Canada is well into our federal election campaign, which came about after the opposition parties united to adopt a motion of “non-confidence” against the minority Conservative Party government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Voting takes place on the 2nd of May 2011. Canada follows the British model of parliamentary democracy. Thus we do not get [...]
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Immigration Policy and the Election in Canada
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Immigrant Investor programs of Canada and Quebec: recent developments
This blog serves in part to update the previous article Canada toughens its Immigrant Investor Program: will a counterintuitive strategy succeed? which we posted on July 14, 2010. Under the Canadian immigration system, a person who qualifies for and is accepted under the Immigrant Investor route automatically becomes a Permanent Resident of Canada. Other than [...]
Also posted in Immigration Tagged Canada, Government administration, Immigrant Investor Programs, Public policy, Quebec 2 Comments
PR Card renewal: a procedure to be taken very seriously
In early 2004 the Canadian government started issuing Permanent Residency Cards (PR Cards) also called by many persons “Maple Cards” or “Maple Leaf Cards”. A PR Card normally has a five-year validity. There are many hundreds of thousands of PR Cards in circulation, of which large numbers are close to expiring, or have already done [...]
Also posted in Immigration Tagged Importance of legal counsel, IRB appeal, Loss of Permanent Resident status, PR Card renewal 3 Comments
Canada’s proposed 2011 Census reform: Are concerns of opposition parties and the media legitimate?
Background to the 2011 Census of Canada reform Political controversy is brewing in Canada following an announcement by the federal government earlier this summer to make changes to the national census next time around in 2011. The government would continue to send a short, mandatory census form to every household. However, under the proposed changes, [...]
Posted in Current Events Tagged Census, Controversy, Democracy, Emotion, Opposition, Reform, Truth 2 Comments
Canada’s proposed refugee reforms need rethinking
Canada’s proposed new refugee determination procedures contained in Bill C-11 have three main faults which must be addressed.
Posted in Current Events Tagged Balanced Refugee Reform, Bill C-11, Conservative Government, Fairness, House of Commons, Procedures 7 Comments