Benjamin Franklin is said to have remarked, “If you are failing to plan, you are planning to fail.” It is understandable that as part of their planning, businesses want to get a head start on upcoming markets and seasons. But sometimes it is a bit too much. Like the “back … Read More
Respecting each other’s space Many stories have surfaced about Canada this year marking its 150th anniversary as an independent nation. Here is one going to Canada’s uniqueness, since likely there are no other countries in the world where what happened to our office assistant on a Friday evening in Montreal … Read More
On January 28, 2017, only a few days after the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump, our Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, issued this Tweet: “To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength #WelcomeToCanada”. This Tweet, coupled with lack of … Read More
Canadian Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen announced the end of “conditional permanent residency” for certain sponsored spouses and common-law partners on April 28, 2017. Previously, certain sponsored persons were obliged to live together in a conjugal relationship with their sponsors for at least two years after arriving in Canada to retain … Read More
Canada’s new Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, is the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, the Member of Parliament for York South-Weston, in Ontario. He was sworn into office on January 10, 2017. Mr. Hussen arrived in Canada as a teenage refugee from Somalia, via Kenya, in 1993. A lawyer and social … Read More