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April 7, 2026

Canada’s new rules are fast-tracking US healthcare workers

More than 400 US-trained doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers have made the move to British Columbia (B.C.) in the past year — thanks to new rules that make it faster and easier to get licensed and start working.B.C.’s targeted...

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April 6, 2026

Seven types of documents Americans are using to prove their Canadian citizenship by descent

A change in Canada’s citizenship laws late last year has many Americans scouring their attics, searching for shoeboxes stuffed with old documents.Birth certificates of great-grandparents laid away for decades. Marriage records in French. Baptismal certificates from Quebec parishes that may...

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April 6, 2026

Canada affirms foreign credential recognition target for 2026-27

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) says its Foreign Credential Recognition (FCR) Program will establish 58 agreements to help roughly 32,000 internationally trained professionals (ITPs) this year.These measures are particularly important for newcomers to Canada.The federal government’s FCR program is...

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April 5, 2026

Newfoundland and Labrador invites over 240 candidates through its provincial immigration programs

On March 30, 2026, Newfoundland held its second provincial immigration draw of the year, inviting over 200 candidates.Invitations were extended through the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP) and the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP).Assess your eligibility for enhanced PNP...

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April 4, 2026

30 minutes, 30 new Canadians: how one man used a chatbot to uncover his family’s citizenship

When Larry was born in 1955, it was four years too late to meet his great-grandfather, Pierre Jean-Baptiste Robichaud, a native of Moncton, New Brunswick who had settled in Michigan and been laid to rest in a Lansing cemetery.*The family...

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April 4, 2026

Ontario invites over 750 in-demand workers in first draw of the month

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) held a targeted draw on April 1, 2026, issuing 759 invitations to apply (ITAs) to candidates with job offers in construction and mining-related occupations across the province.The draw invited candidates under the province's Employer...

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April 3, 2026

Canada introduces special measures to help temporary residents impacted by natural disasters

Canada has introduced new temporary immigration measures for temporary residents – including international students, temporary foreign workers, and visitors – who are directly affected by domestic natural disasters within the country.Natural disasters include wildfires, storms, floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes.Join the...

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April 3, 2026

Trump says Canada should join America. These Americans are joining Canada instead

In December 2024, Donald Trump stood at Mar-a-Lago and told Canada's prime minister that his country should become America's 51st state.In the months that followed, he posted an American flag blanketing Canada on Truth Social, called Justin Trudeau "Governor Trudeau,"...

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April 2, 2026

New LMIA rules double advertising period and require employers to target youth

Employers must now advertise for longer and must try to recruit youth before they can hire a foreign worker through the low-wage stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP).As of April 1, 2026, employers applying for a Labour Market...

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April 2, 2026

Canada holds first Express Entry draw under new Trades category

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system.The immigration department issued 3,000 ITAs in a draw for candidates in Express Entry's Trades Occupations category.To be considered in this draw, candidates...

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