By Sukhram Ramkissoon Recently a Bangladeshi family was successful in having the Federal Court of Canada overturn their negative humanitarian and compassionate decision rendered by a senior immigration officer and ordered that the matter be re-determined by another officer.The facts of the case concern — a mother, her daughter and son, all Bangladeshi citizens. I will […]
By Sukhram Ramkissoon Ms. K is a 30-year-old citizen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. She grew up in an abusive household and suffered incidents of domestic abuse throughout her life. In 2008, she was the victim of rape, and her accuser was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison. He has since been […]
Listen to this article now By Sukhram Ramkissoon According to the Federal Court a person whom I will refer to as Ralph sought judicial review of the decision of a Senior Immigration Officer refusing his request for a reconsideration of the refusal of his Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA). The PRRA is an opportunity for people […]
By Sukhram Ramkissoon According to a recent Federal Court decision, a 32-year-old citizen of Mexico was recently successful in having his negative humanitarian application decision set aside by the Federal Court and was granted a second review of the said application. I will refer to him as Valdez which is not his real name. Valdez […]
By Sukhram Ramkissoon According to a recent Federal Court decision, a mother and her three children share a relationship with her spouse Mr. X, a permanent resident of Canada. Mr. X was granted refugee protection in Canada in 2015 and permanent residence in 2017; he currently resides in Canada while his family spouse resides […]
By Lincoln DePradine The Ontario government has repeatedly said the province needs more workers in some sectors, including the skilled trades. According to the government, “nearly 300,000 jobs are going unfilled daily’’. Now, a plan has been announced to double the number of “economic immigrants’’ to help solve the labour shortage in the Province of […]
Two Ghanaian men who lost all their fingers to frostbite crossing into Canada from the United States to seek asylum in 2016 have been granted Canadian citizenship. Razak Iyal and Seidu Mohammed entered Canada on Christmas Eve, 2016. after walking for three hours and awaiting help for hours more in frigid temperatures. On becoming a […]
A sprawling compound claiming to be the Caribbean’s priciest of all time is up for sale on the island of Mustique. The island lies in the stream of islands of St Vincent and the Grenadines just a hundred miles west of Barbados. Known as the Terraces, the abode proclaims to be not only the area’s […]
by Sukhram Ramkissoon A 77-year-old citizen of India who I will refer to as “Grandma” is currently in Canada on a super visa. She has been visiting her son and his family in Canada since 2014 and last entered Canada more than three years ago. While in Canada, Grandma has been living with her son, […]
By Lincoln DePradine Grenadians in Toronto are marking their Caribbean country’s anniversary of independence, but with an eye on next year’s celebrations. Grenada, a former British colony, became an independent nation on February 7, 1974. Its 50th anniversary is next year. “Once the events of this year are over, we are going into planning mode. […]
