December 2023

Last month, I wrote about how international students in Canada took a bad rap this year.  Pundits were calling for change, suggesting that the number of new students be decreased and their ability to work in Canada curtailed. It appears IRCC heeded their messages.

November 2023

Issues surrounding international students have been top news stories of late. They have been blamed for the housing crisis, credited for helping Ontario’s public colleges post record operating surpluses and turned away from food banks.

October 2023

     In March 2023, the governments of Canada and the USA agreed to amend the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement to have it apply across the entire shared border. Previously, it only applied to official ports of entry. This meant that unless an exception applied, an individual wanting to come to Canada to make a refugee claim had to cross the border by foot at an ‘irregular point of entry.’ Often, that irregular point of entry was near Roxham Road in Quebec.

September 2023

     As I wrote about in June 2023, IRCC has a new policy allowing Family Class applicants to apply for open work permits. Previously, only applicants from the Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada call could apply, and dependent children could not apply for work permits.