Hon. Gerry Weiner – Pace Law Firm: It was announced during the Prime Minister’s current visit to China that Canada will open seven new visa offices in that country in order to bring more Chinese citizens to Canada, whether as visitors or workers. It has also been revealed that Prime Minister Trudeau is interested in joining an Asian infrastructure bank:

Andy Semotiuk – Pace Immigration: In a speech in Arizona last night, Donald Trump laid out his vision for a new U.S. immigration policy.

Hon. Gerry Weiner – Pace Immigration: The bureaucracy in Ottawa has come up with a new way to make life harder on Canadian travelers:

I stood in awe as survivors of the horrendous experience recounted leaving their homeland in a rusty old ship with just the shirts on their backs. Once across the Atlantic, the crew of the vessel had put the refugees into two fibreglass life boats and cut them adrift. That began an ordeal of three days and two nights of floating on the swells without food or water.

Canadian and US Immigration Lawyer Andy Semotiuk: In the course of last year’s Canadian election campaign, Justin Trudeau promised a variety of measures to improve Canada’s immigration system. They included:

gerry july photoA former Minister of Immigration and Secretary of State of Canada, Gerry Weiner has been the Director of Investor Relations for Pace Law Firm for the past ten years. He was recently asked to give a speech on the 30th anniversary of the arrival of Tamil refugees off the coast of Canada. Here are some of his remarks.

Jim Metcalfe – Pace Immigration: The US presidential election is coming up in November and there have been a lot of stories in the press like this one:

In this interview, immigration lawyer Andy Semotiuk gives his take on some immigration issues that have arisen over the past month.

I read with interest this article in Canadian Business that shows how our current roll of immigration red tape hurts high-tech start-ups:

gerry july photoHon. Gerry Weiner – Pace Immigration: Al Pace and I recently had the chance to attend a meeting with MP Julie Dzerowicz, the chair of the Liberal caucus on immigration. We commended the government on their commitment to immigration and their efforts in helping Canadians understand the value of diversity.