Citizenship

2025, saw the implementation of the most significant changes to Canadian citizenship laws in decades, reshaping how Canadian citizenship is passed down by descent. These updates, anchored in Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025), aim to modernize the law so it better reflects today’s global and diverse families. Since 2009, Canada’s Citizenship Act has included a rule known as the first-generation limit (FGL), which means that Canadian citizens who themselves

Canada’s current published multi-year Immigration Level's Plan runs through 2025–2027, with targets including 395,000 new permanent residents in 2025, dropping to 380,000 in 2026 and 365,000 in 2027. IRCC has indicated that the 2026–2028 Immigration Level's Plan will be released in the fall of 2025. Key Focus Areas Canada's upcoming Immigration Level's Plan is likely to focus on: Reducing pressure on housing, infrastructure, public services and ensuring newcomers can settle a

IRCC has made significant changes to processing times for certain types of permanent residence applications, leaving applications in limbo. Navigating IRCC Processing Times IRCC has made significant changes to their application processing tool, which now includes two feature questions for certain application categories: 1) Have you already applied? 2) When did you apply? After answering these two questions, you will get an estimated processing time, the number of applicants a