James Metcalfe – Director of Immigration: Canadian immigration has been in the press a lot lately. Since the Federal election in October there have been stories about:

With a new Canadian government in place, there will likely be many changes in the way Canada immigration issues are handled going forward. In this interview, Pace Director of Immigration Jim Metcalfe gives his take on how immigration policy might be affected in 2016.

James Metcalfe – Director of Immigration: Spousal sponsorship application are known to be a huge source of delays, with some of the delays causing big problems. This case is no different.

Jim Metcalfe – Director of Immigration: The goal posts have moved a bit on the timeline of bringing Syrian refugees to Canada. John McCallum, the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Refugees, has announced that Canada will still take in at least 25,000 refugees. However, the December 31st, 2015, deadline is off the table:

Jim Metcalfe – Director of Immigration: It is always interesting and a pleasure to meet with former clients who we have been able to assist in becoming permanent residents of Canada.. It’s great to see that they have made a significant contribution to life in Canada both for themselves and their friends and family.

US and Canadian Immigration Lawyer Andy Semotiuk: I am emphatically in favour of bringing 25,000 Syrian displaced people to Canada. I only want to question the way it is being done. The terrorist attack in France last week shows that security must be at the top of the list.

Director of Immigration Jim Metcalfe: You often read about criminals taking advantage of the immigration system for their own gain, but this one takes the cake for longevity:

Director of Immigration Jim Metcalfe: One of the promises made during the recent federal election by incoming Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was that Canada would accept 25,000 refugees from the Middle East by the end of 2015.

US and Canadian Immigration Lawyer Andy Semotiuk: Now that the Liberal party has won the Canadian federal election, changes are sure to be coming to Canada’s immigration policy. For starters, Chris Alexander will no longer be the immigration minister – indeed, Alexander did not even keep his seat in Parliament.

Toronto immigration lawyer Karen Kwan Anderson: Here’s an interesting case that involves the current hot topic of refugee resettlement. However, it’s not what you think, and in this case I don’t think refugee status was the way to go: