5 things IRCC could do right now to improve the immigration system without reinventing the wheel. A Friday afternoon🧵

Screaming into the void, but here goes: Growing inequality of wealth is destroying living standards and changing the job landscape for young people. Not immigrants, not temporary foreign workers.

With Bill C-2, the Canadian government threatens to chip away at that right, making it harder for people seeking safety and freedom to file an asylum claim and have it assessed fairly. amnesty.ca/human-rights...

Looking for suggestions to move away from US SaS products in our law office. We currently use Trello for task management, Adobe Acrobat (for immigration PDFs), Office 365 (we moved from Sync to SharePoint a few years back which was an effort), and Zoom for phones. #adobe #lawoffice #help

Is there such thing as immigration tariffs? A month ago, the processing time for the same thing was ~6 weeks, now it’s 81. Sigh. #immigration #canada

A reminder for these times.

Chump change for oligarchs

As unsettling as this last month has been with tariff and takeover threats, there is a silver lining: many highly-accomplished US citizens with plenty to offer are feeling completely at odds with what is happening in their country. #Canada #immigration

Love this version of Canadian immigration news www.bbc.com/pidgin/artic... #canada #immigraton

Canada’s Policy Change for Spouses of TFWs 🇨🇦🚨 #Canada #immigration tinyurl.com/yjx8jty7 Canada is making it HARDER for spouses of TFWs to get & renew work permits. This change is cruel, unnecessary, & harmful, punishing families who contribute to Canada’s economy. Here’s why this matters. 🧵⬇️

Feds cutting provinces’ immigration allocations in half. Nova Scotia has been given ~3000 in 2025 down from ~6000 in 2024, and if the info in this story is correct for other provinces, 75% of nominees must already be here and working, not overseas. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

As of Jan 21, no more work permits for spouses (and older children) of lower-skilled workers: www.canada.ca/en/immigrati... #canada #immigration

Annex Canada? How about Canada annexes the US? We’ll fix your healthcare system, take away the AR-15s, and teach everyone how to curl. 🥌

Welp, Merry Christmas from @IRCC: Flagpoling has been cancelled (see my previous thread for context) www.canada.ca/en/border-se...

And so it begins – Canada changing immigration policy based on Trump’s tariff threats. #canadianimmigration #canada #immigration www.canada.ca/en/public-sa...

Flashy headline but worth noting: Irregular border crossings go both ways (it would be nice to know the numbers for Canada to US and vice versa but this article doesn’t give them). #canada #immigration #canadianimmigration

If you’re in Canada, you may have noticed a lot of signs for immigration consultancy businesses popping up on sandwich boards and vinyl banner stand signs on sidewalks, and in office lobbies and strip malls over the past few years. #canada #immigration #canadianimmigrationlaw

Good episode of Front Burner on upcoming changes to US immig policy and the impact on Canada (also a bit depressing). This is one of my fav podcasts and Jayme Poisson is such a great host: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...

That this is ongoing is just insane and unbelievable. ESDC needs to cancel the low-skilled LMIA process. Full stop. www.cbc.ca/news/investi...

Citizenship ceremonies never get old, and this one is particularly special with Dr. Elder Joe Michael reminding us of the Mi’kmaw history and tradition of Sipekne'katik and that we are guests here. He also reminded us that his culture is traditionally matriarchal “as my wife says: be careful”

Shout out to RBC on Spring Garden Road in Halifax this morning. Not ‘cause you’re a giant bank. But because one of your tellers was singing as she walked around the branch today, and it was lovely. Everyone who works there seems to genuinely want to help and it’s a friendly, welcoming place.

We just got a positive H&C decision after 2 refusals and 2 rounds of judicial review in fed. court, multiple PF letters and responses, updates and submissions. It took 5 years. Hard to see it as a win, but we are happy and our client is thrilled. TGIF #canadianimmigration #canada #immigrationlaw

With a cap of only 1000, dog-eat-dog selection process and questions like this on the forms (never seen on any other IRCC application forms), Canada isn’t even pretending to want to help people in Gaza with this program. #immigration #canada www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...

A good start, but more needs to be done by IRCC and quickly: www.canada.ca/en/immigrati... #immigration #canada

Chinook (IRCC's immigration AI) v. ChatGPT, decision/reasons on a visitor visa application: #immigration #Canada #lawpractice

Has Russia has taken a cue from some US politician's playbooks, or is this an old tactic? Using migrants to create political and social upheaval is ugly, shameful and cynical www.cbc.ca/news/world/f...

#IRCC Public Policy for Canadians with Columbian, Haitian and Venezuelan relatives: www.canada.ca/en/immigrati... Cool idea; now how about a program for Palestinians?