If you were born in the United States with a last name like White, King, Carpenter, or Rivers, you might be a Canadian citizen by descent.While these names aren’t uniquely Canadian, they carry a secret—in many cases, they’re the anglicized...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,"...
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...
