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IRCC Application Backlog Hits Lowest Point Since July 2025

IRCC’s latest inventory update shows Canada’s overall immigration backlog continued to ease in April 2026, reaching its lowest point since July 2025. The sharpest improvement was ...

Canada Pauses 36,000 PR Applications Under Ebola Measures

Canada has paused thousands of immigration files and travel documents tied to Ebola-related public health measures affecting residents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, ...

Quebec Surnames May Reveal Canadian Citizenship by Descent

Many people in the United States may have an unexpected path to Canadian citizenship through family history in Quebec. Old French-Canadian naming customs, translated surnames, and ...

Manitoba Closes MPNP Career Employment Pathway for Graduates

Manitoba has ended one of its permanent residence routes for international graduates. The province has closed the Career Employment Pathway under the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program’s ...

Canada Considers High-Wage CRS Points for Express Entry

Canada is considering a new high-wage occupation factor under Express Entry that could give extra CRS points to candidates in well-paid jobs. This matters especially for ...

IRCC Processing Times Drop for Economic PR Streams

IRCC’s latest update shows some welcome movement for permanent residence applicants in Canada’s economic streams. Processing times dropped for the Atlantic Immigration Program, Provincial Nominee Program ...

Manitoba PNP Invites 104 Skilled Worker Candidates

Manitoba has held its first provincial nominee draw of June, inviting 104 candidates through the Skilled Worker Stream. The selection focused on people who had already ...

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 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 ...

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, ...

Common Law in Canada for Immigration Explained

Understanding common law in Canada is important for taxes, immigration, and family sponsorship. This guide explains what is common law in Canada, how IRCC defines a ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

In-Canada Workers Initiative Puts Language Tests in Focus

Canada has announced an In-Canada Workers Initiative, but many important details are still missing. For temporary residents, workers, and recent graduates, that uncertainty creates a practical ...

IRCC Data Shows Express Entry Growth in 501 to 600 CRS Range

Canada’s Express Entry pool became even more competitive in late May, with almost all recent net growth coming from candidates scoring between 501 and 600 CRS ...

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

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