NEWS AND EVENTS
Update: Legal Aid is FIXED; CIL will start taking LAC in 2024
As reported by CBC News, CIL made the difficult decision in DEC 2023 to stop accepting legal aid certificates. This decision was not made lightly. Alastair Clarke has had many conversations with Peter Kingley (K.C.), Executive Director of Legal Aid Manitoba over the past few years. We cannot disclose all the details of these conversations, […]
TrustAnalytica: CIL is #1 Immigration Law Firm
The team at CIL works incredibly hard for all our clients. We know we provide the best service and the best representation. It is nice to see that we are awarded recognition by our clients and by organizations. We love winning! We were notified that we won the #1 position for the best Immigration Attorney […]
What is the purpose of a legal consultation?
In this post, we explain what you can expect during an initial consultation with an immigration lawyer. We answer the questions: “what is the purpose of a legal consultation?” and “what can I expect during the initial meeting with a lawyer?” We also have links at the bottom to help you make this important decision. […]
Bittersweet Success: PR Approved
We always love to get positive decisions from IRCC. In this case, however, the news was bittersweet. We have been helping this American citizen to realize his dream of moving to Canada. He had a complex immigration history. He has lived in many countries over the years and we needed to obtain multiple Police Clearance […]
Changes to Webform/ CSE
Even since Alastair Clarke gave testimony to the Parliamentary CIMM committee, IRCC has been “modernizing” the system. This has been going on for many years and we have seen many developments over the years to add online services and provide better, faster updates to applicants. To an extent, IRCC has been moving to a “customer” […]