Immigration
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October 30, 2024
The Ontario Land Tribunal: A gradual erosion of access to justice | Brian Cook
Once upon a time in Ontario, there was a robust tribunal system dedicated to environmental and planning issues. While by no means perfect, the system featured adjudicators who had subject matter and dispute resolution expertise. It was possible for citizens and community groups to appeal local land use decisions to what is now the Ontario Land Tribunal and participate in hearings by presenting oral testimony and making submissions.
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October 30, 2024
2 judicial appointments announced for B.C.
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced the appointments of Peter H. Edelmann as justice of appeal of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia and Scott Morishita as a judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, an Oct. 28 news release announced.
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October 29, 2024
New ‘pathway’ to permanent residence opens for families of those killed in downing of Flight PS752
Ottawa has opened the door wider to permanent residence for families of Canadians and a number of others who died almost five years ago when Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 (PS752) was shot down by two Iranian surface-to-air missiles, killing all 176 people aboard, including 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents of Canada.
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October 29, 2024
Canada sanctions weapons & aid suppliers to Myanmar military after hundreds of civilians bombed
In coordination with the EU and the U.K., Canada has imposed sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations against three individuals and four entities for supplying weapons and military equipment to Myanmar’s military.
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October 28, 2024
Lessons learned from filing requests for certificates of loss of nationality
Americans wanting to get rid of U.S. citizenship has been a hot topic for the past 20 years or so. This is based on the IRS’s streamlined process that has allowed delinquent U.S. persons to catch up with required filings for the past few years without penalty, eliminating potential penalties for all years before that. It has been popular since many U.S. citizens living abroad do not know or are not concerned about their filing requirements. With age comes a concern about what one will leave behind, both in terms of assets and tax messes.
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October 25, 2024
Fraud is most prevalent cybercrime; most hate crimes targeted race/ethnicity
Fraud, including identity fraud and identity theft, accounted for most of the 41,162 cybercrimes reported to Canadian police in the first six months of 2024, Statistics Canada says.
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October 25, 2024
Canada slashes immigration targets | Colin R. Singer
Canada has announced it will reduce its target for new permanent residents by 90,000 for 2025 as the federal government gives in to political pressure to cut immigration numbers.
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October 24, 2024
Ottawa cuts targets for permanent residence admissions in 2025-27 immigration levels plan
Ottawa’s latest annual three-year immigration “levels plan” targets 105,000 fewer admissions to permanent residence in 2025 than the 500,000 applicants the federal government previously planned, and close to 62 per cent of those total permanent resident admissions will be in the economic class by 2027, the federal government has announced.
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October 24, 2024
Bangladesh or Canada: Motions judge considers child’s future
Justice Ian Nordheimer of the Ontario Court of Appeal, sitting as a motions judge, recently dealt with two applications: one from the mother and the second from the father of a Bangladeshi child. Z.M., the mother, and A.A., the father, brought their 13-month-old child with them on a three-week vacation in Canada. The couple held visitor visas and round-trip tickets, suggesting that their initial intention was to return home after completing their holiday.
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October 22, 2024
Feds announce changes to temporary foreign worker program, drop lawyer attestations
The federal government has announced tweaks to its temporary foreign worker (TFW) program to help wean Canadian companies off the program and encourage the hiring of more Canadian workers, especially amid high youth unemployment.