1,035 result(s)
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751.
Mepham v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 1188 - 2009-11-19
Federal Court Decisions[4] The Applicant is a citizen of the United Kingdom and made an application for permanent residence in Canada as a member of a skilled worker class. [...] 75. (1) For the purposes of subsection 12(2) of the Act, the federal skilled worker class is hereby prescribed as a class of persons who are skilled workers and who may become permanent residents on the basis of their ability to become economically established in Canada and who intend to reside in a province other than the [...] (a) the number of applications by skilled workers as members of the federal skilled worker class currently being processed;
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752.
Bagheri-Sadr v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 1143 - 2009-11-10
Federal Court Decisions[1] Mr. Mohammad-Hassan Bagheri-Sadr, an experienced pilot, applied for permanent residence in Canada from Iran. [...] 79. (1) A skilled worker must specify in their application for a permanent resident visa which of English or French is to be considered their first official language in Canada and which is to be considered their second official language in Canada and must [...] FEDERAL COURT SOLICITORS OF RECORD DOCKET: IMM-1510-09 STYLE OF CAUSE: BAGHERI-SADR v. MCI
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753.
Jiang v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 1145 - 2009-11-10
Federal Court Decisions[1] Ms. Wei Wei Jiang applied for permanent residence in Canada as a skilled worker. [...] FEDERAL COURT SOLICITORS OF RECORD DOCKET: IMM-1802-09 STYLE OF CAUSE: WEI WEI JIANG v. MCI
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754.
Nadarasa v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 1112 - 2009-10-29
Federal Court Decisions[1] This is an application for judicial review of a decision made by a visa officer at the Canadian High Commission in Colombo, Sri Lanka, refusing the applicant’s application for permanent residence under the family class. [...] Permanent residence applicants and some visitors may need extra time to address any concerns. [...] Officers must also follow specific instructions to assess the occupational experience of skilled workers (see OP 6).
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755.
Wang v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 1107 - 2009-10-29
Federal Court Decisions[2] The Applicant made an application for permanent resident status in Canada under the Federal Skilled Worker Class on January 15, 2006, which included her spouse and son as family members. [...] (a) the skilled worker or the skilled worker's accompanying spouse or accompanying common-law partner is related by blood, marriage, common-law partnership or adoption to a person who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Canada and who is [...] (b) the skilled worker has a spouse or common-law partner who is not accompanying the skilled worker and is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Canada.
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756.
Mei v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 1044 - 2009-10-15
Federal Court Decisions[2] At the time the sponsor applied for permanent residence, neither of the applicants was declared or examined as non-accompanying family members. [...] 1. the reason the sponsor did not declare his common-law wife and child born out of wedlock on his application for permanent residence; [...] [7] The parties advised the Court that if the sponsor had included his common-law spouse and child in his application for permanent residence, his application would still have been approved and his spouse and child would have also been granted permanent residence.
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757.
McLachlan v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 975 - 2009-09-28
Federal Court Decisions[1] Mr. Lindsay Hill McLachlan, the Applicant, applies for judicial review of an Immigration Officer’s decision rejecting his application for a permanent residence visa under the skilled worker category. [...] He applied for permanent residence under the skilled worker category in January 2006 and included his wife and two children in his application. [...] [3] Ms. Carol A. Turner, the Immigration Officer at the High Commission of Canada refused Mr. McLachlan’s application for a permanent residence visa.
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758.
Gjoka v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 943 - 2009-09-22
Federal Court DecisionsFederal Court Cour fédérale Date: 20090922 Docket: IMM-1395-09 [...] (a) a skilled worker, in the case of a foreign national described in paragraph (2)(a); [...] FEDERAL COURT NAME OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD DOCKET: IMM-1395-09
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759.
Gjoka v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) - 2009 FC 944 - 2009-09-22
Federal Court DecisionsFederal Court Cour fédérale Date: 20090922 Docket: IMM-1419-09 [...] (a) a skilled worker, in the case of a foreign national described in paragraph (2)(a); [...] FEDERAL COURT NAME OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD DOCKET: IMM-1419-09
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760.
