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Due to concerns about fake letters of acceptance, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) now requires Designated Learning Institutions to verify the letters of acceptance submitted by study permit applicants. The biggest change is the cap on the number of study permit applications that IRCC will approve this year and in coming years.

Melissa Elizabeth Eberly, immigration and family lawyer with Gibson Piazza Anders, discusses upcoming changes to the Citizenship Act concerning Lost Canadians.

Melissa Elizabeth Eberly, immigration lawyer with Paolucci Law, answers your question, “how long will it take for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to Process my Application?”

If you have recently applied to sponsor your family members through a family class sponsorship, or if you are planning on doing so, new IRCC measures may apply to you and your family.

I am a student at a designated learning institution in Canada and want to apply for a post-graduation work permit. What do I need to know?

Pathways to Permanent Residence for Spouses or Common-Law Partners of Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents living in Canada

In July of this year, the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (the IRB) came out with its new and improved guidelines for gender-based considerations. This new guide greatly improves on its predecessor by broadening what qualifies as gender-based discrimination to encompass sexual orientation and all gender identities; addresses how other grounds for discrimination and persecution intersect with gender; and finally provides guidance to decision makers on assessing credibility and conducting hearings with individuals who have suffered gender-based trauma.

Niku Shaeri is an Immigration lawyer at Gerami Law PC. She represents clients on various immigration and refugee matters including sponsorships, humanitarian applications, refugee appeals and applications for protection, as well as other temporary and permanent residence applications.

Canada has undertaken significant efforts to assist those fleeing the conflict in Ukraine, including introducing two new programs to facilitate temporary residence applications for Ukrainians and expediting the processing of all immigration applications made by Ukrainian nationals.

If your marriage or relationship to your spouse or partner was genuine, getting separated or divorced from your sponsor will not affect your permanent resident (PR) status, even if you obtained permanent residence through the sponsorship of your spouse or common-law partner.

For many Canadians, their citizenship is obtained by birth, either because they were born in Canada, or they have a Canadian parent. However, Canadian citizenship can also be granted to Permanent Residents through what is called the “naturalization” process.

This article addresses the following question: Once I am a permanent resident of Canada, do I have to stay in Canada?

No, you are not required to hire an immigration lawyer to apply to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for immigration to Canada, the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) to make a refugee claim or file an immigration appeal, or apply to the Federal Court to seek judicial review of a refusal. However, even though it is not a requirement, I strongly recommend that you get legal advice from a lawyer that is personalized to your situation before making any immigration application or refugee claim.