Section 133(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (the “Regulations”) provides that: A sponsor who is a Canadian citizen and does not reside in Canada may sponsor a foreign national who makes [an application to sponsor a member of the Family Class] and is the sponsor’s spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner or dependent child who has… Continue Reading
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Significant Changes Coming to the Spousal-Sponsorship Program
Fresh off his efforts to crack down on crooked consultants, and having just introduced legislation to deter “bogus refugees,” Jason Kenney, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, is now focusing his scopes on deterring sham marriages. He has made (or is in the process of making) two significant changes to Canada’s spousal-sponsorship program. While both… Continue Reading
Court Discusses Parameters of Spouse or Common-Law in Canada Class
Canadians wanting to sponsor foreign nationals have to decide whether they want to apply as a member of the Family Class or as a member of the Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada Class. To be a member of the Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada Class, applicants must: be the spouse or common-law partner… Continue Reading
De Facto Family Members
Many people are often try to sponsor an adult sibling only to learn that adult siblings (and adult children) are not eligible to be sponsored under the family class. However, in certain cases, such individuals may be eligible for humanitarian & compassionate grounds as de facto family members.… Continue Reading
Racial Profiling at Citizenship and Immigration Canada?
Charlie Gillis has an interesting article Macleans Magazine today titled “Who Doesn’t Get Into Canada”. The article analyses a government report titled “Social and Economic Outcomes of Second Generation Youth” in the context of broader trends in Canadian immigration patterns. The government report makes many very blunt observations, including that: Chinese and South Asians are the… Continue Reading