A proof of citizenship certificate is the document that confirms you’re already Canadian. IRCC currently takes about 15 months to process one, and that wait has climbed as hundreds of thousands of people, many of them Americans newly eligible under...
On June 18, 2026, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) issued invitations to apply for provincial nomination to 124 candidates under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba and Skilled Worker Overseas pathways.Candidates invited in this round had declared that they were...
Some of the new Canadians asked to surrender their citizenship certificates last week have already been told they can keep them, in a quick reversal by Canada’s citizenship department.Less than a week after the federal government asked flagged applicants to...
On June 18, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) invited a total of 279 high economic impact candidates to apply for provincial nomination.Invitations were issued to candidates who qualified under one of two selection factors: wage or salary tied...
Ottawa has moved to make permanent the ability for asylum claimants to obtain faster access to work permits.The move comes in the form of draft changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, published in the Canada Gazette the afternoon...
New Brunswick (NB) invited 669 candidates through its provincial immigration programs in selection rounds that took place between June 3–June 4.The invitations were issued under three streams of the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP) and the Atlantic Immigration Program...
Canada's citizenship department has issued new guidance on what it expects as proof of Canadian lineage from people applying for citizenship by descent, after asking multiple new Canadian citizens to return their citizenship certificates based on their submitted documentation.These changes...
Canada’s immigration department has temporarily stopped finalizing some new citizenship-by-descent applications, according to reporting by Global News and The Canadian Press. The pause follows letters sent to a few dozen people who had already been approved, telling them to surrender...
Alberta has launched a new digital tool to help foreign nationals determine which Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) streams they may qualify for. Users are prompted to complete a brief questionnaire about their circumstances, and within minutes the tool lists...
The United States is now home to millions of secret Canadians who have no idea that they are currently eligible for a second citizenship, passport, and all the rights that come with it. Under Canada’s new citizenship law, these Americans...
