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I am quoted in today's Canadian Lawyer magazine

What makes for a good immigration lawyer? How to choose and how to be an effective immigration lawyer in Canada

I am honored to be listed again by peer-reviewed Best Lawyers. I am grateful to my colleagues and clients for the vote of confidence.

I am grateful to my colleagues from around the world for the great honor to be listed as a Thought Leader in Corporate Immigration

Sergio R. Karas quoted in today's Law Times

Ottawa announces new pathway for permanent residency for foreign nationals currently in Canada COVID has made plan for 401,000 newcomers in 2021 unlikely, say immigration lawyers

Sergio R. Karas quoted in last weekend's Toronto Star story on massive Express Entry draw ://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2021/02/20/canadas-record-setting-invitation-to-immigrants-after-covid-shortfall-an-absolute-shock.html

Canada’s record-setting invitation to immigrants after COVID shortfall an ‘absolute shock’ As the country strives to make up for a pandemic-related immigration shortage, Canada sent out five times more invitations to apply for permanent resi...

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Canada lowers threshold for immigrants to get permanent residency Immigration Canada invited 27,332 people to apply for permanent residency through Express Entry, a system designed to approve applications in six months or less

Please join us on March 24 for a great webinar sponsored by the American Bar Association. I will have the honor of moderating the panel of immigration and criminal attorneys. Registration required.

Sergio R. Karas quoted in today's National Post story on travel restrictions

'There are no changes': Most international travelers still exempt from new COVID hotel quarantine rules A federal cabinet order includes about 20 other exemption categories, people who will now be able to avoid the new three-day hotel stay

Sergio R. Karas quoted in Canadian Lawyer magazine on COVID-19 travel restrictions.

Transport Canada travel restrictions will hurt immigration to Canada, says lawyer New rules unlikely to result in successful Charter challenge, experts say

Sergio R. Karas quoted in today's Law Times on the impact of COVID-19 vaccines on immigration -19

Slow COVID vaccination pace among pandemic's complications to immigration law Canada is trailing the U.S. and UK in per-capita vaccination rate

Sergio R. Karas named a Thought Leader in Corporate Immigration by Who's Who Legal.

Sergio R. Karas quoted in today's National Post story on Federal COurt decision concerning the exemption from self-isolation in the Quarantine Act.

Rebel News employee loses court bid to halt quarantine order after covering Michigan Trump event ‘The (Rebel employee’s) statements that he takes appropriate precautions are not sufficient in the context to show that he is not a risk to spread the virus’