British Columbia and New Brunswick expand access to work permits for employers in select regions

CIC News British Columbia and New Brunswick expand access to work permits for employers in select regions British Columbia and New Brunswick have opted into the federal government’s temporary policy, giving rural employers more flexibility to hire low-wage temporary foreign workers. The two provinces join Nova Scotia, Manitoba, and Quebec, which announced that they would…

A third of Vermonters can get Canadian passports in wake of citizenship law changes

CIC News A third of Vermonters can get Canadian passports in wake of citizenship law changes Around one in three Vermonters now qualifies for Canadian citizenship, following a recent change to Canada’s citizenship by descent law. On December 15, 2025, Canada eliminated its first-generation limit to citizenship by descent. Now, anyone born prior to that…

Could Canada’s new citizenship law help U.S. draft dodgers?

CIC News Could Canada’s new citizenship law help U.S. draft dodgers? With the U.S. set to resume mandatory draft registration this year, Canada’s new citizenship law offers would-be dodgers the unconditional right to enter Canada. In the wake of changes to Canada’s Citizenship Act in December of 2025, which removed the generational limit to inheriting…