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Do you need two documents to prove your ancestor was Canadian in a citizenship by descent claim? Not necessarily

How many records about your anchor ancestor* do you need to prove your claim to Canadian citizenship by descent? The answer depends on the records that exist for that ancestor and on whether you can get them from the original authority

Haitians affected by termination of U.S. protected status eye six-month route to Canadian permanent residence

Haitians facing displacement from the United States can consider settling in Canada, which prioritizes French speakers for a six-month pathway to permanent residence (PR). Canada admits over 100,000 permanent residents each year through Express Entry, a selection system that rolls out

Did your Canadian-born ancestor become American? The government’s own training example says you may have a claim to Canadian citizenship by descent

If your grandparent was born in Canada and later became an American, you may be a Canadian citizen by descent. You may have been one since the day you were born. Canada’s immigration department used a family like yours to train

Is legendary guitarist Eric Clapton a Canadian citizen? How Canada’s new citizenship bill impacts his lineage

Legendary guitarist Eric Clapton once released the song, “My Father’s Eyes,” about the parent he never met, which went on to win him a Grammy. That father was a former Canadian soldier born in Montreal. Under Canada’s citizenship laws, that connection

Quebec invites 519 workers to apply for permanent selection through PSTQ

Québec has invited 519 workers to apply for permanent selection. Invitations were issued on Sept. 24, under all four streams of the Skilled Worker Selection Program (PSTQ), with the majority going to workers with intermediate and manual skills (stream 2). Schedule

Canada launches personalized processing times for work permit extensions and PGWPs

Applicants for work permit extensions and for post-graduation work permits (PGWPs) can now look up processing time estimates based on when they applied. These personalized processing estimates are available following an update to the immigration department’s processing times web page in

Born outside Canada between 1977 and 1981? You may have lost Canadian citizenship at 28, and got it back without knowing

In a kitchen drawer in Seattle sits a document Dana hasn’t looked at in years. It’s a Canadian citizenship certificate, issued when she was a baby. As far as she knew, this document was no longer valid. Her parents applied for

Canada gives second chance to asylum seekers from Israel and Palestine

The Canadian federal government has given a second chance to nationals and former residents of Israel and Palestine, who would otherwise have faced deportation from Canada. On September 29, 2026, Canada granted affected individuals the opportunity to obtain permanent immigration status

Canada invites 3500 tradespeople to apply for permanent residence

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has invited 3500 tradespeople to apply for permanent residence through Express Entry. To be considered in this draw, candidates needed to meet the minimum work experience for the Trades category, and have A minimum Comprehensive

My Canadian citizenship by descent application was refused. What are my next steps?

Canadian citizenship by descent claims can be complicated, and a refusal letter from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) can leave applicants unsure of where to go next. While potentially discouraging, a refusal by itself does not need to entail the

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