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IRCC celebrates becoming a Canadian citizen with Citizenship Week

Every year, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) celebrates Citizenship Week, which commemorates Canada’s new citizens and what it means to be a Canadian.

By Julia Hornstein

Immigration minister reveals Canada’s newly redesigned passports

Today, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser and Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Karina Gould, have unveiled the new Canadian passports.

By Edana Robitaille

British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, and Manitoba issue invitations for provincial immigration

Four provinces have invited candidates in recent provincial immigration draws.

By Edana Robitaille

Report: Immigrants who studied in Canada earned more

Statistics Canada released a study in 2022 which examined the relationship between pre-immigration study in Canada and post immigration earnings.

By Julia Hornstein

How Canadians are celebrating Passover

Canada is proud to be multicultural and the home to newcomers of diverse religious beliefs and backgrounds. Under the Canadian Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, Canadians, regardless of their immigration status, are guaranteed freedom of thought, belief, and expression. Similarly, the Canadian Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination on the ground of religion, as does […]

By Julia Hornstein

Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba hold PNP draws, this week

This week four provinces held Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws.

By Asheesh Moosapeta

Where are new Canadian citizens coming from?

In the next three years, Canada will welcome more than 1.45 million new immigrants across its immigration streams—in the hopes of settling and assimilating these newcomers to strengthen the economy, demography, and culture of the country.

By Asheesh Moosapeta

How do Canadians celebrate Holi?

Today marks a day filled with festivities: lively colours, ringing laughter, and time with friends and family.

By Asheesh Moosapeta

Federal Court rules that tuition does not need to be paid for study permit applications

The Federal Court has ruled that students do not need to pay all or part of their tuition fees for a study permit application in the case of Tehrani v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration).

By Julia Hornstein