On Sunday, November 4, 2012, Gerry Weiner was awarded The Carmel Award of Merit. Gerry received this award in recognition of his long-time service to Canada and the province of Quebec, his deep sense of community, and his dedicated support of the University of Haifa, Israel.

James Metcalfe – Pace Immigration: I was reading through some immigration headlines this morning and saw this piece from the Vancouver Sun.

Immigration lawyer Andy Semotiuk: Canada recently announced a new twist to its spousal sponsorship program. The change relates to couples that have been married for less than two years and do not have children.

Immigration lawyer Karen Kwan Anderson: This post refers to clients who have married foreign nationals and subsequently discover that the foreign spouse had a prior divorce that was not valid.

James Metcalfe – Pace Immigration: Although the Canadian and Quebec Immigrant Investor Programs are suspended, and we do not expect them to reopen until the new year, there are other programs available for persons wishing to gain residence in North America.

James Metcalfe – Pace Immigration: Jason Kenney, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, was recently in Irelandattending a job fair for persons interested in immigrating to Canada.

Pace Immigration director Jim Metcalfe talks about the Quebec and Federal immigration programs.

James Metcalfe – Pace Immigration: A Turkish couple have been fined $120K for lying to Canadian officials about their residence in Canada.

James Metcalfe – Pace Immigration: As a result of my post on the new selection criteria for Federal Skilled Workers, I have received a large number of emails from prospective applicants inquiring about their chances.

Immigration lawyer Karen Kwan Anderson – I read with interest this article from the Toronto Star which begins,

Under a proposed new law, thousands of permanent residents could lose their status and be deported for minor convictions, from shoplifting to traffic and drug offences, warn Canada’s top immigration lawyers.