July 21st, 2021 comments
Canadian immigration legislation provides that a visa officer shall not issue a work permit to a foreign national if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the foreign national is unable to perform the work sought.
There has recently been a notable increase in Federal Court of Canada judicial reviews of work permit applications that were refused because visa officers did not believe that applicants had the English or French language ability required to work in their occupation in Canada. Usually only a small percent of refused applicants challenge their decisions, and an increase in court cases about a topic is often indicative of a larger trend.