Family Sponsorship

I’ve been thinking about this recent release by the Canadian Department of  Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, where they announced new measures to strengthen family reunification, including faster temporary resident visa (TRV) processing times for spousal applicants new and dedicated processing tools for spousal TRV applicants a new open work permit for spousal and family...

Michael Jiayu, Founder of Canada Visa Agency, was recently featured in a cover story for Desi News where he offered his thoughts on some issues with Canadian immigration as well as what Canada can offer new migrants.

In light of the war in Ukraine, Canada introduced a Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel (CUAET). With approved CUAET applications, Ukrainians and their family members can enter Canada, leave and return to it at any time while their visa is valid. They may renew or apply for a new work or study permit and are eligible to attend elementary and secondary schools.  The main...

Founder of Canada Visa Agency, Mr. Michael, made a recent contribution to The Lawyer’s Daily. In the article titled ” Backlash on Ramped Up Immigration Numbers Unwarranted,” Mr. Michael addresses some of the challenges, controversies and benefits surrounding the state of the Canadian Immigration system.   Mr. Michael begins his opening remarks by discussing the annual level plan...

This article was originally published by The Lawyer’s Daily (www.thelawyersdaily.ca), part of LexisNexis Canada Inc.  As required by the Immigration and Refugee Protect Act, on November 1st, the government produced it’s immigration levels target for the next three years. The Levels Plan articulates how many permanent residents Canada intends to welcome and while for many...

At the time of writing, there is a widely-reported backlog of over 2 million applications which is about 1 million more in the ‘inventory’ (IRCC preferred term to ‘backlog’) than prior to the pandemic. This includes not just permanent and temporary residence immigration applications but also citizenship applications which account for about 400,000 cases. The backlog is having an...