August 2026 – Page 7 – skg immigration

Northwest Territories receives additional nomination spaces

The Northwest Territories Nominee Program (NTNP) has received 103 additional nomination spaces from the federal government for 2026. This raises the territory’s allocation for the year from 197 to 300 nominations, matching the total it reached by the end of 2025

LMIA processing times edge higher

Wait times for Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) have increased across nearly all streams of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), ranging from one to nine days. Breaking from the broader trend, the permanent resident stream of the TFWP saw a

As US birthright citizenship faces new restrictions, many Americans are learning they qualify for Canadian citizenship

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

British Columbia invites workers across five priority sectors to apply for provincial nomination

On August 6, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) invited no fewer than 500 candidates to apply for provincial nomination through an occupation-specific draw targeting priority workers. The province selected “highly qualified workers” across a variety of in-demand sectors, including

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 wrote Mary Thibodeaux. A citizenship by descent claim needs a document

Canada 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 updated instructions to officers published on the government website on July

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 under IRCC’s new Transport category. To be considered in this draw,

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 be introducing an application fee for its entrepreneur stream, to the

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 the publication of updated instructions to officers on the department’s website

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 abilities. To be considered in this draw, candidates needed to have:

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