Newsletter Archive
Why I Won't be Accepting Parent-Grandparent Sponsorships Next Year
July 2019
Last month, lucky applicants who were selected to apply to sponsor their parents and grandparents had to submit their completed applications. Our firm submitted four applications.
Why setting up your own business after graduation is a really, really bad idea for international students in Canada
June 2019
We recently had a client come to us for a consultation appointment. Her post-graduation work permit is expiring in November of this year. Since graduating with her master’s degree in 2016, she had been working at building her own business. The client started her own business as this was the norm for those in her profession. She had registered the business and was doing well. She had many clients and was paying Canadian income taxes.
Working Too Hard in Canada Can Get you Arrested – A Cautionary Tale for International Students
May 2019
Earlier this month I presented at the Ottawa Immigration Law Conference on the topic of study permits. I help clients submit study permit applications regularly, so I am quite familiar with the challenges associated with these applications. However, by preparing for this presentation, I was able to step back and look at the study permit system as a whole. I wanted to share some of the information I learned with you.
And Now for Something Completely Different: My Sojourn as a Law Professor
April 2019
Advanced Refugee Law Class, University of Ottawa, Winter Semester 2019