Non-citizens in Canada : status and rights

Summary: This immigration law guidebook addresses the legal status of non-citizens in Canada. For years, Canada has been a preferred destination for many - whether they may be visitors, asylum seekers or permanent residents. Yet there is no one source that provides definitive information regarding all these groups. For the first time, an entire text has been devoted to this increasingly significant area within immigration law and policy. The book looks at various categories of non-citizens - from permanent residents to temporary foreign workers - and explains their respective rights and legal status. This edition updates the relevant legislation, cases and statistics; changes to avenues to permanent residence, particularly the express entry system; judicial responses to challenges regarding designated countries of origin; jurisdiction of the Refugee Appeal Division and related issues; recent response to asylum claimants arriving via the United States; significant changes to temporary workers categories (particularly caregivers).