Chris GribbleCanada invites 1,000 Canadian Experience Class candidates 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 1,000 ITAs in a draw for Canadian Experience Class…
How Your International Degree Can Support Your Canadian Job Search
Many newcomers arrive in Canada with valuable international credentials and professional experience, yet their qualifications are not always fully recognized by Canadian employers. To strengthen your job search, it’s important…
Your proof of Canadian citizenship wait time just got a lot longer. Is there anything you can do about it?
Marie started gathering documents for her citizenship by descent application back in January 2026. Her great-grandmother was born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, and left for Massachusetts in 1922. At the time,…
Canada publishes revised distribution of candidate scores within the Express Entry pool
The Express Entry pool decreased by over 2,200 candidates between August 3–August 16, driven largely by declines in the 351–400 and 501–600 score bands, according to the latest figures published…
Your citizenship by descent claim needs proof your ancestor was naturalized. This free list may hold it
You know your great-grandfather came to Canada from somewhere in Eastern Europe. You know he naturalized and became Canadian because your grandmother said so. What you do not have is…
Canada invites provincial nominees 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 442 ITAs in a draw for candidates who…
Manitoba invites skilled workers recruited through targeted initiatives to apply for provincial nomination
On August 13, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) issued 53 invitations to apply through both pathways of its Skilled Worker Stream. The province targeted candidates who’d been directly invited…
You don’t need French to read the Quebec baptism record behind your citizenship claim
At first glance, a Quebec parish baptism record—one of the most important documents (where needed) for a citizenship by descent claim—looks like an impenetrable wall of 19th-century French cursive. However,…