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Government of Canada Aims to Pass Changes to Canadian Citizenship Act Into Law by July 1

Canada is moving closer to bringing new measures into law that would allow immigrants to apply for Canadian citizenship earlier and more easily than is currently the case. Changing the existing Citizenship Act is considered a centrepiece of the new Liberal government’s legislative agenda.

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Visiting Canada: What Travellers Need to know about electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) and Temporary Resident Visas

New pre-screening eTA system will be mandatory as of September 29, 2016 This year will see a fundamental change in the way Canada welcomes temporary visitors, with the full introduction of a new pre-screening system for visa-exempt individuals, known as electronic Travel Authorization (eTA). Travellers may be familiar with a similar system used in the […]

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Muslims in Canada Increasingly Proud of and Attached to Canadian Identity, Says Report

A new report reveals that the Muslim population of Canada, most of whom are immigrants, have a strong attachment to Canada and feel that the country is heading in the right direction. A full 83% of Muslim Canadians report being ‘very proud’ to be Canadian, compared to 73% of non-Muslim Canadians.

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