NEWS AND EVENTS
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” […]
Success: 2YR Open Work Permit
There are many different types of Work Permits. Ideally, we want to guide our clients to obtain an LMIA-exempt, Open Work Permit. This is the gold standard and it provides for maximum freedom for our clients. These Work Permits are not always available, depending on the situation of the individual. Every case is different. Many […]
CBC News: Refugees Crossing Into Manitoba
This is not a new story. Alastair Clarke has been presentations on how refugees have been fleeing the USA to come to Canada for many years. He has been interviewed on the CBC The House podcast on this topic back in 2018. He gave a presentation to lawyers at the national CBA Immigration Conference on […]
Success: Restoration of Temporary Status
Another case of a family hiring a shady agent and then getting into trouble. CIL to the rescue (again). We were able to fix the problems and get this family back on track, after significant work. We love winning cases, of course, but it would have been more economical for this family to have simply […]
CBC News: MPNP Program 2023 Recap
The MPNP program is known as the best provincial nominee program in Canada. It has been used by other provinces as a model. Other provinces have copied the MPNP based on the success of this program. It has been used by Manitoban businesses to recruit workers to meet labour shortages and by workers who are […]







