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CIC News Housing in Canada: Reviewing shifts in the Canadian housing landscape over the last decade Statistics Canada (StatsCan) recently released its latest report on the state of housing in Canada, based on its 2021 Canadian Housing Survey. This report, which details and analyzes changes and trends in the country’s housing market between 2011 and…
CIC News Immigration Minister: Applicants can soon expect normal service standards Canada’s Immigration Minister Sean Fraser believes meaningful steps are being taken to get the immigration system back on track. Fraser acknowledged ongoing application processing and client experience challenges when he sat down with CIC News for an exclusive interview in Toronto earlier this week.…
CIC News Canada set to welcome over 500,000 newcomers this summer Upon imposing COVID travel restrictions in March 2020, Canada prevented many newcomers from being able to enter the country. There were some exceptions, such as those who received permanent residence and study permit approval prior to the restrictions taking effect, as well as those…
CIC News Canada providing charter flights to facilitate the arrival of Ukrainian refugees Over the next few weeks, Ukrainians who have been approved under the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel (CUAET) and their family members will have access to chartered flights to Canada. Those who have obtained their visa to come to Canada under the CUAET…
CIC News Are you eligible for Canadian citizenship? Over 85% of Canadian immigrants become citizens, one of the highest rates in the world. The benefits of Canadian citizenship include being able to live permanently in one of the world’s most peaceful and economically, socially, and politically stable societies, enjoying one of the world’s most powerful…
CIC News Why you should apply for a parent and grandparent Super Visa Canada’s Super Visa is a temporary visa that may be an attractive option for Canadians who wish to bring their foreign parents and grandparents to Canada. In contrast to the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP), which is a permanent residency pathway, the…
CIC News How to get Canadian citizenship if your parent is a Canadian There are significant benefits to being a Canadian citizen. You have the ability to live permanently in a country with a stable economy, society, and political environment. This includes having access to ample job opportunities, universal healthcare, high quality education for your…
CIC News Why Canada is an attractive destination for Iranian immigrants Data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) suggests that 2021 was a big year for Iranian immigration. Canada welcomed more than 11,000 Iranians last year, making it the eighth most popular source country of new immigrants in 2021. In this article we examine…
CIC News Calculating citizenship eligibility for PRs who live in Canada but work in the U.S. One of the requirements for Canadian citizenship, is you have to have been physically present in Canada for three out of the last five years. But if you drive to the U.S. for work every day, does that count as…
CIC News Canada’s job vacancies reach record high in Q3 2021 Canada had an all-time high of 912,600 job vacancies in the third quarter of 2021, according to a new Statistics Canada report. This occurred as Canada’s economy continued to recover amid the easing of public health restrictions. The record-high level of job vacancies was…