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New Low Score for 2018 Express Entry, Ontario Issues New Invitations

New Low Score for 2018 Express Entry, Ontario Issues New Invitations

Changes to Medical Inadmissibility Criteria in Effect June 1st

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Can I Qualify for Permanent Residency with just a Canadian Education?

Can I Qualify for Permanent Residency with just a Canadian Education?

Paying so much money for a Canadian education leaves many international students wondering whether their degree, on it's own, is good en
January 24 Express Entry Draw: Required Score Continues to Drop

January 24 Express Entry Draw: Required Score Continues to Drop

As 2018 continues to produce some of the lowest scores in Express Entry history, the time has never been better to think about applying. Do you qualify for Permanent Residency in Canada? Contact me today to find out! #ExpressEntry #2018
Case Study #2

Case Study #2

Client Question: My ex-husband and I met while living in South Africa, where we married and had a son. We moved to Canada on a temporary work permit when he was 5 because my husband got a job in Toronto. A few years later we divorced. My husband has since received permanent residence for himself and our son, while I have remained in Canada by extending my temporary status. Is there any way that I can also get PR status in Canada so that I can remain with my son? I have little
Natural Resources, Nature and Open Space: Canada has Much to Offer

Natural Resources, Nature and Open Space: Canada has Much to Offer

Reasons for immigrating to Canada can generally be grouped into two categories; family reasons or economic reasons (though of course that's not true for all). These two categories of immigration account for a huge portion of the overall immigrant numbers to the country each year, as people from all over the world come to Canada to be reunited with loved ones--parents with children, spouses with each other--or in pursuit of a better job, financial security and improved economi

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program Reopens for 2018

"The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) will select a total of 6,600 applications from across several different streams"
Case Study #1

Case Study #1

Client Question: My father's mother was born in Canada; my father was born in the USA. Can he apply for Citizenship? And can my brother and I also apply? Answer: Yes and no. Without going into too much detail about the history of Canadian immigration legislation, the Canadian government didn't always allow citizenship to children born outside of Canada to Canadian parents. Today however, anyone whose mother or father was a Canadian citizen--whether by birth or naturalization-

From Student to Citizen; Why a Study Permit might be the Best Path to Canadian Citizenship.

There are several different routes a person can take towards Permanent Residence and then Citizenship in Canada. Each have different eligibility and processing times, each has different expectations of success. Some are (relatively) more straightforward than others--Family Sponsorships, for example-- while others are complex and require significant preparation, time and patience: Refugee applications and Humanitarian and Compassionate cases come to mind. But in my opinion, th
Abdoul Abdi

Abdoul Abdi

Depending on who you speak to, the case of Abdoul Abdi will be told through one of two frameworks. One: that Abdoul Abdi is a convicted criminal recently released from a four year prison sentence stemming from charges including aggravated assault. Two: that Abdoul Abdi is being unfairly persecuted by a system that has largely failed him. I myself fall under option two. Abdoul Abdi, now 23 and originally from Somalia, entered Canada as a refugee along with his aunts and sister

How to Avoid being Scammed by Fake "Immigration Experts"

Afraid of immigration scams? Use this easy tool to make sure you are dealing with a real expert and not a "ghost consultant".
New Year Immigration Resolutions

New Year Immigration Resolutions

The year 2018 comes with many challenges, hopes and possibilities, including for some the opportunity to immigrate to Canada. But with literally dozens of different immigration programs to choose from, how can a person know which one to pick? After all... To make things easier, the following is an (incomplete) list of some of the more popular pathways to life in Canada. 1) Express Entry Express Entry, and for the purposes of this article all of the Provincial Nomination Pro
 

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