Segal Immigration Law

March 2nd, 2017

  The Ontario Immigrant Nominees Program (OINP)’s International Masters Graduate Stream, International PhD Graduate Stream and Express Entry Human Capital Priority Stream have re-opened as of Tuesday February 21, 2017.   Both the Masters and PhD streams have been closed since May 9, 2016, while the Human Capital Priority Stream has been closed since February … Read More

February 24th, 2017

  Publisher: The Globe and Mail Author: Matt Lundy Published: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/why-donald-trump-needs-immigration/article34067443/   In his quest to boost economic growth, Donald Trump would be wise to consider doing the unthinkable: embrace immigration. Unthinkable because, in the opening days of his presidency, Mr. Trump signed an executive order temporarily banning the entry of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries – … Read More

February 1st, 2017

(Photo: livetradersnews.com) On January 27, 2017, an Executive Order was issued temporarily suspending entry into the United States to foreign nationals from Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Iran, Somalia, Libya, and Yemen for 90 days. According to the order, travelers who have nationality or dual nationality of one of these countries will not be permitted to enter … Read More

February 1st, 2017

(Photo: canadavisa.com) Starting in March 2017, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada will be accepting applications for permanent resident status as part of the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program. The three-year pilot program aims to attract and retain skilled immigrants in the Atlantic region of Canada: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador. … Read More

February 1st, 2017

(Photo: Ahmed Hussen on Twitter) On Tuesday January 10, 2017, Ahmed Hussen was sworn in as Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship in the reshuffled cabinet of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Hussen brings significant personal experience to his newly assumed position as a former refugee himself. Coming from a war-torn Somalia, Hussen arrived in Canada … Read More

January 25th, 2017

(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release                          January 25, 2017 EXECUTIVE ORDER —————————————— Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements   By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. … Read More