tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103114342024-02-28T02:40:33.936-08:00Rosenberg on ImmigrationCanada's Immigration BlogRyan Rosenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195292223024717607noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10311434.post-49619697419697565532012-08-08T09:27:00.002-07:002012-08-08T09:27:15.145-07:00RED CHINA IMMIGRATION BLUES*<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Guest Blogge: Peter Scarrow BA, JD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">General Manager, TMF Group – Hong Kong</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Since 1997, Mainland China, notionally a Communist country, has been
the primary source of high net worth immigrants (“HNWIs”) to Canada.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thousands come every year. 90% of them select
the Greater Vancouver as their Canadian base and pump billions of dollars
annually into our local economy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most HNWI’s
retain China-based immigration consulting firms, not Canadian professionals, to
handle the immigration process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Confusion
abounds about many important legal issues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Canada-based immigration, tax and other lawyers are a negligible factor
in this, by far the biggest and most lucrative immigration services market in
Canadian history.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Focusing on three “status” issues, this paper attempts to provide a
bit of background information on this phenomenon and shed light on a few of the
legal implications of Chinese HNWI immigration to Canada.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">THE RESURRECTION OF CHINA</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">In the West, China is often referred to as an “emerging economy”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is not the way many Chinese see
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From their perspective China is a re-emergent
civilization-state, now well on its way to regaining its rightful place as the
pre-eminent civilization on the planet, a position it occupied for all of human
history until the industrial revolution in the West.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From this perspective China is experiencing
not an emergence but rather a resurrection. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">China’s road to resurrection, however, is slippery in sections,
causing many (perhaps most) well-heeled Chinese families to hedge their bets by
getting immigration status in other countries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Canada is one of those countries and, although our immigration policies
and related legislation are in a state of flux and less welcoming to HNWI’s, we
should continue to experience substantial inflows of Chinese HNWI’s for the
next several years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">THE TYPICAL HNWI IMMIGRANT FAMILY FROM CHINA</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">The typical HNWI family from China comprises three individuals: mom, dad
and one child.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The child is usually
school age.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The parents range in age
from early 30’s to early 60’s with most being in their mid- 30’s to late 40’s.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Usually they have sufficient net worth to buy a detached home
somewhere in Greater Vancouver and deposit a million or more with a bank as
living expenses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Few
business/professional Chinese families with a net worth of less than CAD $ 2
million would contemplate immigrating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Many HNWI families have a net worth in the $10’s of millions, some in
the $100’s of millions, and a handful in the billions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In several Greater Vancouver municipalities
(but nowhere else in B.C.) they are, by a very large margin, the principal
consumers of all kinds of luxury goods and services.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In residential real estate, for example, it
is estimated that over 80% of the $2 million homes sold on Vancouver’s West
Side in the last 2 years were bought by Mainland Chinese immigrants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One prominent West Side jewellery store owner
told the writer that, during the same period, over 90% of his sales (in terms
of value) were to buyers from China.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Why do they immigrate?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
are concerned about:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">The
potential for social instability in China</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">The
integrity of judicial and administrative processes in China, about possible
risks associated with sudden shifts in government policies, and about the risks
of capricious expropriation of private wealth</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">The
quality and intensely competitive nature of children’s education</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Extreme
levels of pollution in the big cities</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">The
long term sustainability of China’s economy in the context of a country with
diminishing energy, water and other resources and 1.4 billion people with
generally rising, not diminishing, expectations</span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;"> </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Commonly the family plan is for one spouse, usually dad, to continue
running the family business or working in his pre-immigration job in China,
traveling intermittently and briefly to Canada to visit the family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Colloquially he is an “astronaut”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a rule the astronaut dad has no intention
of actually residing in Canada or becoming a Canadian citizen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For him the arrangement is kind of an
insurance policy. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mom and child, on the
other hand, intend to remain in Canada, become citizens and then consider their
options.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Often the longer term goal is
for the child to get the best public or private school education possible in
Canada and then move on to college in the USA, the notion being that good US
colleges have a better brand recognition than Canadian universities, both in
China and internationally.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So mom’s job
(typically she is not employed and has a substantial budget) is to focus on the
child’s education.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">In any event, while mom and child may have significant commitments to
Canada, the astronaut dad generally does not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He is based in China, traveling regularly to, but staying only briefly
in, Canada. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From the outset he never
intended to reside in Canada.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In such
circumstances he may or may not become a Canadian tax resident depending on the
unique factual conditions surrounding his lifestyle and connections to the two
countries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">THE THREE “STATUS” ISSUES</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">In coming to Canada the typical HNWI family from China will
necessarily make choices, conscious or not, concerning three key legal “status”
issues:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Immigration
status – having landed in Canada as immigrants, HNWI’s become “permanent
residents” (“PRs”) pursuant to the provisions of the Immigration and Refugee
Protection Act (“IRPA”).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To maintain PR
status they should endeavour to spend 730 days every 5 years in Canada.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As evidence of their status, they are issued
an identity card (“PR Card”) which is valid for 5 years. Renewal of the PR Card
and loss of status are complex issues beyond the scope of this paper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Suffice to say that many astronaut dads refer
to the 730 day IRPA residence requirement as “immigration prison”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And many of them, unwilling to stay in Canada
for the 730 days, will be unable successfully to apply for new PR cards when
the initial PR cards expire after five years;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Citizenship
status – PR’s qualify for citizenship under the provisions of the Citizenship
Act (“CA”) if they can prove they have resided in Canada as immigrant PR’s for
3 out of the 4 years preceding the date of their citizenship application.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Usually this means physical presence in
Canada for 1095 days during this 4 year period (for some, another form of
“immigration prison”); and</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Tax
status – if they “ordinarily reside” in Canada they become Canadian tax
residents obliged to report and pay tax on global income/capital gains and
disclose offshore assets according to the provisions of the Income Tax Act
(“ITA”).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mere acquisition of immigration
PR status does not automatically make someone a tax resident, especially if he
is from a country such as China which has a tax Treaty with Canada (more on
this below).</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">HNWI’s who become citizens necessarily also become “ordinarily
resident” for tax purposes, at least during the 3 year period when they are
satisfying the residence requirement to qualify for citizenship under the CA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is hard to imagine a set of circumstances
where someone who is physically present in Canada for 1095 days in a 4 year
period would not be a Canadian tax resident. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Most HNWI astronauts, however, unlike their spouses and children who
have been parked somewhere in Greater Vancouver, have no intention of actually
residing in or becoming citizens of Canada.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Nonetheless, many of them believe they are Canadian tax residents when
in fact they are not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In any event, only
rarely does the HNWI family, prior to landing, consider seriously the
implications of becoming Canadian tax residents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">In fact, the entire immigration process, controlled as it is by
China-based immigration consultants, rarely involves any serious discussion of
Canadian tax residence status.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The reason
is simple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The consultants are highly
incentivized by fees and by the payment (usually undisclosed) of commissions of
up to $100,000 per client family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
commissions are loan brokerage fees paid by Canadian banks to the consultants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The banks pay the commissions as
consideration for the consultants’ brokering loans used to finance $800,000 investments
in qualifying Canadian immigration funds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Tax is a touchy subject.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Canadian
tax exposure is complex and, if properly understood, potentially unsettling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being practical people, the consultants do
not want to alarm their clients.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
take the position that they are advising solely on immigration PR status issues,
giving only perfunctory, comforting and often unreliable advice on Canadian
citizenship and tax status matters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hence,
very few HNWI’s from China arrive in Canada with reliable information about
Canadian tax. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">THE CANADA-CHINA INCOME TAX AGREEMENT (the “Treaty”) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Canada’s tax Treaty with China contains the usual “tiebreaker” rules
(see Article 4 section 2 of the Treaty) which many HWNI astronauts could likely
rely on to “tie-break” them back into China so they do not become Canadian tax
residents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Essentially the tiebreaker
rules ensure that a person will not simultaneously be treated as a tax resident
of both countries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many of the HNWI
astronauts, unlike their Canada-based spouses and children, never intended to
reside full-time in or become citizens of Canada in the first place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Post immigration, having parked mom and child
in Canada, they retain all their old ties in China where they spend most of
their time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Based on the principals set
out in the tiebreaker rules, many are clearly not Canadian tax residents even
if they are immigration PR’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course
many of them will never qualify for Canadian citizenship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They may also lose their immigration PR
status.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">TAX REPORTING OPTIONS FACED BY THE ASTRONAUT HNWI</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">The various tax reporting options for the typical HNWI astronaut are
as follows:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">He is
a tax resident of Canada.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He knows it
and is fully compliant disclosing details of his offshore income and assets;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">He is
a tax resident of Canada. He knows it but nonetheless conceals offshore income
and assets in his filings with CRA;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">He is
not a tax resident of Canada but thinks he is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Nonetheless he conceals offshore income and assets, all the while
reporting as if he were a tax resident.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He has the intention of a tax evader without actually being one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His circumstances presumably get worse as the
damaging paper trail mounts with each passing fiscal year; </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">He is
not a tax resident of Canada but thinks he is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He discloses offshore income and assets which he reports as a tax
resident; or</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">He is
not a tax resident and does not file as such. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">It is impossible to tell with certainty but anecdotal evidence suggests
many HNWI astronauts, having been advised by assorted friends, life insurance
brokers, tax filers who have never considered the impact of the tie-breaker
rules in the Treaty (or, for that matter the relevant jurisprudence) select
option 3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are not tax residents but
think they are. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They file tax returns as
if they were, concealing offshore income and assets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have the mens rea of tax evaders without
actually being tax residents. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Why would they do this?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
reasons include:</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">They
almost never retain competent tax counsel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is expensive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Free advice from
friends is better.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Local
self-interested advisors tell them they are tax residents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The life insurance broker, for example, is
supposed to sell policies only to Canadian tax residents. So the inclination is
to persuade the HNWI that he is a tax resident and even generate questionable
evidence of tax residency status to satisfy the insurance company that the
buyer of the policy is a tax resident.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">The
immigration consultants persuade them that they are tax residents because the
insurance brokers pay them referral fees for the introduction of business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the brokers can only sell policies to tax
residents.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Many
accountants, especially the Mandarin speaking ones experienced in dealing with
wealthy immigrants from HK and Taiwan (both non-Treaty jurisdictions so no
tiebreaker rules) assume that all PR’s with spouse and/or house are naturally
tax residents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many tax filers (not
professional accountants) seem to have adopted a head-in-the sand approach,
knowing full well the HNWI is only reporting Canadian source income and
concealing offshore income and gains.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">They
like to have Canadian medical insurance. Non-tax residents are not eligible for
medical insurance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Note that even if
they are tax residents, astronauts’ prolonged absences from B.C. may still void
the coverage.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">The
real estate agent, to facilitate the mortgage loan, may prefer to have the HNWI
astronaut on title since he is the one with the income and assets (all in
China) required to qualify for a mortgage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">They
want the tax free capital gain on the sale of the principal residence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is only available to tax residents.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">They
believe, wrongly, that reporting as a tax resident will greatly enhance their
ability to retain immigration PR status and/or renew the PR card.</span></li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">FIRST GENERATION WEALTH</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Almost all HNWI’s are nouveau riche with an affinity for opacity, an
aversion to legal fees and zero awareness of the fact that there are
authoritative tax advisors called tax lawyers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Moreover, the families have had no experience transferring assets from
generation to generation since most of the private wealth has been accumulated
in the last 20 years. And in Chinese culture the common superstition is that
planning for death is inauspicious and may hasten the event.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hence the reluctance to draw post-immigration
wills, settle pre-immigration trusts or otherwise devise long-term plans for
the management and disposition of family wealth.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">REAL ESTATE LAW ISSUES</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Most HNWI families will buy a home in Canada.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having a “permanent home” is a key component
in the “tiebreaker rules”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact it is
the first “tiebreaker”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Query,
therefore, whether conveyancing lawyers should:</span></div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">When
representing HNWI purchasers, suggest at the very least that the astronaut dad
not go on title or otherwise reside in the family residence in Canada.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are conveyancing lawyers potentially
negligent for failing to discuss the tax residency issue with astronaut buyers</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">When
representing other purchasers where the vendors are HNWI families from China, ask
for holdbacks and clearance certificates when handling sales if there is any
chance an astronaut is on title.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After
all, the non-tax resident astronaut is not entitled to the tax free capital
gain on the disposition of a principal residence.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Advise
the HNWI family to get an opinion from tax counsel before completion. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Include
disclaimers (likely written in Chinese) in the retainer or other documents
stating that they are not advising on tax matters.</span></li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Should realtors, when preparing the purchase agreement, suggest that:</span></div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">The
astronaut not go on title.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">The
family get an opinion from tax counsel before completion.</span></li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">ESTATE LAW ISSUES</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Unless attitudes change, most Chinese HNWI immigrants will die
intestate with substantial assets scattered among 3 or more jurisdictions,
usually China, Hong Kong and Canada.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
dog’s breakfast of succession law issues will arise. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where was the HNWI astronaut domiciled when he
died?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where is the real estate?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Does the astronaut dad have other family
relationships in China? If so, what are their claims on the global assets?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Was he a non-compliant Canadian tax resident?
