At this time of year when we greet one another with the Christmas message of peace and goodwill, I would like to address the plight of those who are called the legacy refugee claimants – persons who have filed claims for refugee protection before December 2012 and have not yet had a hearing. When the […]
Immigration matters Sukhram Ramkissoon In my last article I explained in some detail what is misrepresentation under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and how this can negatively affect an applicant for permanent residence in Canada. This week I will discuss a recent case in which a landed immigrant directly or indirectly misrepresented […]
Migrant farm workers from Dominica which was ravaged by Hurricane Maria last month, are appealing to the Canadian government to allow them to remain and continue to work in Canada to help support their families back home. The category five hurricane was reported to have left more than 20 people dead in Dominica and severely […]
OTTAWA – Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Ahmed Hussen, has announced changes to the Citizenship Act which came into effect yesterday (October 11). Hussen who made the announcement last week, said amendments to the Act are the fulfillment of a central Liberal election platform plank that promised to rid the Act of ” […]
Immigration Matters By: Sukhram Ramkisson In 2005, June who lived in Canada, met Alex (not their real names) at a festival in the Caribbean. They exchanged phone numbers and after June returned to Canada, they kept in touch with each other. The following year, Alex came to Canada on a student visa for nine months […]
By Carlton Joseph The Canadian province of Quebec has become an entry point for as many as 250 migrants a day. Most of those crossing into Canada in recent days are Haitians who have been living in the United States for years. They are reacting to the Trump administration’s announcement that it is pulling the […]
Persons who are granted permanent resident status in Canada are permitted to remain in the country for the rest of their lives. However, they are required to comply with the “residency obligation” provision under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act with respect to each five year period. During that period (1825 days), they must be […]
I have often written about spousal sponsorship applications and the obstacles that sponsors and/or applicants face. In many such cases, questions often come up about who is to be blamed when a spousal application is refused? Is it the officer who is dealing with the application? Or the sponsor ? Or applicant ? Let us […]
Jamaica’s National Land Agency (NLA) launched its new online anti-property fraud service, Property Watch, at the recent Jamaica National Group Expo held at the Pearson Convention Centre in Brampton, Ontario. The event brought together companies in the JN (Jamaica National ) Group, government agencies and real estate developers and construction companies to provide a one-stop […]
NEW YORK – When Nevisian Floyel Stapleton appeared in a Manhattan Criminal Court in New York for a routine hearing in his misdemeanour assault case, he was stunned to be met by US federal immigration agents as he left the courtroom. “I didn’t know they were there. They were in plain clothes. They had no […]
