1,035 result(s)
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376.
Levin v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) - 2022 FC 1091 - 2022-07-25
Federal Court DecisionsLike many temporary workers, temporary workers authorized to enter Canada under the CUSMA are allowed to work temporarily either in a temporary or permanent position. [...] Yes. Many temporary foreign workers in general are authorized to work temporarily in a permanent position that, for one reason or another, is temporarily vacant. [...] If they qualify as a skilled worker permanent resident, then a permanent residence visa will be issued.
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377.
Reznitski v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2011 FC 93 - 2011-01-26
Federal Court Decisions[3] This is an application for judicial review, pursuant to section 72 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27 (IRPA), of a decision of an Immigration Officer refusing the Applicant’s application for a Permanent Resident Visa. [...] [4] The Applicant, Mr. Leonid Reznitski, applied for permanent residence as a skilled worker. [...] There is no doubt in my mind that the assessment of an Applicant for permanent residence under the Federal Skilled Worker Class is an exercise of discretion that should be given a high degree of deference.
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378.
Sandhu v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2007 FC 156 - 2007-02-09
Federal Court Decisions[2] On September 9, 2003, the applicant submitted an application for permanent residence in Canada under the skilled worker category. [...] under the skilled worker category, then being thirteen years old and having no intended occupation, or sought exemption from paragraph 117(9)(d) of the Regulations which provides no foreign national shall be considered as a member of the family class if her sponsor, in his or her application for permanent residence, did not [...] [7] This is the second application for permanent residence made by the applicant.
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379.
Cohen v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) - 2006 FC 804 - 2006-06-26
Federal Court DecisionsHe applied for permanent residency and was assessed as having sufficient points to qualify as a skilled worker. [...] [4] Despite qualifying as a skilled worker, the visa officer refused the applicant's application for permanent residence because she determined, pursuant to subsection 38(1) of the Act, that his spouse is a person whose health condition, Rheumatoid Arthritis, might reasonably be expected to cause excessive demand on health [...] FEDERAL COURT NAME OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD DOCKET: IMM-4060-05
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380.
Kozul v. Canada (Employment and Social Development) - 2016 FC 1316 - 2016-11-28
Federal Court DecisionsThe Applicants also noted that the TFW could fill the immediate labour shortage as well as teach and develop the skills of other Canadians and permanent residents as to the handling, installation and fabrication of copper sheet metal. [...] As a result, the Employer has not been able to demonstrate he has made reasonable efforts to hire Canadians and permanent residents as outlined in R203 (3) (e). [...] FEDERAL COURT SOLICITORS OF RECORD DOCKET: IMM-736-16 STYLE OF CAUSE:
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381.
Ylanan v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) - 2019 FC 1063 - 2019-08-09
Federal Court DecisionsFollowing their fraudulent marriage, Mr. Valasko successfully sponsored Ms. Ylanan’s application to obtain permanent residency. [...] On March 7, 2012, she was granted permanent resident status in Canada. [...] The IAD referred to Ms. Ylanan’s skills as a cleaner, packer and PSW and noted a lack of evidence that these were not transferrable skills.
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382.
Hussain v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 209 - 2009-02-26
Federal Court DecisionsIn that decision, the Officer refused the Applicant’s application for permanent residence in Canada as a member of the skilled worker class, requesting assessment in the National Occupation Classification (“NOC”) as a “Business Manager, NOC 0123. [...] [5] The assessment of a person’s qualification to obtain entry into Canada as a member of the skilled worker class is largely a fact-driven exercise to be conducted in light of the statutory criteria. [...] His application for permanent residence showed that he intended to be accompanied by one wife if granted status in Canada.
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383.
Cardona v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2017 FC 959 - 2017-10-27
Federal Court DecisionsIn November 2009, the Sponsor made an application for a permanent resident visa for Canada as a skilled worker. [...] In November 2011, the Sponsor was granted permanent residence in Canada. [...] [4] An application for permanent residence under the skilled worker class requires that an applicant declare all of his or her dependents, which includes a common-law spouse.
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384.
