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Steven Meurrens is a Partner at Larlee Rosenberg, a highly regarded law firm in Vancouver, British Columbia that practices exclusively in Canadian immigration law.

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Our firm practices almost exclusively in Canadian immigration matters, including work permit applications, provincial nominations, skilled worker applications, and more.

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Mandamus Orders

Judicial Reviews

A mandamus order is a judicial command to a government body to do, or forbear from, doing a specific act which it is obligated in law to do. The Federal Court's decision in Vaziri v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2006 FC 1159, is one of the most cited case in the immigration context for setting forth the test for when a mandamus order will be given.  There, Justice Snider stated: The equitable remedy of mandamus lies to compel the performance of a public legal duty that a public authority refuses or neglects to carry out when called upon to do so. Mandamus can be used to control procedural delays (Blencoe v. British Columbia (Human Rights Commission) [2000] 2 S.C.R. 307 at para. 149). The test for mandamus is set out in Apotex Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), [1994] 1 F.C. 742 (C.A.), aff'd [1994] 3 S.C.R. 1100 (and, more recently, discussed in the immigration context in Dragan v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [2003] 4 F.C. 189 (T.D.), aff'd [2003] F.C.J. No. 813, 2003 FCA 233,). The eight factors are: (i)  There must be a public legal duty to act; (ii)  The duty must be owed to the Applicants; (iii)  ...

10 April 2025

Right of Permanent Residence Fee

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In Saffar v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 645, the Federal Court ruled that it is reasonable for IRCC to refuse a permanent residence application if the applicant does not provide the Right of Permanent Residence Fee, and that IRCC does not have to inform them that the application was approved first.

9 April 2025

Permanent Residence Training Guide

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The following PDF contains several IRCC training materials.

9 April 2025

Meurrens on Immigration

An award winning law blog on Canadian immigration law.

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Borderlines Podcast

A podcast on Canadian immigration, refugee and border related issues.

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Borderlines Podcast

A podcast on Canadian immigration, refugee and border related issues.

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