Chris GribbleCanada unveils requirements for work permit exemption for academic examiners
For the first time, the Canadian federal government has published the specific eligibility criteria for foreign nationals to be authorized to work without a permit as academic examiners. According to…
Getting citizenship by descent documents from Quebec? Here is what most applicants only learn the hard way
You find your great-grandmother twice. Once in a parish baptism register from 1903, where the priest wrote Marie Thibodeau. Once on a Quebec marriage license from 1924, where the clerk…
Canada holds first permanent residence selections under revamped transportation category
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system. The immigration department issued 300 ITAs in a draw for candidates eligible…
BREAKING: Nova Scotia adds $1,000 fee to provincial immigration
As of September 1, foreign nationals wishing to immigrate through the Nova Scotia Provincial Nominee Program’s (NSNP’s) worker streams must pay a $1,000 application fee. The provincial government will also…
BREAKING: IRCC walks back current employee restriction on reciprocal employment work permits
Canada’s immigration department has walked back a rule change that would have limited reciprocal employment work permits to workers already employed outside Canada. The change, which had been conveyed through…
Canada invites French-speaking Express Entry candidates to apply for PR
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system. The immigration department issued 5,000 ITAs in a draw for candidates with French-language…
Temporary residence applicants see wait times increase
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated its temporary residence processing estimates on August 5, revealing longer waits across most application categories. Of the increases seen in IRCC’s latest wait…
Washington’s deep Canadian ties could mean citizenship for tens of thousands through ancestry
From Blaine to Sumas, a string of Washington towns sits so close to the Canadian border that generations of cross-border families – and their influence – are simply part of…