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By Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP | 2 Minutes Read December 16, 2016

Temporary Resident Visa requirements lifted: Mexican citizens

As I previously reported, on June 28, 2016, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau formally announced that the Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) requirement for citizens of Mexico travelling to Canada would be eliminated as of December 1, 2016. Mexican citizens may now enter Canada without first obtaining a TRV from a Canadian embassy or consulate.

Article by Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Immigration / Canada–U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement, Electronic Travel Authorization, employment law, eTA, foreign nationals, Mexican citizens, Mexican refugee claims, refugee claims, Temporary Resident Visa, Temporary Resident Visa requirements, temporary residents, TRV requirements, visa exemption

By Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP | 2 Minutes Read September 21, 2016

Government of Canada announces termination of the eTA leniency period

I previously reported that Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada had published regulations implementing its Electronic Travel Authorization (“eTA”) program. The regulations initially required eTAs to be mandatory as of March 15, 2016. However, the new Liberal Government decided to delay the enforcement of the eTA requirement by implementing a “leniency period.”

Article by Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Immigration / Electronic Travel Authorization, employment law, entering Canada as temporary resident, eTA leniency period, eTA program, foreign nationals, regulations implementing Electronic Travel Authorization program, temporary residents

By Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP | 3 Minutes Read November 12, 2014

The Government of Canada introduces legislation to prevent barbaric cultural practices in Canada

On November 5, 2014, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander announced that the Government of Canada had tabled its proposed Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act. The proposed Act is intended to amend the current Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Civil Marriage Act and the Criminal Code for the purpose of preventing barbaric cultural practices from taking place in Canada.

Article by Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP / Employee Relations, Immigration / CIC, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander, Civil Marriage Act, criminal code, criminal conviction, foreign national, Foreign workers, honour killings, Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, inadmissibility, inadmissible, IRPA, national minimum age for marriage of sixteen, permanent residents, polygamy, polygamy-specific ground of inadmissibility, temporary residents, vulnerable immigrants, Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act

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