CANADIAN
IMMIGRATION &
REFUGEE LAW -
CHAPTER 1
Comprehensive
Questions with
Verified Answers
Graded A+
1. INTRODUCTION Answer: Only a lawyer and immigration consultant can
advice immigrants, But if they need to appeal to the board a paralegal can.
2. CIC CHANGED ITS NAME to IRCC Answer: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Canada (IRCC).
,3. THREE PILLARS OF IMMIGRATION Answer:
3 considerations Answer:
1. Economic, e.g. Skilled workers, skilled trades, provincial nominees,
business immigrants, Answer: 2. Family, e.g. Sponsorship of spouse or common law partner,
dependants, parents, grandparents,
3. Refugee/humanitarian, e.g. Resettlement, refugee determination in Canada.
4. FOR ECONOMIC CLASSES, YOU CAN pre-apply to be guaranteed that
you will be considered. Number of points people need in express
point system. To reduce cases for government. In force since few weeks
ago. Answer: 480 minimum, Maximum 1200 points. E.g. You have 500 points if you
have a job otter in Canada. Then you do the proper application, and then go through all the process
and adding more points.
5. FOREIGN NATIONAL Answer: A person from another country who is neither a Canadian
citizen nor a permanent resident in Canada.
6. TEMPORARY RESIDENT Answer: A person who has permission to remain in Canada on a
temporary basis, the main categories are students, temporary workers, and visitors.
7. PERMANENT RESIDENT Answer: A person who has been granted permanent resident status
in Canada and who has not subsequently lost that status under IRPA section 46. Also known as a
"landed immigrant" under older legislation
8. CITIZEN Answer: A person who has the right to live in a country by virtue of birth or by legally
acquiring the right.
9. VISA OR PERMIT Answer: A document that permits the holder to enter Canada for a
specific purpose either temporarily or permanently.
10. IMMIGRANT OR REFUGEE?
, Generally used, the term "immigration" often refers to both
immigrants and refugees. Answer: An Immigrant is a person from another country who
wishes to live in Canada permanently, whereas A refugee is a person fleeing persecution who
comes to Canada to seek protection.
11. HISTORY OF IMMIGRATION LAW IN CANADA Answer:
Prior to the federal IMMIGRATION ACT of 1906, immigration laws were
provin- cial. Some provinces had enacted legislation primarily aimed at
restricting im- migration of visible minorities. Answer: Canada's immigration
scheme is founded on three 3 pillars Answer: economic
IMMIGRATION &
REFUGEE LAW -
CHAPTER 1
Comprehensive
Questions with
Verified Answers
Graded A+
1. INTRODUCTION Answer: Only a lawyer and immigration consultant can
advice immigrants, But if they need to appeal to the board a paralegal can.
2. CIC CHANGED ITS NAME to IRCC Answer: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Canada (IRCC).
,3. THREE PILLARS OF IMMIGRATION Answer:
3 considerations Answer:
1. Economic, e.g. Skilled workers, skilled trades, provincial nominees,
business immigrants, Answer: 2. Family, e.g. Sponsorship of spouse or common law partner,
dependants, parents, grandparents,
3. Refugee/humanitarian, e.g. Resettlement, refugee determination in Canada.
4. FOR ECONOMIC CLASSES, YOU CAN pre-apply to be guaranteed that
you will be considered. Number of points people need in express
point system. To reduce cases for government. In force since few weeks
ago. Answer: 480 minimum, Maximum 1200 points. E.g. You have 500 points if you
have a job otter in Canada. Then you do the proper application, and then go through all the process
and adding more points.
5. FOREIGN NATIONAL Answer: A person from another country who is neither a Canadian
citizen nor a permanent resident in Canada.
6. TEMPORARY RESIDENT Answer: A person who has permission to remain in Canada on a
temporary basis, the main categories are students, temporary workers, and visitors.
7. PERMANENT RESIDENT Answer: A person who has been granted permanent resident status
in Canada and who has not subsequently lost that status under IRPA section 46. Also known as a
"landed immigrant" under older legislation
8. CITIZEN Answer: A person who has the right to live in a country by virtue of birth or by legally
acquiring the right.
9. VISA OR PERMIT Answer: A document that permits the holder to enter Canada for a
specific purpose either temporarily or permanently.
10. IMMIGRANT OR REFUGEE?
, Generally used, the term "immigration" often refers to both
immigrants and refugees. Answer: An Immigrant is a person from another country who
wishes to live in Canada permanently, whereas A refugee is a person fleeing persecution who
comes to Canada to seek protection.
11. HISTORY OF IMMIGRATION LAW IN CANADA Answer:
Prior to the federal IMMIGRATION ACT of 1906, immigration laws were
provin- cial. Some provinces had enacted legislation primarily aimed at
restricting im- migration of visible minorities. Answer: Canada's immigration
scheme is founded on three 3 pillars Answer: economic
