New Brunswick has selected 63 workers to advance on its Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) immigration track.On Sept. 25 and Oct. 2, the province moved forward with processing applications for endorsement certificates from workers in construction, education, and sales, among other...
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Office of Immigration and Culturalism (OIM) held two draws on Oct. 9 and Oct. 16, issuing a combined 257 provincial immigration invitations.Of these, 255 were issued through the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP) and two...
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) finalized 3,955 proof of citizenship applications in August, up from 2,420 in July.It's the strongest month since Canada's immigration department started posting details about the number of proof of citizenship applications it has finalized...
Prince Edward Island kicked off its October immigration selections with a surprise draw on Oct. 7, followed by another round on Oct. 16, inviting a total of 254 candidates to apply for provincial nomination.Both selection rounds targeted workers in occupations...
A relative who shares your Canadian ancestry and has confirmed their citizenship through a successful citizenship by descent application can give your own citizenship by descent application a significant head start and substantial benefits. Much of their research, records, and...
Two months into the reopening of the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ), applications surpassed the government’s forecast for the entire four-month period.On Oct. 16, 2026, the government published an access to information request revealing that Quebec received 12,364 applications across July...
Achieving CELPIP Level 7, equivalent to Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 7, is an important milestone, especially if you're preparing to immigrate to Canada. But if you're looking to strengthen your Express Entry profile, reaching Level 9 (CLB 9) in Listening,...
On October 16, Canada announced major upcoming changes to Express Entry, the online system it uses to select skilled workers for permanent residence.For Americans who have ever weighed a second passport, the news raises a new question: does this make...
Temporary residence applicants in several categories are facing longer wait times, according to processing figures released by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on Oct. 14.The most notable increases in processing times from IRCC’s latest update were as follows:Work permits:...
In Manchester, New Hampshire, a combined 11.5% of residents report Canadian or French-Canadian ancestry, according to census figures for 2020 to 2024*.The real number is likely higher. People self-report their ancestry to the census, and the survey counts only their...
