COVID-19 and the postponement of the 2020 Parental Sponsorship ProgramGiven the government's focus on the COVID-19 pandemic, they have postponed the launch of the 2020 parental sponsorship program. It's grea...
COVID-19: A Message to Our ClientsA message to our clients: In this rapidly changing environment, we are trying to balance access to services for clients with government ...
What is Express Entry Immigration to Canada Program?Express Entry is not an immigration category but an inventory management program. It was developed by Canada to manage the high demand fo...
[Our] Clients Expect the Government to Make Immigration Decisions on Correct DataAdrienne Smith says she’s had clients that have been deemed inadmissible for as little as $400. That’s why she thinks immigration decisio...
Pride to survive: Queer refugees look to Toronto for a lifelineOriginally Posted on NOW Toronto: https://nowtoronto.com/news/queer-refugees-legal-aid-ontario/ On January 11, Dennis Wamala took a taxi...
Battista Smith Migration Law Group Specializes In Helping LGBTQ & HIV+ Communities (Press Release)The Toronto immigration law firm specializes in assisting the HIV+ and LGBTQ communities. The Canadian firm represents clients from every...
Toronto Immigration Lawyer Explains Why She Believes Canada’s Immigration Law is DiscriminatoryAdrienne Smith, a former analyst at Immigration Canada and now an immigration lawyer, explains why she thinks Canada’s immigration law di...
Giving refugees a second chanceAdrienne Smith, Immigration and Settlement Studies MA alumna Typically, the fruits of Adrienne Smith’s labours as an immigration lawyer e...
New IRB Report on Sexual Orientation and Gender Minorities in NigeriaThe IRB has recently published a report on April 30, 2019 on The Situation of Sexual and Gender Minorities in Nigeria that involves a com...
Making a refugee claim in Canada based on HIV statusIn Canada, persons living with HIV who face stigma and discrimination amounting to persecution can make a refugee claim. Often the level ...
SCC rules immigration detainees can apply to provincial superior courts for habeas corpus"Michael Battista of Toronto’s Battista Smith, co-counsel with Adrienne Smith for the intervener Egale Canada Human Rights Trusts, called...
Limiting Access to Refugee Protection in Canada"The Canadian government has introduced a bill in Parliament which expands the basis upon which people seeking refuge can be denied acces...
International student arrested, facing deportation for working too many hours" “I’ve never seen a case where an OPP officer takes it upon themselves to do their own immigration investigation into whether someone is...
Toronto is in the top three LGBT-friendly cities worldwideWe are proud to see that Toronto joins Madrid and Amsterdam as the top three LGBT-friendly cities worldwide. "Which is the world's most L...
Recent changes in medical inadmissibilityMichael will be speaking at the Ontario Bar Association's Institute 2019 program regarding recent changes in medical inadmissibility. Che...
