Join Heron Law lawyers Laura Schemitsch and Karina Juma at Peter A. Allard School of Law at UBC for a presentation regarding immigration pathways post-graduation.
The eligibility criteria for the Temporary Rural / Remote Health Support Initiative have changed. BC PNP has also adjusted their guides effective 28 May, 2026.
Heron Law’s Will Tao was featured in a national Canadian Press story on May 16, 2026, offering expert commentary on how IRCC’s own unclear language led to a wave of unjust PGWP refusals across Canada. He also successfully represented a recent UBC graduate whose work authorization was restored after a reconsideration request.
The Permanent Residence Pathway for Foreign Nationals in State Care is a humanitarian immigration pathway aimed at protecting vulnerable young people who are, or were, in provincial or territorial state care. If you work with youth in care, or if you were raised in the Canadian child welfare system, this program may be one of the most time-sensitive opportunities you will ever encounter.
On December 15 2025, Bill C-3, an Act to Amend the Citizenship Act, came into effect. Prior to this change, Canadian citizenship by descent was limited to the first generation of people born or adopted abroad, a limit which was in place from 2009 to 2015. As a result of these recent changes to remove this limit, there has been a dramatic increase in related applications. Here are some answers to common questions we have come across lately.