{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/659f464c3f69070017409684/66fc95ec687515ec940450c0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#127 - Maintaining Permanent Residence and Changes to Citizenship by Descent","description":"<p>Amandeep Hayer and Lisa Middlemiss join to discuss maintaining permanent resident status and upcoming changes to citizenship by descent law, both of which were topics in their recently published book <a href=\"https://emond.ca/Store/Books/Maintaining-Permanent-Residence-Status-and-Acquiri\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Maintaining Permanent Residence Status and Acquiring Citizenship</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Amandeep's article in the Toronto Star about Bill C-71 can be found <a href=\"https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/a-new-law-will-finally-grant-citizenship-to-lost-canadians-are-we-ready-for-the/article_9a45099e-2828-11ef-9b53-67057c66cc21.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Bill C-71 can be found <a href=\"https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/44-1/c-71\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Cases discussed include <a href=\"https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/fct/doc/2012/2012fc293/2012fc293.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Bi v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)</em>, 2012 FC 293</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Amandeep Hayer is an immigration lawyer at Hayer Law, based out of Vancouver. Lisa Middlemiss is an immigration lawyer at Middlemiss Immigration Law Inc, based out of Montreal.</p>","author_name":"Steven Meurrens and Deanna Okun-Nachoff"}