Immigration

  • June 26, 2026

    Coast Guard to expand Great Lakes surveillance with new Niagara centre, radar sites

    The federal government has announced plans for a 24/7 marine security operations centre in Niagara and up to 11 new radar sites across the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence as part of the Canadian Coast Guard’s expanded maritime security role.

  • June 26, 2026

    Decision a cautionary tale on joint ownership, vulnerable seniors, irrevocable gifts

    The recent decision in Ramotar v. Ramotar, 2026 ONSC 2153 by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice raises significant concerns regarding the protection of vulnerable seniors, the application of established legal principles and the risks associated with joint ownership as an estate planning tool.

  • June 25, 2026

    New Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario practice direction on jurisdiction must be reconsidered

    Earlier this year, the Divisional Court of Ontario found that procedures adopted by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) to determine its jurisdiction were unreasonable and contrary to law.

  • June 25, 2026

    Lost Canadians: IRCC reverses Bill C-3 citizenship certificate surrender orders

    In one of the fastest reversals in recent memory, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has begun walking back the “surrender letters” it sent to Lost Canadians days earlier — telling many of the people ordered to hand back their Bill C-3 (An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025)) citizenship certificates that they can keep them after all.

  • June 23, 2026

    Manitoba First Nations’ chiefs ‘wholeheartedly’ back C.J. Joyal’s nomination to Supreme Court of Canada

    The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs has publicly weighed in on a Supreme Court of Canada nomination, stating they “wholeheartedly endorse” Manitoba Court of King’s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal’s candidacy and are “confident he will bring fairness, wisdom and humility to Canada’s highest court.”

  • June 22, 2026

    Feds introduce new regulations to modernize asylum process

    The federal government has published proposed regulations to implement recent asylum reforms introduced through the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act (Bill C-12).

  • June 22, 2026

    Can IRCC revoke or suspend Bill C-3 citizenship-by-descent certificates?

    Imagine opening your mail to find the Government of Canada demanding the immediate surrender of your validly issued citizenship certificate. For a growing number of self-represented individuals who recently secured their status by descent — particularly following the implementation of Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025) — this bureaucratic nightmare is now a startling reality.

  • June 22, 2026

    U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding: Authority, binding nature, implications for Iranians

    The Islamabad memorandum of understanding (MOU), signed on or about June 17, 2026, between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran (with Pakistan as mediator/witness), marks a temporary ceasefire following months of conflict. Titled the “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the 14-point document creates an extendable 60-day negotiating period for a final comprehensive agreement. The full text is attached as Exhibit A below.

  • June 22, 2026

    Manitoba King’s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal nominated for Supreme Court western vacancy

    Manitoba Court of King’s Bench Chief Justice Glenn Joyal, widely reputed in recent years to be a leading candidate for appointment to the Supreme Court of Canada, has been nominated to fill the western vacancy that opened up with the May 30 retirement of Supreme Court of Canada Justice Sheilah Martin, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on June 22.

  • June 17, 2026

    IRCC updates crisis-response processing instructions

    On June 9, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated its Program Delivery Instructions (PDIs) for in-Canada temporary special measures related to Haiti, Palestine, Sudan and Ukraine: Program delivery update: Crisis Response Temporary Measures.

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