Apr 13, 2021
Peter Salerno and Jonathan Green
On March 16, 2020, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new entry restrictions to Canada that would be implemented shortly after midni...
Feb 19, 2021
Claire MacLean and Genevieve Giesbrecht
On Saturday, February 13, 2021, the Canadian immigration world awoke to a surprise from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Any c...
Jan 25, 2021
Jonathan Green
Effective January 7th, 2021, all individuals 5 years of age and older entering Canada by air must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 laboratory ...
Jan 14, 2021
1. Immigration to Canada can be confusing.
Even in the simplest of cases, applications for permanent residence, work permits and ...
Jan 4, 2021
Genevieve Giesbrecht
As of January 7, 2021, at 12:01 EST, all travellers entering Canada via air will be required to present negative COVID-19 test results prio...
Nov 11, 2020
Alexander Toope
On Saturday, November 7th, Joe Biden secured victory in the U.S. Presidential election, defeating the incumbent Donald Trump and the Republican pa...
Nov 3, 2020
Tim Golden
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on operations and service standards at US consulates and embassies in Canada and around the wor...
Oct 7, 2020
Jonathan Green
To limit the spread of COVID-19, governments around the world have implemented new measures to control travel and immigration between borders. Can...
Oct 5, 2020
Alexander Toope
THE SAFE THIRD COUNTRY AGREEMENT - BACKGROUND
The Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement (“STCA”), part of the U.S.-Canada Sma...
Oct 2, 2020
Kelly Goldthorpe
The US presidential election is about a month away but many Americans are already thinking about an exit plan in case the election results do not ...
Sep 23, 2020
Genevieve Giesbrecht
On August 14, 2020, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino announced a new pathway for ...
Aug 5, 2020
Peter Salerno
Travel Restrictions
Since the emergence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in March 2020, the Government of Canada has released a series of m...
Jul 22, 2020
Lovers who are looking for creative, digital ways to settle down in or bring their significant others to Canada should be warned: Not all is fair ...
Jul 13, 2020
If distance makes the heart grow fonder, the unyielding gulf imposed by COVID-19-related travel restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border is c...
Jul 8, 2020
Like everything else in the world, COVID-19 has impacted immigration in unprecedented ways. With unemployment rates skyrocketing in the past few m...
Jun 10, 2020
Canada’s ongoing efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 includes requiring every traveler entering Canada, regardless of nationality or where...
Jun 10, 2020
As COVID-19 continues to reshape the Canadian immigration landscape, many questions arise for international students such as…. what is the i...
May 16, 2020
Amid all of the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 and Canadian immigration, the Government of Canada has announced a new Agri-Food Pilot program tha...
Apr 1, 2020
Michael Hughes and Valerie Kleinman
As the unprecedented circumstances surrounding the outbreak of COVID-19 continue to evolve, the Government of Canada has released a series o...