As of April 18, 2017, the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) repealed the conditional permanent residence requirement. The requirement for the two-year cohabitation period no longer applied to new and existing applicants under the spouse, common-law partner,…
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Couple fined $120,000 for immigration fraud following government crackdown
[National Post] When Reha and Ecehan Ozcelik landed at Montreal’s Trudeau airport on Sept. 17, they told the border officer who questioned them they were permanent residents of Canada and lived in Montreal. And yet, they couldn’t answer basic questions…
5-year ban imposed on certain spousal sponsorship applicants
The following is a news release by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, provided to you by Toronto Lawyer Jeff Li. Toronto, March 2, 2012 — The Government of Canada has put in place a bar on sponsorship in an ongoing effort to…
Same sex marriage country list expands to include New York State
After heated debate, New York lawmakers voted to legalize same-sex marriage yesterday on June 25, 2011. For more information, see http://nyti.ms/jVIl2L. As of today, a total of 10 countries and 6 U.S. states allow same-sex marriage: Countries: Argentina, Belgium, Canada,…