Canadian Immigration Counsels, Naqvi & Associates LL.Ms., Toronto, Canada

06/03/2025

05/20/2025

All are welcome

04/16/2025

VOTE ON PRINCIPLE. VOTE FOR JUSTICE. VOTE FOR NDP.

01/24/2025

Are you in the USA, do you fear persecution in your home country and  want to seek Canada’s protection?

You can come to Canada if:

1- You have a family member in Canada who:
• is a Canadian citizen OR a permanent resident of Canada
• is a protected person in Canada
• has made a claim for refugee status in Canada that has been accepted by the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB)
• has had his or her removal order stayed on humanitarian and compassionate grounds
• holds a valid Canadian work permit OR a valid Canadian study permit, or
• is over 18 years old and has a claim for refugee protection that has been referred to the IRB for determination. (This claim must not have been withdrawn by the family member, declared abandoned or rejected by the IRB or found ineligible for referral to the IRB.)

2- If you are an unaccompanied minor who:
• is not accompanied by their mother, father or legal guardian
• does not have either a spouse or a common-law partner, and
• do not have a mother, a father or a legal guardian in Canada or the United States.

10/28/2024

NDP defeats CONS in BC

08/26/2024

Trudeau announces reduction in temporary foreign workers, suggests more immigration changes to come

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday the federal government will reduce the number of temporary foreign workers in Canada after a historic surge that some experts say has fuelled unemployment among immigrants and young people.
The government loosened restrictions during a severe post-COVID labour shortage — a decision that led, in particular, to a spike in the number of low-wage temporary workers.
Trudeau said employers in high unemployment areas — places where the unemployment rate is six per cent or higher — will not be able to hire low-wage temporary foreign workers (TFWs), with limited exceptions for "food security sectors" like agriculture and food and fish processing as well as construction and health care where acute staffing shortages still exist.
In another reversal, the government said employers will no longer be allowed to hire more than 10 per cent of their total workforce through the TFW program.
As well, low-wage TFWs will also be limited to one-year contracts, down from the current two.
Asked by CBC News if the government is considering broader changes to the immigration system at a time when the Bank of Canada has pegged the "newcomer" unemployment rate at 11.6 per cent — substantially higher than the overall unemployment rate of roughly six per cent — Trudeau said the
of permanent residents is on the table, Trudeau suggested it's a possibility and said that topic could be discussed at the cabinet retreat this week.
According to the government's immigration plan, the country is expected to admit about 485,000 permanent residents in 2024 and 500,000 in both 2025 and 2026.
"We're making sure that the entire package makes as much sense as possible for the needs of Canadians and for the needs of our economy," Trudeau said.
"We'll be looking at unemployment rates and opportunities to make further adjustments over the course of this fall as we come forward with comprehensive level plans that will respond to the reality that Canada's facing now and in years and decades to come," he said.
He said immigration needs to be "done right," and that changes may be forthcoming so that "Canada remains a place that is positive in its support for immigration but also responsible in the way we integrate and make sure there's pathways to success for everyone who comes to Canada."

08/22/2024

Ford’s massive cabinet reflects lack of respect for taxpayers
Toronto Sun, August 22, 2024
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s cabinet was already embarrassingly large. A surprise resignation should have been an opportunity to shed some dead weight.
But somehow, Ford managed to add yet another cook into his already jam-packed kitchen. Ontario’s cabinet has now ballooned to nearly federal proportions.
Former education minister Todd Smith suddenly resigned from cabinet last week, triggering a small cabinet shuffle.
Ford was already heading up the largest cabinet in Ontario history. When Ford was elected, his first cabinet had 21 members. Before Smith’s resignation, it had already increased to 36.
Ford could have used Smith’s resignation to shrink the size of his cabinet. Instead, Ford made his massive cabinet even larger.
It’s almost like a sleight-of-hand trick that’s hard to follow, but leaves your wallet lighter.
Former colleges and universities minister Jill Dunlop was promoted to the education file. Nolan Quinn, who had been associate minister of forestry, took Dunlop’s file.
So far, rather simple.
Now Ford had a choice. He already has a natural resources minister. He could have let forestry go back to natural resources and prune cabinet by a position. But he just couldn’t resist going back to the cabinet appointment buffet. Ford replaced Quinn with Kevin Holland.
And then, for no obvious reason, Ford added yet another cabinet position by creating an associate minister of auto theft and bail reform out of thin air. Graham McGregor was handed that portfolio.
Yes, auto theft and bail reform are important issues. But those issues are already handled by the province’s solicitor general. McGregor will be reporting directly to him. And does anyone think their SUV disappeared because there wasn’t a cabinet minister watching it?
Why in the world do we have a solicitor general if he can’t deal with auto theft? Or bail reform? Isn’t he the head of Ontario’s law enforcement?
The solicitor general’s job description reads: “Ensuring Ontario’s communities are supported and protected by law enforcement, and that public safety and correctional systems are safe, effective and accountable.”
Could anyone read that job description and conclude the solicitor general isn’t responsible for dealing with auto theft and bail reform?
McGregor’s appointment is a slap in the face to Solicitor General Michael Kerzner.
And now taxpayers are stuck paying McGregor’s salary of $165,000 to do a completely redundant job that Kerzner should already be handling.
Canadians are frustrated with big-government politicians. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is languishing in the polls and one reason is all the bloat and debt he’s added to the nation’s bottom line.
But how many cabinet ministers does big-government Trudeau have? Thirty-nine.
With his latest cabinet shuffle, Ford’s cabinet is just two spots shy of Trudeau’s, despite representing just one-third of the country’s population.
It is by far the largest cabinet in Ontario’s history. Fully 47% of the governing caucus is now in cabinet. And it is the largest provincial cabinet in the history of the nation.
Ford’s big cabinet will cost Ontario’s taxpayers even more in terms of staffers and bureaucrats.
But there’s a deeper problem: Ford’s big cabinet is a symptom of a larger issue. The truth is the premier is addicted to big government.
This is a premier who’s added $86 billion to Ontario’s debt, increased government spending by nearly $60 billion a year and only balanced the budget once in six tries.
Ford likes to talk a big game about fiscal responsibility. He regularly says, “Folks, the worst place you could ever give your money to is the government.”
But Ford has trouble walking the walk.
The Ford government is as bloated as your friend after all-you-can-eat wings night.
It’s time for change. Ford needs to slim down the size of government — fast. It’s time to shrink the cabinet, cut spending and balance the budget.
— Jay Goldberg is Ontario director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation

08/20/2024

Quebec to announce freeze of new temporary foreign workers for low-wage jobs in Montreal. CBC. August 20, 2024
The Quebec government is set to announce a freeze of new temporary foreign workers coming in to work low-wage jobs in the Montreal area.
Premier François Legault and Christine Fréchette, the province's immigration minister, are expected to make the decision public on Tuesday morning.
Low-wage temporary foreign workers in Quebec must both be approved by the province and have their employer's LMIA application approved by the federal Immigration Ministry.
As a result of Quebec's plan, the federal government will suspend the processing of Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications for six months for job offers with wages below $27.47 per hour, starting on Sept. 3, CBC News has learned.
The hourly wage of $27.47 per hour is currently the median hourly wage in Quebec.
Legault has been asking Ottawa to curb temporary immigration in the province for months.