On August 10, Canada's immigration department refreshed its processing time estimates for various permanent residence (PR) and citizenship application types, revealing improvements across several categories.Most notably, those seeking PR under Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and the Parents...
The federal government has granted the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) 200 additional nomination slots for 2026, allowing more workers to be selected for permanent residence this year. The AAIP's total nomination allocation now stands at 6,603 for the year,...
As of August 10, the wait for a proof of Canadian citizenship certificate has soared to 25 months.The federal government's tool that tracks processing times shows the current estimate has jumped significantly from July, when it was 19 months.Get a...
The Northwest Territories Nominee Program (NTNP) has received 103 additional nomination spaces from the federal government for 2026.This raises the territory's allocation for the year from 197 to 300 nominations, matching the total it reached by the end of 2025...
Wait times for Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) have increased across nearly all streams of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), ranging from one to nine days.Breaking from the broader trend, the permanent resident stream of the TFWP saw a...
On Thursday, August 6, US President Donald Trump signed two executive orders aimed at narrowing birthright citizenship, months after the Supreme Court struck down his broader attempt to do the same.One order expands the categories of people the administration says...
On August 6, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) invited no fewer than 500 candidates to apply for provincial nomination through an occupation-specific draw targeting priority workers.The province selected “highly qualified workers” across a variety of in-demand sectors, including...
For the first time, the Canadian federal government has published the specific eligibility criteria for foreign nationals to be authorized to work without a permit as academic examiners.According to updated instructions to officers published on the government website on July...
You find your great-grandmother twice. Once in a parish baptism register from 1903, where the priest wrote Marie Thibodeau. Once on a Quebec marriage license from 1924, where the clerk wrote Mary Thibodeaux.A citizenship by descent claim needs a document...
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system.The immigration department issued 300 ITAs in a draw for candidates eligible under IRCC's new Transport category.To be considered in this draw, candidates...
