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IRCC Is Surveying Clients About Their Immigration Representatives — Here’s Why That Matters

IRCC Is Surveying Clients About Their Immigration Representatives — Here’s Why That Matters

IRCC quietly rolled out something this spring that I think deserves more attention than it's getting: a client experience survey aimed speci...

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The Fee Waiver for Reclaiming Indigenous Names on ID Documents Has Ended — What Comes Next

The Fee Waiver for Reclaiming Indigenous Names on ID Documents Has Ended — What Comes Next

Back in 2021, IRCC introduced a fee waiver that let Indigenous people, residential school survivors, and their families reclaim their Indige...

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Good News for International Students: You No Longer Need a Separate Co-op Work Permit

Good News for International Students: You No Longer Need a Separate Co-op Work Permit

This is one of the more welcome policy simplifications I've seen from IRCC in a while. As of April 1, 2026, eligible post-secondary internat...

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Breaking Down the April 2026 Permanent Residence Fee Increase

Breaking Down the April 2026 Permanent Residence Fee Increase

Every two years, IRCC adjusts permanent residence fees to track the Consumer Price Index, it's a built-in mechanism under the Immigration an...

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Citizenship Fee Ticked Up Again This Year — Small Change, Still Worth Knowing

Citizenship Fee Ticked Up Again This Year — Small Change, Still Worth Knowing

Under the Service Fees Act, certain IRCC fees get indexed to inflation annually, and the Right of Citizenship fee is one of them. As of Marc...

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The Super Visa Income Requirement Just Got More Flexible — Here's How

The Super Visa Income Requirement Just Got More Flexible — Here's How

The Parents and Grandparents Super Visa has always hinged on one of the more rigid requirements in Canadian immigration: the host (the child...

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New Time Limits on Settlement Services for Economic-Class Immigrants

New Time Limits on Settlement Services for Economic-Class Immigrants

Until now, economic-class permanent residents could access federally funded settlement services, things like language training and employmen...

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Who's Governing Your Immigration Consultant? The CICC Board Appointments, Explained

Who's Governing Your Immigration Consultant? The CICC Board Appointments, Explained

On March 9, 2026, Minister Lena Metlege Diab announced five new appointments to the Board of Directors of the College of Immigration and Cit...

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