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Practical immigration guides, tips, and insights from the Canadim team of regulated consultants.
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Inadmissibility
You booked the lodge. Your friends have their lift tickets. The snow report looks great. Then someone mentions the border, and you remember the DUI on your record. Canada treats a DUI conviction seriously, and the border is a bad place to learn that. Officers can turn you around at the airport or the border […]
Family Sponsorship
Spousal sponsorship is one of the most common ways couples reunite in Canada, and also one of the most misunderstood. Misinformation spreads quickly online, and a lot of it comes from outdated forum posts, well-meaning friends, or rules that applied years ago but no longer do. To help cut through the noise, here are six […]
Working In Canada
If you have submitted, or are about to submit, a spousal sponsorship application, one of the first practical questions that comes up is money. Sponsorship processing takes time, and most couples do not want to put their lives on hold, or their finances, while they wait. The good news is that in most cases, your […]
Express Entry
Congratulations, you received an Invitation to Apply (ITA)! After months, maybe years, of building your profile and watching the draws, an ITA in your Express Entry account is a huge win. But it is also the start of a strict, unforgiving clock. You have 60 days from the date of your invitation to submit a […]
Canadian Citizenship
You’ve heard that Canada changed its citizenship laws. Maybe a family member mentioned it, or you stumbled across something on social media. Now you’re wondering: does this actually apply to me? The short answer is: it might. But eligibility isn’t as simple as having a Canadian grandparent. This guide walks you through the real qualifying […]
Inadmissibility
Every year, millions of Americans road trip to Canada over the July 4th weekend, but a past conviction, even a DUI from years ago, can stop that trip before it starts. Canada treats criminal inadmissibility seriously, and U.S. citizens aren’t exempt just because they don’t need a visa. Here’s what to know before you pack […]
Immigration Tips
CELPIP stands for the Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program and is an English test that allows test takers to demonstrate their ability to function in English. The CELPIP Test has been designated by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for use by individuals who are applying for permanent resident status and citizenship in Canada. […]
