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09/03/2026

Canada has held a new Express Entry draw for physicians. 🩺
 
📅 Date: September 3, 2026
📋 Draw type: Physicians with Canadian Work Experience
📨 ITAs issued: 229
🎯 CRS cut-off score: 198
 
This is Canada’s third draw to date under the Physicians with Canadian Work Experience category.
 
Compared with previous physician draws this year, this round had the lowest number of invitations and the second-highest CRS cut-off.
 
IRCC has now issued 891 ITAs to physicians with Canadian work experience in 2026.
 
👉 Get the full details at www.cicnews.com
 

09/03/2026

Canada invites 229 physicians to apply for permanent residence

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system. The immigration department issued 229 ITAs in a draw for Physicians with Canadian work experience. To be considered in this draw, candidates needed to have: A minimum Comp...

09/03/2026

Can American records prove Canadian citizenship by descent?

A death certificate from Michigan can name your great-grandmother's birthplace as Ontario. On its own, it won't establish that she held Canadian citizenship. American records do real work in a citizenship by descent application. Among other functions, they can establish your identity and can documen...

09/02/2026

First September update shows lower processing times for temporary residence applicants

On September 2, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) released updated timelines for various temporary residence application types, with waits dropping across several categories. Of the declines seen in IRCC’s latest update, the most notable include: Work permits: one-week decline fo...

09/02/2026

Quebec invites 790 PSTQ candidates to apply for permanent selection

On August 27, Québec’s Ministry of Immigration, Francisation and Integration (MIFI) held immigration selections under all four streams of the Skilled Worker Selection Program (PSTQ). The province issued no fewer than 790 invitations in this selection round, with the greatest share of invitations ...

09/02/2026

Canada is fast-tracking ⚡ proof of citizenship applications for those planning to study in the country.
 
🎓 Applicants who need a citizenship certificate to attend a school, college or university can request urgent processing. While approval isn’t guaranteed, those who qualify may be able to get their certificate in time for the start of their semester.
 
To be considered, applicants need to actively request urgent processing and provide supporting documents, such as a letter of acceptance from a Canadian school.
 
With standard proof of citizenship processing now at 25 months ⏳, this could be a meaningful option for people who discover Canadian ancestry and are planning — or even open — to studying in Canada.
 
👉 Get the full details at the link in our story or visit cicnews.com.
 
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09/02/2026

Canada shuts door to Hongkonger permanent residence pathways

The window has closed for eligible Hongkongers to submit direct applications for Canadian permanent residence (PR). As of August 31, 2026, no further applications will be accepted, as confirmed by an immigration department news release published on Aug. 28. Applications submitted on or before Aug. 3...

09/02/2026

📩 Manitoba just issued 741 invitations in its latest PNP draw — with occupation-specific selections accounting for nearly 90% of them.
 
On August 27 🗓️, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) invited:
 
• 600 candidates in trades and transportation occupations
• 62 bus drivers and transit operators, general practitioners and family physicians
• 21 French-speaking candidates
• 58 strategically recruited candidates
 
Foreign nationals selected by Manitoba as provincial nominees can request work permit support letters 💼, which they can use to apply to the federal government for work permits.
 
👉 Get the full draw details and eligible occupations at cicnews.com
 
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09/02/2026

Do Canadians by descent living in the U.S. have to pay Canadian taxes?

You learned you're a Canadian citizen by descent. Someone in your family has already asked the question: Do you owe taxes to Canada now? In most cases, no. Millions of Americans became eligible when Canada's new citizenship law removed the generational limit in December 2025. Most of them will not n...

09/01/2026

Canada updates breakdown of Express Entry candidate scores

The Express Entry pool declined by just 186 profiles overall between August 16 and August 30, despite a drop of nearly 1,800 profiles in the 351–400 CRS band, according to the latest figures from Canada’s immigration department. At the same time, the number of top-scoring Express Entry profiles ...