Kaur v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 935 - 2009-09-21
Federal Court DecisionsFederal Court Cour fédérale Date: 20090921 Docket: IMM-5726-08 [...] [1] This application for judicial review challenges a decision to refuse the Applicant’s request for a skilled-worker visa. [...] On October 10, 2003 she applied for permanent residency under the skilled-worker class.
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761.
Raghavan v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 923 - 2009-09-21
Federal Court DecisionsIn August 2007, she applied for permanent residence in Canada in the category of federal skilled work. [...] [10] The application for permanent residence was first reviewed in February 2008. [...] 76. (1) For the purpose of determining whether a skilled worker, as a member of the federal skilled worker class, will be able to become economically established in Canada, they must be assessed on the basis of the following criteria:
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762.
Baylon v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 938 - 2009-09-18
Federal Court Decisions(a) to become a permanent resident, that they hold the visa or other document required under the regulations and have come to Canada in order to establish permanent residence; and [...] a) pour devenir un résident permanent, qu’il détient les visa ou autres documents réglementaires et vient s’y établir en permanence; [...] [20] According to the policy guideline of Temporary Foreign Worker Guidelines dated April 21, 2008, the Low-Skilled Pilot Project has been designed to fill the shortage of low-skilled workers by permitting the hiring of low-skilled workers from overseas.
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763.
Ndibwami v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 924 - 2009-09-17
Federal Court DecisionsThe applicant obtained permanent residence in July 2003 and became a British citizen in 2005. [...] [8] On March 25, 2003, the applicant and his spouse were invited to an interview at the Canadian High Commission in London regarding their selection under the skilled worker category. [...] 35. (1) A permanent resident or a foreign national is inadmissible on grounds of violating human or international rights for
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764.
Gunther v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 875 - 2009-09-04
Federal Court DecisionsException — transitional skilled worker class (2.1) The following persons are not required to pay the fees referred to in subsection (1): [...] (a) a person described in paragraph 85.1(2)(a) who makes an application as a member of the transitional federal skilled worker class for a permanent resident visa and the family members included in the member's application who were also included in the application referred to in subsection 85.1(2); and [...] (b) a person described in paragraph 85.1(2)(b) who makes an application as a member of the transitional federal skilled worker class for a permanent resident visa and the family members included in the member's application who were also included in the application referred to in subsection 85.1(2), if the fees for
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765.
Jogiat v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 815 - 2009-08-10
Federal Court Decisions(ii) the skilled worker is currently working in that employment, (iii) the work permit is valid at the time an application is made by the skilled worker for a permanent resident visa as well as at the time the permanent resident visa, if any, is issued to the skilled worker, and [...] (iv) the employer has made an offer to employ the skilled worker on an indeterminate basis once the permanent resident visa is issued to the skilled worker; [...] (i) the employer has made an offer to employ the skilled worker on an indeterminate basis once the permanent resident visa is issued to the skilled worker, and
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766.
Karami v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 788 - 2009-07-30
Federal Court DecisionsThe Applicant applied as a skilled worker to the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program and was accepted. [...] 40. (1) A permanent resident or a foreign national is inadmissible for misrepresentation [...] (c) on a final determination to vacate a decision to allow the claim for refugee protection by the permanent resident or the foreign national; or
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767.
Sharma v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 786 - 2009-07-30
Federal Court Decisions[1] Mr. Vivek Kumar Sharma and his family, citizens of India, wish to come to Canada as permanent residents. [...] They applied under the skilled worker category. In a letter decision dated September 30, 2008, the Second Secretary, Immigration (the Visa Officer) advised Mr. Sharma that their application was rejected on the basis that Mr. Sharma and his wife had been assessed insufficient points to qualify for permanent residence. [...] Your application for permanent residence in Canada was considered on its substantive merits and was refused.
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768.