Does anybody actually know where all the assets are?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are the Canadian tax resident kids prepared
to receive distributions from an estate tainted, or apparently tainted, by a
history of tax evasion?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Will the
Canadian insurance company, having sold a policy to a presumed tax resident of
Canada, pay a death benefit when it turns out that the life insured was not a
tax resident after all?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Was the
insurance broker negligent or fraudulent in holding out to the insurance
company that the HNWI non-tax resident was actually a tax resident?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Was the deceased astronaut dad a non-tax
resident owner of a Vancouver home so that the death triggers a taxable deemed
disposition?</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">OTHER LEGAL ISSUES</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Is the non-tax resident HNWI astronaut the controlling shareholder of
a Canadian small business that has been taking advantage of the small business
deduction?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Has he been filing as a tax
resident of Canada but concealing China-based assets and income but now wants
to take his Chinese company public in Hong Kong and faces serious public
disclosure issues with regulators in Hong Kong concerning his tax residency
status?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or does he want to bring the
China/HK based but undisclosed assets to Canada but finds he cannot because he
is apparently in violation of foreign asset disclosure rules?</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">THE SMART MOVE</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">All wealthy immigrants to Canada, preferably before landing, would be
well-advised to get legal opinions/advice integrating the expertise of Canadian
tax and immigration counsel so that all family members can balance their goals
in the areas of immigration, citizenship and tax law.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no one size fits all solution.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chinese
HNWI’s rarely do this, relying instead on non-professional free advice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">USE OF TRUSTS</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">For many of these families a trust would go a long way to addressing
their long-term wealth management issues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There are two very good options:</span></div>
<ol>
<li><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">The
Immigrant Trust – where the income and capital gains of assets settled upon
trust offshore are, vis-a-vis Canadian tax resident beneficiaries, tax free for
as long as the first 60 months a HNWI settlor is a Canadian tax resident; and</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"></span></span><span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">The
“Granny Trust” – where the income and capital gains of assets settled upon
trust offshore are, vis-a-vis Canadian tax resident beneficiaries, effectively
tax free in perpetuity provided the offshore settlor/contributor never
accumulates 60 months of tax residence status in Canada.</span></li>
</ol>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Option 2 in theory is a perfect solution where the HNWI astronaut dad
who never becomes a tax resident is the settlor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The income and capital gains of the assets
settled upon trust are tax free, perhaps on a multi-generational basis, for all
Canadian tax resident beneficiaries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">CONCLUSION</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">HNWI immigrants from China have transformed the economic landscape of
Greater Vancouver.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These wealthy
families, many flying blind in terms of the various “status” issues, will
continue to arrive in substantial numbers in the Lower Mainland for several
more years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unclear about their legal rights
and obligations as Canadian immigrants, tax residents, and homeowners, and with
no experience passing wealth from generation to generation, their failure to
plan or even identify the issues will increasingly generate interesting legal
work for tax, trust, estate, family, immigration and real estate law practitioners. </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">*Published in the July 2012 edition of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Advocate</i></b>, the
professional magazine of the British Columbia Bar Association.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;"></span>Ryan Rosenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195292223024717607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10311434.post-77279889296231881732011-11-14T21:48:00.000-08:002011-11-14T21:48:23.874-08:00No More Sticker Visas for Some New Permanent Residents<br /><b>Elimination of Counterfoils for Approved Permanent Residence Applicants from Visa-Exempt Countries</b><br /><br />Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will no longer issue a counterfoil to applicants approved for permanent residence from visa exempt countries. All approved applicants will continue to be issued a Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) document.<br /> Currently, all applicants approved for permanent residence, even from countries exempt from the Temporary Resident Visa requirement, are issued a counterfoil and seal in the passport that they are using for their initial travel to Canada to become a permanent resident.a<br /><br />As of December 1, 2011, missions will no longer issue a counterfoil to applicants approved for permanent residence, if the “CNTRY OF ISS. OF TRAVEL DOC:” field on the COPR identifies a regular passport issued by the United States of America or a country identified in theImmigration and Refugee Protection Regulations 190(1)(a) or (b) or 190(2)(b), (c), (d) or (e).<br /><br />The Canada Border Services Agency’s Border Services Officers (BSOs) and Migration Integrity Officers in Canada and abroad will be advised of this change. BSOs will continue to evaluate individuals at the Primary Inspection Line and determine which persons are immigrating to Canada and refer those new immigrants to Immigration secondary for finalization of permanent residence status. In cases where the new immigrant is not finalized at the port of entry as required, staff should advise the individual to contact the CIC Call Centre for options to correct their status in Canada. The Call Centre will continue to follow their current procedures when contacted by immigrants who require finalization of permanent residence status.Ryan Rosenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195292223024717607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10311434.post-29079446524435327782011-11-10T09:01:00.000-08:002011-11-10T09:01:27.795-08:00CIC is Going Paperless<!--[if !mso]>
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<br />
<h3>
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></h3>
CIC is transforming
the way it does business. With the increasing use of technology, we are moving
away from paper application forms, and are encouraging applicants to use the
electronic forms that can be submitted online, or downloaded and printed from
our web site. Effective December 1, 2011, with a few exceptions, we will no
longer be printing or mailing paper copies of our forms and related guides. <br />
These changes will save CIC over $4 million over the next three years in
costs related to printing and mailing. The changes also reflect the fact that
technology is making the application process easier to access. Increasingly,
improved online services are allowing people to apply wherever and whenever
they want, with online tools to help navigate the immigration process. By 2015
the majority of CIC applications will be submitted and processed online.<br />
<br />
Source: E-newsletter from Citizenship and Immigration Canada - Fall 2011 <br />Ryan Rosenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195292223024717607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10311434.post-86657884425989784782011-11-07T08:52:00.000-08:002011-11-07T08:52:02.980-08:00Parents and Grandparents: NOT WELCOME TO IMMIGRATE (For now)Effective November 5, 2011, a temporary pause has been
placed on new Family Class sponsorship applications for parents and
grandparents (FC4). Instructions are provided on what to do with FC4
sponsorship applications received before and after this date.<br />
<h3>
Issue</h3>
This Operational Bulletin (<abbr>OB</abbr>) provides
guidance on FC4 sponsorship applications and the fourth set of
Ministerial Instructions (MI-4) which come into force November 5, 2011. <br />
<h3>
Background </h3>
On June 18, 2008, the <em>Immigration and Refugee Protection Act</em>
was amended to give the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
authority to issue instructions that would ensure the processing of
applications and requests be conducted in a manner that, in the opinion
of the Minister, will best support the attainment of immigration goals
set by the Government of Canada. <br />
The MI-4 comes into force on November 5, 2011 and includes changes to the following programs:<br />
<ul>
<li><strong>Family Class Sponsorship Applications:</strong> A temporary pause on new sponsorship applications for parents and grandparents. </li>
<li><strong>Federal Skilled Worker Program:</strong> Introduction of a new PhD eligibility stream (see <abbr>OB</abbr> 351 for more information).</li>
</ul>
The full text of these instructions can be found at: <br />
<a href="http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/2011-11-05/html/notice-avis-eng.html#d108">www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/2011-11-05/html/notice-avis-eng.html#d108</a><br />
<h3>
Processing Instructions </h3>
Effective November 5, 2011, no new family class
sponsorship applications for a sponsor’s parents (R117(1)(c)) or
grandparents (R117(1)(d)) will be accepted for processing. This
temporary pause is being implemented to allow for application backlog
reduction in the FC4 category to begin in 2012. This measure is being
implemented as part of a broader strategy to address the large backlog
and wait times in the FC4 category, supporting the attainment of
immigration goals set by the Government of Canada. <br />
The temporary pause will remain in place for up to
24 months while a more responsive, sustainable, and long-term approach
for the program is being considered. <br />
It does not affect sponsorship applications for spouses, partners, dependent or adopted children and other eligible relatives.<br />
<strong>Applications received on or after November 5, 2011 </strong><br />
New FC4 Sponsorship applications for parents or grandparents received by Centralized Processing Centre- Mississauga (<abbr>CPC</abbr>-M)
on or after November 5, 2011, will be returned to the sponsor with a
letter (see Appendix A) advising them of the temporary pause.
Applications which are postmarked before November 5, 2011, but are
received at <abbr>CPC</abbr>-M on or after November 5, 2011 will also be returned to the sponsor. In both cases, processing fees shall be returned.<br />
<strong>Applications received before November 5, 2011</strong><br />
Complete FC4 sponsorship applications received by <abbr>CPC</abbr>-M
prior to close of business (5 p.m. EST) on November 4, 2011, should
continue to be processed as usual. Cases where FC4 sponsorship
applications have been submitted to <abbr>CPC</abbr>-M, but the
applications for permanent residence have not yet been submitted to the
visa office are not affected by the temporary pause.<br />
<strong>Cost recovery fee payment made before November 5, 2011</strong><br />
In cases where an applicant has submitted their cost recovery fee payment but <abbr>CPC</abbr>-M
has not received the FC4 sponsorship application before close of
business (5 p.m. EST) on November 4, 2011, the applicant will receive a
refund of the processing fees.<br />
<strong>Humanitarian and Compassionate Requests </strong><br />
Requests made on the basis of Humanitarian and
Compassionate grounds made from outside Canada that accompany any
permanent resident application affected by Ministerial Instructions but
not identified for processing under the Instructions will not be
processed. <br />
Updates to the IP 2 manual are forthcoming.<br />
For further information outlined in this <abbr>OB</abbr>,
please contact your supervisor or your Regional Program Advisor (RPA).
RPAs may in turn contact Operational Management and Coordination Branch
at <a href="mailto:OMC-GOC-Immigration@cic.gc.ca">OMC-GOC-Immigration@cic.gc.ca</a>.Ryan Rosenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195292223024717607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10311434.post-72954258054497729652011-11-07T08:50:00.000-08:002011-11-07T08:50:06.558-08:00New PhD Eligibility Stream under the Federal Skilled Worker Program<h3>
</h3>
Effective November 5, 2011, the Federal Skilled Worker (<abbr>FSW</abbr>)
program will have a new eligibility stream for international students
pursuing doctoral (PhD) studies at Canadian institutions. Instructions
are provided on how to proceed with applications received both before
and after this date. <br />
<h3>
Issue</h3>
This Operational Bulletin (<abbr>OB</abbr>) provides guidance on <abbr>FSW</abbr> applications and the fourth set of Ministerial Instructions (MI-4) which come into force on November 5, 2011. <br />
<h3>
Background </h3>
On June 18, 2008, the <em>Immigration and Refugee Protection Act</em>
was amended to give the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
authority to issue instructions that would ensure the processing of
applications and requests be conducted in a manner that, in the opinion
of the Minister, will best support the attainment of immigration goals
set by the Government of Canada.<br />
The MI-4 comes into force on November 5, 2011 and includes changes to the following programs:<br />
<ul>
<li><strong>Federal Skilled Worker Program</strong>: Introduction of the new PhD eligibility stream. </li>
<li><strong>Family Class Sponsorship Applications:</strong> A temporary pause on new sponsorship applications for parents and grandparents. (see OB 350 for more information).</li>
</ul>
The full text of these instructions can be found at:<br />
<a href="http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/2011-11-05/html/notice-avis-eng.html#d108">www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/2011-11-05/html/notice-avis-eng.html#d108</a> <br />
<h3>
Processing Instructions</h3>
Effective November 5, 2011, the <abbr>FSW</abbr> program will have a new eligibility stream for international students pursuing doctoral (PhD) studies at Canadian institutions.<br />
In order to be eligible to apply under this stream, the <abbr>FSW</abbr> applications <span class="nowrap">[<a href="http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2011/ob351.asp#ftn01" id="bftn01">Note 1</a>]</span> must be received by the Centralized Intake Office (<abbr>CIO</abbr>) in Sydney, Nova Scotia on or after November 5, 2011, <strong>and</strong> must meet <strong>either of</strong> the following two sets of criteria in order to be placed into processing:<br />
<ol>
<li>Applications from international students who are
currently enrolled in a doctoral (PhD) program, delivered by a
provincially or territorially recognized private or public
post-secondary educational institution located in Canada, <strong>and</strong> who have completed at least two years towards the completion of their PhD <strong>and</strong> who are in good academic standing <strong>and </strong>who
are not recipients of a Government of Canada award requiring them to
return to their home country to apply their knowledge and skills. <span class="nowrap">[<a href="http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2011/ob351.asp#ftn02" id="bftn02">Note 2</a>]</span>
<strong>OR</strong><br />
</li>
<li>Applications from foreign nationals who have completed a
doctoral (PhD) program from a provincially or territorially recognized
private or public post-secondary educational institution located in
Canada no more than 12 months prior to the date their application is
received by the <abbr>CIO</abbr> in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Applicants must
not have received a Government of Canada award that required them to
return to their home country to apply their knowledge and skills; or if
they were a recipient of such an award, that they have satisfied the
terms of the award. <span class="nowrap">[<a href="http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2011/ob351.asp#ftn03" id="bftn03">Note 3</a>]</span></li>
</ol>
Applicants who are eligible for processing are still assessed under the other requirements of the <abbr>FSW</abbr> Program. Applicants must still meet minimal requirements and obtain the minimum pass mark in order to continue in processing.<br />
<h3>
Limit on the number of applications to be processed per year</h3>
A maximum of 1,000 new <abbr>FSW</abbr> applications
from international students pursuing PhD studies or recently who
obtained a PhD at a Canadian institution will be considered for
processing each year. This cap will be calculated over and above any
other <abbr>FSW</abbr> caps on application intake identified in previous Instructions.<br />
In calculating the cap, applications will be considered
in order of the date they are received. Applications received on the
same date will be considered for processing having regard to routine
office procedures.<br />
For the unique purpose of calculating the cap, this cap
year will begin on November 5, 2011 and end on October 31, 2012.
Subsequent cap years will begin on November 1<sup>st</sup> and end on October 31<sup>st</sup>, unless otherwise indicated in a future Ministerial Instruction. <br />
<strong><abbr>FSW</abbr> applications received at the <abbr>CIO</abbr> before November 5, 2011 </strong><br />
MI-4 does not apply to complete applications received prior to November 5, 2011. All <abbr>FSW</abbr> applications received by the <abbr>CIO</abbr> prior to this date shall continue to be considered for processing having regard to the requirements in effect at that time.<br />
<strong><abbr>FSW</abbr> applications received at the <abbr>CIO</abbr> on or after November 5, 2011</strong><br />
The MI-4 applies to applications received at the <abbr>CIO</abbr> on or after November 5, 2011. The <abbr>CIO</abbr>
will assess complete applications received on or after this date
against the MIs to determine whether applicants are eligible for
processing. The <abbr>CIO</abbr> will make a final eligibility
determination and those determined to be eligible will be placed into
processing. Applications that receive a negative eligibility
determination will not be processed and will receive a full refund of
the processing fee. The application and documentation submitted will not
be returned. <br />
<strong>Submitting the application</strong><br />
All <abbr>FSW</abbr> applications, including those under the PhD stream, will continue to be sent to the <abbr>CIO</abbr>.
Applicants are required to submit their complete application, together
with all supporting documents, to the CIO as listed on the <abbr>CIO</abbr> document checklist. <br />
The <abbr>CIO</abbr> will review applications for
completeness and if the application is incomplete, the entire
application package will be returned to the applicant.<br />
<strong>Final eligibility determination at the <abbr>CIO</abbr></strong><br />
The <abbr>CIO</abbr> will assess the applicant’s
submission based on the documentation submitted and make a final
determination of eligibility. To be eligible for processing, the
applicant must meet all the criteria described in the MIs. If the
applicant’s submission is determined to be ineligible for processing,
the applicant will be informed and will receive a refund. The
application and documentation submitted will not be returned. If the <abbr>CIO</abbr>
makes a positive eligibility determination, the application will be
placed into processing and the applicant will no longer be eligible for a
refund.<br />
<strong>Humanitarian and Compassionate requests </strong><br />
Requests made on the basis of Humanitarian and
Compassionate grounds made from outside Canada that accompany any
permanent resident application affected by MIs but not identified for
processing under the Instructions will not be processed. <br />
Updates to the OP 6 manual are forthcoming.<br />
For further information outlined in this OB, please
contact your supervisor or your Regional Program Advisor (RPA). RPAs may
in turn contact Operational Management and Coordination Branch at <a href="mailto:OMC-GOC-Immigration@cic.gc.ca">OMC-GOC-Immigration@cic.gc.ca</a>.<br />
<hr />
<h3>
Footnotes</h3>
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<div id="ftn01">
[1] In order to be considered, applications
must be completed according to the application kit requirements in place
at the time the application is received by the designated office. <span class="nowrap">[<a href="http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2011/ob351.asp#bftn01">back to note 1</a>]</span></div>
<div id="ftn02">
[2] Applicants will be required to include, in
their application package, a letter of attestation from the recognized
provincial or territorial post-secondary education institution where
they are pursuing their PhD. The letter shall contain the following
attestations: </div>
<ul>
<li>that the applicant is currently enrolled in a PhD program and has completed at least two years towards its completion; and</li>
<li>that the applicant is deemed in good academic standing to the satisfaction of the institution.</li>
</ul>
The letter of attestation should be an official letter,
on university letterhead, signed by a recognized institutional authority
such as the registrar or dean of Graduate Studies that clearly
addresses the above-noted two components. <br />
Applicants will also be required to declare that they are
not a recipient of a Government of Canada award requiring them to
return to their home country to apply their knowledge and skills, by
completing the appropriate section in schedule 3. <span class="nowrap">[<a href="http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2011/ob351.asp#bftn02">back to note 2</a>]</span><br />
<div id="ftn03">
[3] Applicants will be required to include, in
their application package, official transcripts supplied by the
recognized provincial or territorial post-secondary education
institution where they completed their PhD, showing the awarding of
a PhD. </div>
Applicants will also be required to declare that they
were not a recipient of a Government of Canada award requiring them to
return to their home country to apply their knowledge and skills; or if
they were a recipient of such an award, that they have satisfied the
terms of the award, by completing the appropriate section in schedule 3.
