There several pathways of remaining in Canada permanently.  Spousal sponsorship is one of them.  This is when a foreign national marries a Canadian or permanent resident.  Those who are in a conjugal relationship or co-habits with a Canadian citizens or Read More ...

The popularity of #makeitawkward campaign provides the backdrop of evaluating how we are doing in our ongoing attempt to live up to our Canadian values of achieving equality of outcome and fairness for marginalized groups in our community. We … Read More ...

We are launching a spiritual podcast series as part of helping you attain, maintain and sustain your sense of balance and peace. This series is certainly about life as an immigrant. We use this introductory episode of the series to Read More ...

When you hear Black Lives Matter what comes to mind? It is a disruptive movement associated with the racial tension in the United States. Quite a number of people get caught on the slogan, hashtag or even the protest and Read More ...

If you ever doubted whether or not honesty is an important Canadian value, our case law stories today will disabuse this notion. Episode Links…  The Koo Case: Koo v. The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration 2008 FC 931 The Lamsen Read More ...

Have you ever wondered why you are still waiting for that express entry ITA one year on? Episode Links…  Express Entry invitation rounds: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/mi/index.asp?expand=mi-pr-express#mi-pr-express immigration levels plan: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/notices/2016-03-08.asp Keep the feedback coming on facebook, twitter or by email. www.facebook.com/theimmigrantcompass twitter: Read More ...

Do you know that lack of parental authority is being blamed for the high distress levels in teens? How has your upbringing shaped and moulded you into who you are today? If your family life were perfect in every way, Read More ...

In the mistaken view that our shared values of democracy and freedom are absolutes, some of us ignore the absolute minimum obligations that in effect limits our democratic rights and freedom.  We turn to our criminal casefile vault to point Read More ...

Join the month long conversation on Canadian immigration, from July 5 to August 5.  In launching the conversation, the Government of Canada shares its commitment to an immigration system that supports Canada’s diversity and helps grow our economy, as it Read More ...

The difficulty of recognizing foreign credentials has been an issue for immigrants for decades, each successive government have talked the talk, then tried to resolve the issue without minimal success.  Perhaps because there is no unified process to recognize foreign-based Read More ...