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Immigration

Restore citizenship lost under former retention rule; simplified renunciation for those affected

Grant citizenship by descent to pre-enactment foreign-born children; relax post-first-generation rules and 1,095-day residency

Canadian MPs denied entry at Allenby Crossing

Conservatives push to cut Interim Federal Health Program benefits

Iranian FA president denied Toronto entry

IRGC-linked FIFA official visa

Auditor-General report finds student visa fraud, sparks ministerial fallout

Canada deports alleged IRGC members

Canada Ebola travel ban and visa suspensions

Canada immigration targets and proposed cuts

Canada reduces immigration targets

Canada sets 408,000 study permit target for 2026

Deny asylum to non‑citizen criminals

Federal government adds 5,000 francophone spots outside Quebec

Iranian football officials denied entry to Canada

Manitoba work permit extension for MPNP applicants

Auditor General finds IRCC investigated 4,057 of 153,324 immigration cases

C-3 citizenship-by-descent email recall

Canada 14-day arrival cutoff and one-year asylum filing bar

Canada awards $1.2M for Muslim youth gang-prevention in NS and NB

Canada bars MEP Rima Hassan from entering before Montreal visit

Canada expands Express Entry to include researchers and pilots

Canada fast-tracks rural temporary foreign workers to permanent residency

Canada responds to Minnesota ICE/CBP raids

Canada Strong Borders Act split into separate bills

Canadian citizenship revoked over ancestry proof

Carney cuts 2026 targets for temporary foreign workers and international students

CBSA removal orders for GTA extortion cases

CBSA World Cup 2026 border travel guidance

College consultant oversight reforms

Deportation of MV Sun Sea passenger Kumar Thuraisinkam

Eid-ul-Fitr celebration at Islamic Centre of Yellowknife

End to one-click virtual citizenship ceremonies

eTA cancelled for Kneecap member Liam Ó hAnnaidh

Federal raises rural low-wage temporary foreign worker cap to 15%

Federal student caps affect Atlantic universities

Gordie Howe Bridge opening delayed to early 2026

IRCC suspension of C-3 citizenship certificates

Limits on Refugee Board hearings

Newfoundland and Labrador budget cuts to immigration programs

Pattison sells Ashland, VA warehouse to ICE

Pre-clearance at Billy Bishop Toronto Island Airport

Quebec extends DSP application period by 12 months

Regina immigration sponsorship fraud case

Sudbury gets $1.5M for francophone settlement in 2026