As a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, you can sponsor your spouse, common-law, or conjugal partner (“partner”) for Canadian permanent residency. Provided that you and your partner meet the requirements, your partner can apply directly to the federal government for permanent residency, making spousal sponsorship one of the more direct and sure-fire routes to PR. […]
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Today, the CBSA and the RCMP announce the seizure of approximately 419 kg of suspected cocaine from two recent enforcement actions at the Blue Water Bridge port of entry in Point Edward, Ontario, with an estimated street value of $11 million.
Today, the Government of Canada and the City of Toronto announced investments to build more homes and address encampments.
Government of Canada to make an important announcement on the Hôpital-Général de Québec Monastery
As Canada’s new Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Rural Economic Development, ensuring the resilience of our agriculture sector and enabling a competitive advantage and level playing field for Canadian agricultural products are among my top priorities.
Indigenous communities and companies who want to create local solutions to their community’s connectivity challenges need spectrum access. ISED’s ‘use it or lose it’ policy and, most importantly, its announcement of a new licensing framework for unused spectrum in rural, remote and Indigenous areas, should improve this access.
On March 18, 2025, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, and the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree announced over $11 million to support fifteen clean energy projects in Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Quebec. These initiatives were funded mainly under Natural Resources Canada’s Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities (CERRC) program.
Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, the Honourable Patty Hajdu and the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree announced over $11 million in funding mainly through the Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities (CERRC) program, which will support fifteen clean energy projects in Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Quebec.
International graduates of college bachelor’s programs will no longer have to meet field of study requirements to be eligible for a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP). Prior to this change, graduates from university bachelor’s programs were exempt from field of study requirements, but graduates of college bachelor’s programs were not. Schedule a Free Work Permit Consultation […]
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Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, along with the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Culture and Identity, Parks Canada and Quebec Lieutenant, announced more than $16 million in funding for four tree-planting projects that will bring environmental, health and social benefits to both urban and rural communities across the province of Quebec.
Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with Mike Kelloway, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, and Member of Parliament for Cape Breton–Canso; Jaime Battiste, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, and Member of Parliament for Sydney–Victoria; His Worship Cecil Clarke, Mayor of the Cape Breton Municipality; and the Honourable David C. Dingwall, President and Vice-Chancellor of Cape Breton University.
Skilled trades jobs are essential to ensure our homes, businesses and public spaces are safe, functional and well maintained. The Government of Canada is investing in apprenticeship training to grow a larger, certified, diverse and inclusive trades workforce.
The Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy (CAS) aims to support a trades workforce that is skilled, inclusive, certified and productive.
Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with Emmanuel Dubourg, Member of Parliament for Bourassa, Caroline Bourgeois, Mayor of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, responsible for Sports and Recreation and for East Montreal on the Executive Committee of the City of Montreal and Christine Black, Mayor of Montréal-Nord.
Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services; Ashley LaRose, Chief Executive Officer of Science North, and James Lundrigan, Chair of the Board of Trustees for Science North.
Today, the Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson, Mr. François Boileau, released Timing Is Everything, the report on our Office’s examination into issues that could prevent some temporary residents from receiving the Canada child benefit (CCB) in a timely manner.
The race to decarbonization is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create good-paying jobs, grow our economy and lower harmful emissions. By investing in union training programs and giving tradespeople the green skills required to meet this moment, we are ensuring that Canadian workers play an active role in that race and assume an outsized position in the jobs and opportunities it promises to bring.
The Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy (CAS) aims to support a trades workforce that is skilled, inclusive, certified and productive.
The Government of Canada is committed to strengthening Canada’s domestic biomanufacturing ecosystem, boosting the economy while creating and maintaining well-paying jobs and better positioning us to respond to future health needs.
The Canadian Coast Guard’s seasonal search and rescue stations across the Great Lakes will open on the following dates
The Honourable Élisabeth Brière, Minister of Veteran Affairs, Minister responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency and Member of Parliament for Sherbrooke, on behalf of the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, will announce a significant step in the recapitalization project of the Sherbrooke armouries. She will be joined by The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Member of Parliament for Compton-Stanstead.
The Canadian government announced a series of measures to improve Social Insurance Number (SIN) services in the country. This includes the launch of SIN@Entry, a program specifically geared towards newcomers. Subscribe and get our Newcomer’s Guide to Canada Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will introduce this program […]
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Canadians must continue to wait for the thrice over-due changes to Canada’s Citizenship Act. On March 13, 2025, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice extended the deadline for the federal government to amend the law concerning the first-generation limit (FGL) to citizenship by descent. The new deadline is April 25, 2025. Under the FGL, introduced […]
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Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITAs) to candidates in the Express Entry system. The immigration department issued 536 ITAs to candidates in a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw. See your eligibility for all Express Entry streams To be considered for this draw, candidates needed a minimum Comprehensive Ranking […]
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Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, Gary Anandasangaree, issued the following statement today