Agbhonkese v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2021 FC 1065 - 2021-10-13
Federal Court DecisionsShe applied for a permanent resident visa as a member of the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) class as an Express Entry candidate in 2019. [...] From there, the applicant may be selected to apply for permanent residence in Canada as an FSW based on their ranking within the pool. [...] Subsection 75(1) specifies that the FSW class is “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”.
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385.
Pharaon v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 276 - 2009-03-18
Federal Court DecisionsImmigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27, (the “Act”) of the decision of an immigration officer (the “officer”) at the High Commission of Canada in London, England, dated May 7, 2008, rejecting the applicant’s application for a permanent resident visa as a member of the Quebec economic skilled worker class. [...] [5] In August 2005, he submitted an application for permanent residence to the High Commission of Canada in London, England, for himself, his wife and younger son. [...] The decision rendered by an immigration officer at the High Commission of Canada in London, England, dated May 7, 2008, rejecting the applicant’s application for a permanent resident visa as a member of the Quebec economic skilled worker class, is quashed and the matter is sent back to a different immigration officer for a
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386.
Maharaj v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2019 FC 78 - 2019-01-18
Federal Court Decisions[3] The Applicants applied for and obtained permanent residence through the Skilled Worker Program and landed in Canada on August 26, 2010. [...] [4] The rules surrounding permanent residence require the Applicants to reside in Canada for 730 days (two years) out of five years. [...] As holders of skilled worker visas they were free to come and go from Canada.
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387.
Patil v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2020 FC 495 - 2020-04-07
Federal Court DecisionsI note that this Wage Report was not submitted by the Applicant as part of his permanent residency application. [...] [17] By decision dated February 13, 2019, the Applicant’s permanent residence application was denied. [...] In Hamza, the applicant submitted an application for permanent residence through the Federal Skilled Worker program.
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388.
Rashid v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2010 FC 157 - 2010-02-16
Federal Court Decisions[2] Mr. Al-Karim Ebrahim Rashid, the applicant, applied for a permanent resident visa under the Federal Skilled Worker Program at the High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya, on January 13, 2004. [...] [4] The High Commission found that while the applicant had met the requirements of the Federal Skilled Worker Program, he was inadmissible pursuant to subsection 38(1) of the IRPA. [...] The Minister has no power to admit a person as a permanent resident on the condition that the person either does not make a claim on the health insurance plans in the provinces, or promises to reimburse the costs of any services required.
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389.
Ahmed v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2021 FC 977 - 2021-09-22
Federal Court Decisions[8] In written submissions to the Officer, Mr. Ahmed’s counsel acknowledged that Mr. Ahmed would be eligible for a three year post-graduate open work permit upon his graduation, and he may at that time choose to pursue permanent resident status as a member of the Canadian Experience Class or the Federal Skilled Worker [...] Mr. Ahmed’s submissions acknowledged that he would potentially be eligible for a three year post-graduate open work permit upon the completion of his Canadian studies, and he may at that time choose to pursue permanent resident status as a member of the Canadian Experience Class or the Federal Skilled Worker Class. [...] FEDERAL COURT SOLICITORS OF RECORD DOCKET: IMM-4093-20 STYLE OF CAUSE:
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390.
Akinkugbe v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2022 FC 819 - 2022-06-03
Federal Court Decisions[4] In considering her establishment in Canada, the Officer considered support letters from friends, and the Applicant’s relationship with her brother, who is a permanent resident. [...] The Officer held there was little evidence provided to indicate her education and skills were not transferrable. [...] FEDERAL COURT SOLICITORS OF RECORD DOCKET: IMM-1658-20 STYLE OF CAUSE:
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391.
Rajaratnam v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2008 FC 472 - 2008-04-14
Federal Court Decisions[1] This is an application for judicial review of a decision by a Visa Officer (Officer) refusing the Applicant’s application for permanent resident visa as a member of the transitional federal skilled worker class. [...] [2] The Applicant is a citizen of Sri Lanka who filed his first application for permanent residence visa in September 2001, which was followed up in July of 2003 with a new application in which the Applicant sought a visa on the basis of the economic class “Federal Skilled Workers”. [...] FEDERAL COURT SOLICITORS OF RECORD DOCKET: IMM-856-07 STYLE OF CAUSE: SURESHKUMAR RAJARATNAM and USHAYINI SHANMUGARAJAH
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392.
