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Immigration Case and Immigration Laws

immigration laws: Last month, the federal court decided an immigration case that demonstrated what happens when an immigration officer misses the forest for the trees. In this case, a prospective Canadian immigrant was refused a visa because his reference letter did not outline job duties that matched the required immigration criteria. , according to CBC. Changes needed for Canada live-in caregiver program For decades now, Canadian governments of all stripes have promoted immigration as a tool for nation building, and one of the purposes of Canadas immigration laws is "to support the development of a strong and prosperous Canadian economy." Unfortunately, this goal is often frustrated by bureaucratic red tape and an almost total lack of customer service. In this case, the prospective immigrant needed to prove that he supervised and coordinated staff or assigned work to certain employees in order to qualify for immigration. In refusing his application, the officer found that because the employer used the words "helping," "assisting" and "aiding" in the reference letter, that the prospective immigrant did not actually carry out the required tasks outlined in the immigration criteria. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.