Who we are
Steven Meurrens is a Partner at Larlee Rosenberg, a highly regarded law firm in Vancouver, British Columbia that practices almost exclusively in Canadian immigration law.
Practice Areas
Our firm practices almost exclusively in Canadian immigration matters, including work permit applications, provincial nominations, skilled worker applications, and more.
Immigration Blog
Caregiver Judicial Reviews
The history of caregiver programming in Canada, aimed at providing pathways to permanent residency for caregivers, dates back decades, with key developments occurring after the introduction of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). There have been four main caregiver pathways since the 1950s: Live-in Caregiver Program (1992 to 2014): This program was established to ...
The Permit Holder Class
Regulation 65 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, SOR/2002-227, provides that: 65 A foreign national is a permit holder and a member of the permit holder class if (a) they have been issued a temporary resident permit under subsection 24(1) of the Act; (b) they have continuously resided in Canada as a permit holder for ...
The Five Year Bar on Misrepresentation
Section 40(3) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, SC 2001, c 27, provides that: (3) A foreign national who is inadmissible under this section (misrepresentation) may not apply for permanent resident status during the period referred to in paragraph (2)(a). Jurisprudence In Baloch v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), VC3-01413, the Immigration and Refugee Board affirmed ...