Ronalee Carey Law - Canadian Immigration Lawyers

05/26/2026

New Blog Post: https://open.substack.com/pub/ronaleecareylaw/p/canadas-contentious-entryexit-program?r=7t55yr&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer

May 2026

04/28/2026

Think Canada Treats Asylum Seekers Better than the USA? Bill C-12 is Now Law, and It’s Worse than Any Law in the USA
https://open.substack.com/pub/ronaleecareylaw/p/think-canada-treats-asylum-seekers?r=7t55yr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

April 2026

04/16/2026

Immigration Law Office of Ronalee Carey Newsletter - Updates to Newsletters

03/23/2026

New blog post: Spousal Sponsorships - Incomplete and Repeated Returns https://ronaleecareylaw.substack.com/p/spousal-sponsorships-incomplete-and?r=7t55yr

Head over to our website www.ronaleecareylaw.ca/contacts to book a consult or get help with your spousal or common law partner sponsorship.

Our first month trying Substack!

Ronalee Carey Law in Ottawa, Immigration Lawyers

02/20/2026

IRCC’s Proactive Disclosure of Decision Notes in Refusal Letters -

Having an application refused by IRCC is disappointing or even heartbreaking. The disappointment is often accompanied by confusion over the boilerplate language in refusal letters. This language provides the applicant with no information about why their application was refused, beyond very general t...

02/02/2026

The Limits of AI in Immigration Law - https://mailchi.mp/82f79a8fb0ff/the-limits-of-ai-in-immigration-law

12/23/2025

Bill C-3 is now in Effect - A Boon for Genealogists? - https://mailchi.mp/0557e26daf11/bill-c-3-is-now-in-effect-a-boon-for-genealogists

December 2025 Bill C-3: An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025) came into effect this month. This amendment to Canada’s Citizenship Act means that citizenship can be obtained through descent without a limit to the number of generations between individuals born before December 15, 2025, and thei...

12/01/2025

What happens if you don't move to Canada after becoming a Permanent Resident? -

One of the lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has been an interruption in plans to settle in Canada after obtaining permanent residence status. After being approved to settle in Canada, many individuals I’ve met with found they could not make the move. Finding employment, obtaining housing, ...

10/30/2025

Alarming Updated IRCC Processing Times -

IRCC has updated processing times for the various immigration applications and refugee claims. For some applications, the new updated processing times raise alarms for lawyers and applicants.   First, here are some highlights regarding the new changes to processing times:

09/26/2025

You Don’t Need a Lawyer To Submit An Application, But You May Want One: https://mailchi.mp/5542559763f4/you-dont-need-a-lawyer-to-submit-an-application-but-you-may-want-one

IRCC states on their website that you don’t need to hire a representative. You can get all the necessary forms and instructions for an immigration application on the IRCC website. Then, if you follow the instructions, you should be able to fill out the forms and submit them yourself. This is how i...