Tag: immigration
Business Immigration Update 2025
Canada remains one of the world’s most attractive destinations for business immigration, welcoming innovative entrepreneurs and self-employed individuals from around the globe through streamlined federal programs and promising new opportunities in 2025. With a dynamic economy, supportive government policies, and access to North American markets, immigrating to Canada as a business owner offers unique benefits…
Canada’s 2025 Immigration and Citizenship Law Changes
Overview In 2025, Canada introduced sweeping changes to its immigration and citizenship laws. These reforms aim to enhance border security, improve document integrity, and expand citizenship rights for Canadians born abroad. This article summarizes the most impactful updates, based on verified sources from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). 1. Bill C-3: Expanded Citizenship by Descent…
Appeal Right
Overview In Pepa v Canada, 2025 SCC 21, the Supreme Court of Canada reminds jurists how to interprete subsection 63(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). The contested provision gives a foreign national holding a permanent resident visa the right to appeal a removal order to the Immigration Appeal Division (IAD). The only…
Immigration Levels Plan
Immigration Levels Plan 2023-2025 Since November 1st, 2022, the Government of Canada is increasing its ambitious immigration levels plan by welcoming 465,000 new immigrants in 2023, 485,000 in 2024 and 500,000 in 2025 – primarily, through Economic and Family Sponsorship Programs. The benefits of immigration lie in balancing the effects of a greying nation while strengthening…
The IRB resumes “pre-COVID” in-person hearings
Since early May 2020, the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) is transforming its operating model. The IRB revised its processes by: 1. deciding less complex refugee claims without a hearing; 2. allowing virtual hearings; and 3. adjusting in-person hearing practices based on public health policy. COVID-19 has had a significant impact on our operations, and has required us to rethink our processes, approaches and…
Alberta Plan – Immigration to Alberta
Alberta’s Plan for Recovery On June 29, 2020, Premier Jason Kenney and Minister of Finance Travis Toews announced details on the Alberta plan for economic recovery during the news conference. The plan consists primarily of creating jobs, building infrastructure and diversifying Alberta’s economy. “Altogether, this plan represents a bold statement of confidence in the future…