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December 1 , 2020 - Canada has announced the resumption of citizenship tests online, eight months after they were suspended due to the coronavirus crisis.

October 4, 2017 - Canada's federal government has announced the second wave of changes to the Canadian Citizenship Act under Bill C-6 will come into effect on Wednesday, October 11, 2017.

May 4, 2020 - Ottawa has clarified important terminologies facing foreign nationals who intend to travel to Canada and that exemptions will be not apply for tourism, recreation and entertainment.

The leniency period for Canada's new Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) ends on November 10, 2016, although the government has introduced a short-term measure for dual citizens.

January 4, 2019 - The latest Statistics Canada figures show the Immigrant unemployment rate fell to 6.4 percent in 2017, the lowest since Statistics Canada began tracking this in 2006.

June 19, 2020 - Indian international students, particularly those in technology subjects, are increasingly choosing to study in Canada over the U.S., according to the latest figures.

April 26 , 2019 - Canada's immigration department has begun issuing invitations to apply through the Parents and Grandparents Program.

Candidates for Canada's newly announced temporary permanent residence streams can use language test results up to two years old to support their applications.

February 12, 2019 - Ottawa has spoken out against the Quebec government's plan to place conditions on Canadian permanent residence in the French-speaking province.

February 18, 2019 - Canada's federal government is set to allow temporary foreign workers who face employer abuse to switch to an open work permit.

July 23, 2019 - Canada and the US have begun implementation of the third phase of the "Beyond the Border" security agreement featuring broader cross border sharing provisions.

May 31, 2017 – Quebec immigration authorities have begun accepting new applications under the highly successful Quebec Immigrant Investor Program as of May 29, 2017. The application period will end on February 23, 2018.

December 27, 2017 -Canada's federal government has extended the Spousal Work Permit Pilot Program, that allows spouses and common-law partners who are in the country with pending immigration application for permanent residence to apply for a temporary work permit.

June 8, 2018 - International students from select Asian countries can get access to fast Study Permit processing under the new Student Direct Stream.

June 13, 2016 - The Quebec Minister of Immigration announced the maximum number of 5000 Skilled Worker Program applications for its first intake period in 2016, has been reached. A second intake period in 2016 for an additional 5000 applications has not yet been established.

A new sponsorship form for those wishing to bring parents and grandparents to Canada is now available. Canadian citizens and permanent residents have until February 2, 2017 to submit an online, short form application after which 10,000 candidates will be drawn at random and invited to complete a full application.

Ontario has launched a new online application process for the Entrepreneur Stream of its Immigrant Nominee Program.