VisaPlace associated lawyers are called upon to appear in the media to discuss Canadian and US immigration issues effecting North Americans. For instance, Michael Niren has been interviewed by Canada AM, CBC News, CTV, Canada News Net, the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star.
For media inquiries, please send an email to media@visaplace.com.
Here are some “Media Mentions” featuring our lawyers!
- How Legalizing Weed Could Keep Canadians Out of America, June 26, 2018
- Can U.S. customs officers legally search my phone when driving across the border?, February 7, 2017
- Restricting Legal Immigration Only Harms - Not Protects - American Workers, February 19, 2017
- Thinking of moving to Canada after the election? Better read this article first, September 19, 2016
- If (insert candidate name here) wins, I'm moving to Canada! July 13, 2016
- Any number of reasons could prompt the pot-smoking question at U.S. border, September 10, 2016
- Canada to urge U.S. for changes to border law that bans marijuana smokers from entry, September 10, 2016
- Vice News: Police in Toronto are accused of doing the dirty work of immigration officials, November 25, 2015
- Donald Trump’s Immigration Card Is Perilously Wrong, RealClearMarkets, October 8, 2015
- Rethinking our Celebration of Chris Brown’s border rejection, Macleans.ca, February 25, 2015
- Investment Executive: IIVC: Will the new program fail?, February 15, 2015
- CBC News: Vasco Castela loses his job over immigration mixup, February, 6 2015
- Yahoo News: Do high taxes impact the desire to relocate?, November, 17, 2014
- CBC News: Why is Mike Tyson Allowed to Enter Canada?, September 18, 2014
- Yahoo News: Harper Government contemplating changes to Birth Citizenship Rules, August 18, 2014
- CBC News: Mohamed Fahmy: Dual Citizenship can complicate diplomatic protection, June 24, 2014
- Yahoo News, Federal Government Announces overhaul of Temporary Foreign Worker Program, June 20, 2014
- Yahoo News: Millionaire Immigrant investors considering suing Government for Cancellation of program, June 5, 2014
- CBC News: Mohamad Harkat could remain in immigration limbo for years, May 15, 2014
- CBC News: ‘100% in rehab’ after reported US border issues, May 7, 2014
- Yahoo News: Jason Kenny criticized for suspending Temporary Foreign Worker program for Fast Food Industry, April 25, 2014
- Yahoo News: Tories Set to Cancel Federal Investor Program: Budget, February 11, 2014
- CTV News: Justin Bieber’s Possible Immigration Problems, February 9, 2014
- CTV News: Are the Citizenship Changes Good? February 6, 2014
- National Post: Bieber’s risks trouble at the US border due to mounting legal problems, January 31, 2014
- Macleans.ca: Bieber’s legal woes put him at risk of being turned back at U.S. border: experts, January 31, 2014
- Yahoo News: Declining Refugee Numbers prove Torys save money on backs of Refugees, January 23, 2014
- Canadian Immigrant Magazine: Applying for Job Postings Overseas-Is there a Chance?, January 22, 2014
- CTV News: Proposed Changes to Canadian Citizenship Policy, December 31, 2013
- NBC Sports Pro Hockey Sports, Will Rob Ford be able to Attend the Winter Classic, November 29, 2013
- Detroit Sports: Will Toronto’s Wacky Mayor Ford be barred from Winter Classic?, November 30, 2013
- Yahoo News: New Immigration law could cost billions, November 19, 2013
- Yahoo News: Harper government slammed for cutting welfare to failed refugee claimants, November 10, 2013
- Canadian Lawyer Magazine: Lawyer Confused over government’s increase in Live in Care Giver levels, November 8, 2013
- Yahoo News: Could Justin Trudeau’s Pot Admission Result in Bar to the US?, September 3, 2013
- National Post: Birth Tourism used as a back door to the West, August 9, 2013
- Yahoo News: Program to pay Failed Refugee Claimants 2K has a lot of takers, August 6, 2013
- Yahoo News: Should the Government allow Do-Overs for Citizenship Tests, June 3, 2o13
- Montreal Gazette: Federal Court testing of expidited hearings for some visa refusal reviews May 13, 2013
- Yahoo News: Canada’s Immigrant Investor Moratorium helping to attract rich foreign investors to US, May 10, 2013
- Yahoo News: Ottawa set to announce changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, April 29, 2013
- CTV News (Toronto): Live Appearance discussion of the RBC Temporary Foreign Worker Story, April 12, 2013
- Yahoo News: Immigration Expert says StartUp Visa could cost US talent, April 3, 2013
- Canadian Immigrant: Popular Super Visas get Mixed Reviews, March 11, 2013
- Yahoo News: Immigration Levels in 2012 Highest Ever, February 27, 2013
