Refugee practitioners colloquially refer to their clients as being either s. 96 or s. 97 Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (“IRPA”) refugees. Section 96 of IRPA provides that a person who is recognized by the Geneva Convention as being a convention refugee shall be conferred refugee protection. Section 97, meanwhile, provides that a person who is in need of protection shall also be afforded refugee protection in Canada.
Section 10 of the Employment Standards Act
Section 10 of the ESA provides that a person must not request, charge or receive, directly or indirectly, from a person seeking employment a payment for employing or obtaining employment for the person seeking employment, or providing information about employers seeking employees. Immigration practitioners, who are frequently asked to assist people in finding jobs, must ensure that they do not contravene s. 10 of the ESA.
Determining Education Points Under the Federal Skilled Worker Program [Updated]
Discussing issues that arise under the calculation of points under the Federal Skilled Workers Program
Updating the Embassy with New Information
People in possession of permanent resident visas who have not yet become permanent residents must inform Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC”) if they have either become married, entered into a common-law relationship, gotten divorced, or ended a common-law relationship. They must also advise CIC if a material fact relevant to the issuance of the visa … Read More
When You Don’t Understand the Reasons In the Visa Rejection Letter
Have you submitted an immigration application, gotten a negative response, and cannot figure out why?
Interpreters and Translations
People appearing before the Immigration and Refugee Board (the “IRB“) come from all over the world, and often communicate in a language that their counsel, the hearings officers, and members do not understand. Accordingly, translators and interpreters are often used during IRB proceedings. Translators and interpreters have a very serious and important role in proceedings. … Read More