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The Working Student

  • January 02, 2012
  • Naseem Malik

Given the fierce competition within the global marketplace for human capital and Canada’s current and future needs to replace its aging workforce, attracting talented young foreign nationals to come to Canada is both a daunting challenge and an ever-growing necessity.

Citizenship and Immigration Law

International Students, Travel and Implied Status

  • January 02, 2012
  • Plamen Petkov

When a foreign national applies to extend his or her stay in Canada before the expiration of the foreign national’s status in Canada the foreign national can legally stay in Canada until the application to extend the status is decided. This is called "implied status".

Citizenship and Immigration Law

IRPA and The Dependent Student

  • January 02, 2012
  • Kenny Chang

Examining the definition of “dependent child” within the context both of a family-class sponsorship and of an accompanying family member and, in particular, will explore the rules relating to dependency in the case of students.

Citizenship and Immigration Law

Options for Foreign Students in the United States

  • January 02, 2012
  • Eileen Martin

Foreign students in the united states fall into a range of categories: there is a general one (F-1), another specifically for vocational students (M-1) and yet another category for exchange visitors (J-1) into which students often fit.

Citizenship and Immigration Law

Tales from the Dark Side: Criminality and Temporary Residents I Have Known

  • January 02, 2012
  • Marshall Drukarsh

Not so very long ago, I was consulted by a young American lady at the suggestion of her criminal defence lawyer. Having pitched my professional tent at the intersection of “immigration” and “crime”, so to speak, I thought criminal counsel had made a pretty good choice in referring her to me.

Citizenship and Immigration Law

E-Learning and IRPA

  • January 02, 2012
  • Silvia Valdman Bahar Karbakhsh

Foreign nationals who want to study in Canada require a study permit to do so according to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and related regulations.

Citizenship and Immigration Law

Immigrant Students: Recent Cases

  • January 02, 2012
  • Leslie H. Morley

Madam Justice Bedard: Ms. Loveridge applied for a study permit, noting in what she called a “motivation letter”, which was intended to support the application, that she wished to “start a fresh life in Canada” where she would be happier and there would be better job prospects.

Citizenship and Immigration Law

Message from the Chair: January 2012

  • January 02, 2012
  • Lainie M. Appleby

The Executive continues its efforts in working to improve upon and address the many and varied concerns of our section.

Citizenship and Immigration Law

Message from the Editor

  • January 02, 2012
  • Leslie H. Morley

As access to the business and skilled worker classes becomes more restrictive and procedurally complex, prospective immigrants to Canada are considering other options to make their way here.

Citizenship and Immigration Law