Despite COVID-19 regulations interrupting marriage plans for many couples, some have been finding their partners and holding their wedding ceremonies online.
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Immigration Canada Rejects 1,700 Fake Marriage Applicants
The number of investigations into marriages of convenience to enter the country come down but application refusal rates remain the same.
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Filing False Immigration Reports Against Partner is “Family Violence,” Judge Rules
Anti-violence advocates hail a court ruling in British Columbia that came down against a man who tried to use deportation proceedings against his former spouse.
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Shifting Our Conversations From Marriage Fraud to Marriage Breakdown
The Liberal Government finally delivered on their long-standing campaign promise to end conditional permanent residency for spouses on April 28. Previously introduced in October 2012 by the Conservative government, the conditional permanent residence regulation required…
View More Shifting Our Conversations From Marriage Fraud to Marriage BreakdownTurning the BIG Day Into A Getaway
Autumn is arguably the most beautiful season in Toronto, but even clear skies and above-average temperatures weren’t enough to keep Samantha Beniprashad-Maharaj and her husband Ryan Maharaj from leaving the country to get married this…
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Political Upheaval Brings Women Together in Healing
Imagine being a child bride in pre-revolutionary Iran – suffering abuse on a daily basis, being forced into a joyless marriage and having children at the age of 13. There is no law or organization…
View More Political Upheaval Brings Women Together in HealingWomen Fleeing Abuse Need Culturally Specific Services
Lack of language skills, community support and cultural constraints prevent many immigrant and ethnic women from fleeing abusive relationships and seeking help. The most recent figures from Statistics Canada show that one quarter of all…
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Marriage Fraud: Search for Answers Begins at Home
In her August 27, 2015 Toronto Sun article titled “Immigration marriage scammers rightfully thrown out of Canada” columnist Michele Mandel expresses her overarching view that foreign spouses involved in marriage fraud are criminals and should…
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This “Sham Marriage” Sounds Like Mine
In my work assisting senior lawyers at my firm with their immigration appeal division and federal court cases, I have found myself increasingly handling cases where Chinese-Canadian and Indo-Canadian sponsors have had their sponsorship applications…
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Enhancing our Multicultural Heritage
Legal prostitution. Assisted suicide. Decriminalized pot. Gay marriage. Our society is undergoing a breathtaking transformation, hurried along by the influence of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the court that interprets it, and the…
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