Canada’s citizenship department built a section on its citizenship by descent application forms to accommodate applicants who want to apply under the new citizenship rules, but don’t have all the answers. If, for example, you don’t know whether a grandparent...
Recent applicants under Canada’s expanded citizenship laws are facing renewed scrutiny from the government, after their citizenship application has been approved. The most recent amendment to the country’s Citizenship Act enabled a wave of applications for citizenship by descent, some...
Provincial nominees and their spouses can qualify for work permits months sooner, under temporary operational measures put in place by Canada’s immigration department.As of June 2026, eligible foreign nationals are better positioned to avoid losing authorization to work in Canada...
The wait time for in-Canada work permit applications has dropped by nearly a full month.Foreign nationals in Canada who submit an application for a new work permit or to extend their existing work permit can expect a processing time of...
In the 1870s, the trains pulled into Lewiston's Grand Trunk Station carrying a new kind of arrival.They came from Quebec farms and Acadian villages in the Maritimes — thousands of French-speaking Canadians, drawn south by the steady wages of Maine's...
On June 10, Newfoundland and Labrador held its seventh provincial immigration draw, issuing more invitations for provincial immigration.The province extended a total of 108 invitations through the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP) and the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP).Assess...
In Woonsocket, Rhode Island, the old nickname still holds: la ville la plus française aux États-Unis — the most French city in the United States.A recent change to Canadian law has turned that legacy into something concrete.A conservative estimate suggests...
Canada has suspended the processing of around 36,000 applications for permanent residence (PR), in quarantine-related measures affecting foreign nationals within the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and the Republic of South Sudan.Permanent residence visas issued to individuals from the...
For much of the last 300 years, a French-Canadian family could answer to two surnames at once. A man baptized Roy might be buried as a Desjardins. Their grandchildren might use both, or pick one, or quietly drop the other.If...
The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) is closing the Career Employment Pathway (CEP) of its International Education Stream, effective immediately.Former CEP candidates wishing to settle in Manitoba will need to pursue other pathways to permanent residence.Assess your eligibility for enhanced...
