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Guidy Mamann of Mamann and Associates in Toronto Ontario Canada examines the ins and outs of the Canadian Immigration system in his weekly blog posts.

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How Long Does The Immigration Process Take?

Posted on July 31, 2008
Jennifer Roggemann, Immigration Lawyer with Jennifer Roggemann Law Office in Kitchener, answers the question: How long does the immigration process take? When I have a client going through the immigration process, I can give them an approximate time frame for how long it will take, but I have to be very aware of what is [...

The Danger Of Relying On General Knowledge When Making Decisions About Immigration Law.

Posted on July 31, 2008
Jennifer Roggemann, Immigration Lawyer with Jennifer Roggemann Law Office in Kitchener discusses the danger of relying on general knowledge when making decisions about immigration law. Clients will often say that they have heard some fact about immigration from a friend or neighbour and want to confirm that it?s true...

How An Extra Three Years Of Work Experience Benefits Students Looking For Permanent Residency Status?

Posted on July 29, 2008
Darryl Larson, Immigration Lawyer with Embarkation Law Group in Vancouver, explains how an extra three years of work experience benefits students looking for permanent residency status. If you are a student who is here on a study permit, being able to stay for three years after graduation and find work provides a number of benefits, especially [...

How Much Will It Cost To Hire An Immigration Lawyer?

Posted on July 29, 2008
Jennifer Roggemann, Immigration Lawyer with Jennifer Roggemann Law Office in Kitchener, answers the question: How much will it cost to hire an immigration lawyer? I usually separate the cost into three categories: the legal fee, government disbursements and other disbursements...

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Recent Changes That Benefit Students On A Student Work Permit.

Posted on July 29, 2008
Darryl Larson, Immigration Lawyer with Embarkation Law Group in Vancouver, explains recent changes that benefit students on a student work permit. About two or three years ago, the legislation was changed so that a student who was here on a student visa was permitted to work off campus up to 20 hours a week during the [...

How The Changes To The Student Work Permit Affect The Spouses Of These Students?

Posted on July 25, 2008
Darryl Larson, Immigration Lawyer with Embarkation Law Group in Vancouver, explains how the changes to the student work permit affect the spouses of these students. The changes to the graduate student work permit program are designed to make it easier for the student?s spouse to find work as well, and for the same period of time...

Why do I need a lawyer?

Posted on July 25, 2008
Jennifer Roggemann, Immigration Lawyer with Jennifer Roggemann Law Office in Kitchener, answers the question: Why do I need a lawyer? Most of the people who come into my office are either looking for information, or they are already in a position where they recognize the need for a lawyer?s expertise...

The Importance Of Scheduling When Dealing With Business Immigration.

Posted on June 05, 2008
Greg Willoughby, Immigration lawyer with Greg Willoughby Law Professional Corporation in London, discusses the importance of scheduling when dealing with business immigration. When a business is going to be bringing people into Canada on a regular basis, it?s important to anticipate the schedule of these arrivals and deal with all the paperwork ahead of time...

The History Of The Provincial Nominee Program.

Posted on June 04, 2008
Michael Greene, immigration lawyer with the Calgary firm of Sherritt Greene Barristers & Solicitors, explains the history of the provincial nominee program. Provincial nominee programs are relatively recent devices. Up until the 1970s, the federal government ran all of the immigration programs...

When A Business Might Need An Immigration Lawyer?

Posted on June 04, 2008
Greg Willoughby, Immigration lawyer with Greg Willoughby Law Professional Corporation in London, discusses when a business might need an immigration lawyer. Any time that a business wants to bring someone who is not a Canadian citizen into Canada, it is most prudent to get legal advice...

The Success Of The Provincial Nominee Program In Alberta.

Posted on May 31, 2008
Michael Greene, immigration lawyer with the Calgary firm of Sherritt Greene Barristers & Solicitors, discusses the success of the provincial nominee program in Alberta. The provincial nominee program has been tremendously successful in Alberta, though it has gone through growing pains...

The Benefits To Companies Who Make Frequent Requests For Labour Market Opinions.

Posted on May 31, 2008
Greg Willoughby, Immigration lawyer with Greg Willoughby Law Professional Corporation in London, discusses the benefits to companies who make frequent requests for labour market opinions. Service Canada has a foreign worker office, and they get very familiar with different employers because we may be sending labour market opinions to them every week...

The Advantages Of Applying For Permanent Residence Status Through A Provincial Nominee Program As Opposed To Going Through The Federal Skilled Worker Program.

Posted on May 29, 2008
Michael Greene, immigration lawyer with the Calgary firm of Sherritt Greene Barristers & Solicitors, discusses the advantages of applying for permanent residence status through a provincial nominee program as opposed to going through the federal skilled worker program...

The Consequences That Arise When An Immigrant Has A Criminal Record Or Is Charged While Working In Canada.

Posted on May 29, 2008
Greg Willoughby, Immigration lawyer with Greg Willoughby Law Professional Corporation in London, discusses the consequences that arise when an immigrant has a criminal record or is charged while working in Canada. Sometimes clients come to me for help because the person they want to bring in has a criminal record in their home country...

How The Provincial Nominee Program Benefits The Provinces?

Posted on May 26, 2008
Michael Greene, immigration lawyer with the Calgary firm of Sherritt Greene Barristers & Solicitors, explains how the provincial nominee program benefits the provinces. In some provinces, there are incentives and disincentives designed to encourage people to move to lesser populated areas...

