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              •  B.C. adds a regional pilot to entrepreneur immigration programs | Colin Singer (Published by The Lawyers Daily | October 29, 2019)
              • Privacy concerns ramped up over border security agreement | Colin Singer (Published by The Lawyers Daily | August 13, 2019)
              • Quebec to increase immigration levels after promised cuts | Colin Singer (Published by The Lawyers Daily | July 08, 2019)
              • Yet another self-regulatory body for immigration consultants | Colin Singer (Published by The Lawyers Daily | May 13, 2019)
              • Closing Safe Third Country Agreement loopholes | Colin Singer (Published by The Lawyers Daily | Thursday, April 11, 2019)
              • Quebec ruling emphasizes government respect for rule of law | Colin Singer (Published by The Lawyers Daily | March 20, 2019)
              • How B.C. aims to protect temporary foreign workers | Colin Singer (Published by The Lawyers Daily | January 24, 2019)
              • Canada`s 2019-2021 immigration levels aiming for record | Colin Singer (Published by The Lawyers Daily | December 17, 2018)
              • 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)
              • Newfoundland: Minority parents and international entrepreneurs | Colin Singer (Published by The Lawyers Daily | August 28, 2018)
              • How Global Talent Stream targets world’s best tech workers | Colin Singer (Published by The Lawyers Daily | July 26, 2018)
              • Provincial Programs Strategic Part of Canada’s Immigration Landscape | Colin Singer (Published by The Lawyers Daily | June 15, 2018)
              • New Canada passport changes aim to protect children | Colin Singer (Published by The Lawyers Daily | May 28, 2018)
              • Second-generation Canadian immigrants outearn their parents | Colin Singer (Published by The Lawyers Daily | March 29, 2018)
              • Why wealthy Quebec immigrants settling in Vancouver and Toronto is a problem | Colin Singer (Published by The Lawyers Daily | February 28, 2018)
              • Canada’s provincial business immigration programs turn to two-step process | Colin Singer (Published by The Lawyers Daily | January 10, 2018)
              • Canada’s abusive detention policies could face UN council scrutiny | Colin Singer (Published by The Lawyers Daily | December 5, 2017)
              • Wealthy Immigrants to Canada Turning to Work Visas Under Ottawa’s Owner Operator Policies | (Published by Immigration & Citizenship Bulletin | November 2017)
              • If left unchecked, Quebec’s niqab ban risks redefining Canada as we know it | Colin Singer (Published by The Lawyers Daily | November 9, 2017)
              • Ottawa announces its groundbreaking multi-year immigration plan | Colin Singer (Published by The Lawyers Daily | November 3, 2017)
              • Sober second thought needed on proposal to raise immigration levels to 450,000 | Colin Singer (Published by The Lawyers Daily | October 12, 2017)
              • Ottawa under fire to rein in immigration consultants | Colin Singer (Published by The Lawyers Daily | July 18, 2017)
              • Feds Should Reboot Cash-for- Residence Immigration Program, Page 12 (Published by The Hill Times Publishing | May 11, 2016)
              • Want to move to Canada? Here’s what you need to know (Published by CNN | Mar 18, 2016) 
              • Hitting the Immigration wall (Published by Lawyers Weekly | October 23, 2015)
              • Canada losing lucrative Immigrant Investors (Published by Financial Post | February 9, 2015)
              • Canada Raises Immigration Levels Under New Express Entry System (Published by Mondaq | February 9, 2015)
              • Canada Immigration Lawyer Says Harper Should Follow Obama’s Example on Illegal Immigration (Published by Yahoo | November 21, 2014)
              • Understanding Quebec’s Economic Immigration Stream  (Published by Immigration & Citizenship Bulletin | September, 2013)
              • Canada can’t afford New Immigration Plan (Published by Financial Post | April 17, 2012)
              • Quebec Immigration Rules: Skilled Workers Update (Published by Immigration & Citizenship Bulletin | November, 2009)
              • Immigration Quotas Cause the Backlog (Published by National Post | May 21, 2008)
              • The New Immigration Law: A dangerous piece of work (Published by National Post | APRIL 4, 2006)

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              • Tackling Illegal Border Crossings (Published by CBC | November 23, 2017)
                Speaking to host Andrew Nichols, Canada Immigration Lawyer and Managing Partner of immigration.ca discusses how Ottawa is preparing for a possible increase in refugee claims from irregular border crossings following planned changes in US immigration policy.
              • Top Immigration Lawyer Singer Says Mexican Asylum Claims to Rise (Published by Daily Beast | Mar 26, 2017)
                Speaking to the Daily Beast, immigration lawyer Singer raises concerns that refugee claims from Mexico will return to previous levels after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lifted the requirement against official advice in December 2016.
              • Moving to Canada Googling spikes as Trump gains support  (Published by BNN | Mar 7, 2016)
                Colin Singer, a Canadian immigration lawyer and managing partner at immigration.ca discusses a
                rising interest through web searches in how to move to Canada, as the U.S. primaries ramp up.
              • Program designed to woo wealthy immigrant investors a “charade”  (Published by BNN | Feb 17, 2015) 
                Colin Singer, a Canadian immigration lawyer and managing partner of immigration.ca discusses why Ottawa’s Immigrant Investor Venture Capital (IIVC) Pilot Program for ultra-high network immigrants wishing to immigrate to Canada, is not competitive on the international stage and will not attract attention.

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