CANADA IMMIGRATION NEWS AND TIPS

  Dear Miss Powell, Thank you for your articles about Canada. I look forward to reading them each week. My situation is this: I receive confirmation of permanent residence and because of the lockdown, I haven’t been able to go to Canada. What can I do? I already left my job and have been living off the savings that I wanted to take to Canada. I even had COVID while waiting. Will I be permitted into Canada? What can I do? I look forward to your response in The Gleaner. – G.R. Dear G.R., Congratulations on receiving a confirmation of permanent residence (COPR). I am sorry to hear that you got the COVID-19 virus. I trust that you are now fully recovered and do not have any symptoms or complications. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on June 22 that travel restrictions have been lifted for some individuals, including individuals who have unexpired COPR. This does not include individuals arriving directly from India. If an individual from India is coming to Canada via an indirect ...

Immigration Corner | Are there changes to the LMIA applications?:  Dear Miss Powell, I am a small business owner, and I would like to apply for the LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment) to hire someone in Jamaica. The person would use this to support his application for permanent residence. Do you think my application will be approved? Are there changes to the LMIA application process? I know that there are a lot of restrictions now, so I don’t want to waste time and money if there is no chance of my application being successful. Thank you in advance for answering my question. – A.V. CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR CONSULTATION. Dear A.V., The Labour Market Impact Assessment, formerly called the Labour Market Opinion, is a report or document that some employers in Canada will need to get that authorises them to hire a foreign national. The report will state whether it is a negative or positive. A positive LMIA will indicate that there is a need for a foreign worker to fill the job. It wil...

CLICK THIS LINK TO BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT NOW   Dear Miss Powell, I am a Jamaican living in the USA, and I was wondering if Canada has lifted the hotel quarantine restrictions on persons who are fully vaccinated? Do we still need to provide a negative PCR test? My family and I have not seen our grandmother in two years, and we promised her that we would visit as soon as the restrictions have been lifted. Is it better to fly or drive? We prefer to fly as driving could take us close to 12 hours. I look forward to hearing from you. – M.W. Dear M.W., Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced recently that the government is looking at a “phased-in approach” to allowing cross-border travel into Canada. However, the border remains closed to non-essential travel. Only a few categories of persons will be allowed into Canada until further notice. There is a list of permitted travellers posted on the government’s websites  www.Canada.ca   or  www.travel.gc.ca .   Individuals ...

  Loss of Fingers and Biometrics  Dear Miss Powell, I am contemplating applying to live in Canada, but so many of my friends have been rejected. Now, I’m wondering: how does Canada screen individuals to decide who will get a visa? What are they looking for? I was told that they need to take your fingerprints, but I had an accident a few years ago and I loss two of my fingers. Will this stop me from qualifying? I hope that my question is selected for publication. – A.N. Dear A.N., I am sorry to hear about the loss of your fingers and trust that it has healed, without debilitating effects. You should not let your injury prevent you from applying for permanent residence, if you can prove that you are admissible. When an individual applies to live permanently in Canada, the government does a background check on everyone to ensure that anyone that is granted entry will not negatively affect the health, safety, and security of those living in Canada. CLICK THIS LINK TO BOOK YOUR APP...

  Dear Miss Powell, I am a 30-year-old teacher. My brother is a permanent resident in Canada. He doesn’t have a Canadian passport yet, so can he sponsor me? – B.G. CLICK THIS LINK TO BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT NOW Dear B.G., Canada has a very generous immigration system focused on uniting family members and, at the same time, meeting the employment demands. The rules relating to sponsorship of family members have changed over the years, thus making it a little more challenging for siblings to sponsor each other, unless they can demonstrate that they qualify under the new rules for sponsorship under the Family Class. SPONSORSHIP OF SIBLINGS Your brother would only be able to sponsor you in certain specific situations, if you can both satisfy the requirements. First, your brother would be able to sponsor you under the Family Class category, and the requirement is that sponsorship of family members over 18 years old may be sponsored if he is single and does not have any other relative livi...