Liberal Government promises sweeping changes
In recent weeks, the Liberal government has made commitments to repeal two controversial pieces of legislation that were enacted under the Harper Government. The first is to repeal conditional permanent residency. Currently, many spouses who are sponsored to come to Canada must remain with their spouses for a 2-year period before their status becomes permanent. […]
Canadian Courts expand Best Interest of the Child analysis
In the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision Kanthasamy v. Canada (Citizenship & Immigration) 2015 SCC 61, the Court expanded the law of hardship and re-emphasized the significance of the best interests of the child in a humanitarian and compassionate analysis. Following that decision, the Federal Court decision of Lu v. Canada (Citizenship & Immigration) 2016 FC 175 also […]
