Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has released its latest processing time estimates for all temporary residence, permanent residence, and citizenship applications. Most notably, in-land spousal sponsorship (within Quebec) wait…
Canada’s passport continues its upward trajectory in the latest Henley Global Passport Rankings—now moving up from eighth to seventh place globally, since the start of the year. Canadians now enjoy…
The city of Kelowna has released the priority sectors and occupations being targeted under the Francophone Community Immigration Pilot (FCIP) in 2026. This year, Kelowna—located in south-central British Columbia on…
A major immigration bill under its third reading by the Senate has been subject to two amendments, one to protect the privacy of permanent residents and Canadian citizens, and another…
For many newcomers and future immigrants to Canada, the CELPIP Test is a major milestone on the path to permanent residency, citizenship, or professional accreditation. While some test takers feel…
As of 12 p.m. on March 9, the Northwest Territories Nominee Program (NTNP) is officially opening its Employer-Driven and Francophone Streams for candidate consideration. This comes following the Program switching…
Canada has launched two new work permit pathways for youth from Portugal and Taiwan, under the “Young Professionals” stream of the International Experience Canada (IEC) program. These are: The Young…
Canada has announced a temporary pause on the removal of select inadmissible Israeli and Lebanese nationals in Canada holding temporary or permanent residence status. Due to the current conflict in…
Processing times for Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) have increased for nearly all streams of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP)—despite a reduction in temporary foreign worker admissions in 2026.…
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