IRCC no longer automatically extending deadlines for incomplete immigration applications Immigration applicants who can't get certain documents due to COVID-19 closures can still ask for an extension. As immigration services start to reopen around the world, Canada’s immigration department is scaling back a coronavirus measure that automatically extends deadlines for incomplete immigration applications. By Shelby Thevenot
How Canadian citizenship processes may change in the future IRCC released details of its report on the citizenship program between 2013 and 2018. A recent immigration department self-evaluation highlights areas where Canadian citizenship processes could be improved. By Shelby Thevenot
Canada is resuming citizenship testing online Canada is now offering citizenship tests online after the pandemic forced testing to cease in March. Eight months after all citizenship tests were cancelled, Canada is now making the test available online. By Shelby Thevenot
Advocates calling on Canada to resolve citizenship application backlog At least 85,000 people are waiting to get Canadian citizenship Citizenship-applicants and their supporters are calling on the federal government to address the backlog that is preventing thousands from becoming Canadian citizens. By Shelby Thevenot
How to move to Canada from the U.S. A look at the many ways U.S. citizens and residents can move north. Google data shows a spike in searches on “moving to Canada” within the U.S. during the first debate between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden. By Kareem El-Assal
How to get Canadian citizenship for U.S.-born children Canadians can pass on citizenship to their children who were born in the U.S. by applying for a “Proof of Citizenship.” U.S.-born children of Canadians can automatically get Canadian citizenship. By Shelby Thevenot
Be in Canada, bring scissors; instructions for online citizenship ceremonies Canada is now holding citizenship ceremonies online, so some new guidelines have been put in place. Canada is not letting the coronavirus pandemic rob immigrants of their special day, but since citizenship ceremonies now take place over Zoom, a few changes have been made. By Shelby Thevenot
Canadian government can now verify how many days immigrants and visitors stay in the country The Entry/Exit Program may have implications affecting permanent residency and citizenship applications Canada’s federal immigration ministry has been able to track the movements of travellers entering and leaving the country by land since February 2019. By Shelby Thevenot
From refugee to entrepreneur: Peace by Chocolate CEO to become Canadian citizen How a Syrian refugee came to Canada and grew a social enterprise with help from a small Nova Scotia town Four years ago Tareq Hadhad came to Antigonish, Nova Scotia, as a Syrian refugee, and next week he will officially become a Canadian citizen— something he calls “a great honour.” By Shelby Thevenot
