​A death certificate from Michigan can name your great-grandmother’s birthplace as Ontario. On its own, it won’t establish that she held Canadian citizenship. American records do real work in a citizenship by descent application. Among other functions, they can establish your identity and can document the parent-child link in each generation. They are valid additions
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A death certificate from Michigan can name your great-grandmother’s birthplace as Ontario. On its own, it won’t establish that she held Canadian citizenship. American records do real work in a citizenship by descent application. Among other functions, they can establish your identity and can document the parent-child link in each generation. They are valid additions […]

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​On August 27, Québec’s Ministry of Immigration, Francisation and Integration (MIFI) held immigration selections under all four streams of the Skilled Worker Selection Program (PSTQ). The province issued no fewer than 790 invitations in this selection round, with the greatest share of invitations sent to workers with intermediate and manual skills (stream 2). Learn more
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On August 27, Québec’s Ministry of Immigration, Francisation and Integration (MIFI) held immigration selections under all four streams of the Skilled Worker Selection Program (PSTQ). The province issued no fewer than 790 invitations in this selection round, with the greatest share of invitations sent to workers with intermediate and manual skills (stream 2). Learn more […]

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​You learned you’re a Canadian citizen by descent. Someone in your family has already asked the question: Do you owe taxes to Canada now? In most cases, no. Millions of Americans became eligible when Canada’s new citizenship law removed the generational limit in December 2025. Most of them will not need to file any Canadian
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You learned you’re a Canadian citizen by descent. Someone in your family has already asked the question: Do you owe taxes to Canada now? In most cases, no. Millions of Americans became eligible when Canada’s new citizenship law removed the generational limit in December 2025. Most of them will not need to file any Canadian […]

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​Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system. The immigration department issued 2,000 ITAs in a draw for Canadian Experience Class candidates. To be considered in this draw, candidates needed to have: A minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 521; and Created an Express Entry candidate
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system. The immigration department issued 2,000 ITAs in a draw for Canadian Experience Class candidates. To be considered in this draw, candidates needed to have: A minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 521; and Created an Express Entry candidate […]

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​Canada has extended its entry bans on travellers and residents with ties to Ebola-stricken regions. Foreign nationals with past-21-day travel history to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will continue to be barred from entering Canada. In parallel, immigration documents will remain suspended for residents of the DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan. With their
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Canada has extended its entry bans on travellers and residents with ties to Ebola-stricken regions. Foreign nationals with past-21-day travel history to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will continue to be barred from entering Canada. In parallel, immigration documents will remain suspended for residents of the DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan. With their […]

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