<span class="nowrap">[<a href="http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2011/ob351.asp#bftn03">back to note 3</a>]</span><br />
</div>Ryan Rosenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195292223024717607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10311434.post-9513886558272410302011-10-20T13:49:00.000-07:002011-10-20T13:57:31.785-07:00CIC Intake Statistics: Big Time Decline in Intake<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 569px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 131pt;" width="174"></col>
<col style="width: 41pt;" width="54"></col>
<col style="width: 39pt;" width="52"></col>
<col style="width: 35pt;" width="46"></col>
<col style="width: 39pt;" width="52"></col>
<col style="width: 38pt;" width="50"></col>
<col style="width: 37pt;" width="49"></col>
<col style="width: 32pt;" width="43"></col>
<col style="width: 37pt;" width="49"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl137" colspan="6" height="20" style="height: 15pt; width: 323pt;" width="428"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Business Line - Applications Received for
Permanent Residents (in Persons)<span> </span></span></td>
<td class="xl139" style="width: 37pt;" width="49"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></td>
<td class="xl139" style="width: 32pt;" width="43"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></td>
<td class="xl140" style="width: 37pt;" width="49"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl141" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl142" colspan="5"><span style="font-size: x-small;">CALENDAR YEAR</span></td>
<td class="xl142" colspan="2"><span style="font-size: x-small;">YEAR TO DATE<span> </span></span></td>
<td class="xl140" style="width: 37pt;" width="49"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl143" height="21" style="border-top: medium none; height: 15.75pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl144" style="border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2006</span></td>
<td class="xl144" style="border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2007</span></td>
<td class="xl144" style="border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2008</span></td>
<td class="xl144" style="border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2009</span></td>
<td class="xl144" style="border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2010</span></td>
<td class="xl144" style="border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span> </span>(Jan-Jun)</span></td>
<td class="xl144" style="border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Jan-Jun)</span></td>
<td class="xl144"><span style="font-size: x-small;">% Change</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl145" height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Federal Skilled Workers</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">208,701</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">213,745</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">189,636</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">148,073</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">142,067</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">122,072</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">23,913</span></td>
<td align="right" class="xl147" style="width: 37pt;" width="49"><span style="font-size: x-small;">-80%</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl145" height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Quebec Selected Skilled
Workers</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">30,654</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">33,460</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">34,612</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">38,463</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">37,495</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">18,021</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">12,505</span></td>
<td align="right" class="xl147" style="width: 37pt;" width="49"><span style="font-size: x-small;">-31%</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl145" height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Federal Business Immigrants</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">12,720</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">15,096</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">23,256</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">32,367</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">40,675</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">37,833</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3,156</span></td>
<td align="right" class="xl147" style="width: 37pt;" width="49"><span style="font-size: x-small;">-92%</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl145" height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Quebec Business Immigrants</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4,739</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6,029</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5,987</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5,951</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">9,067</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4,907</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2,469</span></td>
<td align="right" class="xl147" style="width: 37pt;" width="49"><span style="font-size: x-small;">-50%</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl145" height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Provincial/Territorial
Nominees</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">18,695</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">24,688</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">38,104</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">38,533</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">52,163</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">29,379</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">10,233</span></td>
<td align="right" class="xl147" style="width: 37pt;" width="49"><span style="font-size: x-small;">-65%</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl145" height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Live-in Caregivers</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">9,030</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">13,036</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">18,167</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">20,652</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">12,418</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6,947</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">678</span></td>
<td align="right" class="xl147" style="width: 37pt;" width="49"><span style="font-size: x-small;">-90%</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl148" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Canadian Experience Class</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">0</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1,077</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">7,320</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">7,750</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4,034</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">201</span></td>
<td align="right" class="xl150" style="width: 37pt;" width="49"><span style="font-size: x-small;">-95%</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl151" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Economic Class</span></td>
<td class="xl152"><span style="font-size: x-small;">284,539</span></td>
<td class="xl152"><span style="font-size: x-small;">306,054</span></td>
<td class="xl152"><span style="font-size: x-small;">310,839</span></td>
<td class="xl152"><span style="font-size: x-small;">291,359</span></td>
<td class="xl152"><span style="font-size: x-small;">301,635</span></td>
<td class="xl152"><span style="font-size: x-small;">223,193</span></td>
<td class="xl152"><span style="font-size: x-small;">53,155</span></td>
<td align="right" class="xl153" style="border-top: medium none; width: 37pt;" width="49"><span style="font-size: x-small;">-76%</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl145" height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Spouses, Partners, Children
and Others</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">69,567</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">72,431</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">67,982</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">64,204</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">57,835</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">30,571</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">25,530</span></td>
<td align="right" class="xl147" style="width: 37pt;" width="49"><span style="font-size: x-small;">-16%</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl148" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Parents and Grandparents</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">18,990</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">32,606</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">29,777</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">16,121</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">17,202</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">10,138</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3,665</span></td>
<td align="right" class="xl150" style="width: 37pt;" width="49"><span style="font-size: x-small;">-64%</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl151" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Family Class</span></td>
<td class="xl152"><span style="font-size: x-small;">88,557</span></td>
<td class="xl152"><span style="font-size: x-small;">105,037</span></td>
<td class="xl152"><span style="font-size: x-small;">97,759</span></td>
<td class="xl152"><span style="font-size: x-small;">80,325</span></td>
<td class="xl152"><span style="font-size: x-small;">75,037</span></td>
<td class="xl152"><span style="font-size: x-small;">40,709</span></td>
<td class="xl152"><span style="font-size: x-small;">29,195</span></td>
<td align="right" class="xl154" style="width: 37pt;" width="49"><span style="font-size: x-small;">-28%</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl145" height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Government Assisted Refugees</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">11,305</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">11,788</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">10,735</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">11,095</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8,021</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4,392</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3,752</span></td>
<td align="right" class="xl147" style="width: 37pt;" width="49"><span style="font-size: x-small;">-15%</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl145" height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Privately Sponsored Refugees</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8,425</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">9,108</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">10,820</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">10,258</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">11,714</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6,379</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1,935</span></td>
<td align="right" class="xl147" style="width: 37pt;" width="49"><span style="font-size: x-small;">-70%</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl145" height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Protected Persons in Canada</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">11,144</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6,751</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">7,387</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">11,844</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">13,284</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6,748</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2,742</span></td>
<td align="right" class="xl147" style="width: 37pt;" width="49"><span style="font-size: x-small;">-59%</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl145" height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dependants Abroad</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4,985</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5,497</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3,124</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4,502</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4,173</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2,217</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1,840</span></td>
<td align="right" class="xl147" style="width: 37pt;" width="49"><span style="font-size: x-small;">-17%</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl145" height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">H&C and Public
Policy<span> </span></span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">15,174</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">13,764</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">11,976</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">11,879</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">10,134</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5,815</span></td>
<td class="xl146"><span style="font-size: x-small;">667</span></td>
<td align="right" class="xl147" style="width: 37pt;" width="49"><span style="font-size: x-small;">-89%</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl148" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Permit Holders</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">114</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">137</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">206</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">160</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">118</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">53</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">11</span></td>
<td align="right" class="xl150" style="width: 37pt;" width="49"><span style="font-size: x-small;">-79%</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl151" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Humanitarian Class</span></td>
<td class="xl152"><span style="font-size: x-small;">51,147</span></td>
<td class="xl152"><span style="font-size: x-small;">47,045</span></td>
<td class="xl152"><span style="font-size: x-small;">44,248</span></td>
<td class="xl152"><span style="font-size: x-small;">49,738</span></td>
<td class="xl152"><span style="font-size: x-small;">47,444</span></td>
<td class="xl152"><span style="font-size: x-small;">25,604</span></td>
<td class="xl152"><span style="font-size: x-small;">10,947</span></td>
<td align="right" class="xl153" style="border-top: medium none; width: 37pt;" width="49"><span style="font-size: x-small;">-57%</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl148" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Other*</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">22</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">39</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">28</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">20</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">166</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">55</span></td>
<td class="xl149"><span style="font-size: x-small;">25</span></td>
<td align="right" class="xl155" style="border-top: medium none; width: 37pt;" width="49"><span style="font-size: x-small;">-55%</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl141" height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Total</span></td>
<td class="xl156"><span style="font-size: x-small;">424,265</span></td>
<td class="xl156"><span style="font-size: x-small;">458,175</span></td>
<td class="xl156"><span style="font-size: x-small;">452,874</span></td>
<td class="xl156"><span style="font-size: x-small;">421,442</span></td>
<td class="xl156"><span style="font-size: x-small;">424,282</span></td>
<td class="xl156"><span style="font-size: x-small;">289,561</span></td>
<td class="xl156"><span style="font-size: x-small;">93,322</span></td>
<td align="right" class="xl153" style="border-top: medium none; width: 37pt;" width="49"><span style="font-size: x-small;">-68%</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl157" colspan="2" height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source:
CIC Operational Databases, 2nd Quarter 2011</span></td>
<td class="xl158"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></td>
<td class="xl158"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></td>
<td class="xl158"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></td>
<td class="xl158"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></td>
<td class="xl158"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></td>
<td class="xl158"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></td>
<td class="xl140" style="width: 37pt;" width="49"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl159" colspan="7" height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*
Other includes: deferred removal orders, post-determination refugee
claimants, missing and/or invalid data</span></td>
<td class="xl139"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></td>
<td class="xl140" style="width: 37pt;" width="49"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>Ryan Rosenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195292223024717607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10311434.post-15912586675779224362011-10-14T09:16:00.000-07:002011-10-14T09:16:09.220-07:00Changes to the BC PNP Business Programs<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">The provincial government is taking steps to further encourage business
immigrants to invest in communities in regional B.C. through the BC Provincial
Nominee Program.</span>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">This
is one of a series of steps as part of a commitment in ‘Canada Starts Here -
The BC Jobs Plan’ to attract more entrepreneurs from other countries to help
create jobs regionally. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">The
BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) provides accelerated permanent resident
status to entrepreneurs and qualified workers based on labour market and economic
development priorities.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Among
the changes, a new online investment matching service will link potential
business immigrants to business opportunities in regions, with a focus on small
business succession, an area of concern identified by the small business
sector. In some cases, small business owners in smaller rural communities are
facing challenges in finding people to buy their companies when they are ready
to retire. The service is scheduled to launch in November.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Other
steps being taken to promote investment and meet labour market demand include:</span></div>
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aggressively marketing the BC PNP and regional business opportunities to
prospective business immigrants internationally with a strong focus on Latin
America, Eastern Europe, Russia and India.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Amending
program requirements to allow BC PNP business immigrants, who locate in
regional communities and invest in existing businesses, to meet their
employment commitments by maintaining existing jobs. This change is effective
Oct. 14.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Making
the Entry Level and Semi-Skilled pilot category of the BC PNP a permanent
program category to help meet the needs of employers in key sectors such as
tourism. This change is effective immediately</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Reducing
the minimum size for eligible employers located outside of the GVRD from five
employees to three. This change is effective Oct. 14.</span></li>
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2011, B.C. was given a maximum of 3,500 nominations by the federal government. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">The Ministry of Jobs,
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invested over $423 million into the provincial economy and created over 1,100
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Vancouver, March 18, 2011 — In order to improve the integrity of the immigration system, Dr. Alice Wong, Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism, on behalf of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney, today announced that a new regulatory body is being proposed to oversee immigration consultants.<br />
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“The Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council – or ICCRC – has committed to enhancing the protection of the Canadian public and those who use the services of immigration consultants,” said Dr. Wong. “I am confident that, with the ICCRC’s strong regulation of immigration consultants, people using our immigration processes will be offered quality consultation, representation and advice.”<br />
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A notice has been published on the website of the Canada Gazette, Part I, proposing to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations so that the ICCRC becomes the regulator of immigration consultants. The official Gazette publication will be available on March 19, 2011.<br />
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The proposed amendments are open for public comment for a 30-day period. The current intention is that the final regulations would be published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, and would come into effect. <br />
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This proposed regulatory amendment is the culmination of a process that began in June 2010 when Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced its intention to launch a transparent public selection process to identify a body that could be recognized as the regulator of immigration consultants. <br />
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Immigration consultants are currently regulated by the Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants (CSIC). Reports by the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration in 2008 and 2009 pointed to governance issues and a lack of public confidence in CSIC. Based on the Standing Committee’s reports, CIC decided to launch this public process.<br />
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“I anticipate that the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council will not only help ensure public confidence in the integrity of the immigration program, but also that immigration consultants provide their services in a professional and ethical manner,” said Minister Kenney.<br />
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A selection committee was established to examine all submissions received following a public process requesting submissions from parties interested in being the regulator of immigration consultants. The committee reported its conclusions to the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism. Based on these conclusions, the ICCRC is being proposed as the regulator best placed to govern immigration consultants.<br />
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In its submission, the ICCRC committed to a variety of activities to foster a culture of transparency and openness and to protect the Canadian public and those using the services of an immigration consultant, while building a strong relationship with its members. It has also proposed innovative strategies to ensure accountability and transparency to its membership, including a hotline for members of Parliament for complaints and questions and a public awareness campaign.<br />
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Transitional measures would be put in place to ensure continuity of service for both existing members in good standing of CSIC and their clients during the transition to the ICCRC. This process could take a few months to complete and it is anticipated that the ICCRC could become the regulatory body this summer.<br />
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This process is part of a broader strategy to protect from immigration fraud people wanting to immigrate to or stay in Canada. Included in this strategy is Bill C-35, which aims to crack down on crooked consultants. As well, a multilingual domestic advertising campaign warning prospective immigrants, permanent residents and Canadian citizens not to be taken in by crooked immigration consultants was launched in February and an overseas advertising campaign, with the support of Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States—members of the Five Country Conference—was launched earlier this week. They can be viewed on YouTube.Ryan Rosenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195292223024717607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10311434.post-19277397072542484232011-03-04T16:30:00.000-08:002011-03-04T16:32:22.424-08:00Ryan Rosenberg Testifies in Ottawa at the Request of the SenateI just returned from a very quick trip to Ottawa where I testified as a witness at a meeting of the Senate Committee on Social Affairs,Science and Technology. The subject matter of the day was Bill 35, an act previously known as the Cracking Down on Crooked Consultants Act. It was a tremendous honour and fantastic experience. <br />
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<a href="http://senparlvu.parl.gc.ca/Guide.aspx?viewmode=4&categoryid=-1&currentdate=2011-03-3&eventid=7529&languagecode=12298">Ryan Rosenberg at the Senate</a>Ryan Rosenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195292223024717607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10311434.post-29964084385947191462011-02-14T16:25:00.001-08:002011-02-14T16:25:47.792-08:00Keeping Permanent Resident Status: Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in; text-indent: -.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;">A permanent resident of Canada will satisfy the residency obligation if they are physically present in Canada, residing outside of Canada with a Canadian spouse (or in the case of a child, their parent) or if have a qualifying employment relationship with a a qualifying Canadian employer outside of Canada for 730 days in a five-year period. But if a permanent resident cannot meet these requirements, that person will have a final opportunity to maintain status on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. If an applicant falls short or doesn’t even come close to the 730 day requirement, an Officer must consider humanitarian and compassionate considerations relating to the permanent resident, taking into account the best interests of a child directly affected by the officer’s decision. These considerations must justify the permanent resident keeping their status even though they have failed to meet the residency obligation.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;">There is no definitive list of what types of factors an officer will consider. Each case is judged on its own merit, making it very difficult to predict when an applicant will be successful in an application based on humanitarian and compassionate grounds and when they will fail. Some of the factors which may be important include family medical situations overseas which have kept a permanent resident out of <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region> (sick children or elderly parents, for example), custody battles or family breakdown outside of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>, schooling or even mandatory military service. The options are endless.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">In fact, section 28(2)(c) of IRPA clearly provides that an officer cannot make a determination of a loss of permanent residency based on a failure to meet the residency obligation without making an assessment of humanitarian and compassionate (“H&C”) factors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The appropriate H&C factors to be considered in a removal order appeal to the IAD have been adequately set out in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ribic<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[1]</span></b></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a></i>, adopted by the Supreme Court of Canada in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Chieu<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[2]</span></b></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a></i> and have been consistently modified<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by the Board to suit the specific issues relevant to Residency Obligation Appeals.<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> These factors have also been supplemented by factors set out in Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s operational manuals. The factors are exhaustive and from all of these sources include but are not limited to: </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;">initial and continuing establishment in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>;</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;">length of time spent in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>;</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;">reasons for departure from <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>;</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;">circumstances surrounding the breach;</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;">medical conditions in relation to a close family member and could arrangements be made or was it by choice that the appellant remained outside of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>;</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;">degree of control the applicant had over his circumstances;</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;">any factors preventing a return to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>;</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;">extent of non-compliance with the obligation;</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;">reasons for continued or lengthy stay abroad;</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;">ties to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>;</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;">whether reasonable attempts were made to return to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region> at the earliest opportunity;</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;">best interests of children affected by a negative determination;</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;">family in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region> and impact on that family caused by loss of status;</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;">personal hardship stemming from loss of status;</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;">future intentions in relation to residing in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>;</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;">whether the appellant can be sponsored by a spouse or child;</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;">other unique or special circumstances; and</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;">status in other countries.</li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">These factors, as applicable, ought to be put an examining officer in detail as the onus is on a permanent resident to convince an officer that they are deserving of an exemption. </div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><br clear="all" /> <hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> <!--[endif]--> <div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> IAB T84-9623</div></div><div id="ftn2" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span">[2002] 1 S.C.R. 84, 2002 SCC 3</span></div></div><div id="ftn3" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText"><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a> See for example, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kuan v. Canada </i>[2003] IADD No. 638, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wong v. Canada</i> [2003] IADD No. 824, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lei v. Canada</i> [2006] IADD No. 75.</div></div></div>Ryan Rosenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195292223024717607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10311434.post-78291536366424206192011-02-14T16:23:00.000-08:002011-02-14T16:26:03.895-08:00Permanent Resident Status: What it is and how it is lost<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .25in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A permanent resident is a person who has acquired permanent resident status and has not subsequently lost their status under section 46 of the Act<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[1]</span></span></a>. The acquisition of this status is achieved by a foreign national when an application for status is approved<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[2]</span></span></a> following which, if that person is issued a permanent resident visa and has come to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region> in order to establish permanent residence<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[3]</span></span></a> and an officer determines that the person is not inadmissible under the Act, status is achieved.<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftn4" name="_ftnref4" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[4]</span></span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Once a person becomes a permanent resident that person has the right to enter and remain in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>, subject to the provisions of IRPA,<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftn5" name="_ftnref5" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[5]</span></span></a> including any conditions impose under the Regulations.<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftn6" name="_ftnref6" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[6]</span></span></a> For the purposes of this paper, the most relevant conditions imposed on a permanent resident are found in s.28 of the Act, which provides as follows:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="article1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="noarticlepara1"><span lang="EN" style="font-weight: normal;">“28.</span></span><span lang="EN"> (1) A permanent resident must comply with a residency obligation with respect to every five-year period.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="note-marginale1" style="margin-left: .5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=10311434&postID=7829153636642420619" name="sec28subsec2"></a><u><span lang="EN">Application<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></div><div class="paragraphe1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: inherit;">(2) The following provisions govern the residency obligation under subsection (1):<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="noartpara1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: inherit;">(<i>a</i>) a permanent resident complies with the residency obligation with respect to a five-year period if, on each of a total of at least 730 days in that five-year period, they are<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="sous-alinea1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: inherit;">(i) physically present in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="sous-alinea1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: inherit;">(ii) outside <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place> accompanying a Canadian citizen who is their spouse or common-law partner or, in the case of a child, their parent,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="sous-alinea1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: inherit;">(iii) outside <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place> employed on a full-time basis by a Canadian business or in the federal public administration or the public service of a province,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="sous-alinea1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: inherit;">(iv) outside Canada accompanying a permanent resident who is their spouse or common-law partner or, in the case of a child, their parent and who is employed on a full-time basis by a Canadian business or in the federal public administration or the public service of a province, or<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="sous-alinea1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: inherit;">(v) referred to in regulations providing for other means of compliance;<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="noartpara1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: inherit;">(<i>b</i>) it is sufficient for a permanent resident to demonstrate at examination<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="sous-alinea1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: inherit;">(i) if they have been a permanent resident for less than five years, that they will be able to meet the residency obligation in respect of the five-year period immediately after they became a permanent resident;<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="sous-alinea1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: inherit;">(ii) if they have been a permanent resident for five years or more, that they have met the residency obligation in respect of the five-year period immediately before the examination; and<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="noartpara1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: inherit;">(<i>c</i>) a determination by an officer that humanitarian and compassionate considerations relating to a permanent resident, taking into account the best interests of a child directly affected by the determination, justify the retention of permanent resident status overcomes any breach of the residency obligation prior to the determination.”