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Canada has announced the resumption of citizenship tests online, eight months after they were suspended due to the coronavirus crisis. A new online platform was launched by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on Thursday, November 26, which it says will include safeguards to identify test candidates. The test will initially be offered to candidates
Canadian citizenship applicants are calling for the resumption of knowledge tests placed on hold since March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Many permanent residents applying to become Canadian citizens have seen processing halted due to service restrictions caused by COVID-19. But with many services resuming either online or in-person, applicants are now asking why the
Canadian permanent residents who qualify to become citizens are playing a waiting game over the federal government’s promise to abolish the citizenship fee. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals made a pre-election pledge in 2019 to waive the $630 fee associated with obtaining Canadian citizenship. Since the pledge was made, the coronavirus crisis has taken grip
2020-02-18 – Canada’s immigration minister has proposed a change to the Oath of Citizenship to insert text referring to the rights of the indigenous population. Marco Mendicino on Tuesday introduced a bill to amend the Citizenship Act to include the new language. The new language would add references to the Aboriginal and treaty rights of
December 7, 2018 – If you are an Indian IT professional working in the USA and considering your future options, you could change your life in 2019 by moving to Canada. Qualified IT professionals are in high demand in Canada’s economy, and the federal government has shaped immigration policies to make up the shortfall. Important
November 26, 2018 – New figures show Canadian birth tourism numbers are much higher than official figures suggest. A study by Policy Options author Andrew Griffith found that while Statistics Canada reported 313 births to mothers residing outside Canada in 2016, the actual number could be more than five times greater. It means the issue
Immigration Minister Chris Alexander has announced plans for significant reform to Canada’s Citizenship Act. The changes, which will be tabled at the upcoming session of Parliament, are being touted as the “first comprehensive reform […] in over a generation.” However, they will not, apparently, touch on issues of so-called “birth tourism,” for which the government
The new requirements for Canadian Citizenship are now in force. The changes to the Canadian Citizenship Act, the most comprehensive in more than 35 years, make it much harder and more costly to become a Citizen of Canada. One of the most important changes is the requirement that an individual must now physically reside in
Canada offers citizenship through naturalization and by birth in Canada. Under current law, to qualify for citizenship through naturalization, candidates must have three years of qualifying permanent resident status during the preceding five years. Read More New Canadian Citizenship Act Change Sees Update to Revocation Process Second Wave of Canadian Citizenship Changes Take Effect October
2015-02-04 | 2015 CF 142 | T-338-14 Miji c Canada (Citoyenneté et Immigration) Principle Established If a citizenship applicant satisfies s. 5(1) of the Citizenship Act under a qualitative analysis, it is a violation of procedural fairness to reject his application based on a failure to satisfy s. 5(1) under a quantitative analysis. Facts Miji sought judicial
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