November 19, 2024 I was invited recently as a guest on the excellent immigration law podcast - Borderlines. The topic was cessation, specifically, the work that our law firm does in defending and preventing cessation applications. Cessation is a category of refugee law that determines when a refugee’s need for protection in Canada has come to an end. In certain…
Through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), prospective immigrants to Canada can be invited to apply for immigration based on their work experience, and the potential economic benefit that they can offer to their province of choice. In BC, the PNP uses a scoring system that evaluates each application on the type of employment, the salary for the position and the…
We are excited to formally announce that we have welcomed Trudy Taylor Smith into the Elgin Cannon office as an articled student. Trudy has been working with us since October 2021. Trudy completed her Juris Doctor at the University of British Columbia in 2021, after earning a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Prior…
There has probably never been a better time to be a foreign worker in Canada seeking Permanent Residency. Several new pathways to permanent residency have been launched for temporary workers and international graduates from Canadian post-secondary institutions who have the skills and experience that will benefit Canada in our post-pandemic recovery and will accelerate our economy. Canada needs a growing…