A proof of citizenship certificate is the document that confirms you’re already Canadian. IRCC currently takes about 15 months to process one, and that wait has climbed as hundreds of thousands of people, many of them Americans newly eligible under Bill C-3, have joined the queue since the law took effect in December 2025. For […]
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On June 18, 2026, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) issued invitations to apply for provincial nomination to 124 candidates under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba and Skilled Worker Overseas pathways. Candidates invited in this round had declared that they were directly invited by the MPNP as part of a strategic recruitment initiative, or that […]
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Some of the new Canadians asked to surrender their citizenship certificates last week have already been told they can keep them, in a quick reversal by Canada’s citizenship department. Less than a week after the federal government asked flagged applicants to hand back their certificates for review, it has begun reversing those requests, issuing “revalidation […]
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On June 18, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) invited a total of 279 high economic impact candidates to apply for provincial nomination. Invitations were issued to candidates who qualified under one of two selection factors: wage or salary tied to a TEER 0–3 job offer, or profile registration score. Assess your eligibility for […]
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Ottawa has moved to make permanent the ability for asylum claimants to obtain faster access to work permits. The move comes in the form of draft changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, published in the Canada Gazette the afternoon of June 19, 2026. Under the current Regulations, for an asylum seeker to qualify […]
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New Brunswick (NB) invited 669 candidates through its provincial immigration programs in selection rounds that took place between June 3–June 4. The invitations were issued under three streams of the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP) and the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP). Assess your eligibility for enhanced PNP streams This selection round saw candidates invited […]
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Canada’s citizenship department has issued new guidance on what it expects as proof of Canadian lineage from people applying for citizenship by descent, after asking multiple new Canadian citizens to return their citizenship certificates based on their submitted documentation. These changes raise the accepted supporting documentation and the documentary standard for citizenship-by-descent applications. Among other […]
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Canada’s immigration department has temporarily stopped finalizing some new citizenship-by-descent applications, according to reporting by Global News and The Canadian Press. The pause follows letters sent to a few dozen people who had already been approved, telling them to surrender their citizenship certificates while their files are re-examined. Get a Free Consultation on Applying for […]
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Alberta has launched a new digital tool to help foreign nationals determine which Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) streams they may qualify for. Users are prompted to complete a brief questionnaire about their circumstances, and within minutes the tool lists permanent residence pathways that could be a fit based on the answers provided. Assess your […]
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The United States is now home to millions of secret Canadians who have no idea that they are currently eligible for a second citizenship, passport, and all the rights that come with it. Under Canada’s new citizenship law, these Americans are already citizens; they just need to follow the trail of clues to prove it […]
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Canadian citizenship certificate holders have been instructed to surrender their certificates for having broken rules they were never told. On June 13, 2026, an unknown number of Canadian citizen by descent certificate holders received letters from the Registrar of Citizenship requiring them to surrender their certificates, under the authority of Citizenship Regulations 26(1), as their […]
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On June 17, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated its processing time estimates for various temporary residence categories, showing shorter wait times for some applicants. In-Canada work permit timelines continue to improve, with wait times falling by more than two weeks. India- and Nigeria-based work permit submissions also experienced one-week reductions. Schedule a Free […]
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Holders of proof of Canadian citizenship certificates may have had their constitutional rights violated by the federal government. On June 13, 2026, the Registrar of citizenship issued letters en masse to persons who had been born outside Canada, requiring the immediate surrender of their Canadian citizenship certificates while their cases were being investigated, as authorized […]
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The immigration department’s total application backlog has continued to shrink, with newly released figures for April 2026 showing it reached its lowest level since July 2025. The most notable changes seen in Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC’s) backlog update include: A record low of 9% for the Express Entry backlog; A 5% decrease in […]
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Canadian citizens and permanent residents can sponsor their adult children for permanent residence under certain circumstances. If you meet the requirements, you can sponsor a child who is considered to be a “dependent child,” under Canadian immigration law, and this includes many adult children. Sponsor your dependent child for Canadian immigration You can sponsor your […]
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Canada’s citizenship department built a section on its citizenship by descent application forms to accommodate applicants who want to apply under the new citizenship rules, but don’t have all the answers. If, for example, you don’t know whether a grandparent was Canadian, you’re told to write “unknown.” If you’re not sure a parent was a […]
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Recent applicants under Canada’s expanded citizenship laws are facing renewed scrutiny from the government, after their citizenship application has been approved. The most recent amendment to the country’s Citizenship Act enabled a wave of applications for citizenship by descent, some of which are now facing pushback from the federal government. On the afternoon of June […]
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Provincial nominees and their spouses can qualify for work permits months sooner, under temporary operational measures put in place by Canada’s immigration department. As of June 2026, eligible foreign nationals are better positioned to avoid losing authorization to work in Canada while their applications for permanent residence are being processed. Schedule a Free Work Permit […]
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The wait time for in-Canada work permit applications has dropped by nearly a full month. Foreign nationals in Canada who submit an application for a new work permit or to extend their existing work permit can expect a processing time of 186 days, as of June 10, 2026, down from 212 days as of May […]
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In the 1870s, the trains pulled into Lewiston’s Grand Trunk Station carrying a new kind of arrival. They came from Quebec farms and Acadian villages in the Maritimes — thousands of French-speaking Canadians, drawn south by the steady wages of Maine’s textile mills. They settled in a dense neighborhood beside the Androscoggin River, between the […]
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On June 10, Newfoundland and Labrador held its seventh provincial immigration draw, issuing more invitations for provincial immigration. The province extended a total of 108 invitations through the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP) and the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP). Assess your eligibility for enhanced PNP streams This marks the NL Office of Immigration […]
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In Woonsocket, Rhode Island, the old nickname still holds: la ville la plus française aux États-Unis — the most French city in the United States. A recent change to Canadian law has turned that legacy into something concrete. A conservative estimate suggests nearly one in six Woonsocket residents — roughly 7,000 people — descend from […]
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Canada has suspended the processing of around 36,000 applications for permanent residence (PR), in quarantine-related measures affecting foreign nationals within the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and the Republic of South Sudan. Permanet resident visas issued to individuals from the affected regions have also been suspended, preventing about 1,700 PR visa holders from travelling […]
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For much of the last 300 years, a French-Canadian family could answer to two surnames at once. A man baptized Roy might be buried as a Desjardins. Their grandchildren might use both, or pick one, or quietly drop the other. If your family came from Quebec, you may have inherited the half that hides where […]
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The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) is closing the Career Employment Pathway (CEP) of its International Education Stream, effective immediately. Former CEP candidates wishing to settle in Manitoba will need to pursue other pathways to permanent residence. Assess your eligibility for enhanced PNP streams The MPNP announced this update on its official news webpage on […]
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