Canadian and US immigration lawyer Andy Semotiuk: One tragic aspect of immigration policy is that sometimes officials have to make life and death decisions involving families. This is the case for a former Toronto Argonauts football player and Canadian permanent resident, Andrew Stewart, who was deported from Canada for criminality 7 years ago. His Canadian wife is now seeking to bring him to Canada for cancer treatment via spousal sponsorship:

Jim Metcalfe – Director of Immigration: The Canadian government has released its results of the Express Entry program so far. A taste:

Jim Metcalfe – Director of Immigration: An immigration scam was recently brought to my attention.

US and Canadian immigration lawyer Andy Semotiuk: One of the most welcome announcements I have heard lately is that the federal government will revamp the Express Entry program to make permanent residency for foreign students easier:

Jim Metcalfe – Director of Immigration: A Costa Rican university professor at York University must respond to a “fairness letter” after his family’s request for permanent residency was refused. The reason for the refusal was that the child has Down syndrome. The professor considers the refusal discriminatory:

In this interview, director of immigration Jim Metcalfe talks about Canadian immigration news.

Jim Metcalfe – Director of Immigration: Is there discrimination in Canada’s visitor visa system? David Mattas says yes:

government has announced how they will handle health care for refugees going forward:

US and Canadian immigration lawyer Andy Semotiuk: An awful story from the Toronto Star about an immigration judge who stepped out of bounds in a big way:

Jim Metcalfe – Director of Immigration: The Liberal government has been in power for about four months and we are starting to see changes in the way immigration is handled in Canada.