by Nwando Oranye | Oct 13, 2025 | Immigration Blog
The new Bill C-12 was introduced to enable Parliament to to protect Canadians while permitting additional time to evaluate additional measures announced earlier, in June 2025. This Bill is aiming at transnational organized crime, illegal fentanyl, and illicit...
by Nwando Oranye | Oct 13, 2025 | Immigration Blog
A parliamentary committee has approved significant amendments to Bill C-3, introducing new requirements for citizenship by descent that mirror naturalization processes. Under these changes, Canadians born abroad who seek to pass citizenship to their children must...
by Nwando Oranye | Oct 13, 2025 | Immigration Blog
On October 8, 2025, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) secured an additional 1,489 nominations from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), raising its 2025 total allocation to 6,239. This 31% increase comes as welcome news following...
by Nwando Oranye | Oct 13, 2025 | Immigration Blog
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced an extension of the Federal Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP) program through December 31, 2025, extending the initiative beyond its previous June deadline. The department has simultaneously...
by Nwando Oranye | Oct 8, 2025 | Immigration Blog
A special visa program launched to relocate extended family members from war-torn Gaza to Canada has left thousands waiting in dangerous conditions for nearly two years. Institutional resistance and resource shortages have plagued the initiative from its inception,...
