NEWS AND EVENTS
Bad Advice Cost FN $150k
Do you think it would be a good idea to take immigration legal advice from a real estate agent? If you are reading this post, you are already trying to learn about Canadian immigration laws and policies. You are clearly more informed than Ms Hongxia Zhang, a foreign national from China. She was in the […]
2023 Predictions
As 2022 comes to a close, Clarke Immigration Law is thinking ahead to the new year and all the potential changes to Canadian immigration laws on the horizon. This past year has seen many developments as the many Orders in Council (OIC) from the pandemic have been expiring. We continue to meet with new clients […]
Success: FC Judgment re Sponsorship
We are thrilled to report that our ALJR to Federal Court was granted. This is a file that we have been working on for quite a long time. The Applicant is a citizen of Somalia who applied for Permanent Resident status through the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) program. The application was processed through the […]
Inflation & Immigration
Labour shortages, inflation and high interest rates have had a serious impact on the Canadian economy in 2022. These economic factors have had a significant impact on our clients as well as our staff. To a certain extent, the business of immigration law is not greatly affected by these changes. This is based on the […]
Immigration Litigation: Current Issues, Part 1
There is a small army of immigration lawyers who battle in the Federal Court of Canada. Most practitioners have the sense to dedicate themselves to the solicitor side of this practice. In Part 1, I will focus on issues with the current system based on my experiences with the Court over the past 10+ years. […]