Applicants and immigration experts believe the IRCC has not been efficient in processing citizenship applications during COVID-19.
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International Students Rally for a Clearer Pathway to Permanent Residency
As problems continue to arise due to COVID-19, one overlooked and growing population effected are international students who now call for changes in the requirements for permanent resident status.
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This Canada Day Will Be Different For All of Us
Journalist Ranjit Bhaskar reflects on his recent virtual citizenship ceremony and the physical act that symbolized cutting of the cord with the land of his birth, India.
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Smaller Cities Getting Ready for More New Arrivals
NCM introduces a new column to explore immigration far away from the three cities that have dominated the conversation for decades: Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver (MTV).
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Québec’s New Immigration Law Sparks Backlash
The bill states that 18,000 skilled-worker applications submitted before August 2, 2018 are void
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Students Beware: Studying is Your Job While in Canada
The number of international students that have come to Canada to complete post-secondary education has increased significantly in recent years. Unfortunately, while many international students are successfully obtaining student visas to Canada, many of them…
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Changes Coming to Parent and Grandparent Immigration?
Thousands of families will soon get a second chance to bring parents and grandparents to Canada. That’s the good news recently announced by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. The bad news is that there is…
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I Pay 40% in Taxes, but Can’t Vote
Facebook knows me well, but not that well. The other night a sponsored ad popped into my newsfeed, asking me if I could “afford” a Liberal federal government, with Liberal party leader Justin Trudeau’s picture…
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Despite System’s Flaws, More International Students Coming to Ontario
Over half the population of international students in Ontario are deciding to stay put after graduating, and it’s for a good reason. A recent study titled International Students in the Ontario Postsecondary System and Beyond,…
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Express Entry is not Easy Entry
On January 1, 2015 Canada’s immigration program was dramatically and fundamentally changed. Overnight our immigration program morphed from an applicant-driven model, to a government selection-driven model. Up until December 31, 2014 an applicant could apply to…
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