Citizenship

• Quebec spousal sponsorship applicants describe system as broken and discriminatory

  Protesters have been outside the Montreal immigration office for the past six days asking the federal government to grant temporary visas to spouses.

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2020
• Coronavirus: Ottawa to ease border restrictions for compassionate visits by foreign nationals

  The federal government is expected to announce next week that it will ease border restrictions that were preventing Canadians from seeing family members and loved ones that are foreign nationals living in another country.

  Canada

  Sep 26, 2020
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• U.S. citizenship is not as coveted as it once was

  The United States is on track to see a record-breaking 10,000 people renounce U.S. citizenship in 2020 — but not for the reasons you might think, says Brett Goodin of NYU.

  Commentary

  Sep 12, 2020
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• Former child refugees file lawsuit against N.S. government over allegations of abuse while in care

  Nova Scotia government being sued by former child refugees who allege years of abuse while in foster care system.

  Canada

  Sep 2, 2020
• Spousal sponsorship applicants protest for the reunification of families in Quebec

  They are calling on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to come up with a solution to reunite families that have been separated during the application process.

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2020
• Liberals to expand citizenship eligibility to non-biological offspring

  The government announced Thursday that it will allow non-biological Canadian parents who are a child's legal parent at birth to pass down their citizenship.

  Canada

  Jul 9, 2020
• Syrian refugee who founded Peace by Chocolate to become Canadian citizen

  Tareq Hadhad, the founder and CEO of Antigonish-based Peace by Chocolate, will be among 50 people taking part in a citizenship ceremony Jan. 15 at Pier 21 in Halifax.

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2020
• Decline in newcomers becoming Canadian citizens tied to income, study suggests

  The decrease was part an overall trend in declining citizenship rates among those who have been in Canada less than 10 years, despite the fact the actual citizenship rate in Canada is among the highest in the Western world.

  Canada

  Nov 13, 2019
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• Over 80% of Canadians would fail a citizenship test, new poll reveals

  "Canadians' general knowledge of what's in the study guide would only get them about halfway to a passing grade," said Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, president of Forum Research.

  Canada

  Jul 1, 2019
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• Work permit requirements reduced for spouses of Atlantic program immigrants

  The federal Department of Immigration says in a news release that the change "supports the Atlantic Immigration Pilot's goal to ensure newcomers who have come here, stay here."

  Politics

  May 8, 2019