Chris GribbleBritish Columbia invites 33 workers to apply for provincial nomination under time-limited PR pathway
On September 17, British Columbia held its second-ever draw for candidates eligible under its Temporary Rural/Remote Health Support Initiative (TRHSI) introduced earlier this year. A total of 33 cleaners and…
Stronger Canada-EU ties could open new doors. Millions of Americans with Canadian ancestry stand to gain too
Over the course of this week, the relationship between Canada and the European Union took an unprecedented leap forward. On September 12, the Wall Street Journal broke the news that…
Americans whose Canadian ancestors died before 1947 may still have a citizenship by descent claim
Canadian citizenship did not exist as a legal status until January 1, 1947. Before that date, people born in Canada held the status of British subject. If the ancestor your…
Wait times rise for temporary residence applicants
Updated temporary residence processing estimates published by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on September 16 show wait times are largely on the rise. The most significant increases seen in…
Canada invites 250 senior managers 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 250 ITAs in a draw for senior managers with…
Your grandmother was once excluded from Canadian citizenship. You may still qualify as a citizen today
There was a time when a Canadian-born woman who married a foreign national was cut out of her citizenship status. This means that, if you have a Canadian-born grandmother, great-grandmother…
Canada’s proof of citizenship finalizations slowed in July
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) finalized just 2,420 proof of citizenship applications in July, continuing a downward trend in month-to-month processing. Finalizing in this context means the certificates were…
Canada releases data on Express Entry candidate scores
In the two-week period between August 30 and September 13, the Express Entry pool increased by a modest 120 profiles, even with 2,085 fewer profiles reported in the 471–500 range,…