<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftn7" name="_ftnref7" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN">[7]</span></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="noartpara1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .75in; margin-right: 0in; 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</span></div><div class="noartpara1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: inherit;">As a means of providing a permanent resident evidence of that status, CIC is obligated to provide a permanent resident with a document indicating status, that is, a permanent resident card<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftn8" name="_ftnref8" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN">[8]</span></span></span></a>. Section 31 of the Act not only provides that a permanent resident “shall be provided with a document indicating their status,”<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftn9" name="_ftnref9" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN">[9]</span></span></span></a> but also establishes a rebuttable presumption that a person who is outside of Canada with out a document indicating status does not have permanent resident status.<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftn10" name="_ftnref10" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN">[10]</span></span></span></a> So, despite the law that a permanent resident remains a permanent resident until status is lost, if a permanent resident outside of Canada has status but does not have a permanent resident card, that person, although a permanent resident is tasked with the onus of proving that status, by way of an application for a travel document under s.31(3) of the Act, if they wish to have that status confirmed while outside of Canada, which for reasons set out later in this paper, may not always be in a permanent resident’s best interests. Briefly though, an application for a travel document necessarily requires an officer to examine whether a permanent resident is compliant with s.28, and if not, the process by which a permanent resident loses status under s.46 may be triggered.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="noartpara1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="noartpara1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: inherit;">Section 46 of the Act provides that a permanent resident loses permanent resident status upon the occurrence of one of four events, or triggers:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="noartpara1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN">1.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN">acquisition of Canadian citizenship;<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftn11" name="_ftnref11" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN">[11]</span></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="noartpara1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN">2.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN">a final determination made outside of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place> that the permanent resident failed to comply with s.28 (that is, a refused travel document application under s.31);<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftn12" name="_ftnref12" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN">[12]</span></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="noartpara1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN">3.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN">when a removal order made against them comes into force;<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftn13" name="_ftnref13" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN">[13]</span></span></span></a> or <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="noartpara1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN">4.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN">upon a final determination under s.109 or s.114 to vacate a decision to allow for refugee protection or protection, respectively. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="noartpara1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="noartpara1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: inherit;">The first and fourth loss of status triggers are beyond the scope of this paper. Respecting the second trigger, although a determination can be made outside of Canada that a permanent resident has failed to comply with the residency obligation, permanent residents have the right to appeal that decision<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftn14" name="_ftnref14" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN">[14]</span></span></span></a> and as such, a “final determination” will not have occurred until the sooner of a permanent resident status filing an appeal to the Immigration Appeal Division (“IAD”) and ultimately losing that appeal or if a permanent resident does not file an appeal within the stated limitation period.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="noartpara1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The limitation period for filing an appeal of a decision made outside of Canada that a permanent resident failed to comply with the residency obligation is 60 days, pursuant to s.9(3) of the <i>Immigration Appeal Division Rules</i> (SOR/2002-230) (the “Rules”). The Rules also provide that the appeal must be filed at the IAD division responsible for the region in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region> where the appellant last resided. The Appellant is also obligated to state whether or not he/she wishes to return to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region> for their appeal when the appeal is filed. If an Appellant has been in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region> at least 1 day in the 365 days prior to filing an appeal, he/she will be issued a travel document to return to <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region> for the appeal by the CIC office outside of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region> responsible for the decision to refuse a travel document application. If an Appellant has not been physically present at least 1 day in the 365 days prior to filing an appeal, the Appellant must make application to the IAD for an order that they physically appear at the hearing, pursuant to section 43 and 46 of the Rules. Whether or not an Appellant physically appears in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region> to attend their appeal at the IAD, that person will lose status upon final determination of the appeal, if the Appellant loses their appeal.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="noartpara1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="noartpara1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: inherit;">Similarly, if a permanent resident is found to be non-compliant with the residency obligation from within <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region>, usually in the context of either a permanent resident card application<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftn15" name="_ftnref15" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN">[15]</span></span></span></a> or an examination upon entry into <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>, that person will have the right to appeal the decision to the IAD. However, unlike with the second trigger, in this context, in the case of this third trigger, loss of status will occur upon a removal order becoming enforceable. Removal orders will typically be issued following an examination in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place> by an officer that a permanent resident is non-compliant with the Act for failing to meet the residency obligation.<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftn16" name="_ftnref16" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN">[16]</span></span></span></a> An officer’s decision must be transmitted to the Minister (read: Minister’s Delgate) in a Report on Inadmissibility, pursuant to IRPA s.44(1), following which the Minister <i>may</i> issue a removal order<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftn17" name="_ftnref17" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN">[17]</span></span></span></a>, pursuant to section 44(2). As set out in s.49 of the act, such a removal becomes enforceable on the latest of:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="noartpara1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN">1.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN">the removal order being made if there is no right to appeal<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftn18" name="_ftnref18" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN">[18]</span></span></span></a>;<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="noartpara1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN">2.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN">the day the appeal period expires if there is a right to appeal and no appeal is made<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftn19" name="_ftnref19" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN">[19]</span></span></span></a>; and<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="noartpara1" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN">3.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN">the date of the final determination of the appeal, if an appeal is made.<a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftn20" name="_ftnref20" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN">[20]</span></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It is also worth noting that in cases where a determination is made outside of Canada that a person failed to meet the residency obligation and that person subsequently files an appeal <i>which they attend in Canada</i>, if the person loses their appeal, the IAD will issue a departure order and loss of status will be governed by s.46(1)(c) and not 46(1)(b).</span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br clear="all" /> </span><br />
<hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /><div id="ftn1"><div class="MsoFootnoteText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[1]</span></span></a> IRPA, s.2</span></div></div><div id="ftn2"><div class="MsoFootnoteText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[2]</span></span></a> IRPA, s.21</span></div></div><div id="ftn3"><div class="MsoFootnoteText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[3]</span></span></a> IRPA, s.20(1)(a)</span></div></div><div id="ftn4"><div class="MsoFootnoteText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftnref4" name="_ftn4" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[4]</span></span></a> IRPA, s.21</span></div></div><div id="ftn5"><div class="MsoFootnoteText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftnref5" name="_ftn5" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[5]</span></span></a> IRPA, s.27(1)</span></div></div><div id="ftn6"><div class="MsoFootnoteText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftnref6" name="_ftn6" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[6]</span></span></a> IRPA, s.27(2)<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div></div><div id="ftn7"><div class="MsoFootnoteText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftnref7" name="_ftn7" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[7]</span></span></a> IRPA, s.28</span></div></div><div id="ftn8"><div class="MsoFootnoteText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftnref8" name="_ftn8" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[8]</span></span></a> IRPA, s.53 provides that for the purposes of s.31(1) the document indicating the status of a permanent resident is a permanent resident card. The card, like most government documentation, remains the property of Her Majesty in Right of Canada and must be returned upon request. Also worth noting, the permanent resident cards are issued valid for five years, except in cases, for example, where the permanent resident is under examination for non-compliance with the residency obligation or has filed an appeal to the IAD on that issue. A permanent resident card is revoked upon loss of status pursuant to s.46 or if the card is lost, stolen or destroyed, or if the permanent resident is deceased.</span></div></div><div id="ftn9"><div class="MsoFootnoteText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftnref9" name="_ftn9" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[9]</span></span></a> IRPA, s.31(1)(a)</span></div></div><div id="ftn10"><div class="MsoFootnoteText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftnref10" name="_ftn10" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[10]</span></span></a> IRPA, s.31(1), (2),(3)</span></div></div><div id="ftn11"><div class="MsoFootnoteText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftnref11" name="_ftn11" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[11]</span></span></a> IRPA, s.46(1)(a)</span></div></div><div id="ftn12"><div class="MsoFootnoteText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftnref12" name="_ftn12" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[12]</span></span></a> IRPA, s.46(1)(b)</span></div></div><div id="ftn13"><div class="MsoFootnoteText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftnref13" name="_ftn13" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[13]</span></span></a> IRPA, s.46(1)(c)</span></div></div><div id="ftn14"><div class="MsoFootnoteText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftnref14" name="_ftn14" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[14]</span></span></a> IRPA, s.63(4)</span></div></div><div id="ftn15"><div class="MsoFootnoteText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftnref15" name="_ftn15" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[15]</span></span></a> Pursuant to IRPR, s.56, an application for a permanent resident card must include a comprehensive list of the applicant’s absences from <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region> in the fiver year period immediately prior to filing the application. </span></div></div><div id="ftn16"><div class="MsoFootnoteText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftnref16" name="_ftn16" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[16]</span></span></a> IRPA, s. 41</span></div></div><div id="ftn17"><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftnref17" name="_ftn17" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[17]</span></span></a> As per section 229(2), the type of removal order issued against a permanent resident under section 44(2) is a departure order.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div id="ftn18"><div class="MsoFootnoteText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftnref18" name="_ftn18" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[18]</span></span></a> IRPA, s.49(a). This typically does not to residency obligation appeals, but more commonly in matters where a determination that a permanent resident is inadmissible for reasons such as grounds related to security, violation of human or international rights, serious criminality or organized criminality.</span></div></div><div id="ftn19"><div class="MsoFootnoteText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftnref19" name="_ftn19" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[19]</span></span></a> Pursuant to section 7 of the Rules, an appeal must be filed within 30 days of receipt of a removal order.</span></div></div><div id="ftn20" style="mso-element: footnote;"><div class="MsoFootnoteText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Ryan/Desktop/Documents%20-%20Office/Conference%20Papers%20(RNR)/CBA%20-%20Feb%202011%20-%20PR%20Compliance/PR%20S28%20Compliance.doc#_ftnref20" name="_ftn20" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference">[20]</span></span></a> An appeal would be filed pursuant to s.63(3) of IRPA and “final determination” is understood as the day a decision is rendered by the IAD.</span></div></div></div>Ryan Rosenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195292223024717607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10311434.post-36745161965761809202011-02-01T12:23:00.000-08:002011-02-14T16:26:28.021-08:00Navigating the PR Card Extension Process<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlHIvXGLWIE5dsMvaT75xX1MrU3n03gAr1TJzbdKl1YHO50Fa2vu8GPnRDlhZWG4xcSiiFw43vHzU6WVnIETwvQm1m6YRjD2cPSe2924WpZm5GLRhxcSiXHZdNPIG2pTzwn3v/s1600/PR+CARD+Process.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlHIvXGLWIE5dsMvaT75xX1MrU3n03gAr1TJzbdKl1YHO50Fa2vu8GPnRDlhZWG4xcSiiFw43vHzU6WVnIETwvQm1m6YRjD2cPSe2924WpZm5GLRhxcSiXHZdNPIG2pTzwn3v/s1600/PR+CARD+Process.gif" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Ryan Rosenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195292223024717607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10311434.post-84933281401690776532011-01-31T14:32:00.000-08:002011-01-31T14:32:51.451-08:00Post Grad Work Permit Program ExpandedOperational Bulletin 262 – January 31, 2011<br />
Launch of a Pilot Program to Expand the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program for International Students Graduating from Designated Private Post-Secondary Institutions in British Columbia<br />
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Summary<br />
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Effective January 31, 2011, the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program (PGWPP) has been expanded to include international students who have completed career training programs of eight months or longer at select private educational institutions in British Columbia.<br />
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Issue<br />
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Under a two-year Pilot Program with British Columbia, the PGWPP has been expanded to include international students graduating from select British Columbia Education Quality Assurance (EQA)-designated private post-secondary institutions in programs of eight months or longer.<br />
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IMPORTANT: All work permits (WP) issued under this Pilot Program must be coded as indicated below (see Special Program Code under System Instructions) to support an effective evaluation of the Pilot.<br />
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New Pilot Parameters<br />
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This Pilot will be in effect between January 31, 2011, and January 31, 2013, inclusively and may be extended with a mutual agreement between the parties. These dates refer only to the period in which qualifying WPs can be issued and not to the duration of the WPs. The terms of the Pilot will apply only to qualifying foreign nationals who have graduated from eligible programs of study at select EQA-designated, private post-secondary institutions in the province of British Columbia (see list under Eligible Institutions).<br />
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Pilot Procedures<br />
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All of the general eligibility criteria, conditions of the WP and processing procedures for the PGWPP will continue to apply in conjunction with the following guidelines for the Pilot Program:<br />
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A) Eligible Participants<br />
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Applicants wishing to participate in this Pilot Program must meet the following additional criteria to qualify for a WP:<br />
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· Must have graduated from one of the EQA-designated private post-secondary institutions in the Province of British Columbia designated by the Province of British Columbia as eligible institutions for the purposes of this Pilot which are listed below “Eligible Institutions” during the validity period of the Pilot Program; and<br />
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· Must have completed a program of study that is at least eight months in length and received a degree, diploma or certificate upon completion. Furthermore, only career training programs will qualify for this pilot. General interest courses, or programs of study that consist primarily of English or French as Second Language instruction will not qualify.<br />
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B) Eligible Institutions<br />
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The following EQA-designated institutions have been named by the Province of British Columbia as eligible institutions under this Pilot Program:<br />
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· Degree-Granting Institutions: Alexander College; Columbia College; Fairleigh Dickinson University Vancouver; Quest University Canada; Sprott-Shaw Degree College; Trinity Western University; University Canada West; and<br />
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· Non-Degree Granting Institution: Arbutus College of Communication Arts, Business and Technology; Ashton College; Centre for Arts and Technology; Eton College; John Casablancas Institute of Applied Arts; Mountain Transport Institute Ltd.; MTI Community College; Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts; Sprott-Shaw Community College; Stenberg College; Vancouver Film School.<br />
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C) Post-Graduation Work Permit Issuance<br />
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· Consult section 5.24 of Overseas Processing (OP) 12 Manual – Students.<br />
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· Use labour market opinion (LMO) exemption code C-43 in conjunction with paragraph 205(c)(ii) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations in support of the “competitiveness of Canada’s academic institutions or economy.”<br />
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· Verify the eligibility of applicants pursuant to existing procedures to ensure that they meet the requirements of the pilot and the broader PGWPP.<br />
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· Issue an open or open/restricted (depending on medical examination requirements, if applicable) WP to eligible applicants.<br />
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D) System Instructions<br />
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Special Program Code: Officers are required to use the NEW Special Program Code “ISP” (the long description is International Student Pilot Program for B.C.) in FOSS, GCMS, CAIPS, or, for inland processing, in the drop-down menu in the CPC system under “Special Programs”, for applicants meeting the requirements of the Pilot. The use of this special program code is mandatory and it will be important for statistical research, evaluation and policy development purposes.<br />
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E) Validity and Duration<br />
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A WP issued under this Pilot, like any other issued under the PGWPP, may be valid up to a maximum of three years depending on the duration of the program of study. If the program of study is two years or more, the student may be eligible for a three-year WP. Should the program of study be less than two years but at least eight months, the student may be eligible for a WP lasting for a period equal to the duration of the studies. For example, if the student graduated from an eight-month certificate program, he or she may only be eligible for a WP of an eight-month duration.<br />
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F) Program Integrity Monitoring<br />
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To remain eligible to participate in this Pilot, an institution must continue to maintain its EQA designation and comply with the guidelines of the Pilot and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and its Regulations. In circumstances where an institution loses its EQA designation, the Province of British Columbia will notify Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and the graduates of the institution in question will no longer be eligible for the Post Graduation WP as of the day the institution loses its EQA status. However, in the interest of administrative fairness, all applications received by CIC before the date of the EQA revocation, will be processed accordingly.<br />
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Note: An institution may be removed from participating in this Pilot if that institution is found to be non-compliant with the Pilot’s guidelines and/or IRPA and its Regulations.<br />
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G) Program Evaluation<br />
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Ongoing monitoring and evaluation will be performed in partnership with the Province of British Columbia to determine the success of the Pilot Program.<br />
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H) Further Information<br />
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For additional information relating to the PGWPP, please refer to the CIC website at <a href="http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/work-postgrad.asp">www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/work-postgrad.asp</a>.Ryan Rosenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195292223024717607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10311434.post-12237284662612618122010-11-15T11:14:00.000-08:002010-11-15T11:14:53.413-08:00Promising Nothing: Immigration Numbers Trending DownwardsOn November 1, 2010 Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced its annual immigration plan for 2011 and the accompanying news release tries to paint a rosy picture for people looking to immigrate to Canada. However, on closer examination, Canada’s commitment to 2011 immigration numbers is nothing more that the same old song and dance at best and regressive at worst. <br />
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In the 2011 plan suggest that Canada will accept between 240,000 and 265,000 new permanent residents, with 60% coming through economic streams (skilled workers, investors, provincial nominees, etc.) and 40% through other non-economic programs (family class, refugees, etc). This represents the same commitment since 2006 (for 2007), when the Conservative Party took office, and as our population grows, maintaining the same commitment level actually represents a decrease in the number of new immigrants as compared to our national population.<br />
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With a national population of approximately 34 million people, 240,000 - 265,000 new permanent residents in 2011 represents approximately 0.70% to 0.78% of our current population. In 2006, Statistics Canada estimated Canada’s population at approximately 30 million people and at that time 240,000-265,000 new immigrants represented approximately 0.80% to 0.88% of our then population. So in essence, our government’s commitment to immigration levels, although spun as maintenance of current levels, actually represents a steady and significant decrease as compared to our actual population. <br />
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By comparison, according to Statistics Canada, Canada’s current birth rate is approximately 1.1% (381,000 births) and our current death rate is approximately 0.72% (247,000 deaths). Based on this year’s immigration targets, immigrants will roughly compensate for our death rate, leaving our country with a nominal population increase trajectory. As our current population ages we have to wonder whether we will have sufficient numbers to meet future labour market needs and how we will satisfy these needs if not through, in part, immigration.Ryan Rosenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195292223024717607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10311434.post-23147021022409150932010-11-08T21:12:00.001-08:002010-11-08T21:13:39.455-08:00BC/Fed Agreement:Temporary Foreign Worker AnnexOne of the highlights of the Federal/Provincial Agreement on immigration entered into by the Federal Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia is an annex dealing with temporary foreign workers. The Province recently released a fact sheet to BC lawyers outlining some of the details. While details are scarce for the time being, there is much hope for optimism. Here is a copy of the fact sheet:<br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">FACT SHEET<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Temporary Foreign Worker Annex</span></b><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">What is the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program?</span></b></div></div><div class="ListParagraph"><br />
</div><div class="ListParagraph"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The TFW Program is designed to fill short-term labour needs in the Canadian labour market, and is administered jointly by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). The TFW Program allows employers to hire Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) when vacant positions cannot be filled by the Canadian labour force. Employers are permitted to hire TFWs for up to two years under the TFW Program (when approved).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="ListParagraph"><br />
</div><div class="ListParagraph"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In instances where an exemption is not in place, employers must apply to HRSDC for a Labour Market Opinion (LMO). Either a positive or neutral LMO is required from HRSDC/Service Canada in order for an employer to bring in a TFW.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">What is the Temporary Foreign Worker Annex? How does it Work?</span></b></div><div class="ListParagraph"><br />
</div><div class="ListParagraph"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The Canada-British Columbia Immigration Agreement (the “Agreement”) was signed in April 2010. The Agreement includes a series of Annexes to further define the provincial roles and responsibilities in applicable policy/program areas. Given the growth in demand for TFWs in British Columbia since 2002, an Annex on TFWs (Annex F) is included in the Agreement.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The TFW Annex identifies areas of cooperation between Canada and British Columbia to support the operation of the TFW Program and British Columbia-specific TFW issues in general, including four key pilot projects:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="ListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">a.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Eliminate the need for employers to apply to HRSDC for a LMO in occupations that have experienced prolonged labour shortage and require workers on an ongoing basis.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="ListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">b.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Allow employers to submit a LMO whereby a foreign worker can be employed by more than one employer, within the same occupation, while satisfying the requirements of HRSDC and CIC.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="ListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">c.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Allow a foreign worker to complete the provisional licensing requirements while working and gaining experience in British Columbia.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="ListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">d.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Expand eligibility for open work permits to eligible spouses and working-aged dependents (aged 18-22) of TFWs.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Under the Annex, British Columbia is expected to work collaboratively with both CIC and HRSDC, to implement the pilots described above. Because the TFW Program touches upon the work of various agencies and Ministries, both federally and provincially, there is a standing TFW Working Group made up of representatives from CIC, HRSDC, Service Canada, Regional Economic and Skills Development (RESD), Employment Standards Branch (ESB), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), etc. This group meets on a regular basis to share information and discuss TFW-related topics, including the Annex pilots.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">British Columbia has also agreed to work with HRSDC and CIC to share information that will support the operation of both the TFW Program and the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). The purpose of information sharing is to improve the protection of TFWs within British Columbia, and to ensure that employers participating in the TFW Program respect provincial labour standards. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Additional Information</span></b></div><div class="ListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="ListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The TFW Annex was negotiated and finalized at a time when labour market conditions were extremely tight within British Columbia. Given the changes that have occurred within the provincial labour market since 2008, a degree of flexibility is required, particularly with respect to the pilot projects, to ensure that TFW-related initiatives in British Columbia are responding effectively to current provincial labour market conditions and employer needs, while respecting the overall integrity of the federal program.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="ListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>Ryan Rosenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195292223024717607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10311434.post-23401833981245103882010-09-11T22:21:00.000-07:002010-09-11T22:23:02.452-07:00BC PNP APPLICATION PROCESS Business Skills, Fast-Track<b><u>Overview</u></b><br />
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The BC PNP is a provincial immigration program which is operated in partnership with Citizenship and Immigration Canada. The specific program we will describe below is known as the “Business Skills” program and is suitable for investment in the GVRD or Abbotsford. Applicants can be fast-tracked if a client is willing to deposit $125,000 interest free with the province after nomination. The deposit is refundable in full when the client satisfies the terms of the PNP program.<br />
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Compared to the Federal Investor Program, the BC PNP business programs typically offer a number of advantages, including early entry in Canada on a work permit, control over investor dollars and flexible qualification criteria.<br />
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<b><u>The general requirements of the program include:</u></b><br />
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<ul><li>Confirmation of a personal net worth of at least $800,000.00</li>
<li>An minimum investment in a BC business of $400,000.00 (existing business or start-up)</li>
<li>The investment must create three full time jobs in the business</li>
<li>You must actively participate in the management of the business</li>
<li>You must demonstrate enough unencumbered funds to make the investment</li>
<li>You must own at least 33.3% of the voting and non-redeemable shares in the business</li>
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<b><u>The Investment</u></b><br />
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The general guidelines regarding the $400,000 investment are flexible, but must still conform to a number of rules, including:<br />
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<ul><li>A maximum of $267,000 of the $400,000 investment (2/3) can be attributed to the purchase of shares. You may purchase shares for more than this amount but will only get credit for $267,000.</li>
