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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

"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.

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."

According to the survey, 60% of Canadians want to see the country's citizenship laws change to discourage birth tourism.