by James Metcalfe – Pace Law Firm: I have recently been receiving many emails and inquiries from Egyptians who have applications for permanent residence in Canada being processed at the Canadian Embassy in Cairo.

by James Metcalfe – Pace Law Firm: Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has announced that the visa section of the Canadian Embassy in Cairo is closed.

by Marwa Badra – Pace Law Firm: I understand that due to the current situation in Egypt, many Egyptian Copts are under a great deal of stress and uncertainty.

by Marwa Badra – Pace Law Firm: Like many Egyptians living in Canada, I have viewed the past 9 days as something of an ongoing nightmare.

by James Metcalfe – Pace Law Firm: Over the past five years I, together with my colleagues Marwa Badra and Gerry Weiner, a former Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, have traveled to Egypt on a regular basis to meet with prospective immigrants to Canada.