Feb 13, 2014
February 6, 2014 ? Today, Canada?s Federal Government tabled Bill C-24, the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act in the House of Commons. The Act...
Feb 11, 2014
The Canadian government does not require you to hire the services of an immigration lawyer when immigrating to Canada or handling other immigration...
Feb 6, 2014
On February 12th, 2014 Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced new rules for international students. The new regulations include the fol...
Feb 5, 2014
As of February 3, 2014, the cap of 5,000 applications has been reached for applications being accepted by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (?CIC?...
Feb 5, 2014
Moving from one country to another seems like a simple process from the outside, but most of the time that isn?t the case at all. Part of the compl...
Jan 30, 2014
On February 6, 2014, Citizenship and Immigration Canada will automatically consider visitors for a multiple-entry visa. Multiple-entry visas enable...
Jan 28, 2014
According to the official Citizenship and Immigration Canada website (CIC), the federal government would like to gauge the public?s opinion about h...
Jan 22, 2014
As announced in May 2013, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will be re-opening the parental sponsorship program in January 2014. The new par...
Jan 17, 2014
On April 1, 2014, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin the process of granting the coveted H-1B classification...
Jan 14, 2014
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) issued a news release today indicating that a large number of visas had been issued from Visa Offices in C...
Jan 14, 2014
In recent article in Canadian Lawyer Magazine, Green and Spiegel partner Stephen Green criticizes the new legislative amendments affecting the Temp...
Jan 14, 2014
In consultation with employers throughout Ontario, in January 2014, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) released a report entitled ?Think Fast, O...
Jan 14, 2014
Partner Evan Green has been invited to Hinzu Portman Befund join the Canadian delegation on a historic visit to Israel commencing this Saturday. P...
Jan 7, 2014
Green and Spiegel partner Stephen Green spends a lot of time aboard planes travelling around the world to meet the firm's clients and potential cli...
Jan 1, 2014
Potential U.S Presidential candidate Tom Cruz, a Texas Senator, promised months ago to give up his Canadian citizenship to appease fellow Tea Party...
Dec 31, 2013
If you are an immigrant living in Canada, no matter from which part of the world you came, your chance of successfully integrating into Canadian so...
Dec 21, 2013
On December 31, 2013, a new set of amendments will come into force which will impact the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) and employers who ...
Dec 20, 2013
Stephen Green, Senior Partner at Green and Spiegel, LLP doesn't buy the explanation that the excessive paperwork in citizenship applications is nec...
Dec 12, 2013
Please be advised that a proposal to reduce the age of dependents from under 22 to under 19 was pre-published in the Canada Gazette Part I on May 1...
Dec 11, 2013
Citizenship and Immigration Canada has just announced that Canadians living and working outside of Canada may now apply for a passport with the fol...