Chris GribbleProvincial nominees receive invitations to apply for permanent residence
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system. The immigration department issued 324 ITAs in a draw for Provincial Nominee…
Katy Perry’s path to Canadian citizenship: date a prime minister. Yours: check your family tree
Katy Perry and former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke the internet this weekend at Coachella — holding hands between sets, swaying together during Justin Bieber’s headline performance, and posting…
Nova Scotia and Quebec first to ease rural work permit access under new temporary policy
Nova Scotia and Quebec are the first provinces to participate in the new temporary public policy granting rural employers the ability to retain or increase their proportion of low-wage temporary…
April processing update: FSWP speeds up for the first time in over a year
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) released updated processing times for economic immigration and citizenship applications on April 7, 2026. The Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) dropped to six months…
25% of New Englanders can get Canadian passports, in wake of citizenship law changes
One in four New Englanders may qualify for Canadian citizenship, and with it the Canadian passport, under a new law expanding citizenship by descent. The law eliminated the generational limit…
Manitoba PNP holds first immigration draw of April, foreign skilled workers invited
On April 9, 2026, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) held its latest immigration draw, inviting candidates through both pathways of its Skilled Worker Stream. Candidates were invited if they…
Work permit freeze extended to Vancouver, Winnipeg, and Halifax
Starting April 10, the federal government will stop processing low-wage Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) in nine regions across Canada, including Vancouver in British Columbia, Winnipeg in Manitoba, and Halifax…