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Derek Shank
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Derek is Senior Manager, Content & Product at CIC News and CanadaVisa.

From his early childhood, Derek had his head buried in books, excited to explore new worlds. This curiosity led him to a PhD in English Literature, where he studied the aesthetics of Romantic Hellenism.

Derek took his love of sharing knowledge to the private sector. From financial planning, to IT research, to immigration, Derek has built his career around his passion for uncovering and communicating insights that have a positive impact on people’s lives.

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Canada offers work permits to out-of-status and at-risk Manitoba nominee candidates
Canada will provide work permits to up to 2,700 Manitoba provincial nominee candidates with provincial support letters.
Canada unveils requirements for work permit exemption for academic examiners
Canada has published the specific criteria needed for authorization to work without a permit as an academic examiner.
IRCC walks back current employee restriction on reciprocal employment work permits
Canada has walked back the current employee restriction on reciprocal employment work permits.
Ontario opens intake for new permanent residence pathway
An aerial view of Toronto skyline at sunset.
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Canada unveils four-pronged approach to re-defining top picks for permanent residence through Express Entry
The Canadian Parliament on a sunny day.
Canada offers work permits to out-of-status and at-risk Manitoba nominee candidates
Canada will provide work permits to up to 2,700 Manitoba provincial nominee candidates with provincial support letters.
Canada unveils requirements for work permit exemption for academic examiners
Canada has published the specific criteria needed for authorization to work without a permit as an academic examiner.
IRCC walks back current employee restriction on reciprocal employment work permits
Canada has walked back the current employee restriction on reciprocal employment work permits.
Ontario opens intake for new permanent residence pathway
An aerial view of Toronto skyline at sunset.
Canada restricts common LMIA-exempt work permit to current employees
A common LMIA-exempt work permit is now limited to workers already employed abroad.
Canada tightens financial checks for study permits
Woman sitting on floor, sorting through heap of financial documents.
Canada directs officers to deny humanitarian exemptions for permanent residence applicants under temporary public policies
Permanent residents applicants under temporary public policies face refusal if they request humanitarian exemptions.
Canada boosts transparency on permanent resident admissions
Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Ontario unveils scoring system for new permanent residence pathways
Ontario has revealed how it will score provincial immigration candidates.
Nova Scotia expands nominations to target workers with expiring permits
Novia Scotia has expanded selection of provincial nominees to target workers in the province with expiring and expired work permits.
Canada shuts door to sponsoring parents and grandparents for permanent residence
An adult son hugging his mother and father from behind.
New rules let clients of immigration consultants recover losses dating back to 2021
New rules governing Canadian immigration consultants allow clients to claim compensation for losses incurred since 2021.
Ottawa reports increased non-compliance amid TFWP crackdown
The latest enforcement data on Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) show an increase in employer non-compliance.
Manitoba MPs announce work permit extensions for provincial nominee candidates
About 2,700 workers in Manitoba will have the opportunity to obtain work permit extensions, according to statements made by two Winnipeg members of Parliament (MPs).
Ontario launches three new pathways to permanent residence
A shot of the Toronto skyline.
Quebec announces July 2026 intake for family sponsorship, exempts adult dependent children from cap
Canada moves to enshrine early access to work permits for asylum seekers
Ottawa has moved to make permanent the ability for asylum claimants to obtain faster access to work permits.
Canada moved the goalposts for proof of citizenship applicants, lawyers say
Citizenship certificate holders have been instructed to surrender their certificates for having broken rules they were never told.
Forced surrender of Canadian citizenship certificates may be unconstitutional, experts say
Holders of proof of Canadian citizenship certificates may have had their constitutional rights violated by the federal government.
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