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Canadian Citizenship by Descent May Include Californians

New changes to Canada’s citizenship law have created an unexpected opportunity for many people in California with Canadian family roots. A large number may already be ...

IRCC Raises Some PR and Citizenship Processing Times

IRCC has updated its permanent residence and citizenship timelines, and several applicants may now face longer waits. The newest figures show slower processing in some Express ...

IRCC Posts 33-Month Proof of Citizenship Processing Time

IRCC’s latest update shows a sharp rise in processing times for proof of Canadian citizenship certificates. New applicants may now wait about 33 months, while the ...

Saskatchewan Opens Final 2026 SINP Employer Intake

Saskatchewan has opened what is expected to be the final 2026 intake for employers in certain capped sectors under the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program. A total ...

IRCC Says U.S. Records Rarely Prove Citizenship by Descent

U.S. records can help in a Canadian citizenship by descent file, but they usually cannot prove that an ancestor was Canadian on their own. IRCC mainly ...

Quebec PSTQ Draw Invites 790 Candidates Across Four Streams

Québec has issued 790 invitations under its Skilled Worker Selection Program, known as the PSTQ, in a new draw covering all four streams. The round focused ...

Canadian Citizenship by Descent Tax Rules for U.S. Residents

Many Americans who recently discovered they are Canadian citizens by descent are asking the same question: does Canadian citizenship create a tax bill in Canada? Usually, ...

IRCC Express Entry Pool Update Shows Higher CRS Scores

IRCC has released a new snapshot of the Express Entry pool, showing only a small overall drop in candidate numbers by August 30, even as the ...

BC PNP Invites 16 Entrepreneurs in Latest Draw

British Columbia has invited 16 entrepreneurs to apply for provincial nomination through its Entrepreneur Immigration streams. The latest draw included both the Base and Regional categories, ...

International Mobility Program Canada Work Permit Guide

The International Mobility Program (IMP) lets many foreign nationals work in Canada without an LMIA when their entry brings broader economic, social, or cultural benefits. In ...

What Lawyers Can Do for Canadian Citizenship by Descent

Applying for proof of Canadian citizenship by descent can look simple at first, but many cases become complicated once families start tracing records across generations. A ...

Manitoba PNP Invites 741 Candidates in Targeted Draw

Manitoba has held a major provincial immigration draw focused on workers already contributing to key parts of the economy. The province invited 741 candidates, with most ...

IRCC Removes Grandparents’ Marriage Field from CIT-0001

IRCC has quietly changed the proof of citizenship application form again, removing a short-lived requirement to provide grandparents’ marriage details. While this may make the form ...

BC PNP Sets 2026 Targets for Health Care and Child Care

British Columbia has set out how many provincial nominations it plans to reserve in 2026 for two high-need groups: health-care workers and early childhood educators. The ...

IRCC Updates Temporary Residence Processing Times

IRCC has posted new temporary residence processing estimates as of August 26, with notable movement for work permits, study permits, visitor visas, and super visas. The ...

Canada Extends Open Work Permits for Eligible Palestinians

Canada has extended a temporary public policy that lets certain people from Palestine, and some family members of Canadians who left Palestine after October 7, 2023, ...

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