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British Columbia Court Ruling Harnesses Non-Lawyers
The British Columbia Supreme Court in a recent ruling, (The Law Society Of British Columbia vs. Jaswant Singh Mangat and Westcoast Immigration Consultants Ltd., SCBC
CRIMINAL PARDONS & US ENTRY WAIVERS
Criminality has profound and long lasting consequences for individuals entering Canada or visiting the United States. Canada’s immigration laws prevent the admission of a foreign
Current employment figures favourable to newcomers (November 2005)
A recent study which measures how new immigrants adjust over time to living in Canada confirms that two years after arriving in Canada, prime working-age
Quebec Ruling Harnesses non-Lawyers
The Court of Quebec – Small Claims Division recently rendered a decision dated February 18, 1998 annulling a contract between a former lawyer-turned immigration consultant
New Immigration Minister Plans No Changes in the Numbers of Immigrants
(Note: The following news item must be read in the context that annual immigration numbers are tabled before Parliament on November 1st of each year.
B.C.’s construction industry woos Europe
B.C. construction industry leaders plan to fast-track skilled trades workers from Europe through Canada’s immigration process to help solve the province’s skilled labour shortage. Next
Medical Inadmissibilities – New Developments
The issue of medical inadmissibilty underwent an important clarification in a recent decision rendered by the Supreme Court of Canada. In the decision of Hilewitz v. Canada (Minister
Problems at Canada’s Visa Offices: A Recent Case Study
Since June 2002, when Canada’s immigration laws were amended to provide refused applicants for permanent residence with a right of appeal to the Federal Court
Canada’s Family Class Immigration Policies Need Redress
As Canada’s Conservative Party gets set to begin its mandate to govern, practitioners are hopeful that the new Minister of Citizenship and Immigration will act

