Between May 20–June 2, the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) held seven draws in which it invited select candidates to apply for provincial nomination. Invitations were sent to professionals in…
Josh Duhamel, best known for his role in the Transformers franchise, has joked in an interview that he is “basically Canadian,” having been born just miles south of the Canadian…
Dust rose around young Zarmina Ahmadi as she stood beneath the spinning blades of a military helicopter hovering above her mountain village in Jaghori, Afghanistan. She did not shield her…
Joni Nakayama Kimoto-Reeves is a proud Sansei–a third generation Japanese-American. Seeking opportunities for a better life, her ancestors immigrated from Okayama, Japan, to Portland nearly 120 years ago. “Japan was…
Fair warning as you embark on the story of one woman’s journey across borders and barriers: It would be difficult to exaggerate the complexity of Sonia Priscila Ticas’ family structure.…
Spouses and common-law partners of applicants for permanent selection in Quebec can obtain special work permits through a new temporary public policy. Under the policy, a spouse or common-law partner…
A couple of miles outside Hillsboro, Or., Hector Ninijosa and his family had moved into a migrant camp for seasonal farmworkers. To Ninijosa and other migratory agricultural workers in 1961,…
Most visa-exempt travellers from Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon now require electronic travel authorizations (eTAs) to enter Canada by sea. The new entry requirement applies equally to those arriving by ferry, commercial vessels, and…
On June 4, the federal government announced plans for an expedited work permit stream for AI professionals. The proposed AI worker stream could provide for start-to-finish issuance of work permits…
Chris Gribble