<li>Investments in real-property are generally not credited except for in unique situation</li>
<li>The balance of the investment may be used for items such as equipment, leasehold improvements, inventory, patents, promotion/marketing, professional/start-up fees and start-up wage</li>
<li>The business investment has to be reasonable and make good commercial sense</li>
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A Regional Program exists for clients wishing to invest outside of the GVRD or Abbotsford, but still in BC. The requirements under the Regional Program are half of the Business Skills program, i.e., $400,000 net worth and a $200,000 investment and at least one full-time job created.<br />
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<b><u>Timeline</u></b><br />
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The following information is for reference only and represents our best estimate as to how a file could be processed. The information in this memorandum is based on current processing times which are based on past performance only. There are many factors which can affect processing timelines including, but not limited to, visa office resources, file or information abnormalities, change in immigration or PNP policies and delays in receiving medical or police background checks.<br />
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These estimates also rely on the Applicant’s ability to respond to our requests for information and documents in a timely fashion.<br />
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We will make best efforts ensure the expeditious processing of this application.<br />
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</div></td><td style="background: #b3b3b3; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA">Activity</span></b></div></td><td style="background: #b3b3b3; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA">Estimated Due Date</span></b></div></td><td style="background: #b3b3b3; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA">Responsibility</span></b></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">1.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">Client reviews and funds retainer</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">Client</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">2.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">LR contacts PNP, re: processing parameters</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+1 DAY</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">LR</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">3.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">LR prepares preliminary application</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+10</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">LR, Client </span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">4.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">Client signs and returns preliminary application to LR</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+15</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">Client</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">5.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">LR files preliminary application</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+16</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">LR</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">6.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">PNP reviews and approves preliminary application, invites Client to file formal application</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+50</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">PNP</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">7.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">LR prepares formal application</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+70</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">LR, Client</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">8.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">Client reviews, signs and returns the formal application to LR</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+80</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">Client</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">9.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">LR files the formal application </span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+81</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">LR</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">10.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">PNP reviews formal application and issues Client an invitation letter for an interview, CIC is copied on that letter</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+ 140</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">PNP</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 11;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">11.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">LR prepares a visitor visa application for Client</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+145</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">LR </span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 12;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">12.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">Client files visitor visa application for PNP interview</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+150</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">Client</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 13;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">13.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">CIC issues visitor visa, Client travels to <place w:st="on"><country-region w:st="on">Canada</country-region></place> for interview</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+165</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">CIC</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 14;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">14.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">Client attends BC PNP interview</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+170</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">Client, PNP</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 15;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">15.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">PNP Approves Client’s formal application</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+195</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">PNP</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 16;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">16.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">LR negotiates Performance Agreement, Deposit Agreement with PNP</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+205</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">LR, PNP</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 17;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">17.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">Client signs Performance Agreement and Deposit Agreement, returns to LR – LR files at PNP</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+206</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">Client</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 18;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">18.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">PNP issues letter in support of Client’s work permit application</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+210</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">PNP</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 19;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">19.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">LR prepares Client’s work permit application</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+215</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">LR</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 20;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">20.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">Client signs and files Work Permit Application</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+220</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">Client</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 21;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">21.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">CIC issues medical exam request to Client</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+265</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">CIC</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 22;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">22.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">Client and family undergo medical exams</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+270</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">Client</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 23;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">23.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">CIC Approves Client’s work permit application</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+300</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">CIC</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 24;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">24.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">Client travels to <place w:st="on"><country-region w:st="on">Canada</country-region></place> with family, receives work permits, establishes residential address, opens bank account</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+300</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">Client</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 25;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">25.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">Client funds deposit agreement ($125,000)</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+310</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">Client, LR, PNP</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 26;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">26.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">LR files Client PNP Arrival Report</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+310</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">Client, LR, PNP</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 27;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">27.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">BC PNP issues nomination certificate</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+320</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">PNP</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 28;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">28.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">LR finalizes Client PR application, files at <city w:st="on">Buffalo</city> or applicant's home country (to be determined)</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+330</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">LR, Client</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 29;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">29.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">CIC issues PR medical request to Client</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+365</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">CIC</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 30;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">30.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">CIC issues PR visas to Client</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+600</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">CIC</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 31;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">31.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">W establishes business, funds investment</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+330 to X+1060</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">Client</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 32;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">32.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">LR files progress reports to BC PNP</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+420</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+600</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+780</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+1060</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">LR, Client</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 33; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 23.4pt;" valign="top" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 25.45pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-CA">33.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">PNP approves final progress report, returns deposit</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">X+1100</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #c0c0c0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #c0c0c0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-CA">PNP</span></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Ryan Rosenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195292223024717607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10311434.post-85949577311270470912010-09-06T21:15:00.000-07:002010-09-06T21:23:39.957-07:00Canada’s Endangered Species: The Federal Skilled WorkerFaced with a backlog exceeding 640,000 immigration applications under the Federal Skilled Worker Class at Canadian embassies and consulates around the world in 2008, Minister Jason Kenney decided it was time to cull the herd and simple math made for an easy justification.<br />
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If Canada were to welcome 250,000 immigrants (not applicants, immigrants, i.e., including family members) in a given year from all classes, that is, from refugees to investors and family sponsorship to skilled workers, a queue of 640,000 in one class alone would take seemingly forever to process.<br />
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So what did the Minister do about it? Instead of raising the annual immigration targets or throwing more money at application processing, the Minister acted quite tactfully; he incrementally changed what it means to be a skilled worker. First in 2008, the Minister limited the types of skilled workers that Canada would accept and then in 2010, the Minister tweaked those requirements, making it more restrictive yet to qualify. These restrictions have the effect of reducing the pool of incoming qualified applicants thereby freeing up resources and “spots” for those already in the queue and offering relatively decent processing for those making new applications. <br />
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For many who are considering applying as a skilled worker the new rules may give reason to find another category. Those looking to apply now must meet all of the requirements of the class which now includes meeting the definition of a Skilled Worker, having at least 67 points based on education, work experience, language skills, age and ties to Canada AND either having pre-arranged employment in Canada OR having had at least one year of continuous full-time or equivalent part-time paid work experience in at least one position on a list of 29 different occupation groups. The occupation groups range from jobs in restaurants to architects, plumbers, nurses and crane operators. In 2008, the list of acceptable occupations was at 37. A full list is available on CIC’s website.<br />
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Further restricting the class, a maximum of 20,000 Federal Skilled Worker applications will be considered for processing in the first 12 months of this new regime. Within the 20,000 cap, a maximum of 1,000 Federal Skilled Worker applications per eligible occupation will be considered for processing each year. Note the use of “considered for processing” and not “approved”. Refused applications appear to count towards the cap. <br />
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All of this has led to an impressive decrease in application processing and in the size of the backlog itself. But before we congratulate the Minister, consider this: my guess is that a good portion of those applications were hastily submitted and many don’t qualify. For those who did qualify, many will have found immigration programs and options in places like Australia and the USA. Others will have lost interest in Canada, some will have gotten sick and some will have died. <br />
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I hate to say “I told you so,” but I did as it has been readily apparent for some time and I first wrote about this program’s forthcoming demise in my July 2006 column. Now more than ever, it is quite obvious that the future of immigration is not with the Skilled Worker program. <br />
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Ryan Rosenberg is am immigration lawyer and partner at Larlee Rosenberg, Barristers & Solicitors, in Vancouver. Contact Ryan at 604-681-9887 or Ryan.Rosenberg@larlee.com or visit his website at www.larlee.com.Ryan Rosenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195292223024717607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10311434.post-72308863922511348092010-07-28T09:47:00.000-07:002010-07-29T10:54:07.806-07:00Links to Old Versions of www.cic.gc.ca [1999 to June 2008]<div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The following links are to </span><u><span class="Apple-style-span">old versions</span></u><span class="Apple-style-span"> of </span></span></b><a href="http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">http://www.cic.gc.ca/</span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">, including all old operational memorandums, application forms, kits, etc.: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20051222201432/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2005-12-22</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20060114050621/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2006-01-14</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20060116172020/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2006-01-16</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20060116190414/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2006-01-16 (2)</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20060128100734/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2006-01-28</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20060204032136/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2006-02-04</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20060205125109/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2006-02-05</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20060207194626/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2006-02-07</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20060214155350/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2006-02-14</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20060216011910/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2006-02-16</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20060303143116/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2006-03-03</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20061025235633/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2006-10-25</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20061026005215/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2006-10-26</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20071114183432/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2007-11-14</span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20071126020242/http://cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2007-11-26</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://http//www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20051222201432/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 10.15pt;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
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<div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20000229153905/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 29, 2000</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20000303042450/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 03, 2000</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20000510185509/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 10, 2000</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20000512011927/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 12, 2000</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20000519232508/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 19, 2000</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20000620092130/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 20, 2000</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a name='more'></a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20000621103546/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 21, 2000</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20000706193441/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 06, 2000</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20000815062002/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 15, 2000</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20001014221740/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 14, 2000</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20001018233414/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 18, 2000</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20001019020740/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 19, 2000</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20001202194900/http://www.cic.gc.ca/">Dec 02, 2000</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20010118211500/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 18, 2001</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20010226145732/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 26, 2001</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20010301083530/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 01, 2001</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20010302070718/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 02, 2001</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20010502213540/http://www.cic.gc.ca/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 02, 2001</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20010509094817/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 09, 2001</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20010515223525/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 15, 2001</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20010529001251/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 29, 2001</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20010612103609/http://www.cic.gc.ca/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 12, 2001</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20010625215235/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 25, 2001</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20010627114522/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 27, 2001</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20010708115630/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 08, 2001</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20010909212715/http://www.cic.gc.ca/index.html">Sep 09, 2001</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20020116203448/http://www.cic.gc.ca/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 16, 2002</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20020124041651/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 24, 2002</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20020523105949/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 23, 2002</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20020527195034/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 27, 2002</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20020717235910/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 17, 2002</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20020921124805/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 21, 2002</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20020925123228/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 25, 2002</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20020926062730/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 26, 2002</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20021003125433/http://www.cic.gc.ca/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 03, 2002</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20021014183332/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 14, 2002</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20021118220110/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 18, 2002</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20021122085818/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 22, 2002</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20021124193539/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 24, 2002</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20021126045621/http://www.cic.gc.ca/">Nov 26, 2002</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20030209051243/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 09, 2003</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20030213175230/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 13, 2003</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20030401155339/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 01, 2003</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20030421133407/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 21, 2003</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20030526055734/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 26, 2003</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20030605162336/http://www.cic.gc.ca/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 05, 2003</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20030624031110/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 24, 2003</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20030730125012/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 30, 2003</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20030803120709/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 03, 2003</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20030807072617/http://www.cic.gc.ca/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 07, 2003</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20030919190405/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 19, 2003</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20031008063217/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 08, 2003</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20031011060517/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 11, 2003</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20031118180323/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 18, 2003</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20031123094748/http://www.cic.gc.ca/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 23, 2003</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20031125210913/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 25, 2003</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20031211164855/http://www.cic.gc.ca/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 11, 2003</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20031222030257/http://www.cic.gc.ca/">Dec 22, 2003</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040106033739/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 06, 2004</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040113084818/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 13, 2004</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040118011919/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 18, 2004</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040123023104/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 23, 2004</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040215014541/http://www.cic.gc.ca/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 15, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040323085722/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 23, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040325063917/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 25, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040409090659/http://www.cic.gc.ca/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 09, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040523152252/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 23, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040605054539/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 05, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040609093841/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 09, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040610043130/http://www.cic.gc.ca/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 10, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040611085758/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 11, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040612042836/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 12, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040614150845/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 14, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040615080642/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 15, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075037/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 16, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040618081744/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 18, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040619081106/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 19, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040622080045/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 22, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040623083808/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 23, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040624084553/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 24, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040625232817/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 25, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040626035019/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 26, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040627032531/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 27, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040628052321/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 28, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040629005452/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 29, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040630084533/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 30, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040701051708/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 01, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040703063155/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 03, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040704021333/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 04, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040705083755/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 05, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040706082359/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 06, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040707055403/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 07, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040708015406/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 08, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040710104808/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 10, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040711034019/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 11, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040712080620/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 12, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040713082257/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 13, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040714072230/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 14, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040715074628/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 15, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040716005037/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 16, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040717085607/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 17, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040718084242/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 18, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040719082814/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 19, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040720080810/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 20, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040721083809/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 21, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040722075828/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 22, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040723084709/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 23, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040724081314/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 24, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040725081427/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 25, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040726084253/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 26, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040727073806/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 27, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040809035908/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 09, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040810083256/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 10, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040812083834/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 12, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040813084335/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 13, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040814081200/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 14, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040815080411/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 15, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040817080735/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 17, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040818083213/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 18, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040819084912/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 19, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040820081339/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 20, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040821085802/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 21, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040822080816/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 22, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040823074339/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 23, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040826080834/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 26, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040827075013/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 27, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040828085654/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 28, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040829013919/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 29, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040830082554/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 30, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040831044727/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 31, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040901095415/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 01, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040902093936/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 02, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040904080423/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 04, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040905083115/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 05, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040906075135/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 06, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040907083637/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 07, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040908084517/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 08, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040909080309/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 09, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040910083022/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 10, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040911074251/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 11, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040912042816/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 12, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040913075427/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 13, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040914083553/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 14, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040915085941/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 15, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040916081553/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 16, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040917080412/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 17, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040918080432/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 18, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040920074117/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 20, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040921073446/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 21, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040922031822/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 22, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040923074725/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 23, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040924083658/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 24, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040925075649/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 25, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040926021500/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 26, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040927080112/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 27, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040928081243/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 28, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040929032619/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 29, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041001000041/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 01, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041010061706/http://www.cic.gc.ca/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 10, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041012005154/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 12, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041013074647/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 13, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041014081648/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 14, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041015084748/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 15, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041016005159/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 16, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041017030407/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 17, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041018081103/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 18, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041019081239/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 19, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041020081954/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 20, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041021004627/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 21, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041022081659/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 22, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041023080242/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 23, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041024080440/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 24, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041025080135/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 25, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041026080549/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 26, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041027084101/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 27, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041028083409/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 28, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041029075744/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 29, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041030080833/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 30, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041031084421/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 31, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041101084841/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 01, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041102101608/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 02, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041103090033/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 03, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041104021921/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 04, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041105090201/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 05, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041106085603/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 06, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041107095041/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 07, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041108084606/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 08, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041109085734/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 09, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041110103735/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 10, 2004</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041111084627/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 11, 2004</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041112092708/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 12, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041113091444/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 13, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041114085335/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 14, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041115085423/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 15, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041116013138/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 16, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041117090823/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 17, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041118084624/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 18, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041119065616/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 19, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041120092220/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 20, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041121091643/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 21, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041122091755/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 22, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041123041423/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 23, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041124091218/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 24, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041125085220/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 25, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041126085549/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 26, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041127092123/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 27, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041128084629/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 28, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041129084746/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 29, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041204095240/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 04, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041206084430/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 06, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041208102822/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 08, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041209090702/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 09, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041210091344/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 10, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041211094830/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 11, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041212091451/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 12, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041213085521/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 13, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041214084603/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 14, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041215095217/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 15, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041216093942/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 16, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041217091934/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 17, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041229091242/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 29, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041230094444/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 30, 2004</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20041231085618/http://www.cic.gc.ca/">Dec 31, 2004</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050101090011/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 01, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050102084313/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 02, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050103090236/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 03, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050104083849/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 04, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050105092425/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 05, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050106090403/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 06, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050107084341/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 07, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050108095154/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 08, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050110022420/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 10, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050111091528/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 11, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050112092429/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 12, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050113085041/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 13, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050114084458/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 14, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050115085325/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 15, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050116092037/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 16, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050117092302/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 17, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050118083931/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 18, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050119091440/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 19, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050120090801/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 20, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050121090846/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 21, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050123084600/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 23, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050124020805/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 24, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050125092857/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 25, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050126095222/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 26, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050127085958/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 27, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050129090242/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 29, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050129211150/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 29, 2005</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050130094759/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 30, 2005</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050131092926/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 31, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050204040302/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 04, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050205020748/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 05, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050206034804/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 06, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050207014847/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 07, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050208004108/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 08, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050209021726/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 09, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050210093009/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 10, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050211090422/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 11, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050212040041/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 12, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050213035508/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 13, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050214025632/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 14, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050215004412/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 15, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050216091827/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 16, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050217095606/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 17, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050218011503/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 18, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050219022728/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 19, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050220091943/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 20, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050221013847/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 21, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050222020512/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 22, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050223092312/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 23, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050224033812/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 24, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050225023935/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 25, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050226020611/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 26, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050227040151/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 27, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050228091650/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 28, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050301011643/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 01, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050302005512/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 02, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050303040048/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 03, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050304060451/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 04, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050305011727/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 05, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050306023256/http://www.cic.gc.ca/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 06, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050307020006/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 07, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050308083423/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 08, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050309045434/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 09, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050310092630/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 10, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050311024332/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 11, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050312004145/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 12, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050313024833/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 13, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050314012553/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 14, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050315084112/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 15, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050316085950/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 16, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050317095657/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 17, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050318032530/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 18, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050319093719/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 19, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050320093237/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 20, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050321032048/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 21, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050322085641/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 22, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050323051558/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 23, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050323135156/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 23, 2005</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050324004348/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 24, 2005</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050325091715/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 25, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050326093211/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 26, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050328032717/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 28, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050328204259/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 28, 2005</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050329003420/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 29, 2005</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050330015330/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 30, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050330195735/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 30, 2005</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050331094611/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 31, 2005</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050401005044/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 01, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050403035518/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 03, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050404032831/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 04, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050406014706/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 06, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050407082418/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 07, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050408042420/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 08, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050409011953/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 09, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050410075333/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 10, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050411074100/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 11, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050412074419/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 12, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050413084544/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 13, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050414081934/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 14, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050415073357/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 15, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050416002613/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 16, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050417000802/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 17, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050418013634/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 18, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050419075243/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 19, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050420080915/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 20, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050421083135/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 21, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050422033227/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 22, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050423192034/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 23, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050424000640/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 24, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050425083620/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 25, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050426083405/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 26, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050427084141/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 27, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050428075829/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 28, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050429023559/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 29, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050507040630/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 07, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050508081841/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 08, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050509005110/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 09, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050510080043/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 10, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050511033253/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 11, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050512021235/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 12, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050513212647/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 13, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050514014217/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 14, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050515082000/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 15, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050516003339/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 16, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050517081008/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 17, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050518005424/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 18, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050519015951/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 19, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050520030542/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 20, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050521081907/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 21, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050522025322/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 22, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050523084838/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 23, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050524001038/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 24, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050525015001/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 25, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050526002253/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 26, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050527003429/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 27, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050528075239/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 28, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050529001518/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 29, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050530010146/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 30, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050531010338/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 31, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050601000504/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 01, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050602074818/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 02, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050603014155/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 03, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050604010748/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 04, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050605023707/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 05, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050606081001/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 06, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050607004412/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 07, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050608023516/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 08, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050609085354/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 09, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050610083134/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 10, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050611003702/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 11, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050612025029/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 12, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050613013155/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 13, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050614075730/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 14, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050615025743/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 15, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050616000430/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 16, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050617013551/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 17, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050618013838/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 18, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050619074315/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 19, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050620005957/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 20, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050621003407/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 21, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050622053751/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 22, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050623014843/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 23, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050624001632/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 24, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050625013605/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 25, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050626024248/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 26, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050627011421/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 27, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050628013558/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 28, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050629083711/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 29, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050630025614/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 30, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050630204231/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 30, 2005</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050701023744/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 01, 2005</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050702010258/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 02, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050703004641/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 03, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050704081313/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 04, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050705083303/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 05, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050706011349/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 06, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050707030949/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 07, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050710084221/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 10, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050711005131/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 11, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050712014116/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 12, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050713000322/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 13, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050714001744/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 14, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050715012510/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 15, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050717020908/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 17, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050718002034/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 18, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050719013008/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 19, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050720001722/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 20, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050721023109/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 21, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050722005424/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 22, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050723011246/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 23, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050724000746/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 24, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050725005343/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 25, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050726004644/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 26, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050727023144/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 27, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050728020210/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 28, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050729024519/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 29, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050731012937/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 31, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050801000604/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 01, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050802075705/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 02, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050803014340/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 03, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050804011630/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 04, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050805025916/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 05, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050806003754/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 06, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050807005812/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 07, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050808083244/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 08, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050809015035/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 09, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050810010829/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 10, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050811085739/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 11, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050812002424/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 12, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050813023712/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 13, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050814013219/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 14, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050815010052/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 15, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050816185047/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 16, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050818052022/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 18, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050820004627/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 20, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050822073717/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 22, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050823003801/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 23, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050825095313/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 25, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050826003117/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 26, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050827045259/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 27, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050828012931/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 28, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050829013155/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 29, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050830003114/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 30, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050831013017/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 31, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050901011928/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 01, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050904115201/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 04, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050905070238/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 05, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050906115337/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 06, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050907130936/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 07, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050908081334/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 08, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050909094921/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 09, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050914205130/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 14, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050917181053/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 17, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050920032653/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 20, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050921033418/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 21, 2005</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050921050306/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 21, 2005</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050926135321/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 26, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050930130442/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 30, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051001034116/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 01, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051013063212/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 13, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051020235302/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 20, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051021142236/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 21, 2005</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051024001540/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 24, 2005</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051025123341/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 25, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051025160153/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 25, 2005</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051026011151/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 26, 2005</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051027010730/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 27, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051028001615/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 28, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051029045121/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 29, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051030031413/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 30, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051031010823/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 31, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051101013827/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 01, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051102025316/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 02, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051103020335/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 03, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051104023352/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 04, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051105014357/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 05, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051106005603/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 06, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051107004820/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 07, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051124013542/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 24, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051125021512/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 25, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051126023438/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 26, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051127090810/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 27, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051128021524/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 28, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051129004830/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 29, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051130011733/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 30, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051201024259/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 01, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051202020002/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 02, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051204011947/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 04, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051205015349/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 05, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051206015028/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 06, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051208000358/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 08, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051210020414/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 10, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051211073801/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 11, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051212055156/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 12, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051213014844/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 13, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051214081914/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 14, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051215091314/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 15, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051216123640/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 16, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051217105954/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 17, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051218041957/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 18, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051219105729/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 19, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051220132033/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 20, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051221042338/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 21, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051223150758/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 23, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051224054751/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 24, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051225084233/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 25, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051226043740/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 26, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051227033142/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 27, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051228040239/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 28, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051229041719/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 29, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051230072439/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 30, 2005</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20051231060102/http://www.cic.gc.ca/">Dec 31, 2005</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060101072931/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 01, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060103090340/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 03, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060104025441/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 04, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060105103026/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 05, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060106051255/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 06, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060110101526/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 10, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060111223942/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 11, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060112094956/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 12, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060113003304/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 13, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060114085742/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 14, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060115081758/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 15, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060116030236/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 16, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060117093533/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 17, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060118095522/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 18, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060126210714/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 26, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060127002413/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 27, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060128105459/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 28, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060131231615/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 31, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060201032118/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 01, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060202013942/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 02, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060203091447/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 03, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060204021719/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 04, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060205052017/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 05, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060206031036/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 06, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060207011420/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 07, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060208034202/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 08, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060209020958/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 09, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060215135929/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 15, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060216080409/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 16, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060217024455/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 17, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060218094401/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 18, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060219100627/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 19, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060220094520/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 20, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060222102213/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 22, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060223004001/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 23, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060228091045/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 28, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060301092309/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 01, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060302083216/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 02, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060303051821/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 03, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060314192138/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 14, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060316125226/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 16, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060318014018/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 18, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060319034436/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 19, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060321003447/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 21, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060322002604/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 22, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060324004622/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 24, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060325011347/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 25, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060326043646/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 26, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060327014616/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 27, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060328020737/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 28, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060328073642/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 28, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060329055027/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 29, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060330054816/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 30, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060331003055/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 31, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060401003901/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 01, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060403222547/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 03, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060404204812/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 04, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060406094418/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 06, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060408053443/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 08, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060409075141/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 09, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060410074713/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 10, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060411074719/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 11, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060412075511/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 12, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060413074815/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 13, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060414105934/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 14, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060415081556/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 15, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060416080304/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 16, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060417075559/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 17, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060420215548/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 20, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060421081307/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 21, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060422100807/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 22, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060423081231/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 23, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060424083519/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 24, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060427230811/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 27, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060428070651/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 28, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060430071754/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 30, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060501235738/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 01, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060503055146/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 03, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060505030051/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 05, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060506021108/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 06, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060507054125/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 07, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060508024959/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 08, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060509002423/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 09, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060510003944/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 10, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060512005813/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 12, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060524082343/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 24, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060525084027/http://www.cic.gc.ca/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 25, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060526223635/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 26, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060527213411/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 27, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060528203611/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 28, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060529210714/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 29, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060610064225/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 10, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060613071112/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 13, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060614113620/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 14, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060616195558/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 16, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060701045318/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 01, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060705072313/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 05, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060706150750/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 06, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060707053559/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 07, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060721061217/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 21, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060725214540/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jul 25, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060802023429/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 02, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060808173343/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 08, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060812232053/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 12, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060813032907/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 13, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060815124937/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 15, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060816014324/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 16, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060816170640/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 16, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060820175437/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 20, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060822233815/http://www.cic.gc.ca/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 22, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060826035007/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 26, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060826141347/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 26, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060829114225/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 29, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060830201416/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 30, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060902175440/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 02, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060906012913/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 06, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060910111108/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 10, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060913124340/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 13, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060915195605/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 15, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060920173541/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 20, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060923024553/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 23, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060927040403/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 27, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060928175701/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 28, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061004075852/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 04, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061005231143/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 05, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061007022901/http://www.cic.gc.ca/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 07, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061007101657/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 07, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061011021532/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 11, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061011060228/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 11, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061017202615/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 17, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061019025858/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 19, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061019191519/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 19, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061024201241/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 24, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061025010258/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 25, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061101120444/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 01, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061101193127/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 01, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061102025538/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 02, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061104095822/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 04, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061107212343/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 07, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061110040524/http://www.cic.gc.ca/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 10, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061112203949/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 12, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061115235240/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 15, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061117062418/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 17, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061122210613/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 22, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061123110102/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 23, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061128071005/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 28, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061129144555/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 29, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061202212630/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 02, 2006</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061205072535/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 05, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061209222610/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 09, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061214115356/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 14, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061219045314/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 19, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061224010507/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 24, 2006</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20061231232019/http://www.cic.gc.ca/">Dec 31, 2006</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20070105192656/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 05, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20070110142226/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 10, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20070202022529/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 02, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20070203144853/http://www.cic.gc.ca/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 03, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20070210022418/http://cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 10, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20070217175023/http://cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 17, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20070225154851/http://cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 25, 2007</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20070305231353/http://cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 05, 2007</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20070314005707/http://cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 14, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20070323011742/http://cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 23, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20070406004040/http://www.cic.gc.ca/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 06, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20070408200916/http://cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apr 08, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20070503185302/http://cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">May 03, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20070618005324/http://www.cic.gc.ca/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 18, 2007</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20070629122021/http://www.cic.gc.ca/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 29, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20070630133431/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jun 30, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20070812223148/http://cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 12, 2007</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20070822231850/http://www.cic.gc.ca/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 22, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20070829142908/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 29, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20070831051555/http://cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aug 31, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20070922192242/http://www.cic.gc.ca/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 22, 2007</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20070929083340/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sep 29, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071001121015/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 01, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071006170834/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 06, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071008170849/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 08, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071009203242/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 09, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071010024429/http://cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 10, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071011034211/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 11, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071013001124/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 13, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071014203017/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 14, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071016140205/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 16, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071018071116/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 18, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071019165436/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 19, 2007</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071020073417/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 20, 2007</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071022043649/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 22, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071024005447/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 24, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071026010429/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 26, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071028050928/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 28, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071030014056/http://cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 30, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071031235231/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Oct 31, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071102191742/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 02, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071104151022/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 04, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071106101150/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 06, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071108225502/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 08, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071111012030/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 11, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071113000907/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 13, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071115003419/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 15, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071117020651/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 17, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071119031753/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 19, 2007</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071121023208/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 21, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071123062221/http://cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 23, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071125193425/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 25, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071128031639/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 28, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071130013949/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nov 30, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071202080341/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 02, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071204071019/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 04, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071206163328/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 06, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071208200352/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 08, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071210215356/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 10, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071213011950/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 13, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071215081000/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 15, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071217140950/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 17, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071219195737/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 19, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071221212935/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 21, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071223224130/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 23, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071226062812/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 26, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071228085815/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dec 28, 2007</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071230195411/http://www.cic.gc.ca/">Dec 30, 2007</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080102010943/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 02, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080104181125/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 04, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080106221453/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 06, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080108233414/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 08, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080111051513/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 11, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080113082126/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 13, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080115101656/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 15, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080117184106/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 17, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080119211559/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 19, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080122034310/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 22, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080124134623/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 24, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080126220636/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 26, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080129065537/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Jan 29, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080201005719/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 01, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080203053220/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 03, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080205065055/http://cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 05, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080207173935/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 07, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080210014248/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 10, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080213055530/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 13, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080215091510/http://cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 15, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080218001019/http://cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 18, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080221050337/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 21, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080223091813/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 23, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080225152638/http://cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 25, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080228015232/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Feb 28, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080303121347/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 03, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080305234721/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 05, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080309032328/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 09, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080311130930/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 11, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080313202044/http://www.cic.gc.ca/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mar 13, 2008</span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px; 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</span>Ryan Rosenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195292223024717607noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10311434.post-57517843788865032512010-07-23T13:30:00.000-07:002010-07-23T13:30:32.077-07:00Immigration Trusts: A Primer<b>Overview</b><br />
