Immigration News

by Ecaterina Andoni

Alberta AAIP Invites 1,550 Candidates in Targeted Draws

Alberta has released another major round of provincial immigration results, issuing more than 1,500 invitations across seven draws in late May and early June. The selections ...

Canada Ends First Generation Citizenship by Descent Limit

Canada’s citizenship rules changed in late 2025, and the impact reaches far beyond celebrities. A new law removed the old first-generation limit for citizenship by descent, ...

Quebec Introduces Open Work Permits for Applicants’ Spouses

Quebec has introduced a new temporary public policy that gives certain spouses and common-law partners of permanent selection applicants access to open work permits. The measure ...

Canada Adds eTA Rule for Saint-Pierre Sea Arrivals

Canada has introduced a new travel rule for many visa-exempt people arriving by sea from Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. In most cases, these travellers now need an electronic travel ...

Canada Plans Fast-Track Work Permits for AI Professionals

Canada has announced plans for a new fast-track work permit option for artificial intelligence professionals, with processing that could take 20 days or less from start ...

Canada Expands Citizenship by Descent Rules

Canada’s citizenship-by-descent rules changed in late 2025, and that shift may give many people with Canadian family roots a direct claim to citizenship. For eligible applicants, ...

University of Toronto Ranks Fourth Globally for Research

The University of Toronto has placed fourth in the world for academic research in the latest Centre for World University Rankings list, ahead of Oxford, Cambridge, ...

Citizenship by Descent May Affect Criminal Inadmissibility

Canada’s recent citizenship-by-descent changes may affect more than travel convenience for Americans with Canadian ancestry. In some cases, people who would otherwise face criminal inadmissibility as ...

BC PNP Issues 357 Invitations to Workers and Entrepreneurs

British Columbia has opened June with a new round of invitations under the BC Provincial Nominee Program, targeting workers in healthcare, education, veterinary care, construction trades, ...

IRCC Lowers Some Temporary Residence Processing Times

IRCC has updated its temporary residence processing estimates, and the latest changes bring a mixed but generally positive picture for people applying to work, study, or ...

Americans Explore Canadian Citizenship by Descent

Growing concern about the long-term funding of U.S. Medicare is prompting some Americans with Canadian ancestry to look north for added security. A new wave of ...

Newfoundland and Labrador Joins Rural TFW Cap Policy

Newfoundland and Labrador has joined a federal temporary policy that gives eligible rural employers more room to hire low-wage temporary foreign workers. The change will apply ...

Canada’s Express Entry Candidates Can Prepare for Reforms

Canada’s planned Express Entry overhaul is still under review, but several likely changes are already clear. Candidates who want to stay competitive for permanent residence should ...

Americans With Canadian Ancestry May Qualify for Passport

Canada’s 2025 citizenship law change has drawn major attention in the United States, especially in New England, where many families have roots in Quebec. A growing ...

Ontario PNP Closes Former Streams as New Rules Are Pending

Ontario has now closed the immigration streams that previously led to provincial nomination under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program, while replacement pathways have not yet officially ...

Who Can Work in Canada Without a Work Permit

Canada generally requires foreign nationals to hold a work permit before taking a job, but there are important exceptions. In some cases, people may legally work ...

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Ecaterina Andoni

I am Ecaterina Andoni, a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (R1041367) and founder of EverNorth Canada Immigration Solutions Inc. 

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