Immigration

• Canada pauses immigration applications for parent, grandparent sponsorship

  The federal government will not accept any new applications this year from people who want to sponsor their parents and grandparents to come to Canada. 

  Canada

  Jul 15
  
• Ottawa blames ‘unclear’ guidance for ‘Lost Canadian’ citizenship recalls

  IRCC said 100 people were told to surrender their citizenship certificates after a 'routine review' found they had 'potentially insufficient supporting documentation.'

  Politics

  Jun 30
  
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• Lawyers ‘shocked’ by lack of answers on ‘Lost Canadian’ citizenship recalls

  Earlier this month, the immigration department began sending letters to an unknown number of people ordering them to surrender recently issued Canadian citizenship certificates.

  Canada

  Jun 28
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• ‘Something’ led to ‘lost Canadian’ citizenship recalls, minister says

  Lena Diab didn't say exactly what problem led to an unknown number of people getting emails last week ordering them to surrender their proof of citizenship.

  Canada

  Jun 23
• Ottawa reverses some orders for ‘lost Canadians’ to surrender certificates

  After some "lost Canadians" were told to surrender their new citizenship certificates, a few received letters confirming their citizenship claims are once again considered valid.

  Canada

  Jun 22
• Immigration officials pause some ‘lost Canadians’ citizenship cases

  The IRCC paused some new citizenship by descent applications after "a few dozen" people were told their issued citizenship certificates must be surrendered pending a review.

  Canada

  Jun 18
• Canada’s population fell slightly in 1st quarter of 2026: StatCan

  The agency states that Canada's population is currently estimated to be 41,417,056 as of April 1, 2026, down 55,025 people from Jan. 1.

  Canada

  Jun 17
• How high immigration levels covered up underlying weakness in the economy

  Economists and some critics of Prime Minister Mark Carney have said that years of high immigration intake served to conceal the extent of Canada's economic troubles.

  Economy

  Jun 4
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• Immigration lawyers say automation is partly driving a massive Federal Court backlog

  Immigration cases at Federal Court have more than quadrupled since 2020, with some lawyers linking the surge to increased automation in visa processing and application reviews.

  Canada

  May 30
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• Are Ebola travel restrictions necessary? PHAC, health experts disagree

  Health officials have cited the FIFA World Cup as justification, but some infectious disease experts are siding with the WHO in saying travel restrictions will have little effect.

  Health

  May 28