Publications by Subject: Immigration

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Title: A Guide to Humanitarian and Compassionate Applications Author: MOSAIC Date Published: November, 2008 Summary: This guide gives you information on the following topics: What is the H & C? the risks you take when you apply to stay in Canada for humanitarian and compassionate reasons; the reasons why you would apply for an H & C; the reasons you should avoid including in your H & C and how you can apply for an H & C.	Available in: Arabic Chinese English French Spanish Persian
Title: Basic Immigration Issues Related to Woman Abuse Author: Ontario Women's Justice Network Date Published: 2005 Summary: This fact sheet explores what may happen if an immigrant or refugee woman leaves her abusive partner. It discusses status, the consequences of being convicted of a crime, Immigration Application Made in Canada on Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds or H&C applications, and immigration detention.	Available in: English French Arabic Persian Punjabi Spanish Vietnamese
Title: Being Arrested and Detained for Immigration Reasons Author: Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) Date Published: July, 2005 Summary: People who are not citizens can be arrested and detained by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) or Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) for certainreasons. Both CBSA and CIC have power to enforce immigration law.	Available in: English
Title: Canada's Immigration Policy as it Affects People Living with HIV Author: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Date Published: March, 2006 Summary: Canada's new Immigration and Refugee Protection Act became law on 28 June 2002. New Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations also came into effect on that date.This Q&A document provides some general information on how the Act and the regulations affect people living with HIV/AIDS. It also provides information on changes in policy introduced since 2002, including a positive change in May 2005 concerning disclosure of HIV status by visa applicants.	Available in: English French
Title: Criminal Charges in Canada and your Immigration Status Author: Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) Date Published: June, 2008 Summary: This publication offers basic information about what being charged with a crime in Canada can mean for a person’s immigration status. It explains what a removal order does and what can be done to protect one’s status and stay in Canada.	Available in: Arabic Chinese English French Spanish
Title: Do you Want to Sponsor your Family to Join you in Canada? Author: Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) Date Published: June, 2008 Summary: This resource offers basic information about sponsoring family members who are outside Canada to come and live here as permanent residents. It includes sections on who can be sponsored, the sponsor’s responsibilities, what can happen if sponsors cannot support the people they sponsored, and where to get help in many languages.	Available in: Arabic Chinese English French Spanish
Title: Family Class Immigration Author: Citizenship and Immigration Canada Date Published: November, 2008 Summary: This website explains how you can sponsor your spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner, dependent child (including adopted child) or other eligible relative (such as a parent or grandparent) to become a permanent Canadian resident.	Available in: English French
Title: Family Class Sponsorship: Defaulting on an Undertaking Author: BC Ministry of Community Services Date Published: May, 2007 Summary: This brochure answers the following questions: What if I am at risk of abuse? What is family class sponsorship? What are my responsibilities as a sponsor? What if my sponsored family member applies for income assistance from the provincial government? and where you can get more information.	Available in: English Chinese Punjabi Persian Spanish Vietnamese
Title: Immigrating to British Columbia Author: Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch Date Published: July, 2007 Summary: This script provides information about the following topics: main types of immigration, programs to speed the process of immigration, refugee claims, help for new immigrants, if your application is rejected or you are ask to leave the country, qualifying under the usual immigration rules, and where you can find more information.	Available in: English Chinese
Title: Immigration and Refugee Law Author: MOSAIC Date Published: May, 2004 Summary: This publication is the first module published by the Public Education Project for Newcomers. Part I referes to Immigrants and Temporary Residents (Immigration Program, Economy and Family classes , Temporary residents and Humanitarian and Compassionate Application). Part II deals with Inadmisibility and Removal Orders. Part III refers to Refugee issues (United Nations, Protected Persons, Pre-removal Risk Assessment, Sponsoring a Refugee Overseas, Employment, Education and Health Services). Part IV describes topics related to Permanent Resident Status and Citizenship and Part V includes governmental and community resources as well as a series of Appendices.	Available in: English