Canada’s Immigration System Didn’t Know Who Was Still Here, and That Should Concern Everyone
There is a sentence buried in the testimony of Canada’s Deputy Immigration Minister Ted Gallivan before the House of Commons immigration committee on May 4, 2026, that deserves to be read slowly.
When the Clock Is Running Out: What You Really Need to Know About Canada’s PRRA
There is a moment in every removal case where the options narrow to a single point. The refugee claim has been heard and rejected. The appeal to the Refugee Appeal Division has failed. The Federal Court declined leave for judicial review. The humanitarian application is pending but offers no guaranteed stay.
Playing by Rules You Were Never Clearly Told
Canadian immigration law operates on an assumption that is uncomfortable to state plainly but important to understand: you are responsible for knowing and following the conditions of your status, even if nobody explained them to you clearly, even if your consultant got them wrong, even if they changed after you received your permit.
The 90-Day Window Most People Don’t Know They Have
It starts, almost always, with inattention rather than intention. A work permit expiry date gets lost in the business of an ordinary life, the renewal reminder that was meant to go in the calendar but didn’t, the assumption that a consultant was handling it who wasn’t, the honest belief that the permit had another year when it had another month. And then, one morning, someone realizes that the document authorizing them to work legally in Canada expired two weeks ago.
The IRCC Notes Your Consultant Never Showed You
Immigration refusal letters in Canada are, as a category, remarkable for what they do not say. They arrive by portal message, by mail, occasionally both in formal bureaucratic language that announces the outcome without explaining it. “We are not satisfied that you will leave Canada at the end of your authorized stay.” “We are not satisfied that you meet the requirements of the program under which you applied.” “Your application has been refused.
What Your Refugee Hearing Is Actually Deciding
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