by admin | Jan 16, 2019 | Borders Law Firm Updates
On January 11, IRCC Minister Ahmed Hussen announced that the Parents and Grandparents (PGP) Program Interest to Sponsor Form will be available online to potential sponsors starting from noon EST on January 28, 2019. The 2019 PGP Program will be accepting 27,000...
by admin | Aug 22, 2018 | Borders Law Firm Updates
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...
by John Yoon | Aug 8, 2018 | Borders Law Firm Updates
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...
by John Yoon | Aug 8, 2018 | Borders Law Firm Updates
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...
by Chin Phing Tan | May 2, 2018 | Borders Law Firm Updates
New Brunswick has temporarily reopened its Express Entry Labour Market Stream to Expressions of Interest from foreign skilled workers who have eligible professional experience in the province’s Priority Occupations. This list of Priority Occupations has also been...
by AllisonHolder | Apr 23, 2018 | Borders Law Firm Updates
Following more than a decade-long slump, Ontario is seeing an increase again in the number of immigrants settling in the province. In 2017, 39% of newcomers to Canada, that is 111,925, chose to settle in Ontario. Of that number, 85,500 settled in the Greater Toronto...
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