El Habet v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 776 - 2009-07-29
Federal Court Decisions[1] Rami El Habet seeks judicial review of the decision of a visa officer refusing his application for permanent residence as a skilled worker. [...] To qualify as a skilled worker, a candidate needs to obtain 67 points. [...] [12] I will assume for the purposes of this decision that it is open to a visa officer to take H&C factors into account in assessing an application for permanent residency as a skilled worker.
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769.
Wai v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 780 - 2009-07-29
Federal Court Decisionsa. Did the Officer commit a reviewable error in refusing the Applicant’s application for permanent residence? [...] [14] The Applicant submits that the standard of review for a visa officer deciding on an application for a permanent residence visa under the skilled worker program visa is reasonableness: Mbala v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) 2006 FC 1057. [...] Thus, in Hassani, when the Court was dealing with the exercise of a discretion in relation to an application for permanent residence under the skilled worker class and had to examine “personal suitability,” the officer concerned was obligated to look at adaptability, motivation, initiative, resourcefulness and other similar
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770.
Muhandiramge v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 752 - 2009-07-23
Federal Court Decisions[2] The Applicant applied for permanent residence in Canada under the federal skilled worker category of Financial Manager on December 28, 2005 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. [...] 75. (1) For the purposes of subsection 12(2) of the Act, the federal skilled worker class is hereby prescribed as a class of persons who are skilled workers and who may become permanent residents on the basis of their ability to become economically established in Canada and who intend to reside in a province other than the [...] (a) the number of applications by skilled workers as members of the federal skilled worker class currently being processed;
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771.
Bogrash v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 692 - 2009-07-02
Federal Court DecisionsSections 75 to 85 concern the Federal Skilled Worker Class: Class 75. (1) For the purposes of subsection 12(2) of the Act, the federal skilled worker class is hereby prescribed as a class of persons who are skilled workers and who may become permanent residents on the basis of their ability to become economically [...] (ii) the skilled worker is currently working in that employment, (iii) the work permit is valid at the time an application is made by the skilled worker for a permanent resident visa as well as at the time the permanent resident visa, if any, is issued to the skilled worker, and [...] (iv) the employer has made an offer to employ the skilled worker on an indeterminate basis once the permanent resident visa is issued to the skilled worker;
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772.
Jung v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 678 - 2009-06-30
Federal Court Decisions[42] The Applicant does not have the required occupational experience and education to seek immigration in the Skilled Worker Category, nor does she have the assets to qualify for the Entrepreneur and Investors Class. [...] [43] This application is the last opportunity for the Applicant to seek Permanent Residence in Canada. [...] [44] Applications for Permanent Residence as a general rule are made from outside Canada.
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773.
Patel v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 602 - 2009-06-11
Federal Court DecisionsPart of the refusal appears to be based on the refusal of a prior application in 2006 for status under the skilled worker class. [...] (a) a national or a permanent resident of the United States; (b) a person who has been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence; [...] a) il est un national ou résident permanent des États-Unis; b) il a été légalement admis aux États-Unis à titre de résident permanent;
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774.
Cabatu Espinosa v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 609 - 2009-06-10
Federal Court Decisions[1] Mr. Jose Cabatu Espinosa, a citizen of the Philippines, applied to become a permanent resident of Canada as a skilled worker. [...] [6] Under the Regulations, an applicant for permanent residence is entitled to be awarded 4 points for adaptability if his or her spouse would have been awarded 20 or 22 points in the “education” category if the spouse were applying directly as a skilled worker (s. 83(2)(b) – provisions cited are set out in Annex “A”). [...] 83(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), an officer shall evaluate the educational credentials of a skilled worker's accompanying spouse or accompanying common-law partner as if the spouse or common-law partner were a skilled worker, and shall award points to the skilled worker as follows:
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775.
Cobham v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 585 - 2009-06-04
Federal Court DecisionsFederal Court Cour fédérale Date: 20090604 Docket: IMM-3407-08 [...] [9] Next, the officer considered the potential hardship facing the applicant were she to return to Barbados to apply for permanent residence. [...] [14] According to the applicant, given her advanced age and low educational achievement, she would not meet the minimum criteria for permanent residence as a skilled worker.