The Obama Administration’s newly appointed Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, granted deferred action today for widow(er)s of U.S. citizens who were married for less than two years and reside in the U.S. The deferred action places a temporary hold on any action on affected cases.  The deferred action also applies to their [...]

The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), named Canada among the top four industrialized countries showing signs of having reached the conclusion of its economic downturn. The major international think-tank indicated that “composite leading indicators for April 2009 point to a reduced pace of deterioration in the OECD economies with stronger signs of a [...]

The landmark Singh decision, where the Supreme Court of Canada established that refugee claimants were entitled to an oral hearing of their case has turned 20 years old. The decision, considered groundbreaking for its time and far-reaching in its impact, led to the creation of the Immigration and Refugee Board and put in place the [...]

Effective June 1, 2009, Canadian citizens entering the United States at sea or land ports of entry are required to show a passport, a passport card, a NEXUS card, or another specified document which complies with the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, also known as WHTI. Since these changes are so new, U.S. immigration officials have [...]