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Canada moves to expand work authorization for international students and graduates
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (665+ words) Co-op students and international student graduates will get increased work authorization, should the federal government implement its proposed changes. International students on co-op work terms would be authorized to work without permits, while applicants for post-graduation work permits (PGWPs) would…...
Canada plans to retire current Express Entry programs, launch replacement
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (495+ words) Canada is proposing a major restructuring of its Express Entry system, which will involve retiring current Express Entry programs, and replacing them with a new, streamlined program. The proposed changes were outlined in Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)s…...
The Canadian passport now outranks the US passport " and many Americans may already have a claim to one
19+ hour, 48+ min ago (791+ words) Canadian passport holders can now travel visa-free to more destinations than holders of only United States (US) passports. For decades, the US passport was seen as the world's strongest travel document. But over the years, that gap has narrowed " and…...
Alberta invites healthcare, construction and manufacturing candidates in latest draws
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (378+ words) The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) held five provincial immigration draws between March 17 and March 27, 2026, issuing more than 290 invitations to apply to candidates across multiple streams and pathways. Invitations were issued through the following streams and pathways: As of the…...
Alberta introduces fee to submit a worker expression of interest under the AAIP
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (377+ words) Starting April 7, 2026, foreign nationals who wish to submit a Worker Expression of Interest (WEOI) under Alberta's immigration program will have to pay a $135 fee. Previously, submitting a WEOI (which functions as a candidate profile) was free. All other AAIP fees…...
Americans with one of these 42 last names may be secret Canadians
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (754+ words) If you were born in the United States with a last name like White, King, Carpenter, or Rivers, you might be a Canadian citizen by descent. While these names aren't uniquely Canadian, they carry a secret'in many cases, they're the…...
Canada's new rules are fast-tracking US healthcare workers
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (765+ words) More than 400 US-trained doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers have made the move to British Columbia (B. C.) in the past year " thanks to new rules that make it faster and easier to get licensed and start working. B. C. s targeted recruitment campaign,…...
Canada sets new foreign credential recognition target for 2026-27
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (606+ words) Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) says its Foreign Credential Recognition (FCR) Program will establish 58 agreements to help roughly 32, 000 internationally trained professionals (ITPs) this year. These measures are particularly important for newcomers to Canada. The federal government's FCR program is…...
Seven types of documents Americans are using to prove their Canadian citizenship by descent
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (1229+ words) A change in Canada's citizenship laws late last year has many Americans scouring their attics, searching for shoeboxes stuffed with old documents. Birth certificates of great-grandparents laid away for decades. Marriage records in French. Baptismal certificates from Quebec parishes that…...
30 minutes, 30 new Canadians: how one man used a chatbot to uncover his family's citizenship
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (712+ words) The family had no way of knowing that in 2026, Larry, his wife, and his children could all claim the right to Canadian citizenship from Pierre's family line. A 30 year veteran of Oracle, Larry had settled into a comfortable semi-retirement in…...