Filipiniana News - July 2012 Rhyme and Reason Amidst the ongoing changes to Canada’s immigration laws and regulations in the past few years, many individuals have been adversely affected to the point of losing their status due to misinformation or even carelessness. Those who may have lost their status are understandably fearful of getting deported anytime soon and thrown on the next flight back to their home country. However, misconceptions about the removal process abound such that fears are raised even among temporary residents although they may actually still have valid status in Canada. For instance, there are those here as visitors, workers or students whose initial permits have expired but whose extension applications are still pending, who fear that they may just be picked up by the authorities and detained since they could not show any proof of legal status. Such fears are misplaced if the temporary resident has submitted an application to renew their tempo