In Tabingo c. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2013 FC 377, the Federal Court (the “Court“) certified three questions when it dismissed the class action lawsuit launched by people whose permanent residence applications were terminated by Bill C-38, the Jobs Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act (“Bill C-38“). Bill C-38 introduced a new s. 87.4(1) (“Section 87.4(1)“)to the… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Federal Skilled Workers
Educational Credential Assessments (Updated May 22)
Citizenship and Immigration Canada has released the names of the designed Educational Credential Assessment agencies. Starting on May 4, 2013, applicants to the Federal Skilled Worker Program will be required to submit an Educational Credential Assessment. Subsection 75(2)(e) makes this a requirement even if the applicant does not wish to rely on Education points. The four… Continue Reading
New 2013 Federal Skilled Worker Class (Updated – April 18, 2013)
(On August 17, 2012, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC”) announced that it would be overhauling Canada’s Federal Skilled Worker Class (“FSWC”). Numerous program announcements have been introduced since then. Each time we have revised and updated this blog post. The most recent update was on April 18, 2013.) In brief, the FSWC will now focus… Continue Reading
Visa Officers can Overrule AEOs
The Federal Court has ruled that a visa officer is entitled to override an opinion by the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development (“Service Canada“) that an arranged offer of employment is genuine. In Ghazeleh v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), the Court had to determine whether a visa officer erred in awarding a Federal Skilled… Continue Reading
Federal Skilled Trades Class to be Capped at 3,000 Applicants
As previously discussed here, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC“) will be introducing a new Federal Skilled Trades Class (“FSTC”), which will facilitate the immigration of certain skilled tradespersons in Canada. The Government of Canada originally “announced” the creation of the FSTC in August through the publication of regulatory changes, however, CIC today released new information which… Continue Reading
Class Action Lawsuit Launched Over the Termination of 300,000 Skilled Worker Applications
Waldman & Associates and Larlee Rosenberg have launched a class action lawsuit against the Government of Canada’s proposed legislation terminated all Federal Skilled Worker Program applications made prior to February 27, 2008 that are still being processed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Numerous media outlets have reported on both the devastating impact the change has… Continue Reading
Changes to Language Requirements
New Language Requirements for Citizenship and PNP Applications Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC”) has introduced new language requirements for citizenship applications and certain provincial nominee applications. For citizenship applications, the changes will introduce objective language requirements for most applicantions. For certain provincial nominee program (“PNP”) applications, the changes will introduce mandatory language testing. The Citizenship… Continue Reading
Skilled Worker Non-Processing Letters Going Out
And so it begins. Citizenship and Immigration Canada has begun sending letters to Federal Skilled Worker Applicants who applied prior to February 27, 2008, that their applications will not be processed, and that they will soon be contacted regarding a refund. Regardless of what one thinks of the merits of cancelling the backlog (I am… Continue Reading