Government of Canada issues a statement to mark Christmas
If you’re planning to visit your loved ones in Canada over this holiday season, it’s important to know that even less serious blemishes on your record can see you denied entry to the country. Non-citizens with a criminal record, even if consisting of seemingly low-level offences, may be turned away at the border on the […]
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Today, the Honourable Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, has announced the North Pole’s most famous resident, Santa Claus, and his crew of nine reindeer have passed Transport Canada’s rigorous certification and inspection process. They are officially cleared for travel in Canadian airspace.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today determined that there is a reasonable indication that the dumping and subsidizing of truck bodies from China have caused injury to the domestic industry.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today initiated an inquiry to determine whether the dumping of oil country tubular goods, originating in or exported from Mexico, the Philippines, Türkiye, South Korea and the United States, has caused injury or retardation or is threatening to cause injury. This final injury inquiry was initiated further to a notice received from the Canada Border Services Agency stating that a preliminary determination had been made respecting the dumping of the above mentioned goods.
Public Services and Procurement Canada’s Translation Bureau is committed to delivering high-quality interpretation services that uphold Canada’s linguistic duality and reflect the expectations of Canadians.
On December 20, 2025, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Donnacona Institution, a maximum security federal institution.
Nigerians can continue to thrive in Canada’s individual-centric immigration system, despite recent restrictions imposed on them in the United States. Effective January 1, 2026, Nigerian nationals will be barred entry to the US as the issuance of immigrant visas, and select nonimmigrant visas—including B-1/B-2 (visitor/business), and F, M, and J (student and exchange) visas—has been […]
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The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the following diplomatic appointment:
Tracy Diehl (Juris Doctor [Law], University of Calgary, 2000; BA [Cultural Anthropology], University of Saskatchewan, 1997) joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 2000.
The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) has officially met its full 2025 nomination allocation after issuing its final Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for provincial nomination. Having reached its declared 6,741 cap, it’s likely that no more provincial nomination invitations will be issued hereafter. Its final round of invitations, published retroactively, focused on healthcare professionals. Assess […]
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The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) has been granted a nomination allocation of 4,761 spaces for 2026—the same amount it ended 2025 with. To support the use of this allocation the SINP will also institute a number of significant changes to its immigration programs in the new year. At least 50% of its 2026 nominations […]
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A bill is nearing approval that would give the governor general broad discretionary powers over immigration applications, immigration documents, and temporary residents. If it becomes law in its current form, Bill C-12, “Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act,” would allow Canada’s governor general (acting with the advice of the Cabinet) to cease the acceptance […]
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On December 20, 2025, Gilles Dubois, an inmate from Drummond Institution, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes.
The Government of Canada is committed to advancing long-term reform alongside First Nations across the country—so child and family services put children, families, and communities at the centre of care.
Financial Industry Forum on Artificial Intelligence workshop: interim report
On October 31, 2025, CBSA Border Services Officers in Metro Vancouver Marine Operations intercepted over 26 kg of cocaine from a marine shipment at the Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility
Federal government invests more than $2.1M in seven Island-based IT companies
The Government of Canada invests $2,188,200 million in 8 projects to support the tech sector in Prince Edward Island.
As the year comes to a close, looking back on the Express Entry draws conducted in 2025 provides clear insight into the types of candidates Canada prioritized for permanent residence (PR). Over the course of 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a total of 58 Express Entry draws, across numerous draw types (as […]
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A Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) investigation in Ontario has led to the arrest of two men involved in a criminal operation that used online classified advertisements to recruit women to smuggle illegal drugs out of Canada through Toronto Pearson International Airport.
On December 17, 2025, the Office of the Procurement Ombud (OPO) took another step toward the implementation of foundational changes to improve the federal procurement system, by hosting the first in a series of solution forums.
The New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP) has held its first provincial nomination invitation round since November 16, 2025, issuing new invitations on December 9, 2025. The province issued 110 invitations through both the New Brunswick Express Entry Stream and the New Brunswick Skilled Worker Stream. Assess your eligibility for enhanced PNP streams Both invitation […]
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Manitoba has issued 63 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) under the Skilled Worker Stream on December 18, 2025. The invitations went to candidates in the Skilled Worker in Manitoba or Skilled Worker Overseas pathways who declared they were directly invited by the MPNP under a strategic recruitment […]
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His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) St. John’s returned home to Halifax, Nova Scotia, today after a successful five month-long deployment in the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic under Operation REASSURANCE in support of NATO’s deterrence and defence measures