This guide provides information on international event registration with IRCC and CBSA for event organizers, including IECSP and SELU.
In our day-to-day work, we have borne witness to the biased application of immigration measures as a form of reprisal, and we fear that the proposed changes will only increase the targeting of certain applicants.
Effective 27 May 2025 (12 weeks after being signed), the policy allows certain foreign nationals in Canada who have secured a valid offer of employment to start working in a new position or with a new employer immediately after submitting their work permit application, before it is approved.
The article highlights a growing trend of American students applying to British Columbia universities. For example, the University of British Columbia (UBC) has seen a 30% increase in U.S.-based applications. UBC suggests that “social and political shifts” in the U.S. may be driving this surge.
In a recent article published in BarTalk by the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch, Heron Law’s Will Tao and Karina Juma explore how automated decision-making systems (ADMs) are transforming immigration law and raising critical questions about transparency, fairness, and legal accountability.
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