The Federal Court in Carran v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) has certified the following question of general importance: During a stay of removal order, does subsection 68(4) of the IRPA only apply to convictions for subsection 36(1) offences committed after the beginning of the stay? The case involved a permanent resident who had several… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Immigration Trends
Immigration Related Resolutions at the NDP Convention
In 2011 I wrote about a resolution at the Conservative Party Convention to strip the citizenship of people who take up arms against Canadian soldiers or other types of treason. Fast forward to 2013, and it seems like the government may adopt a similar policy. So with the New Democratic Party, the Official Opposition in… Continue Reading
Temporary Foreign Workers to Canada by Year and Job
The debate over temporary foreign workers is back in the news. I have received a copy of the results of an Access to Information and Privacy Act request which shows the breakdown of admittance of foreign worker by year and occupation. (I am not publishing this document on my blog, however, if you want a copy feel… Continue Reading
Wave Throughs at CBSA
Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA“) officers at land border crossings are faced with an impossible task. They have to interdict individuals who may be a public or health risk, process hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals and permanent residents who have assorted applications and immigration requirements which must be assessed, and collect taxes. CBSA Officers… Continue Reading
Data Confirms Removals from British Columbia Up Since Conservatives Took Office
We have obtained through an Access to Information and Privacy Act request data showing the Canada Border Services Agency’s removal statistics for people in British Columbia from 2003 – 2012 (2012 is partial). I have reproduced below two pages of the data. We have also obtained a chart showing Removal Orders from British Columbia by… Continue Reading
Impacts of Budget 2013 on Immigration
The Government of Canada has released its budget for 2013 (“Budget 2013″). Budget 2013 contains several announcements of changes to immigration programs which the Government of Canada will introduce this year, including (my editorial comments in maroon): Providing $42-million in funding to support enhanced program capacity within the Temporary Resident program, and giving the Minister… Continue Reading
Procedural Fairness Where Credibility is an Issue
The Federal Court has allowed an appeal involving the issue of procedural fairness where credibility is an issue. In Farooq v. Canada, 2013 FC 164, the refusal letter stated: He claims he worked from January 2005 to August 2006 as software developer and from 2006 to present as manager (software development) for Tricastmedia PVT Ltd in… Continue Reading
Spot the Difference
For the past several days the Citizenship and Immigration Canada homepage has featured the following happy trio. These guys are certainly doing well for themselves in Canada. As Stephen Fogarty, a Montreal based Canadian immigration lawyer, noted, they’ve even appeared on dentist advertisements in Quebec. You can play “spot the difference” with this one.… Continue Reading