New Operational Bulletin for certain students refused their post-grad WPs

On September 27, 2016, Minister John McCallum established a public policy to facilitate the issuance of three-year open work permits, the restoration of Temporary Resident status and waive related fees for a group of former international students who were denied Post-Graduation Work Permits between September 1, 2014 and March 15, 2016 because they completed the majority of their coursework by distance learning in their final program of study.

To be eligible for consideration under the public policy, applications for a fee-exempt three-year open work permit (from inside or outside of Canada) and applications for restoration of status (if applicable) must be made by March 17, 2017.

For full details, OB 631 can be found here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2016/ob631.asp

Application refused? Can the Federal Court help?

It can be very frustrating, not to mention puzzling, when an immigration application is refused. Whether that application is for a temporary visa (to visit, study or work in Canada), to permanently immigrate, or a hearing gone wrong, the question is what can be done about it. The answer may be a Judicial Review ("JR") application to the Federal Court. 

Rekha McNutt recently "sat down" (ie. Skyped) with a fellow Immigration Lawyer, Mark Holthe, to talk about the JR process and what it all means. 

Take a listen to the Podcast that resulted from Rekha's conversation with Mark. You can also access it on iTunes.

If you have had your application refused, contact us immediately for advice on what to do.