates being held in Greater…
New Divorce Process for Certain Non-residents Who Married in Canada
[The following is a news release provided by Jeff Li, Toronto Family Law Lawyer.] OTTAWA, August 16, 2013 – The Honourable Peter MacKay, P.C., Q.C., M.P., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced the coming into force of a…
Imporptant Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
On July 31, 2013, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) announced the latest changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). The changes concern mostly about Canadian employers’ application for Labour Market Opinion (LMO), with the aim to “ensure…
Latest update on Quebec Immigrant Investor Program – Quota, fees, etc.
[Source of Information: Industrial Alliance] Effective August 1, 2013, several changes will be made to the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program. New rules have been adopted regarding procedures for the intake and processing of certain applications for a selection certificate submitted…
Employers fume as Ottawa tightens foreign worker rules
Note: The following is an excerpt from the same-name article on Global and Mail. As the articles suggests, the changes, if implemented, represent the biggest “overhaul” of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, and the consequence will be far-reaching. Jeff Li…
New Start-Up Visa Program In Force April 1
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced on January 24, 2013 the launch of a new entrepreneur program – the so called “Start-up Visa” program that is expected to help innovative immigrant entrepreneurs. Toronto lawyer Jeff Li, who provides both immigration law…
New Federal Skilled Trades Program Accepts Applications and List of Occupations
Ottawa, January 2, 2013 — The brand-new Federal Skilled Trades Program begins accepting applications today, announced Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney. “The new Skilled Trades Program will address serious labour shortages that some regions of the country are facing,…