Stewart Sharma Harsanyi Immigration Law Firm Blog

Our Cases - Immigration Appeal - Misrepresentation - Immigration Appeal Division

A Permanent Resident of Canada was found inadmissible on the grounds of misrepresentation. He had not disclosed his common-law or wife in his country of origin with whom he had a child. The child was also not disclosed on his application for permanent residence. After his sponsor discovered the misrepresentation, she approached immigration authorities who sought and obtained a removal order against the appellant. The appellants appeal was dismissed by the IAD. Read more →

Our Cases - Immigration Appeal - Criminality - Immigration Appeal Division

Summary of a permanent resident seeking the equitable relief of the Immigration Appeal Division. Permanent resident had received a removal order based on his criminality; the conviction that led to the removal order was a "break-and-enter". The IAD granted relief in the form of a stay. Read more →

Our Cases - Immigration Appeal - Criminality - Immigration Appeal Division

A permanent resident was convicted of could be termed serious crimes but sentenced to less than 2 years which meant he was able to appeal the removal order to the Immigration Appeal Division. After a hearing which balanced and assessed the so-called Ribic factors, the IAD Member granted a lengthy stay. Read more →

Hearing Report Against a Calgary Immigration Lawyer

Calgary Immigration Lawyer, Evelyn Ackah, was found guilty by the Law Society of Alberta for counselling her clients to mislead Citizenship and Immigration Canada Read more →

Our Cases: Sponsorship Appeal: Immigration Appeal Division: Infidelity does not vitiate a genuine marriage

A spousal sponsorship was refused by the Canadian visa office in Hanoi, Vietnam after a DNA test revealed the couple's child was not the child of the father (the applicant). The sponsor appealed and the IAD found in their favour after assessing the bona fides of their relationship. Read more →

Our Cases: Assessing Immigration Misrepresentation: Federal Court

The client, a permanent resident of Canada was found, after an investigation to have lied to Citizenship and Immigration Canada about his marital status at the time he became a permanent resident of Canada. He entered Canada as a dependent child. In reality he was married and had a child. He appealed to the Immigration Appeal Division which found that insufficient humanitarian and compassionate grounds existed for the granting of relief. He sought judicial review. Leave was granted, but the Federal Court ultimately found that the IAD decision was reasonable. Read more →

Health care for refugees is good public policy

The CBC's Carolyn Dunn looks at how one refugee woman is coping after the federal government pulled back on benefits for some refugees, leaving her without any medical coverage. With an interview with Calgary Immigration Lawyer, Raj Sharma. Read more →