IRCC Study Permit Transition: Flexibility for Students Shifting Levels
IRCC’s updated policy (2025) permits students moving from secondary to post‑secondary study to begin classes while their permit…
Canada Boosts Francophone Communities to Attract Global Talent
Canada’s 2025 strategy boosts Francophone Immigration with $9.3 million federally and $3 million provincially, targeting 10% francophone permanent…
Canadian Federal Court Upholds Immigration Bar for IRGC Conscripts under IRPA.
A federal judge affirmed that two years of IRGC conscription makes an Iranian asylum seeker inadmissible under IRPA…
Canada, UK and Australia Unite to Fight Visa Fraud
During International Fraud Awareness Week, Canada, the UK and Australia launched #FightingVisaFraud after a 32% rise in Southeast…
Canada Expands Citizenship Rules for Indian Diaspora to Children Abroad
Canada’s Bill C-3 removes the first-generation cut-off and uses a 1,095-day substantial-connection test to allow many parents born…
Canada’s Bill C-3: Citizenship by Descent Reform for Indian-Origin
Canada’s Bill C-3 replaces generational citizenship limits with a residency‑based substantial connection test of 1,095 cumulative days. Retroactive…
JD Vance Blames Immigration for Canada’s Stagnant Living Standards
JD Vance blamed Canada’s record foreign‑born share for stagnant living standards, citing a 2% GDP per capita drop…
BC PNP Entrepreneur Immigration Opens New Opportunities for Leaders
The Nov. 18, 2025 BC PNP draw invited 19 Base and under five Regional Pilot entrepreneurs, marking the…
Bill C-3 Passes Third Reading: Amends the Citizenship Act
Parliament enacted Bill C-3 to eliminate the 2009 first‑generation limit and restore citizenship for thousands. The law creates…
Toronto Protesters Rally Against Immigration Changes and Bill C-12
Hundreds protested Bill C-12 in Toronto in November 2025, citing limited bill details and potential restrictions on immigration.…
Alberta AAIP 2026: Key Changes Applicants Must Know for Success
Starting January 1, 2026, Alberta shifts the AAIP to a sector-driven model with 10,140 federal nominations for 2025,…
CBSA and Calgary Police Seek Jagdeep Singh After Hospital Escape
Jagdeep Singh, an immigration detainee under suspected organized-crime investigation, escaped Rockyview Hospital in Calgary on November 19, 2025.…
Syrian Family Reunites in Alberta After Nearly a Decade
On November 18, 2025, the Muhammad family reunited in Calgary after nearly ten years apart. Fleeing Syria in…
AI Growth and Visa Policy Fuel Vancouver Office Market Rebound
Changes to U.S. H-1B rules and rising AI company demand helped Vancouver lease 1.1 million square feet in…