Madison Gateman

Jan 10, 2025 | mondaq.com | Stephen Green |Evan Green |Madison Gateman

As we move into 2025, Canada's immigration landscapecontinues to evolve in response to shifting domestic priorities,global events, economic and labour market needs, and developmentsin technology. In anticipation of these changes, our team has puttogether a list of ten Canadian immigration developments likely toemerge in 2025. On October 24, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipCanada ("IRCC") released the Immigration Levels Plan for2025-2027.

Oct 16, 2024 | mondaq.com | Madison Gateman

Over the past few years, Canada has emerged as a top destination for individuals looking to emigrate for work. A new study has confirmed this, revealing that Canada is the most desirable work destination for 56 nations across the globe. The team at Givetastic, a British company, recently analyzed the average Google monthly search volume for matching term keywords, such as "jobs" and "work", to determine the top dream destinations to work abroad.

Oct 13, 2024 | mondaq.com | Claire Maclean |Madison Gateman

On December 19, 2023, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice decided in a landmark ruling, Bjorkquist et al. v. Attorney General of Canada, that the "second-generation cut-off" rule at section 3(3)(a) of the Canadian Citizenship Act is unconstitutional, and after a six-month period of invalidity will be of no force and effect. Eligibility for Canadian citizenship by descent is based on the Citizenship Act under section 3.

Jan 9, 2024 | mondaq.com | Stephen Green |Evan Green |Madison Gateman

With the new year upon us, our team has put together a list of eight Canadian immigration developments likely to emerge in 2024. Every non-election year, the government of Canada is required to release its immigration targets on the number of permanent residents that will be admitted to Canada for the following years under each of the three immigration classes: economic, family, and humanitarian.

Nov 16, 2023 | mondaq.com | Emre Esensoy |Madison Gateman

Since February 2023, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada ("IRCC") has launched a wide-ranging review of Canada's immigration system, including consulting with stakeholders and members of the public. In total, IRCC heard from more than 17,500 individuals, including over 2,000 organizations and over 2,100 current or former immigrants, such as foreign workers in Canada on a temporary basis, international students, and permanent residents.