Kaur v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2016 FC 1005 - 2016-09-06
Federal Court Decisions[3] The Applicant later submitted an application for permanent residence under the CEC as a “religious worker”, which is under National Occupational Classification [NOC] code 4217. [...] B. Did the visa officer err in refusing the Applicant’s application for permanent residence? [...] B. Did the visa officer err in refusing the Applicant’s application for permanent residence?
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393.
Khan v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2008 FC 512 - 2008-04-18
Federal Court DecisionsIn 2004, the applicant applied for permanent residence under the skilled worker category as a user support technician and computer programmer. [...] [7] In a letter dated August 21, 2006, the officer informed the applicant that his application for a permanent resident visa as a skilled worker had been refused and that he had been found to be inadmissible on the basis of misrepresentation pursuant to paragraph 40(1)(a) of the Act. This is the judicial review of that [...] 40.(1) A permanent resident or a foreign national is inadmissible for misrepresentation
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394.
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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395.
Musiker v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2021 FC 1092 - 2021-10-18
Federal Court Decisions[20] Section 75 of the IRPR defines the “federal skilled worker class” as a class of skilled workers who may become permanent residents, and sets out requirements for the class. [...] Section 75 contains specific reference to the NOC and requires a skilled worker to have performed actions in the lead statement and to have performed duties outlined in the main duties section. [...] These cases each pertain to applications for permanent residence under sections 75 or 87.1 of the IRPR. Since those sections involve a different assessment, I question whether a “pith and substance” analysis of the NOC is a necessary part of an assessment under paragraph 200(3)(a).
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Sousa Bettencourt v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2023 FC 225 - 2023-02-16
Federal Court Decisions[1] This is the judicial review of a decision of a Senior Immigration Officer [Officer] refusing the Applicants’ application for permanent residence. [...] The Principal Applicant has two sisters who are permanent residents of Canada and they advised her that they could sponsor the Applicants to become permanent residents of Canada. [...] In February 2020, the Applicants applied for permanent residence based on H&C grounds.
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397.
Rodhaj v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2012 FC 471 - 2012-04-20
Federal Court DecisionsOn June 1, 2011, Ms. Berisha sought to sponsor Mr. Rodhaj for permanent residency status in the context of a spousal application. [...] interview, noted that a decision on the spousal application was not imminent (as it would take 9 or 10 months) and stated that a permanent separation of the family was not inevitable, as Mr. Rodhaj had other options open to him, such as an overseas spousal application or an application under the Skilled Worker Program. [...] He also asserts that it is unlikely that Mr. Rodhaj would qualify under the Skilled Worker Program.
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398.
Mohitian v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2015 FC 1393 - 2015-12-17
Federal Court Decisions2. Did the Officer make unreasonable findings of fact in determining that the Applicant did not qualify for permanent residence in the self-employed category? [...] [14] Earlier in his affidavit (at paragraph 4) Mr. Milic also refers to Mr. Mohitian’s “application for a permanent resident visa as a member of the skilled worker [class]” (emphasis added), which is clearly incorrect. [...] B. Did the Officer make unreasonable findings of fact in determining that the Applicant did not qualify for permanent residence in the self-employed category?
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399.
Khan v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2009 FC 1312 - 2009-12-23
Federal Court Decisions[1] Mr. Khan applied for a permanent resident visa as a federal skilled worker. [...] Section 79 thereof calls upon a skilled worker to identify English or French as his or first Canadian official language. [...] [7] As I see it, the first issue is whether the Visa Officer should have rendered a decision on the application for permanent residence in the light of the request for an extension of time so that Mr. Khan would be in a position to provide IELTS results.
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400.
Salahova v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2010 FC 352 - 2010-03-31
Federal Court Decisions[1] Did Ms. Salahova “make” an application for a permanent resident visa as a member of the Skilled Worker Class before February 27, 2008? [...] c. “Federal Skilled Worker Application submitted on or after February 27, 2008...” [...] e. “Applicants to the Federal Skilled Worker Program whose applications were received on or after February 27, 2008...will not proceed for processing...”