Laura Schemitsch, Canadian Immigration and Refugee Lawyer, Heron Law Offices In 2023, Canada experienced a dramatic shift in public opinion surrounding immigration. An October 2022 poll by the Environics Institute found that 7 out of 10 Canadians were supportive of immigration levels at the time, the largest majority recorded by
The Federal Court’s Decision in Chen v. Canada (MCI) 2023 FC 885 asks for more evidence from Applicants to demonstrate significant prejudice, but this could be a double-edged sword for Applicants. It also is arguably inconsistent with how mandamus intersects with the higher abuse of process standard. First of all,
The worst has happened – you are in Canada, you applied for a work permit extension, or study permit extension, and it was refused. You’re no longer eligible to re-apply, and you have no options left. Or so you thought. In situations where you are not eligible for any work
In this blog post, we will discuss two recent cases (one 2022 Federal Court Decision and one 2023 Immigration Division) that helps outline steps Applicants should take to be able to preserve the argument of innocent misrepresentation. The innocent misrepresentation (also called the innocent mistake) exception is a narrow exemption
In this blog post, we want to briefly share a refusal decision we have seen in our office recently on a post-graduate work permit (restoration) refusal and highlight where this decision is both wrong and problematic. The refusal letter is below: The Officer in this case appears to have refused
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