1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (898+ words) Many people researching their family history assume there’s only one way to have a Canadian ancestor: that at some point, someone in their lineage must have been born in Canada. But that assumption would be incorrect. Several other routes may…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (982+ words) That guidance comes from a presentation the department delivered to the Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA) over the summer, covering what it accepts as proof, how it processes citizenship by descent claims, and what it expects of applicants. Five points…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (685+ words) The federal government will provide work permits to up to 2,700 temporary foreign workers in Manitoba, including to workers who have lost their status, or who might otherwise have been at risk of losing their authorization to work in Canada. The…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (545+ words) As of August 10, the wait for a proof of Canadian citizenship certificate has soared to 25 months. The federal government's tool that tracks processing times shows the current estimate has jumped significantly from July, when it was 19 months. As recently as…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (437+ words) On Thursday, August 6, US President Donald Trump signed two executive orders aimed at narrowing birthright citizenship, months after the Supreme Court struck down his broader attempt to do the same. One order expands the categories of people the administration says…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (356+ words) 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 updated instructions to officers published on the government website on…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (547+ words) 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 be introducing an application fee for its entrepreneur stream, to the tune…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (443+ words) 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 be introducing an application fee for its entrepreneur stream, to the tune…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (186+ words) 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 the publication of updated instructions to officers on the department's…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (126+ words) 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 the community. As a matter of fact, Point Roberts, a Washington town,…...