Justice Avenues

New eligibility rules are now in effect for asylum claims made on or after June 3, 2025.

These updates are intended to help keep Canada’s asylum system strong, fair, and focused on providing protection to those who need it.

🔹 Key change:
Asylum claims made more than 1 year after a person’s first entry into Canada after June 24, 2020 will not be referred to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB), even if the person has left and returned since that time.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4bAow5Z

New eligibility rules are now in effect and will apply to all asylum claims made on or after June 3, 2025. These rules help keep the asylum system strong, fair and focused on providing protection to those who need it.

Rule #1: Asylum claims made more than 1 year after someone’s first entry into Canada after June 24, 2020, won’t be referred to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada - IRB even if the person has since left and returned.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4bAow5Z

We’d like to share an update about our Justice Avenues program. Due to a pause in funding, we are operating at reduced capacity until further notice.

We may not be able to offer access to free legal advice to all our clients at this time. We will continue to provide legal information, support, and referrals to other services.

We are grateful to our clients and community partners for trusting us and working with us to help racialized people in PEI. We will continue to share updates about our program.

About Justice Avenues:

We help racialized people 18 and older in PEI dealing with family, criminal, or immigration law issues.

What we offer:

🔍 Plain-language legal information – We share information about the law in a way that is easy to understand and available in multiple languages.

⚖️ Support navigating the legal system – Our legal navigators help you understand your options.

💬 Connections to community services – We link people to other helpful services in the community.

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Need help or want to learn more?

Contact us today to speak with a legal navigator. Email [email protected] or phone/text 782-772-0957.

Our immigration guide answers common questions about Canadian immigration law, criminal law, healthcare, family law, sponsorship, and employment.

We offer the guide in 7 languages — English, French, Spanish, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese, Punjabi, and Arabic.

Download the guide for free on our website:

🔗 legalinfopei.ca/information/resource/immigrating-to-canada

You can also contact us for free print copies.

📞 782-772-0957
✉️ [email protected]

🇨🇦 We’re looking forward to tomorrow’s webinar! If you haven’t registered yet, there’s still time to sign up on Eventbrite.

Join us to learn about:
📢 Updates to immigration policies for international students
🎓 Post Graduate Work Permit rules, eligibility, and tips
📊 Recent trends from IRCC

If you have questions, email Rita at [email protected] or Nicole at [email protected].

See you there 👋

Canadian Immigration Updates for International Students Back by popular demand! Join us for another legal information session for international students in PEI.

🇨🇦 Canadian Immigration Updates for International Students

Back by popular demand! Join our free legal info session for international students living in PEI.

When: February 12 at 5 pm
Where: Zoom - virtual

Immigration lawyer Hanaa Al Sharief from McInnes Cooper will cover:

📢 Updates on immigration policies for international students

🎓 Post-Graduate Work Permit (PGWP) rules, eligibility, and tips

📊 Recent trends from IRCC

Register now on Eventbrite to save your spot!
Canadian-Immigration-Updates.eventbrite.ca

For questions, contact Rita at [email protected] or Nicole at [email protected].

🎄 Holiday closure 🎄

Our office will be closed starting December 24th. We’ll reopen to the public on Monday, January 5th.

If you need legal information while we’re closed, please visit our website: www.justiceavenues.ca

Wishing everyone a safe and joyful holiday season!

In collaboration with the Justice Avenues Program, PEI Connectors hosted Immigration Law Clinics in November in Summerside and Charlottetown.

We were pleased to welcome Sara Espinal Henao from Grace Allen Immigration Law, who met with temporary foreign workers, entrepreneurs, and families. She took the time to provide clear, practical advice to help clients navigate their unique immigration situations.

Our clients have already shared how valuable this support was and how much they appreciated having access to this service.

A big thank you to Sara and to the Justice Avenues Program for working with us to make this possible. 💙

Our Justice Avenues program welcomed Sara Espinal Henao from Grace Allen Immigration Law to legal clinics in Summerside and Charlottetown.

Over two days, Sara met with temporary foreign workers, entrepreneurs, and families. She listened, answered questions, and offered clear advice to help them navigate their unique situations.

Our clients have already shared how much they valued this support.

Thank you to Sara, BIPOC USHR, and PEI Connectors for working with us to make this possible.

We had a great time at the “Get to Know UPEI” session! It was wonderful to meet students and share how our Justice Avenues program helps racialized people on PEI with family, criminal, or immigration law issues.

Justice Avenues offers:
💬 Up to 4 hours of free legal advice
🔍 Plain-language legal information
🤝 Support navigating the legal system
📞 Connection to community services

Events like this are a special reminder of how important it is to connect, share resources, and build awareness of the supports available in our community.

Thank you UPEI Student Affairs for inviting us and to everyone who stopped by to chat!