Why It Is Important To Consult A Business Immigration Specialist?

Posted on May 26, 2008
Greg Willoughby, Immigration lawyer with Greg Willoughby Law Professional Corporation in London, explains why it is important to consult a business immigration specialist. When you go to a doctor with a serious problem, you want a specialist. If you have a heart problem, you do not go to a GP hoping that he will figure it [...

How The Process To Acquire A Work Permit Can Be Speeded Up?

Posted on May 23, 2008
Greg Willoughby, Immigration lawyer with Greg Willoughby Law Professional Corporation in London, discusses how the process to acquire a work permit can be speeded up. The general rule for all work permits is that you need a labour market opinion from the human resource department where the person entering Canada is going to work...

How The Provincial Nominee Program Applies To Students?

Posted on May 23, 2008
Michael Greene, immigration lawyer with the Calgary firm of Sherritt Greene Barristers & Solicitors, explains how the provincial nominee program applies to students. Most of the provinces and the federal government have come to realize that foreign students make some of the very best immigrants to Canada...

Why It?s Important For a Business To Consult a Lawyer Who Specializes in Immigration Issues.

Posted on May 20, 2008
Joshua B. Sohn, Immigration Lawyer with Embarkation Law Group in Vancouver, explains why it?s important for a business to consult a lawyer who specializes in immigration issues. The most important reason for businesses to use a lawyer who is an immigration specialist is that immigration policy is an area that is constantly changing...

The Procedure Of Applying For And Extending A Student Visa.

Posted on May 15, 2008
Jennifer Roggemann, Immigration Lawyer with Jennifer Roggemann Law Office in Kitchener, discusses the procedure of applying for and extending a student visa. Applying for a student visa is usually done by the student in his home country. The student will receive their admission from a qualified Canadian education institution, and with that admission paper they [...

How An Immigration Lawyer Helps A Business Anticipate And Schedule Their Immigration Needs?

Posted on May 14, 2008
Joshua B. Sohn, Immigration Lawyer with Embarkation Law Group in Vancouver, explains how an immigration lawyer helps a business anticipate and schedule their immigration needs. There are various types of work permits that may be obtained to hire a foreign national, and knowing which type of work permit is optimal is important to avoid delay and [...

The Conditions That Must Be Met When Applying For A Student Visa.

Posted on May 14, 2008
Jennifer Roggemann, Immigration Lawyer with Jennifer Roggemann Law Office in Kitchener, discusses the conditions that must be met when applying for a student visa. There are a number of pre-requisites when you want to come to Canada on a student visa...

Why It?s Important For A Business To Consult A Lawyer Who Specializes In Immigration Issues?

Posted on May 13, 2008
Joshua B. Sohn, Immigration Lawyer with Embarkation Law Group in Vancouver, explains why it?s important for a business to consult a lawyer who specializes in immigration issues. The most important reason for businesses to use a lawyer who is an immigration specialist is that immigration policy is an area that is constantly changing...

The Advantages Of A Student Visa.

Posted on May 13, 2008
Jennifer Roggemann, Immigration Lawyer with Jennifer Roggemann Law Office in Kitchener, discusses the advantages of a student visa. A student visa is interesting because it is a temporary residence permit, but it has a number of advantages that other permits do not have...

Why someone might choose to consult a lawyer when applying for citizenship.

Posted on April 01, 2008
Joshua Sohn, Immigration Lawyer with Embarkation Law Group in Vancouver, explains why someone might choose to consult a lawyer when applying for citizenship. Some people consult a lawyer when applying for citizenship because, as with any other application, they want to make sure that the process is done properly from the outset...

The interview process for citizenship applicants.

Posted on March 31, 2008
Joshua Sohn, Immigration Lawyer with Embarkation Law Group in Vancouver, explains the interview process for citizenship applicants. A judge always has to review the application and sign off on it, but that does not mean there is always an interview or hearing in front of a judge...

Dual citizenship.

Posted on March 29, 2008
Joshua Sohn, Immigration Lawyer with Embarkation Law Group in Vancouver, explains dual citizenship. Since February 15th 1979, Canada has allowed for dual citizenship. In essence we no longer require somebody to give up their foreign citizenship in order to acquire Canadian citizenship...

Importance of documenting your residency background when applying for citizenship.

Posted on March 28, 2008
Joshua Sohn, Immigration Lawyer with Embarkation Law Group in Vancouver, discusses the importance of documenting your residency background when applying for citizenship. The guidelines state that a person needs to reside in Canada 1095 days out of a four year period previous to applying for citizenship...

Six criteria that must be met before someone can apply for citizenship.

Posted on March 27, 2008
Joshua Sohn, Immigration Lawyer with Embarkation Law Group in Vancouver, explains the six criteria that must be met before someone can apply for citizenship. 1. First, to apply to be a citizen of Canada you need to be 18 years or older. Someone�� under 18 needs to have a Canadian parent who is already a citizen [...

The value of citizenship over permanent residence status.

Posted on March 26, 2008
Joshua Sohn, Immigration Lawyer with Embarkation Law Group in Vancouver, explains the value of citizenship over permanent residence status. Where citizenship has value over permanent residence status is that a citizen can vote and a permanent resident cannot vote...

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