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Canada, with good reason, continues to be one of the leading destinations for wealthy immigrants from many jurisdictions. Business immigrants not only move themselves, they also move a lot of money. There are no official statistics, but anecdotal evidence suggests that wealthy immigrants invest billions in Vancouver real estate alone every year. Billions more remain offshore, some of it held personally and some in fiduciary structures. Some immigrants become Canadian Citizens, while others are content to remain permanent residents. Some immigrants become Canadian tax residents, others do not. Either way, most of them should consider the implications of Canadian tax laws, not only for themselves but for future generations.<br />
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<b>Tax Advantages of Immigrating to Canada</b><br />
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Canadian tax “residents” are required annually to pay tax on global income and, pursuant to “foreign asset disclosure” rules, declare the existence of (but not necessarily pay tax on), certain offshore assets. Canada offers a number of very significant planning advantages. These include: <br />
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• The “immigration trust”. The Income Tax Act provides that all income and capital gains linked to assets settled by an immigrant upon and held by a properly structured offshore trust are free of Canadian tax for a period of up to five years. In effect, Canada is a tax haven for the first five years of tax residence. <br />
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• For some immigrants the tax free period may extend well beyond five years. The immigrant trust may, subject to limitations imposed by the Rule Against Perpetuities, make permanent distributions on a tax free basis to Canadian tax resident beneficiaries where the settler / contributor of assets either never acquires or abandons tax residency status before the expiration of the 5 year term. In such circumstances Canada, in effect, becomes a permanent, multi-generational offshore centre for wealthy families. <br />
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• Immigrants to Canada are not automatically deemed to be tax residents. Some are resident, while some are not, according to their ties to Canada. <br />
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• Canadian citizens can shed their tax residency status by severing their linkages with Canada and moving offshore. This will trigger a departure tax giving rise to deemed capital gains. However, there is no departure tax for assets held in an immigrant trust. <br />
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• Canada has no estate tax. (There is a “deemed disposition on death” with regards to capital gains, which may trigger some tax.) <br />
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<b>The Immigration Trust</b> <br />
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Generally, a resident of Canada, whether an individual, corporation, or trust, is subject to Canadian tax on his/her worldwide income. An exception exists, however, for immigration trusts. A properly constituted and administered immigration trust is not resident in Canada. As such, it is not subject to Canadian tax on any of its income, including taxable capital gains, for the first five years. Distributions of capital are also not subject to Canadian tax. Any amounts paid to or for the benefit of a Canadian resident beneficiary, however, are taxable in the hands of the beneficiary. <br />
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To qualify as an immigration trust, the following conditions must be present: <br />
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• All of the trust’s property must be acquired from a non-resident settler (or grantor);<br />
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• The trust must not receive any financial assistance from any person resident in Canada at any time;<br />
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• A majority of the trustees must not be resident in Canada; and<br />
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• The non-resident trustees must actively exercise their responsibilities as trustees. <br />
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Once an immigrant creates an immigration trust, the individual can transfer various foreign assets to the trust. These assets can include cash, real estate, portfolios, and other investments. At the end of the five year tax free period, the trust generally loses its tax-free status and is treated in the same manner as a Canadian resident trust. Depending on the immigrant’s circumstances, however, it may be possible to extend the tax-free status.<br />
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In addition to tax savings, immigration trusts can provide other benefits. These include the benefits generally associated with maintaining offshore accounts, and include creditor protection and privacy. <br />
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<b>Conclusion </b><br />
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All wealthy people who immigrate to Canada should “tax plan” their way in by retaining experienced tax and immigration counsel to advise on their specific circumstances. There is no “one-size fits all” solution. Every plan should be customized to take into account the particular needs of each family. The absence of proper planning will often give rise to very serious problems with Canadian tax authorities and/or immigration authorities. Proper planning, however, will ensure maximal savings and other benefits to Canadian immigrants.Ryan Rosenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195292223024717607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10311434.post-57301167560303176042010-06-09T12:56:00.000-07:002010-06-10T13:26:58.569-07:00Scaring the Ghosts: Canada's Latest Attempt to Regulate Immigration ConsultantsFor years, politicians have been grappling with the issue of how to end untrained and unregulated people from providing immigration advice, also known as “ghost consulting.” There is a general consensus that tens of thousands of people each year are ripped off by ghost consultants and even more are ripped off by consultants who recommend fraudulent means by which to accomplish Canadian immigration goals.<br />
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Numerous attempts at cracking down on ghost and unethical consultants have been launched, including, but not limited to, requiring licensing, creating the much maligned Canadian Society of Immigrant Consultants, and even CIC launching extensive media campaigns warning the public of the risks of dealing with unauthorized representatives.<br />
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In June, the Conservative government launched the latest attempt at regulation, with the introduction of Bill C-35 into the House of Commons, also known as the Cracking Down on Crooked Consultants Act (the “Act”). The humor couched in the name of the Act may suggest to some that this attempt at regulation is disingenuous at worst and self-deprecating at best. Before I explain this view of the name of the Act, a quick review of the some of the highlights of the legislation is in order.<br />
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If enacted, the Act will provide that no person shall knowingly represent or advise a person for consideration – or offer to do so – in connection with [an immigration proceeding] unless the person is a member in good standing of a law society (i.e. a lawyer), or a member of a body designated by the government. There are a couple points to pull out of that sentence. First, the prohibition does not require that the person actually provide any advice. Even offering to do so is prohibition. (We’ll call that the crime of ‘attempted consulting’.) Second, the prohibition does not extend to people who will not be paid; that part isn’t new. Unpaid consultants, if disclosed to CIC, are allowed.<br />
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Second, the government will take greater control over any body designated to regulate immigration consultants (not lawyers). This appears to be a response to criticisms that the CSIC has not served its members of the public entirely well.<br />
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Third, the Act criminalizes ghost and unethical consulting. Any unauthorized person who represents or advises a person with regard to an immigration matter will have committed an offence. This applies to all stages in any immigration proceeding or application, including before the application has been made. The penalty for a summary offence is at most a two-year conviction or a $50,000 fine.<br />
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Finally, the government may make regulations permitting CIC to disclose information relating to the professional or ethical conduct of a lawyer or regulated immigration consultant to a body that is responsible for governing the conduct of those professions (a provincial law society, for example). <br />
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So will this solve the problem of ghost-consulting? Certainly amendments to the IRPA alone will be insufficient. The problem with introducing new regulations to end ghost consulting is of course that ghost consultants have no intention of being regulated. These amendments do not make it any easier to identify ghost consultants, such as by offering an incentive to an individual to disclose the existence of a ghost-consultant. Given this, and the fact of course that domestic legislation cannot do anything to address the issue of overseas ghost consultants, my initial opinion is that while the amendments will certainly result in more regulations for licensed consultants, which may or may not making them more professional than they already are (it depends on what is contained in the regulations), it certainly alone will not stop the practice of an individual saying “I can increase your chances.. I’m connected.. but we won’t tell CIC that I helped because they don’t like my clever tricks.”<br />
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Ryan Rosenberg is am immigration lawyer and partner at Larlee Rosenberg, Barristers & Solicitors, in Vancouver. Contact Ryan at 604-681-9887 or Ryan.Rosenberg@larlee.com or visit his website at www.larlee.com. This article was written with the assistance of Steven Meurrens, Associate at Larlee Rosenberg.Ryan Rosenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195292223024717607noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10311434.post-65712713347491124262010-05-05T10:49:00.000-07:002010-05-05T13:04:46.076-07:00The Truth behind the Federal Immigrant Investor ProgramI was recently retained by an exceptionally successful entrepreneur from Europe. He asked me to help him understand his immigration options and was most interested in the Federal Immigrant Investor Program. I decided to break from convention and really examine the mechanics of the program beyond what is commonly promoted both in Canada and around the world. I ran the numbers and what I found first surprised and then disappointed me.<br />
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For those of you unfamiliar with the program, rich would-be immigrants who have qualifying business experience outside of Canada can immigrate to Canada on the heels of a passive investment in Canada. The program requires a $400,000 investment in a government controlled fund for a five year term. Upon investment, the immigrant applicant receives a permanent resident visa and at the end of the term, the investor receives the $400,000 investment back, interest free. What the government does with that money over the five year period is a matter for another article. <br />
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Many savvy investors, like my client, look at a $400,000 investment without interest as a lost opportunity and instead of investing the full amount, seek out financing from one of a number of government authorized financial intermediaries (“Banks”). For years now, and taking direction from the banks, the banks themselves, consultants and lawyers have promoted a financing option at $120,000. For $120,000 a Bank will lend an investor funds required for investment under the program and facilitate the investment itself. The investor is also required to sign an assignment of the $400,000 refund from the government to the Bank at the end of the 5 year term. The $120,000 covers all interest charges and bank fees associated with the investment and at the end of the 5 year term the investor received no money in return. So where does all that money go?<br />
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Based on today’s interest rates (which we know are going up sometime soon), the cost to finance a $400,000 loan for five years is about $1000 a month in interest alone. So, over 60 months, the cost should run about $60,000. If any of the 120,000 payment is used to bring down the total amount borrowed (think of it like a down payment on your house), the monthly interest payment would also drop. So, if $60,000 of the $120,000 goes to the bank for interest that does seem quite reasonable. Banks are in the business of lending money, after all. So now we are left is $60,000, where does that money go?<br />
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Well for starters, it isn’t only $60,000 left in the pool. It’s more like $88,000. Theoretically it is the Provinces who benefit from the $400,000 investments made under this program and in return for raising money, the Provinces pay out a commission of $28,000 to the Banks and that commission trickles down to the consultant and lawyers (a large number of whom aren’t even Canadian tax payers) who refer clients to the banks. Most banks top up that commission and my research shows a range in commissions payable to consultants and lawyers of $23,000 to $58,000. Assuming $58,000 goes to the referring party, $30,000 of the $88,000 remains for the Bank in addition to the $60,000 earned in interest, for a total of a $90,000 profit.<br />
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Although most were forthcoming, when I called one of our Banks to ask about their terms under the program, they refused to tell me what commission they were willing to pay. When I explained to them that I wanted to know because I wanted to tell my client where his money was going, she was shocked and appalled that I would be so honest with him. Most people, she explained, don’t tell their clients about the commission.<br />
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I’ve come to learn that the $120,000 financing option is so popular and is marketed so well that most immigration practitioners rely on it without any consideration to other options or where the money goes. I’ve also come to learn that the practice of not disclosing commissions to clients is also wide-spread in the consulting community and quite possibly in the legal community albeit to a lesser extent based on the people I’ve talked to. <br />
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It should be known that a variety of financing options are available. Some Banks will offer financing at $200,000 where at the end of the 5 year term the investor receives $100,000 back and others have varying options within the $400,000 lending range. It should also be known that financing is completely optional and does not have to be established through an investment facilitating bank. There is nothing stopping an investor from borrowing $400,000 from a bank in the investor’s home country, paying monthly interest to that bank and then using that money to fund an investment under the Federal Investor Program, receiving the full $400,000 back after five years. Based on my estimates and today’s interest rates, an investor can easily bring down his cost under the program to about $60,000 plus application fees and if required, legal or consulting fees, a fraction the $120,000 option that saturates the market.<br />
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For a list of authorized financial intermediaries/facilitators see: <a href="http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/business/investors/facilitators.asp">http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/business/investors/facilitators.asp</a>Ryan Rosenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195292223024717607noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10311434.post-44772405826613015972010-04-07T11:14:00.000-07:002010-04-07T11:14:52.546-07:00Myth Buster: Every Permanent Resident must have a PR Card?The Permanent Resident Card is an ingenious little piece of plastic. It serves as primary identification for many permanent residents of Canada, it facilitates travel into Canada and it expires, typically every five years. <br />
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The benefits of having identification and easy travel into Canada speak for themselves, but the complications stemming from the expiration of PR Cards is usually only appreciated after one suffers through an anything but routine renewal application. Incidentally, primary identification is a practical but not a legal benefit of the PR card (in many applications), but that is a topic for another day.<br />
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Before I get into renewal issues, the first myth that I would like to debunk is that every permanent resident of Canada must hold a valid permanent resident card. This is simply not the case. Much like when one’s passport expires their citizenship does not expire, when a permanent resident card expires, a person does not lose permanent resident status. The card is a symbol of status only; it is not status in and of itself. <br />
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The second myth that I would like to debunk is that every permanent resident of Canada must always present a PR card to Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) Officers upon entry in to Canada. Again, this is simply not the case. The PR Card is only required when using a commercial carrier to travel to Canada, for example, airlines and buses. If, for example, a permanent resident travels to Canada by private car, there is no obligation whatsoever on the permanent resident to have a valid PR Card. That said, a person without a valid PR Card must produce other evidence of their permanent resident status so as to satisfy CBSA that they are in fact a permanent resident and an original confirmation of permanent residence (or landing document), will and should do the trick. Once a CBSA officer can confirm that a person is a permanent resident, the officer must allow that person to enter Canada. Permanent residents have a right to enter Canada and CBSA officers know it. <br />
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Understanding entry into Canada without a valid PR card is particularly helpful for permanent residents outside of Canada who believe that they are stuck outside or inside of Canada because they do not have a valid PR card. So, for example, a person in this situation can travel to the USA (assuming they have valid passport and entry visa for the USA) and then take a private car and return to Canada using their landing document as confirmation of their status as a permanent resident. There is no need to apply for a travel document from a Canadian Embassy or Consulate in this situation. <br />
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It is of course infinitely more practical to carry and maintain a PR card, but if one’s renewal process is dragging out (as they often do), one does need to feel stuck in Canada. PR card renewal applications can and are often delayed if a person is relying on anything but physical presence in Canada to satisfy the residency obligation. For example, if one is relying on employment outside of Canada so as to satisfy the residency obligation, application processing may take longer than other more routine applications. According to CIC, as of the date this article was written, applications for PR card renewals are taking approximately 88 days to process. <br />
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Compared to Canadian passports (processed in 2-4 weeks), which are designed to serve a similar purpose to that of a PR card, i.e. travel, permanent residents are disproportionately under-resourced as compared to Canadian citizens when it comes to international mobility, but again, that is a topic for yet another day.<br />
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Ryan Rosenberg is am immigration lawyer and partner at Larlee Rosenberg, Barristers & Solicitors, in Vancouver. Contact Ryan at 604-681-9887 or Ryan.Rosenberg@larlee.com or visit his website at <a href="http://www.larlee.com/">http://www.larlee.com/</a>. <br />
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FORMS:<br />
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<a href="http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/menu-prcard.asp">http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/menu-prcard.asp</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/enf/enf04-eng.pdf">http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/enf/enf04-eng.pdf</a><br />
<a href="http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/enf/enf15-eng.pdf">http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/enf/enf15-eng.pdf</a><br />
<a href="http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/enf/enf23-eng.pdf">http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/enf/enf23-eng.pdf</a><br />
<a href="http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/enf/enf27-eng.pdf">http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/enf/enf27-eng.pdf</a>Ryan Rosenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195292223024717607noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10311434.post-16479795956499840852010-03-04T11:25:00.001-08:002010-03-04T11:25:42.443-08:00Where to File Your Canadian Immigration Application<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">So you know you want to immigrate to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place> and you even know what class of application you wish to file, but do you know where to file it? One of the most common mistakes and in some cases, missed opportunities, I see in my practice is when an immigration applicant files an application at the wrong visa office.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">One of the cornerstones of immigration policy in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region> is the notion that a person wishing to immigrate to <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region> must apply for their immigrant visa prior to arriving in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Although <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region> does have a number of “in-Canada” streams (refugees, humanitarian and compassionate grounds applications, Spouse in Canada Class, etc.), the vast majority of applications must be filed at an immigration office outside of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>. In what some immigration lawyers call the “good old days,” that is, prior to the implementation of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (“IRPA”) in 2002, applicants could shop the world for the visa post that would process applications the quickest. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">One practitioner who was very busy in the 1980s and early 1990s recently told me the story about how he used to file all of his Taiwanese business immigration cases through the Canadian Embassy in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Santiago</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Chile</st1:country-region></st1:place> because that post offered fast and friendly processing. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To paraphrase Billy Crystal’s character Miracle Max in the epic movie “The Princess Bride,” since the implementation of IRPA, this practice is mostly dead but not all dead. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Under the IRPA Regulations, s.11, immigration applicants made outside of Canada must be filed at the immigration office that serves the country where the applicant is residing, if the applicant has been lawfully admitted to that country for a period of at least one year, OR at the immigration office that serves the applicant’s country of nationality (i.e. citizenship), or in the case of a stateless applicant, their country of habitual residence, so long as that person was lawfully admitted to that country. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">To be clear, the portion of the rule requiring admittance into a country for a period of at least one year does not require that year to have passed prior to making an application. For example, if you have a study visa valid for one year in a given country and you are in that country, and even if you have only been in that country for one day and have 365 to go, you qualify. Further, if you have been in the country for 10 months and only have another 2 months to go before you have to leave, you still qualify.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Practically, this means that if you are, for example, a citizen of <st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region> but are in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region> with a one year work permit, you will have a choice as to where you file your immigration applications. The Canadian Consulate in <st1:city w:st="on">Buffalo</st1:city> is the visa post responsible for applicants who have been lawfully admitted to <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region> for a period of at least one year, and the Canadian High Commission in <st1:city w:st="on">New Delhi</st1:city> is responsible for processing applications for persons with Indian citizenship or lawful status/admittance in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><span lang="EN-CA">The choice as to where to file should be made based on a number of factors, including which post offers faster processing times, specific visa post requirements and which country is more convenient for travel in case a visa officer requests the applicant to attend an interview. Application processing time estimates are posted on Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s website, so that is a great place to start on the timing issue. However, if you are an in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region> but do not have a <st1:country-region w:st="on">US</st1:country-region> entry visa, you should weigh the risk of being requested for an in person interview in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">US</st1:country-region></st1:place> against the convenience of typically faster processing times.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">A further complicating factor is that CIC set up a central intake office (“CIO”) in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region> for all global Federal Skilled Worker applications. Applications are to be filed at the CIO and then the CIO farms out the applications to various immigration offices based on s.11. The onus is on the applicant in these applications to indicate to CIC as to which visa post they wish to process their application after the CIO completes their initial screening of the application. That means the applicant has to prove either citizenship or lawful admittance for a period of at least one year or lawful habitual residence (for stateless people) in the country in which they want their application processed when they file their Federal Skilled Worker application. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">One further complication is that even if an applicant qualifies under s.11 to have their application processed at a particular immigration office, CIC reserves the right to send the application to another visa post for processing for any warranted reason related to program integrity. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">At the end of the day, this issue is well worth a thorough examination by any visa applicant prior to filing an application. Similar rules are in place for applicants wishing to apply for temporary status in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>, stay tuned for the details in my column next month. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-CA">Ryan Rosenberg is am immigration lawyer and partner with Larlee Rosenberg, Barristers & Solicitors, in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Vancouver</st1:city></st1:place>. Contact Ryan at 604-681-9887 or Ryan.Rosenberg@larlee.com or visit his website at www.larlee.com. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div>Ryan Rosenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195292223024717607noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10311434.post-57610243932538930282010-02-08T10:52:00.000-08:002010-02-08T10:52:35.199-08:00Genuine Marriages: Documenting your RelationshipI could open this article by quoting from one of the thousands of love songs purporting to ask or answer a question about genuine love. Instead, since this is an immigration law column, I’ll try to put it in simplified legalese. A person intending to immigrate to Canada as sponsored by a Canadian citizen or permanent resident spouse will not qualify for immigration if the underlying relationship is not genuine and was entered into primarily for the purpose of acquiring status in Canada. Simpler yet, fake marriages don’t cut it and Citizenship and Immigration Canada is on the lookout. <br />
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Under Canadian immigration laws, Canadian citizens and permanent residents may sponsor their husband or wife, common-law partner or conjugal partner. A successful and thorough sponsorship application will land your better half in Canada relatively quickly, as compared to other types of immigration applications. At the same time, a flawed incomplete application can keep genuine spouses apart for an indefinite amount of time.<br />
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Aside from the many forms, police record checks and medical testing that an applicant must endure, Citizenship and Immigration Canada has made it a priority to keep fake marriages out of Canada. These regulations have been strengthened over the years to combat the high number of fraudulent cases, also known as marriages of convenience. As a consequence of these regulations, many applications based on genuine relationships are refused, forcing the applicant and the sponsor to appeal the decision, adding up to an additional year to the application processing times, plus the stress and cost of an appeal.<br />
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When you complete an application to sponsor your spouse, make extra effort in gathering and submitting evidence to prove that your relationship is in fact “genuine”. I typically categorize evidence into two groups, “sentimental evidence” and “hard evidence”.<br />
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The primary type of sentimental evidence used is photographs. Submit a selection photographs that capture the essence of your relationship. Photos of spouses together on vacation, with each other’s close family and at major life events (birthdays, holidays, vacations, etc.) are usually well received by the government. Do not make the mistake of only submitting photos from a single visit or a single day or only photos where you are wearing the same outfit. Your photos should represent different milestones in your relationship and not just the wedding. <br />
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Other sentimental evidence to submit includes copies of birthday/holiday cards, email printouts, Facebook printouts, love letters, wedding invitations and reference letters from close friends or family that confirm the nature of your relationship. I had a client once who wanted to submit a racy video which he said confirmed beyond doubt that his relationship was real. I told him he was taking it too far. <br />
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I classify all legal and third party documents as “hard evidence”. Hard evidence that you should plan to submit include copies of a power of attorney, copies of wills or life insurance policy, naming each spouse as the other’s beneficiary, copies of a leases or land title certificates, showing both spouses as tenants or owners and copies of bank statements, showing both spouses as joint account holders.<br />
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It is also worthwhile to submit copies of boarding passes, hotel reservations, receipts for gifts and dinner and passport stamps to prove that visits between spouses actually took place. Phone bills are an excellent way to confirm communication between spouses while separated. <br />
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My final tip is to be thorough in explaining your evidence. Explain what each piece of evidence is and why you are submitting it. Handing a visa officer a pile of evidence without any explanation makes their job difficult. In submitting your application, your goal should be to make the visa officer’s job as easy as possible to approve your application as quickly as possible. <br />
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A thorough and complete application, leaving no questions to be answered may even get you out of an interview and thereby speeding up your application processing. Visa officers are empowered with the discretion to waive interviews for applications where it is clear that the relationship is genuine. As such, the extra time that you put into gathering and explaining evidence will save you much hardship and hassle down the road. <br />
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While we all know that finding and maintaining true love is a lot of work, there is no need for an immigration application to follow suit. As when searching for that special someone, when completing a sponsorship application, be honest, open, convincing and thorough. <br />
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Ryan Rosenberg is am immigration lawyer and partner with Larlee Rosenberg, Barristers & Solicitors, in Vancouver. Contact Ryan at 604-681-9887, Ryan.Rosenberg@larlee.com or visit his firm website at www.larlee.com.Ryan Rosenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195292223024717607noreply@blogger.com1