Author: Ravi Jain

I’ve been thinking about this recent release by the Canadian Department of  Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, where they announced new measures to strengthen family reunification, including faster temporary resident visa (TRV) processing times for spousal applicants new and dedicated processing tools for spousal TRV applicants a new open work permit for spousal and family...

Ravi Jain, Founder of Jain Immigration Law, was recently featured in a cover story for Desi News where he offered his thoughts on some issues with Canadian immigration as well as what Canada can offer new migrants.

Founder of Jain Immigration Law, Ravi Jain recently published his thoughts on “Where immigration is headed” on Law360 Canada.   Mr. Jain reflects on the state of Canada’s immigration system, discussing the backlog of applications that was allowed to accumulate during the pandemic and the impact this has had on individuals. He highlights the fact that customer service at...

In this blog, we discuss two main options for immigration to Canada by investment:  the federal Start-up Visa Program and the Ontario Entrepreneur Program.

Founder of Jain Immigration Law, Mr. Jain, made a recent contribution to The Lawyer’s Daily. In the article titled ” Backlash on Ramped Up Immigration Numbers Unwarranted,” Mr. Jain addresses some of the challenges, controversies and benefits surrounding the state of the Canadian Immigration system.   Mr. Jain begins his opening remarks by discussing the annual level plan...

This article was originally published by The Lawyer’s Daily (www.thelawyersdaily.ca), part of LexisNexis Canada Inc.  As required by the Immigration and Refugee Protect Act, on November 1st, the government produced it’s immigration levels target for the next three years. The Levels Plan articulates how many permanent residents Canada intends to welcome and while for many...

This article was originally published by The Lawyer’s Daily (www.thelawyersdaily.ca), part of LexisNexis Canada Inc.  Back in May, I wrote for The Lawyer’s Daily about the importance of speeding up all types of immigration and citizenship applications. At the time, there was a two million application backlog and I noted that a dysfunctional immigration system prevents us as...

This article was originally published by The Lawyer’s Daily (www.thelawyersdaily.ca), part of LexisNexis Canada Inc.  There is a federal immigration program for entrepreneurs with an innovative business idea called the Start-up Visa (SUV) Program. It began as a pilot program in 2013 and was introduced by the previous Conservative government. It became a permanent federal immigration...

At the time of writing, there is a widely-reported backlog of over 2 million applications which is about 1 million more in the ‘inventory’ (IRCC preferred term to ‘backlog’) than prior to the pandemic. This includes not just permanent and temporary residence immigration applications but also citizenship applications which account for about 400,000 cases. The backlog is having an...

A first important point to make is that lawyers are professionals, not business-people. Professionals have sworn to serve the public and should not be oriented towards making money for themselves. Business-people are usually quite “up front” about their desire to make money are not necessarily oriented towards serving the public. Furthermore, lawyers are regulated by a professional...