CANADA IMMIGRATION NEWS AND TIPS

If you are a student travelling to Canada  for the first time :   Your medical exam expires 12 months after it is completed. If you do not travel to Canada in the 12-month validity period, you   must have a new medical exam completed   to be able to enter Canada, even if your study permit approval is still valid.   https://travel.gc.ca/travel-co vid/travel-restrictions/answer s/foreign-non-us-student   You are  returning  to Canada and have a valid study permit : If your medical exam (completed in support of your study permit application) is more than 12 months old,  AND  you have lived or travelled for 6 months or more in certain countries or territories before returning to Canada, you must have a new medical exam completed.  You can check which countries will require a new medical exam here:  https://www.canada.ca/en/immig ration-refugees-citizenship/se rvices/application/medical-pol ice/medical-exams/requirements -temporary-...

  FIND OUT IF YOU QUALIFY TO LIVE PERMANENTLY IN CANADA SIGN UP HERE Dear Miss Powell, I got a job offer from an employer in Canada. Can I just go to the nearest doctor to get my medical report for a work permit? Why do they need a medical report? What will they be checking for? What if they find something? I await your response. Thanks. – D.G. Dear D.G., Any individual applying for a temporary or permanent resident visa to Canada could be subject to medical examination by an approved doctor. Medical reports could be requested for applications such as work permit, study permit, some visitor’s visa application and applications for permanent residence. When you apply, you will be advised whether you will need to provide the report. Most applicants are required to do various medical tests and checks with an approved medical practitioner as a part of the application process. The doctor is expected to submit a report to the Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and the repo...

  Dear Miss Powell, I ’m in a pickle and I need your urgent help. Please don’t judge me, just hear me out. My situation is this: I was living with my boyfriend a few years ago and I went to a party with my friends, where I met a really handsome guy and we had a little fun. I became pregnant, but I wasn’t sure who the father was when the baby born. My boyfriend signed the papers, and so my daughter has his name. I realise that my baby couldn’t be for my boyfriend, so I asked my friends to help me find the guy from the party. We found him on Facebook and he said he often wondered about me and that he is living in Canada. I told him about my daughter and sent him pictures. He said my daughter is the splitting image of his daughter in Canada. They could pass as twins. He now wants to sponsor my daughter, but the problem is she doesn’t have his name. Can this be fixed? Do I have to go to court to prove who is the father? I have since broken up with my boyfriend and he doesn’t want to ha...

  FIND OUT IF YOU QUALIFY. CLICK HERE TO SIGNUP Dear Miss Powell, I have been dating a farm worker from Jamaica and we plan to get married, but with the COVID-19 pandemic, we are facing all kinds of complications and we are not sure how to deal with everything. Now that we are planning the wedding, he tells me that he is illegal. He said that his permit expired, but he couldn’t renew it as his passport expired. Is he now illegal? If we get married, can I sponsor him? – F.M. Dear F.M., As a general rule, all applicants to Immigration Refugee and Citizenship Canada ( IRCC) must have a valid, unexpired passport in order for an application to be considered. Therefore, it is imperative that your partner applies immediately to get a new passport from his home country before dealing with IRCC. Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and Regulations, a person may be deemed to be in Canada illegally, or ‘out of status’ or ‘lack status’ in Canada, for a number of reasons. An out-of-...

  Dear Miss Powell, M y father has been a construction worker in Toronto for years now, but he hasn’t returned home as he says that if he returns, he may not be able  to go back. He wants me to find out from you if there is a way for him to stay in Canada legally and get my mother and me to live with him there. He works late and is not so good with computers. Can you tell me what we can do? Please help us, Miss Powell. – E.R. Dear E.R., I would love to help your father and your family; however, I have many questions for your parents in order to ascertain how I may be of assistance. You indicated that he is afraid to return to his home country as he may not be able to return to Canada. Why is this so? Is he now out-of-status but still working in Toronto? FIND OUT IF YOU QUALIFY TO LIVE PERMANENTLY IN CANADA SIGN UP HERE KEY QUESTIONS Let us examine the background of your father’s case to see the programme that is best for him. Below are some critical questions that he must be p...

FIND OUT IF YOU QUALIFY. CLICK HERE TO SIGNUP Dear Miss Powell, I ’m a successful businessman with a significant net worth. I am married with three children and would like to move my family to Canada. Is there a way that I can get to live in Canada? I want to ensure that my children grow up in a safe society with the opportunity to learn other languages and attend university. What are my options? Looking forward to your response in The Gleaner. – A.B. Dear A.B., As a successful businessman who is interested in moving to Canada, you should be pleased to know that there are several pathways to living permanently in Canada. Canada’s Business Class Immigration programmes aim to attract individuals from around the world who can contribute to the growth of the Canadian economy. TYPES OF PROGRAMMES There are several programmes available at the provincial and federal level. Individuals with legitimate sources of income, who have the venture capital, entrepreneurial skills and education are enc...

  Self-Isolation Plan Algonquin College’s Readiness Plan (self isolation program) has been approved and current students not already in Canada, who have a study permit approval, may now make plans to travel. Please note the following recent updates regarding travel to Canada The Government of Canada has announced that as of February 22, 2021, travellers will be required to: Submit their travel and contact information, including a suitable quarantine plan, electronically via ArriveCAN before boarding a flight to Canada; Provide proof of a negative COVID-19 molecular test taken within 72 hours before their scheduled departure time; Take an additional COVID-19 molecular test on arrival in Canada, at their own cost; Stay in a government approved hotel for 3 nights at their port of entry (Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver) while they await the results of the COVID-19 molecular test they received on arrival; Pay for their hotel, as well as all associated costs for food, cleaning, tra...