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Ottawa is giving a break to applicants for immigration who are already in the country and pose a low risk to the health of Canadians by removing the need for an additional medical exam. “These measures will help streamline application processing for low-risk, in-Canada applicants, while effectively managing public health risks,” states Immigration, Refugees and
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says Canada is moving towards putting its entire immigration process online in its bid to compete for immigrants from throughout the world. “My vision for our immigration system going forward is that it is completely virtual and touchless and that each and every one of these steps is integrated so that
An explosion in the number of permanent residents getting their Canadian citizenship is likely to hit Canada later this year or early next year, says Robert Falconer, a research associate at the School of Public Policy of the University of Calgary. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada data shows just how much the COVID-19 pandemic has
Les médias ont beaucoup parlé de la réforme des règles de citoyenneté proposée par le gouvernement, mais il est important pour les nouveaux arrivants et les immigrants prospectifs de comprendre exactement ce que ces changements signifient. Premièrement, les nouveaux arrivants devront attendre au moins quatre ans avant de déposer leur demande de citoyenneté, au lieu
2015-02-04 | 2015 FC 141 | IMM-4550-13 Song v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) Principles Established An applicant for Canadian Experience class permanent residency cannot be rejected merely because his employment experience does not match the exact wording of the required employment duties listed in the National Occupation Classification [NOC]. Such an application also cannot be rejected merely
2015-02-18 | 2015 FC 206 | IMM-446-14 Asoyan v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) Principle Established Once an applicant indicates that she is having trouble receiving e-mails from CIC, it is CIC’s duty to ensure that the applicant receives all subsequent e-mails. Facts Asoyan applied for judicial review of CIC’s decision to reject her application for permanent residency.
2015-01-16 | 2015 FC 67 | IMM-4516-13 Ijaz v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) Principle Established In the context of education received in a foreign country, there is ambiguity in the IRP regulations concerning whether educational qualification points should be awarded based on equivalent years of education or equivalent completed degrees. Facts Ijaz applied for judicial review of
2015-01-29 | 2015 CF 116 | T-346-14 El-Husseini c Canada (Citoyenneté et Immigration) Principle Established Procedural fairness requires a citizenship judge to take sufficient measures to inform a citizenship applicant of any evidence-related problems with his application before a final decision is rendered. Facts El-Husseini sought judicial review of a citizenship judge’s decision to reject his citizenship
Jason Kenney, le ministre de l’Immigration en 2011, avait interdit le niqab lors des cérémonies d’assermentation. Avant cette interdiction, le port d’un niqab dans ces occasions était parfaitement acceptable. Selon son argument (qu’il a donné au cours d’une interview en 2012), la prestation de serment de citoyenneté est « une déclaration de votre appartenance à la
T-1476-14 2015 FC 91 January 22nd, 2015 The Honourable Mr. Justice Rennie Federal Court (Trial Division) Principles Established: The Governor General’s power to grant royal assent is not subject to judicial review. It is within parliament’s legislative capacity to create a law that revokes citizenship. The applicant sought to set aside Governor General David Johnston’s
