3 Citizenship Ceremonies Hosted By The CFL in Celebration of the League’s Diversity is Strength Campaign The CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos hosted a citizenship ceremony on August 18th, welcoming 50 new citizens at Commonwealth Stadium. August 24th had the Montreal Alouettes take their turn and the 25th had the B.C. Lions hosting another ceremony. After reciting the […]
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Canada Is A Global Leader In Climate Change Mitigation
Saturday, June 30th, 2018
The Canadian Reputation As Climate Advocates Is A Global Example Canada is a massive, resourcefully rich country. We have a strong energy sector, a strong trade relationship with the United States (even with the current political issues occurring between President Trump and PM Trudeau), and a strong and growing economy. Canada is internationally recognized under […]
How You’re Entitled To Canadian Citizenship By Descent
Wednesday, February 28th, 2018
If you have a parent who was born in Canada you are a Canadian citizen by descent. One of the most commonly asked questions we field is related to Canadian citizenship by descent. Individuals born outside of Canada are Canadian citizens by descent only if one of their parents is a citizen of Canada either by having been born in Canada or […]
Canadian Citizenship Applications See Significant Spike The Week After Rules Change
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018
Thousands of applications filed in week after October 11th, 2017 As per the CBC, there was a significant uptick in applications for Canadian citizenship after the government cooled the rules around residency requirements and language proficiency this fall. 3653 applications are filed in an average week, in the six months leading up to the rules being […]
Canada Embraces It’s Dual Citizens While Australia’s Government Throws Itself Into Disarray
Sunday, December 31st, 2017
The Literal Interpretation Of The Constitutional Rule Has Created An Unprecedented Political Crisis You cannot be a dual citizen if you want to work in Australian politics. Their constitution prohibits it. The document, enacted on Jan. 1, 1901, includes a section outlining who can and who cannot sit in the Senate, the upper house of the […]
New Year Sees Reinstatement of Parents and Grandparents Program
Wednesday, December 27th, 2017
Canadian citizens and permanent residents will soon be able to take the first step in applying to bring their parents and grandparents to Canada Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will reinstate its popular Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) on Jan. 2, 2018. The very popular program permits Canadian citizens and permanent residents to sponsor their parents or […]
Maryam Monsef Is Waiting On The Government For Paperwork Update
Tuesday, November 28th, 2017
Liberal cabinet minister is still waiting for the government to update her documents More than a year after Maryam Monsef’s place of birth was revealed to be Iran, and not Afghanistan as originally reported, the Minister is awaiting the changes to her paperwork like any other Canadian. In September 2016, Maryam Monsef Liberal minister of […]
Man Fights For His Canadian Identity
Monday, October 30th, 2017
Denied Canadian Citizenship Two Years After Application Global News has been following and reporting on an interesting story of a man who, after having spent almost his entire adult life in Canada, was denied Canadian citizenship. Jonathan “Yoani” Kuiper was born in the Netherlands, but his family moved to Canada when he was just fourteen […]