About Borders Law Firm
Borders Law Firm practices exclusively in the area of Canadian and U.S. immigration law. Founded in 2004, the firm has represented hundreds of clients from all over the world, ranging from multi-national corporations to small businesses, families and individuals.
The law firm has a wealth of experience representing on all aspects of Canadian immigration law before Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Service Canada, the Immigration Division, the Immigration Appeal Division, the Immigration and Refugee Board and the Federal Court of Canada, among other government bodies.
At Borders Law Firm, we make it a point to look beyond the immediate needs of each client, creating comprehensive long-term strategies beyond the validity of the initial visa to Canada. We handle a full range of immigration matters including work permits, study permits, permanent residence (federal and provincial), sponsorship, inadmissibility, citizenship applications, and litigation appeals.
Areas of Practice
What’s New in Immigration
Parental Sponsorships Increased to 20,000 per Year
IRCC Minister Ahmed Hussen announced major changes to the parental sponsorship program. Currently, parental sponsorship applications are capped at 10,000 per year and operate on a random lottery system. The fickle and unfair nature of random selections resulted in a...
Second round of Invitations to sponsor parents and grandparents
In order to meet high demand for the parents and grandparents sponsorship program, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada sent out a second round of invitations starting from July 31 to potential sponsors who completed an interest to Sponsor form in January. On...
The Impact of Bill C-46 on Immigration Law: Change to Maximum Penalties for Impaired Driving Convictions
Bill C-46: Changes to Impaired Driving Convictions On June 21, Bill C-46: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (offences relating to conveyances) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, received Royal Assent. Starting on December 18 (the date on which the...
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