[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…
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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…
Small, nimble firms challenge ‘big law’
[Financial Post] Five years after the onset of the global economic slowdown, there are signs that the legal services industry is slowly starting to reshape itself in Canada. Surprisingly, the greatest innovations in legal service delivery are coming from small…
Canada lawyer put $1.7M in offshore tax havens
Source: CBC News A prominent Canadian lawyer, husband to a Liberal senator, moved nearly $2 million to secretive financial havens while he was locked in battle with the Canada Revenue Agency over his taxes, according to documents in a massive…
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…
Bridging Open Work Permits for Certain Federal Economic Class Applicants
On December 15, 2012, Citizenship and Immigration Canada issued Operational Bulletin 485. The title above and the contents below are self-explanatory. Summary Effective December 15, 2012,qualifying foreign nationals currently in Canada who have submitted an application for permanent residence (PR) under the…
Canada to Begin Collecting Biometrics from Certain Foreign Nationals
Ottawa, December 7, 2012 — In order to facilitate legitimate travel, nationals of twenty‑nine countries and one territory will soon need to provide their biometrics to come to Canada to visit, study or work, under regulations proposed today by Citizenship, Immigration…
Mayor Rob Ford and the Canadian Judicial System
On Monday, November 26, 2012, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was ordered out of office in 14 days after Justice Charles Hackland ruled that Ford broke the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act in a council vote in February 2011. This would…
Abandonment of citizenship applications and proof of residence
On November 16, 2012, Citizenship and Immigration Canada introduced Operation Bulletin 476, entitled “Abandonment of citizenship grant applications where proof of residence has not been provided.” Below is an excerpt of the Bulletin. Background Applicants for Canadian citizenship are responsible…
2013: Federal Skilled Worker Program quota reduced; CEC quota increased
On November 2, 2012, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced the target quota for the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) is between 53,500 to 55,300 for 2013. In the past years, Canada accepted on average 100,000 immigrants under the FSWP…