Reis Pagtakhan – Aikins Law

Annual update of immigration law to the Human Resource Management Association of Manitoba…more

One of the advantages multinational companies have is the ability to deploy their human resources from one part of the globe to another. This paper will discuss how to move your employees across the Canadian border…more

Individuals immigrating to Canada must disclose their spouses, common-law partners, and dependent children. Failure to disclose these family members can result in an immigration application being refused. The court case of…more

In immigration applications for permanent residency, applicants are required to give a time line of their work history and must also provide supporting documents that show where they worked, when they worked, and the type of…more

In many cases, an immigration application can be sent in by regular mail or courier. While either method is valid, immigration lawyers typically advise clients to sent in all correspondence to visa offices by courier or another…more

Immigration law requires all immigration applicants to be truthful. This includes being truthful not only in what you may write down in an application but also regarding documents you submit. Submitting false information with…more

Last month, Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced that it would no longer accept family class sponsorships for parents and grandparents for at least 2 years. To compensate for the freeze on applications, a "Super Visa"…more

Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s Anti-fraud Unit is a group that provides quality assurance verification of information and documents that potential immigrants to Canada submit. This article discusses how this unit works…more

While Citizenship and Immigration Canada is no longer taking Family Class applications, parents who qualify under other immigration programs can still immigrate to Canada. Manitobans wanting to reunite with their parents should…more

Visitors coming to Canada for tourism, temporary work or temporary study must prove that they will leave Canada at the end of their authorized stay. However, if a person's relative who visited Canada has not left Canada, is…more

Foreign nationals coming to Canada to visit, work or study on a temporary basis can be allowed entry to Canada even if they intend to eventually become Canadian permanent residents or citizens. Under the law, foreign nationals…more

Under the federal skilled worker program, individuals without approved job offers or connections to Canada normally have to qualify under what is known as an “eligible occupation”. Occasionally, an applicant may have experience…more

Proposed changes to immigration laws are bringing renewed focus on economic immigrants at the expense of the immigration of certain family members to Canada. This article discusses some of the trends leading up to changes that…more

Temporary foreign workers are non-Canadians or non-Canadian permanent residents permitted to work in Canada for a temporary duration accompanied by a work permit. If a labour dispute exists at a workplace, immigration law…more

Recently, a number of news stories have appeared discussing a possible shortage of workers in Canada. Faced with such shortages, many companies are looking outside of Canada to recruit employees for vacant positions. Companies…more