James Metcalfe – Pace Law Firm: The Canadian Minister of Immigration, Jason Kenney, has indicated that more must be done to allow  “professionals” to be integrated into the labor force.

 James Metcalfe – Pace Law Firm: The recent Federal budget included a line item for the repayment of processing fees made by Skilled Worker applicants who applied for permanent residence in Canada prior to February 2008.

Marwa Badra – Pace Law Firm: Late last week, I was hit with a serious case of déjà vu.

Immigration lawyer Andy Semotiuk – Pace Law Firm: While the economy crawls to a halt in Europe, many workers from countries like Ireland and Greece are finding their way into Canada.

 Marwa Badra – Pace Law Firm: In a recent interview with Postmedia News, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney expressed his discontent with the current Federal investor program.

Update: The Toronto Star reports that the CIC may be looking at ways to change the visa admissibility of parents and grandparents. Here is what I had to say about the issue a while back:

Here’s a fun video which looks at the surf culture in Tofino, British Columbia. Yes, you can surf in Canada. Just remember to wear a wetsuit.

From the Globe and Mail:

Immigration lawyer Andy Semotiuk – Pace Law Firm: The news that a lawsuit has been brought against the US Customs and Border Protection officers at the U.S.-Canadian border must make people wonder about their own future entries into the United States, and how they will be treated.

Canadian immigration lawyer Karen Kwan Anderson has been invited to speak at the Commons Institute on March 8, 2012.