Guyanese man succeeds in re-opening a pre-removal risk assessment application

Guyanese man succeeds in re-opening a pre-removal risk assessment application

Listen to this article now By Sukhram  Ramkissoon According to the Federal Court a person whom I will refer to as Ralph sought judicial review of the decision of a Senior Immigration Officer refusing his request for a reconsideration of the refusal of his Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA). The PRRA is an opportunity for people […]

Mexican man gets second chance to remain in Canada  

Mexican man gets second chance to remain in Canada   

By Sukhram Ramkissoon  According to a recent Federal Court decision, a 32-year-old citizen of Mexico was recently successful in having his negative humanitarian application decision set aside by the Federal Court and was granted a second review of the said application.  I will refer to him as Valdez which is not his real name. Valdez […]

Indian family granted another chance due to a negligent consultant

Indian family granted another chance due to a negligent consultant

  By Sukhram Ramkissoon According to a recent Federal Court decision, a mother and her three children share a relationship with her spouse Mr. X, a permanent resident of Canada. Mr. X was granted refugee protection in Canada in 2015 and permanent residence in 2017; he currently resides in Canada while his family spouse resides […]

Ontario plans to double the number of “economic immigrants”

Ontario plans to double the number of “economic immigrants”

By Lincoln DePradine The Ontario government has repeatedly said the province needs more workers in some sectors, including the skilled trades. According to the government, “nearly 300,000 jobs are going unfilled daily’’. Now, a plan has been announced to double the number of “economic immigrants’’ to help solve the labour shortage in the Province of […]

Ghanaian refugees who lost fingers to frostbite trying to get to Canada are now citizens

Ghanaian refugees who lost fingers to frostbite trying to get to Canada are now citizens

Two Ghanaian men who lost all their fingers to frostbite crossing into Canada from the United States to seek asylum in 2016 have been granted Canadian citizenship. Razak Iyal and Seidu Mohammed entered Canada on Christmas Eve, 2016. after walking for three hours and awaiting help for hours more in frigid temperatures. On becoming a […]

Most expensive Caribbean estate ever’ lists for $200M

Most expensive Caribbean estate ever’ lists for $200M

A sprawling compound claiming to be the Caribbean’s priciest of all time is up for sale on the island of Mustique. The island lies in the stream of islands of St Vincent and the Grenadines just a hundred miles west of Barbados. Known as the Terraces, the abode proclaims to be not only the area’s […]

Court grants 77-year-old a second chance to remain in Canada

Court grants 77-year-old a second chance to remain in Canada

by Sukhram Ramkissoon A 77-year-old citizen of India who I will refer to as “Grandma” is currently in Canada on a super visa. She has been visiting her son and his family in Canada since 2014 and last entered Canada more than three years ago. While in Canada, Grandma has been living with her son, […]

Grenadians raise flag at Toronto City Hall to mark 49th year of Independence

Grenadians raise flag at Toronto City Hall to mark 49th year of Independence

By Lincoln DePradine Grenadians in Toronto are marking their Caribbean country’s anniversary of independence, but with an eye on next year’s celebrations. Grenada, a former British colony, became an independent nation on February 7, 1974. Its 50th anniversary is next year. “Once the events of this year are over, we are going into planning mode. […]

Migrants call for ‘status for all’

Migrants call for ‘status for all’

  More than 200 migrants from Toronto and other parts of Ontario came to Hamilton on Monday to call on Prime Minister Trudeau for a “regularization program” – permanent resident status for all undocumented people. Trudeau was in Hamilton at a cabinet retreat at the time. At a rally organized by the Migrant Rights Network […]

Visa officer erred in assessing family class application

Visa officer erred in assessing family class application

By Sukhram Ramkissoon The Immigration Appeal Division (IAD) recently allowed a Family Class Sponsorship Appeal with respect to a sponsor’s parents and their accompanying dependents’ applications for permanent residency in Canada. Firstly, let us look at Canada’s Immigration Laws dealing with Family Class Sponsorship applications: A foreign national may be selected as a member of […]