Americans with one of these 42 last names may be secret Canadians
Chris GribbleIf you were born in the United States with a last name like White, King, Carpenter, or Rivers, you might be a Canadian citizen by descent. While these names aren’t…
Canada’s new rules are fast-tracking US healthcare workers
More than 400 US-trained doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers have made the move to British Columbia (B.C.) in the past year — thanks to new rules that make it…
Seven types of documents Americans are using to prove their Canadian citizenship by descent
A change in Canada’s citizenship laws late last year has many Americans scouring their attics, searching for shoeboxes stuffed with old documents. Birth certificates of great-grandparents laid away for decades.…
Canada sets new foreign credential recognition target for 2026-27
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) says its Foreign Credential Recognition (FCR) Program will establish 58 agreements to help roughly 32,000 internationally trained professionals (ITPs) this year. These measures are…
Newfoundland and Labrador invites over 240 candidates through its provincial immigration programs
On March 30, 2026, Newfoundland held its second provincial immigration draw of the year, inviting over 200 candidates. Invitations were extended through the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP)…
30 minutes, 30 new Canadians: how one man used a chatbot to uncover his family’s citizenship
When Larry was born in 1955, it was four years too late to meet his great-grandfather, Pierre Jean-Baptiste Robichaud, a native of Moncton, New Brunswick who had settled in Michigan…
Ontario invites over 750 in-demand workers in first draw of the month
The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) held a targeted draw on April 1, 2026, issuing 759 invitations to apply (ITAs) to candidates with job offers in construction and mining-related occupations…