Settlement providers call on IRCC to extend services to temporary residents

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2023 13:28:20 +0000

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has released the findings of its CFP 2024 Stakeholder consultations. IRCC runs the Settlement Program and Resettlement Assistance program to help newcomers adapt to their new life in Canada. The department partners with organizations throughout Canada to ensure newcomers get the assistance they require. IRCC is responsible for funding […]

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How you can overcome inadmissibility if you wish to enter Canada

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2023 12:30:30 +0000

Canada has admissibility requirements that a foreign national must meet before they are allowed to enter the country, which include passing a criminal background check and completing a medical examination. Schedule a Free Legal Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm What is criminal inadmissibility? Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and Canadian Border Services […]

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Canada’s non-permanent resident population is 2.2 million people

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:35:12 +0000

Statistics Canada has just released a major report that changes how it counts Canada’s non-permanent residents (NPRs). According to the latest population estimate, NPRs account for 2,198,679 people in Canada. A difference of over one million from Census 2021. The report is significant because Statistics Canada acknowledges that it previously undercounted the country’s NPR population. […]

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BREAKING: Canada’s non-permanent resident population is 2.2 million people

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2023 12:35:12 +0000

Statistics Canada has just released a major report that changes how it counts Canada’s non-permanent residents (NPRs). According to the latest population estimate, NPRs account for 2,198,679 people in Canada. A difference of  over one million from Census 2021. Note: This is a developing story. The report is significant because Statistics Canada acknowledges that it […]

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Your options to overcome inadmissibility to Canada

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2023 13:00:46 +0000

Canada welcomes millions of tourists, visitors, immigrants, foreign workers, and students each year. However, before coming to Canada, whatever the reason, it’s important to know that a past criminal record can make you inadmissible. If you have been convicted of a crime in the past, your admissibility to Canada is calculated based on the equivalency […]

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Ways to overcome criminal inadmissibility to Canada

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2023 11:30:58 +0000

Although Canada welcomes millions of visitors, workers, students and immigrants each year, each individual must meet admissibility requirements before being allowed to enter into the country. Schedule a Free Legal Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm If you are a foreign national who has been arrested or convicted of a crime, you may be […]

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Visiting Canada this summer if you have a criminal record

Credit to Author: Daniel Levy| Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 11:00:07 +0000

Individuals who have a criminal record may be at risk of being found criminally inadmissible to Canada—something which can deny them a visitor visa and entry into the country. However, those with a criminal record needn’t lose hope, as the government of Canada offers a few pathways to overcome criminal inadmissibility. Schedule a Free Legal […]

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How to overcome serious criminality to enter Canada

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:00:06 +0000

Serious offences may deem someone inadmissible to Canada or subject to a removal order. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) deem offences as serious criminality based on maximum imposable sentences in Canada. Schedule a Free Legal Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm For convictions within Canada, serious criminality may stem from: A conviction in […]

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Understanding why some people might not be allowed in Canada and ways to overcome inadmissibility

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2023 12:00:10 +0000

When someone is inadmissible to Canada, it is because the examining officer has decided that the person being assessed is or will be a threat to, or burden on, public health and/or safety. There are many intricacies to the concept of inadmissibility but on a basic level, inadmissibility falls under a few general categories, including […]

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Three ways to overcome your criminal inadmissibility to Canada

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Criminal inadmissibility can be one of the leading barriers to entry for foreign nationals looking to enter Canada. Offences and convictions ranging from driving while intoxicated (DWI) to fraud and first-degree murder can be reasons that prospective newcomers to Canada may be barred from entering the country. However, the Government of Canada does provide several […]

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