- Yahoo News: Toronto may be a Sanctuary for Illegal Immigrants, February 20, 2013
- CTV News: Kenny wants to Revoke Canadian Citizenship for dual nationals involved in terrorism, February 6, 2013
- CBC News: Who’s looking out for Tim Horton’s Temporary Foreign Workers, December 12, 2012
- Yahoo News: Fraud results in having Canadian Citizenship Revoked, December 3, 2012
- Yahoo News: Privatizing Detention for Asylum Seekers, December 1, 2o12
- Yahoo News: Canadian companies looking to the US for workers, November 12, 2012
- Yahoo News: Disgruntled Americans threaten to move to Canada after Obama victory, November 7, 2012
- iPolitics.ca: Kenny’s Deportation Law more Ruthless than US, October 26, 2012
- Marketplace Life: Moving to Canada? Better get a Lawyer, October 24, 2012
- Yahoo News: Immigration Minister Kenny Seeking addtional powers to deny entry to Canada, October 17, 2012
- Yahoo News: Second Generation Immigrants pull ahead of Mainstream Canadians, October 12, 2012
- Medicine Hat News.com: Average Canadians suffer from Backward Immigration Policies, September 21, 2012
- SunNews Prime Time, Isn’t Canada Obliged to Protect? Michael Coren Show, September 24, 2012
- Daily Telegraph UK.New Rules make it harder for older Britons to settle in Canada, September 17, 2012
- Yahoo News: RCMP Cracks down on Immigration Marriage Fraud in Montreal
- Yahoo News: New Immigration System puts Emphasis on Age and Language, Aug 20, 2012
- Yahoo News: Government Considering Health Premium on Elderly Immigrants
- Yahoo News: Americans coming to Canada in Record Numbers, July 2012
- CTV News: Rejected Refugee Claimants Offered up to $2000 to go home July 5, 2012
- Detroit Free Press: Canadian Waters Off-Limits for U.S. Boaters with Criminal Record July 1, 2o1o
- Yahoo News: Anti Obama-Care Americans Threaten to move to Canada June 2012
- CBC Radio Interview on Conrad Black’s Canadian Entry issues, featuring Michael Niren Part 1, May 2012
- CBC Radio Interview Conrad Black’s Canadian Entry, Featuring Michael Niren Part 2, May 2012
- Yahoo News: May 8, 2012 Refugee Cuts to Heath Care
- 2011 Top Choice Awards Video for Top Immigration Services in Toronto
- CTV NATIONAL NEWS: Canadian Citizenship Birthright Controversy
- Yahoo News: Canada Immigration faces possible lawsuits over backlog
- Yahoo News: Conservatives Mulling Changes to Canadian Citizenship Rules
- CBC News: Birth Tourism May Change Citizenship Rules
- Globe and Mail: Rumour of open-door policy drawing claimants, lawyers say
- CKNW News Talk Radio AM 980- Citizenship Birth Tourism
- CBC News on Afghan Special Measures Program
- Yahoo News: Should Canada’s Immigration Policy favour the Rich or the Poor
- Canadian Press (CP): Conrad Black unlikely to return to Canada while on bail as appeal moves rapidly
- CTV News Canada AM: Changes to Refugee Policy
- Canadian Immigration System, Do Not Enter Without a Lawyer
- But Can’t We do it Ourselves?
- Lawyers Weekly: Quebec Immigration Consultant Controversy
- Law Times News: Quebec Immigration Hurdles
- QSR Magazine: Lost in Translation
- CFRB 1010 Talk Radio on Afghan Canadian Visa Refusals
- Midweek, on CKCU, Ottawa radio station on Parent and Grandparent Super Visas
- Rocky Mountain Goat News (BC): Family Sent home due to Work Permit Snag
- http://www2.macleans.ca/2014/01/31/biebers-legal-woes-put-him-at-risk-of-being-turned-back-at-u-s-border-experts/
- http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2014/01/31/justin_biebers_legal_woes_put_him_at_risk_of_being_turned_back_at_us_border_experts.html
- http://globalnews.ca/news/1120089/charges-could-spell-border-woes-for-justin-bieber/
- http://www.tonightnewspaper.com/category/entertainment/
- http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/4344933-bieber-s-legal-troubles-may-mean-border-woes/
- http://www.mississauga.com/news-story/4344933-bieber-s-legal-troubles-may-mean-border-woes/
- http://www.cp24.com/entertainment-news/celebrity-news/bieber-at-risk-of-being-barred-from-u-s-experts-say-1.1664195
- http://www.news1130.com/2014/01/31/biebers-legal-woes-put-him-at-risk-of-being-turned-back-at-u-s-border-experts/
- http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/bieber-s-legal-woes-put-him-at-risk-of-being-turned-back-at-u-s-border-experts-1.1664259
- http://www.570news.com/2014/01/31/biebers-legal-woes-put-him-at-risk-of-being-turned-back-at-u-s-border-experts/
- http://www.thestarphoenix.com/entertainment/Biebers+legal+woes+risk+being+turned+back+border+experts/9452015/story.html
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