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On June 21, 2018, Bill C-46, known as the Impaired Driving Act, became law. The Act accompanies the Cannabis Act, which provides regulated legal access to cannabis, and brings several major changes to the Criminal Code and other Acts with a view to deterring impaired driving.

Following the recent election of a Liberal majority government, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced his new cabinet, including a new Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and a new Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour.

Ontario has announced the creation of two new application streams for the federal Express Entry system.

The Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) will reopen for applications on August 31, 2015 through January 29, 2016.

On January 30, 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada introduced two new pilots aimed to improve retention of foreign workers in rural and francophone communities.

The choice to adopt a child or children from another country may happen for a number of different reasons.

Canada is quickly becoming a hub for IT companies. Whether it is big and established companies or brand-new start-ups, the IT sector is booming.

The full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been released and the schedule of Canada's commitments for the temporary entry of business persons promises to open the door to a broad array of foreign national professionals and technicians to work in Canada.

Processing delays for Canadian permanent residence (PR) applications have become a frustrating reality. The Start-up Visa Program (SUV)...

A recent tweet by federal Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland calling for the release of Raif and Samar Badawi, currently being detained in Saudi Arabia, has sparked strong reactions from the Saudi government.

The Canadian government does not require you to hire the services of an immigration lawyer when immigrating to Canada or handling other immigration matters.

Adding these new provisions to the Foreign Affairs Manual may ultimately only further complicate this process.

Good News For Vietnam EB-5 / EB-1 Worldwide: USCIS Will Allow For Early Employment-Based Adjustment Of Status Applications In October

On September 20, 2023, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") published a proposed rule for both H-2 programs, H-2A temporary agricultural and H-2B temporary non agricultural.

On July 25, 2018, a lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Feng Wang, et al. v Michael R. Pompeo) that fundamentally challenges the way that the federal government counts spouses and children when determining the annual limits for the EB-5 immigrant visa category.

The Department of State (DOS) has released the November 2017 Visa Bulletin. The Bulletin announces the dates when employment- or family-based applications for immigrant status...

The Fiscal Year 2018 H-1B season is about to enter its "crunch time" – a perennial tradition where cap-subject employers must timely file their petitions in order to be afforded a chance at securing an October 1 start date for their employees