If you’re planning to pursue Canadian permanent residence through the study-to-immigrate pathway, you can gain an advantage over other candidates by Getting skilled work experience before moving to Canada; Moving to Canada for a master’s degree; and/or Pursuing your degree through a co-op (work-study) program. You can start planning your permanent residence journey before you […]
If a single person in your direct family line* was Canadian, you may already qualify for dual citizenship today. That makes you eligible to apply for proof of Canadian citizenship; and once you have it, for a Canadian passport. In Greater Boston (including Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, and Worcester), Canadian ancestry is more common […]
Work permit applicants will no longer be refused when the government takes longer than expected to process their employer’s Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). On October 28, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated its documentation, which now directs officers not to make a decision on an application for a work permit through the […]
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) for permanent residence through the Express Entry system. The immigration department issued 150 ITAs in a draw for candidates eligible under the Transport category. To be considered in this draw, candidates needed to have: A minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of […]
Canada’s immigration department has extended measures providing work permits for Haitian and Sudanese nationals. In a notice published in its online newsroom on Oct. 27, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that the measures, which had been set to expire on the same day, would be extended until Dec. 30, 2027. Schedule a […]
Between Oct.15–20, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) issued no fewer than 27 invitations to apply for provincial nomination, across two selection rounds. Invitations were issued to cleaners and security staff employed by a B.C. health authority in a remote area, as well as entrepreneurs looking to start or purchase and expand a B.C. […]
If you call the Little Canada Historical Society (LCHS) in Minnesota these days, you may find yourself amongst other people trying to work out whether a Quebec ancestor makes them Canadian. Jon Tremblay, the society’s president, had an efficient solution: opening the society’s doors for an informal workshop. That workshop led to the creation of […]
The Express Entry pool contracted by 732 profiles between Oct. 12–25, with the most significant declines occurring in the 431–470 and 501–600 CRS score ranges, according to the latest data released by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on Oct. 26. Despite the overall decline, the number of candidates scoring between 301–430 increased by 1,754. […]
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) for permanent residence through the Express Entry system. The immigration department issued 5,000 ITAs in a draw for candidates with French-language abilities. To be considered in this draw, candidates needed to have: A minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 407; and Created […]
Two Americans can share a Canadian-born great-grandparent and still have different citizenship applications. The difference often lies in whether each one’s line of descent runs mostly through women or men. A line that runs through women tends to need more documents. Women’s surnames changed at marriage, and each change needs a record that links the […]
