Two months into the reopening of the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ), applications surpassed the government’s forecast for the entire four-month period. On Oct. 16, 2026, the government published an access to information request revealing that Quebec received 12,364 applications across July and August 2026. Schedule a Free Work Permit Consultation At a June 10 press […]
Can a Spouse Lead the PR Application? Many international students and foreign workers in Canada believe that the partner who came to study is the only one who can lead the family to permanent residence. It is one of the most common assumptions we hear, and it quietly shapes how couples plan their next few […]
Foreign Work Experience With No Payslips: How This CEC File Still Reached PR On paper, she had done everything right. In reality, her file had two problems that we see sink applications far more often than people expect. The biggest was her foreign work experience with no payslips: years of accounting work back home, at […]
Achieving CELPIP Level 7, equivalent to Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 7, is an important milestone, especially if you’re preparing to immigrate to Canada. But if you’re looking to strengthen your Express Entry profile, reaching Level 9 (CLB 9) in Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking can make a meaningful difference. Explore CELPIP Preparation Resources Depending on […]
On October 16, Canada announced major upcoming changes to Express Entry, the online system it uses to select skilled workers for permanent residence. For Americans who have ever weighed a second passport, the news raises a new question: does this make Canadian citizenship more unattainable? The answer depends on several factors. From November 3 onwards, […]
Temporary residence applicants in several categories are facing longer wait times, according to processing figures released by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on Oct. 14. The most notable increases in processing times from IRCC’s latest update were as follows: Work permits: One-week increases for Canada, Pakistan, and the Philippines. Study permits: One-week increases for […]
In Manchester, New Hampshire, a combined 11.5% of residents report Canadian or French-Canadian ancestry, according to census figures for 2020 to 2024*. The real number is likely higher. People self-report their ancestry to the census, and the survey counts only their first two answers. Nearly one in five Manchester residents gave no answer the census […]
Canada’s updated citizenship law may have made you a Canadian citizen by descent. There’s just one complication: the parent or grandparent your claim runs through is someone you no longer speak to. Maybe you and your father haven’t talked in years. Maybe a family rift cut you off from one side of the family. Or […]
The Express Entry pool saw a modest increase of just 448 candidate profiles between Sept. 27 and Oct. 12, driven largely by growth in the 471–500 CRS score range, according to the latest figures published by Canada’s immigration department on Oct. 13. At the same time, the number of profiles in the pool’s highest-scoring brackets […]
Ontario immigration will prioritize workers in six northern and rural communities: Greater Sudbury/Grand Sudbury. Kenora District. Nipissing District. Rainy River District. Renfrew County. Thunder Bay. Under the Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) initiative, which the province announced it was relaunching on Oct. 16, 2026, dedicated nomination spaces will be reserved for workers in these […]
