Tackling Illegal Border Crossings (Video)

November 28, 2017 – Speaking to host Andrew Nichols, Canada Immigration Lawyer and Managing Partner of immigration.ca discusses how Ottawa is doing in the face of increased refugee claims from irregular border crossings following changes in US immigration policy. Interested employers: Kindly contact us here to receive further information. Interested candidates: Find out whether you qualify to Canada by completing
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Hitting the Immigration wall

New policies jeopardize Canada’s future, damage international reputation For decades, Canada developed a reputation as one of the most welcoming countries in the world. Since 2008, this is sadly no longer true. It is now much harder to get into Canada, to stay here permanently, and to become a citizen. This is due to a
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Immigration Quotas Cause the Backlog

Immigration Minister Diane Finley argues that the Harper government is promoting its new immigration bill because of a commitment to reducing the backlog of some 900,000 applicants for Canadian permanent residence and reduce wait times. She also claimed in a recent letter to FP (May 16, 2008) that Canada welcomed 429,000 “newcomers” last year, the
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The New Immigration Law: A dangerous piece of work

The Harper government has taken fire for its decision to deport thousands of undocumented workers, with critics especially accusing the federal government of disregard for the needs of the Toronto economy and pandering to anti-immigrant sentiment. The critics would be better advised to aim their fire at the government of Ontario, where most of Canada’s
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Quebec Immigration Rules: Skilled Workers Update

Carswell 20 Imm. & Cit., No. 9 . November 2009 . ISSN 0843-7564 November 2009 On October 14, 2009 the Quebec Government implemented important modifications to the Selection Grid in Schedule A of the Regulation respecting the selection of foreign nationals, R.R.Q., 1981, c. M-23.1, r.2. Source: Immigration
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Understanding Quebec’s Economic Immigration Stream

Immigration & Citizenship Bulletin – Carswell 24 Imm. & Cit., No. 8 . September 2013 . ISSN 0843-7564 September 2013 The Province of Quebec has authority to admit 55,000 foreign nationals each year. Under Quebec provincial law, the majority of foreign nationals are selected under the Economic Class comprised of the skilled worker, investor, entrepreneur
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Publications

Review Attorney Colin Singer’s award winning written commentaries published in major media and law journals: Selection rules for Quebec business immigrants – Part II | Colin Singer (Published by The Lawyers Daily | November 8, 2018) Selection rules for Quebec business immigrants – Part I |Colin Singer (Published by The Lawyers Daily |October 30, 2018)
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Canada Raises Immigration Levels Under New Express Entry System

The Government of Canada will increase immigration levels significantly in 2015. Citizenship and Immigration Canada aims to welcome as many as 285,000 new permanent residents this year. This represents a significant increase in levels from previous years. Canada’s increased immigration levels, coincides with the implementation of a new Express Entry immigration system which processes immigrants
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Canada Losing Lucrative Immigrant Investors

This editorial was written by Attorney Colin R. Singer and appeared in the National Financial Post – February 9, 2015 Former Harper Government’s Business Immigration Program is a Charade The previous Conservative government’s Immigrant Investor Venture Capital (IIVC) Pilot Program aims to raise $120-million from 60 eligible ultra-high net worth investors. The funds are intended
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Canada can’t afford New Immigration Plan

This editorial was written by Attorney Colin R. Singer and appeared in the National Financial Post – April 17, 2012 Statistics confirm that Canada’s current net labour market growth is predominantly dependent on immigration. It appears almost certain that by 2030 Canada will be entirely reliant on immigration for population growth. However, the latest policy
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