Amara Farm – Tarragon image 2023.
I was one of the lawyers involved with the founding of the Ismaili Legal Professionals of British Columbia (ILPBC). I recently discovered a film recording of a discussion hosted by the ILPBC on …
The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) needs more oversight than Parliament alone can provide. I am joining the calls for an arms-length watchdog position to be created that monitors IRCC and reports to Parliament on an annual basis. …
Small changes that we do not notice can often have profound effects. On November 23, The College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) was formally launched, as was the website of the Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association (CILA).
For most Canadians …
In politics, timing can be everything. During the 2015 Federal election campaign, Justin Trudeau was able to outmaneuver then Prime Minister Stephen Harper by promising that he would bring more Syrian refugees to Canada, and faster, then Harper was promising. …
Newly appointed Ministers are subjected to much unsolicited advice. Sean Fraser, just appointed this week as Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), can add this article to his pile of to-be-read advice.
Last week a report titled, …
Over the years I have written several articles for the Vancouver Observer and the National Observer. This blog post is an attempt to document some of that writing as both of those award winning and well regarded news sites …
Many in the popular media have raised concerns about ‘foreign’ money entering the real estate market. I recently commented on this issue for The Georgia Straight newspaper. Full story here.…
On February 13, 2021 Immigration Refugees Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued invitations to 27,332 applicants in the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) stream of the Express Entry system. The minimum score was 75. Yes, 75, for a program where previous selection scores …
In my interview with , this week we dealt with the topic of how actor/artist/businessperson Waris Ahluwalia was stopped from boarding a plane in Mexico City because he would not allow his turban to be taken off and searched by …
