Canadian Citizenship

• Applications for Grant of citizenship
• Appealing refusals of Grants of citizenship
• Applications for proof of citizenship
• Resumption of citizenship
• Revocation of citizenship

Canadian Immigration Law

Permanent Residence and Citizenship

• Business Immigration (Entrepreneurs, Investors, Self-Employed): People who have business experience and a minimum net worth or who can contribute to the cultural or athletic environment in Canada may immigrate in this category.
• Skilled Worker Immigration: People who meet certain standards of education or trades with appropriate work experience and language skills may immigrate in this category.
• Provincial Nomination: People who are specially selected by the provinces for immigration in order to contribute to that province’s economy.
• Sponsorships and Appeals: To sponsor partners (spouses, common law partners and conjugal partners), dependent children, parents, grandparents and certain other relatives. When sponsorships are refused, they can often be appealed.
• Permanent Residence Appeals: Permanent Residents who face losing their status in Canada due to inadmissibility or failure to comply with Permanent Resident requirements.

Temporary Status

Foreign Workers
Every year, over 90,000 foreign workers enter Canada to work temporarily to help Canadian employers address skill shortages. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and Service Canada ensure that these workers will support economic growth.

The team at Maynard Kischer Stojicevic has worked extensively with the business community providing a wide spectrum of services, including:

• Work permits, including NAFTA and GATS
• Service Canada Labour Market Opinion, other temporary entries
• Study Permits
• Visitor Visas
• Temporary Resident Permits
• Advice in all areas of employee immigration to Canada.
• We can obtain the proper employment authorizations for skilled workers in Canada.
• Once your employee is settled we can work with them to become permanent residents and Canadian citizens.

Litigation Services

• Federal Court Judicial reviews and appeals
• Stays of Removal
• Immigration Appeal Division Cases
• Immigration Division admissibility hearings and detention reviews
• Citizenship Revocation defence

On average Canada welcomes over 220,000 immigrants and refugees a year. Immigration stimulates growth, prosperity and cultural diversity and has helped make Canada one of the world’s richest countries.

Maynard Kischer Stojicevic is one of western Canada’s largest immigration law firms. If you are interested in immigrating to Canada, a member of our firm would be happy to talk to you.