NEWS AND EVENTS
Mandamus: Federal Court update
Waiting for IRCC Officers to make decisions is frustrating for all our clients. Over the years, IRCC has made many efforts to communicate with applicants to publish average processing times and to updated information on the website. These have been positive changes and we applaud IRCC for these improvements. However, the current level of frustration […]
Success: Manitoba PAL
If you have been following immigration news in Canada, Minister Miller has been making many changes. Alastair Clarke published a detailed post on Slaw that outlines many of those changes. We may repost that article on this space in the future. Here is an excerpt from that article: Over the past few months, IRCC has […]
MPNP-UKRAINE Program is ENDING
This is an urgent update to the MPNP program. The Government of Manitoba has announced the program to help Ukrainians in Manitoba is ending on 30 APR 2024. We have helped dozens (hundreds?) of Ukrainians through the program and they are on track to PERMANENT RESIDENT status. If you are reading this and you know […]
Success: Tribunal Approval
We are in the business of saving lives. We know the extreme sacrifices that people make to come to Canada. These cases take significant time and resources to get a positive result. In this case, we accepted this refugee claim on a Legal Aid Certificate from Legal Aid Manitoba in early 2023. If you have […]
Cost(s) of Slow Processing (Repost)
Alastair Clarke published this post on Slaw.ca, where he is a contributor to that website. We are cross-posting this information on the CIL website. Legal procedures are often slow. “The slow wheels of justice,” as the saying goes. Within the immigration context, backlogs, delays, and lengthy processing take this saying to another level. Applications may […]
