DEIDRE S. POWELL

05/27/2026

❤️Canada is an educational heavyweight. ❤️Women in Canada now outnumber men in university attainment statistics.
❤️Immigration plays a major role, since many newcomers arrive with advanced education and professional qualifications.

05/26/2026

Read the Jamaica Gleaner today.

05/19/2026

Medical doctor?
Interested in Canada?
Read Jamaica Gleaner today.

05/19/2026

Immigration Corner | 45 Too old to immigrate to Canada as a Doctor

05/18/2026

Canada’s Supreme Court has officially recognized a new tort of intimate partner violence.

The Court acknowledged that abuse is not always a single incident. Sometimes it is a pattern of coercive control: isolation, intimidation, surveillance, financial restriction, fear, and domination unfolding over time.

A significant shift in Canadian tort law and in how the legal system understands family violence.
See: Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia Supreme Court of Canada (2026 SCC 16)

A Case in Brief is a short summary of a written decision of the Court, drafted in plain language. These summaries are prepared by staff of the Supreme Court of Canada. They do not form part of the Court’s reasons for judgment and are not for use in legal proceedings.

05/13/2026

Immigration Corner 🇨🇦 | What happens to your application when someone dies?

Dear Miss Powell,My husband passed away last year. We had submitted our spousal sponsorship application and were waiting to hear back. I'm told the application may be cancelled because he died. Is there anything I can do? I cannot afford to start over.T.L. Dear T.L.,

05/11/2026

Have a Blessed week.

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day!

05/09/2026

Thank you to the Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild for granting me the opportunity to share a few of my poems at Poetry & A Pint.

“Victoria and Smith” highlights how many of my poems are written.

I practice what I call Exhibit Poetics: a documentary poetic practice that arranges evidence rather than argument, trusting the reader to assemble meaning.

https://youtube.com/shorts/K_fDnlcDFvY?si=PV-1U1ZQNCmqXAoT

Victoria and Smith”A live reading from Poetry & A Pint in Regina, Saskatchewan.This poem is part of my ongoing practice of Exhibit Poetics, a documentary poe...

05/08/2026

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Immigration Corner | Work permits and age: Is 57 too late?

Dear Ms. Powell, I am 57 years old. At my age, is it possible for me to get a work permit to work in Canada? Thanks, C.G. Dear CG, Yes. It is possible to obtain a Canadian work permit at age 57. Age alone is not a ground for refusal. However, please pay careful attention to the requirements outlined...