Michael had known for a while that his daughter wanted to move out of the country. Mina was 27 years old, worked as a data analyst in a district outside Detroit, and had spent most of a year talking about a job posting in Vancouver. The issue was the work permit. Get a Free Consultation […]
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On September 24, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) invited a total of 714 high-earning and high-scoring candidates to apply for provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence. The BCPNP selected 426 skilled workers with jobs paying at least $105,000 per year, and 288 workers who scored at least 131 points under the province’s ranking […]
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Your great-great-grandmother was born in Canada East in 1850. Canada didn’t become a country until 1867, so she arrived seventeen years too early, and you assume her citizenship claim dies with her. According to Canadian citizenship law, it doesn’t. Citizenship by descent lets Canadian citizenship pass from parent to child when the child is born […]
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New Brunswick conducted several provincial immigration selections between August 10–September 18, through which it issued a total of 678 invitations to workers in priority occupational groups: Construction. Education, social and community services. Manufacturing Professional and IT. Sales and services. Transportation. Other trades. Invitations were issued through the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) and three streams of […]
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On September 24, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) issued 474 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) for provincial nomination, inviting 417 workers in natural sciences, engineering, architecture, and IT occupations; 1 family physician; 16 French-speaking candidates; and 40 strategically recruited candidates. Invited individuals can pursue Canadian permanent residence by submitting a complete application for […]
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Over the year, data seems to suggest that an increasing number of Americans are unsatisfied with the way their country is run. Amongst these Americans, some who have Canadian ancestry have turned to an unexpected solution: applying for a Canadian citizenship, and the options it affords them. Get a Free Consultation on Applying for Proof […]
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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has resumed removals to Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). As of September 23, 2026, inadmissible individuals from these four countries with enforceable removal orders may be compelled to leave Canada, as indicated by these countries having been dropped from the exclusion list on the CBSA’s […]
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Between 1869 and the late 1930s, British agencies sent more than 100,000 children to Canada. That’s the count from Library and Archives Canada (LAC). The UK’s National Archives, counting only to 1930, puts the figure at 80,000. Maybe your family tells a story like this one. A great-grandparent crossed the Atlantic alone as a child. […]
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On September 22, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) issued no fewer than 10 invitations to apply for provincial nomination through its Entrepreneur Immigration category. Invitations were issued through both its entrepreneur-focused streams, to foreign nationals intending to establish a new business in the province or purchase and grow an existing one. Schedule a […]
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You’ve just found out you’re a Canadian citizen by descent under Canada’s updated citizenship law. Now comes the harder part. You need to source the necessary documentation, fill out the forms, attach your identity documents, take photos, pay the fees, and send in a complete package. As of September 2026, the processing time for a […]
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has released updated data showing the estimated processing times for various temporary residence applications as of September 22. The most notable shifts in IRCC’s latest update include: Work permits: one-week increase for the U.S., one-week decline for the Philippines. Super visas: 50-day decline for the U.S. Schedule a Free […]
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In 1900, 17,242 people living in Buffalo had reported being born in Canada. That was one in every 20 residents of the city, according to the U.S. Census Office’s own tables. Canadians were the third largest immigrant group at the time, with more born in Canada than in Ireland. Nearly twice as many were born […]
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If you’ve recently discovered you may be a Canadian citizen by descent under Bill C-3, you’re probably getting ready to submit an application for proof of citizenship. There’s one document that doesn’t get its own line on the checklist, but can still affect whether your file moves forward or is returned. That’s a letter of […]
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Employers intending to submit a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) for a specialized worker under Category A of the Global Talent Stream (GTS) now have fewer avenues to secure a mandatory referral, after Canada trimmed its list of designated referral partners by 29%. There are now 41 designated organizations authorized to refer Canadian employers to […]
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The federal government has put in place new rules that require officers to refuse certain permanent residence applications under the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP). The immigration department’s updated instructions to officers have set a 90-day deadline, applicable to AIP applicants with changes in employment or the ownership of their employer. Schedule a Free Work Permit […]
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Every Canadian citizenship by descent claim comes down to the same test, applied over and over. Citizenship by descent is the rule that lets Canadian citizenship pass from parent to child when the child is born outside Canada. To claim it, you trace an unbroken line from yourself back to a Canadian ancestor. Every person […]
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On September 18, Newfoundland and Labrador’s Office of Immigration (OIM) issued 62 invitations for provincial immigration. Of these, 61 were issued through the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP), and one through the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP). Schedule a Free Work Permit Consultation Invited candidates have 60 days to respond with a complete application […]
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Since Canada’s Bill C-3 came into effect, misconceptions about what the legislation actually does — and doesn’t do — have circulated among prospective applicants. Bill C-3 is an amendment to Canada’s Citizenship Act. It removes the first-generation limit that had previously barred Canadians born abroad from passing citizenship to their own children, also born outside […]
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On September 17, the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) issued 195 invitations to apply for provincial nomination. The PEI PNP targeted workers employed in occupations and priority sectors with a strong economic impact in PEI, in line with previous draw patterns. Schedule a Free Work Permit Consultation Those who are granted a […]
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On September 17, British Columbia held its second-ever draw for candidates eligible under its Temporary Rural/Remote Health Support Initiative (TRHSI) introduced earlier this year. A total of 33 cleaners and security staff, employed by a B.C. health authority in a remote area, received invitations to apply for provincial nomination. Schedule a Free Work Permit Consultation […]
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Over the course of this week, the relationship between Canada and the European Union took an unprecedented leap forward. On September 12, the Wall Street Journal broke the news that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was pursuing “associate member” status for Canada in the EU, citing unnamed officials. Although government sources have since pushed back […]
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Canadian citizenship did not exist as a legal status until January 1, 1947. Before that date, people born in Canada held the status of British subject. If the ancestor your claim runs through died before that year, no Canadian government during their lifetime ever recognized them as a citizen. The line looks like it ends […]
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Updated temporary residence processing estimates published by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on September 16 show wait times are largely on the rise. The most significant increases seen in IRCC’s latest update include: Work permits: 1 week for U.S. applicants; Study permits: 1 week for in-Canada, Nigeria-based applicants; and Super visas: 7+ weeks for […]
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system. The immigration department issued 250 ITAs in a draw for senior managers with Canadian work experience. To be considered in this draw, candidates needed to have: A minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 389; and Created an […]
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There was a time when a Canadian-born woman who married a foreign national was cut out of her citizenship status. This means that, if you have a Canadian-born grandmother, great-grandmother or other female ancestor, and she got married before a certain date, she may have historically been excluded from passing her Canadian citizenship status to […]
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