Asheesh Moosapeta

Spouses and common-law partners of certain foreign-trained healthcare workers in Quebec have expanded access to open work permits, effective May 25, 2026. Under the updated instructions, eligible spouses no longer need the principal worker's work permit to be valid for at least 16 months—a recent stipulation Canada’s immigration department added to spousal open work permit

On May 30, 2026, all nine Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) nomination categories (streams) will lose their legal basis as part of a suite of regulation changes that will come into force on this date. The revocation covers every existing pathway to provincial nomination in Ontario. It's the largest single change to the OINP since

Since Canada eliminated its generational limit to inheriting citizenship by descent last December, millions of Americans with Canadian ancestry can apply for proof of Canadian citizenship, with which they can obtain a Canadian passport. And this spring, thousands of Americans have been applying, pushing up processing times dramatically. If you’re not sure whether you have

Ontario has revoked all its provincial pathways to permanent residence, without putting into place any replacements. On May 30, 2026, scheduled legislative changes to Ontario's provincial regulations took effect, and invalidated each of the immigration streams through which foreign nationals used to be able to qualify for provincial nomination for permanent residence through the Ontario

If you want a second passport, be prepared to spend both a lot of time and a lot of money—unless you qualify for a Canadian passport. Caribbean nations charge at least $200,000 for citizenship through investment. Portugal's Golden Visa starts at €250,000. Italy and Ireland have both tightened their ancestry routes in recent years, limiting

Bill C-3 restored Canadian citizenship to anyone born before December 15, 2025, who can trace an unbroken line of descent to a Canadian ancestor. But the same law introduced a new restriction for the next generation. If you have a child born abroad after December 15, 2025, that child won't automatically inherit your citizenship unless

If one of your grandparents was born in Canada, you may already be a Canadian citizen — even if you and your parents were born abroad, and no one in your family has ever held a Canadian passport. You wouldn't apply to become a citizen. If you qualify, you already are one. You'd simply apply

Those applying for Canadian citizenship by descent will now have a 15-month wait time for their proof of Canadian citizenship certificates as of June 2026. There are now roughly 82,000 applications in the queue, according to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). As recently as May 12, that figure stood at 70,400. In under a

For much of the last 300 years, a French-Canadian family could answer to two surnames at once. A man baptized Roy might be buried as a Desjardins. Their grandchildren might use both, or pick one, or quietly drop the other. If your family came from Quebec, you may have inherited the half that hides where

In Woonsocket, Rhode Island, the old nickname still holds: la ville la plus française aux États-Unis — the most French city in the United States. A recent change to Canadian law has turned that legacy into something concrete. A conservative estimate suggests nearly one in six Woonsocket residents — roughly 7,000 people — descend from