A Canadian judge ruled that IRCC cannot use its own instructions to justify open-ended Start-Up Visa delays, splitting the Federal Court.
The PQ would admit only economic immigrants already in Quebec; Patrick McCarthy sees the investor program as a lever the new government will use.
Deeper Canada–EU mobility could reshape the value of Canadian business immigration, argues Melissa Godmer.
The EU offer covered defense, tech, and the Arctic, but not mobility. Experts put visa-free movement rights years away, if ever.
Carney has raised visa-free settlement with EU leaders, according to the Wall Street Journal. Ottawa disputes the label, not the mobility.
Slava Apel on IRCC’s new vocabulary: Elite entrepreneurs, high impact, and a 2026 federal business admissions target of 500.
Canada extended its ban and Australia froze sales of existing homes, while New Zealand and Saudi Arabia opened their doors again. What you can own, market by market.
A parent’s guide to the unannounced deadlines by which at least ten countries strip birthright nationality from young adults.
Seized equipment could churn out Canadian, French, Swiss, Czech, and Italian passports. No federal agency appears in the SQ’s account.
Ottawa issued 4,075 descent certificates since December; but now suspending an undisclosed number over documentation concerns.
ACC’s exit from Quebec’s Immigrant Investor Program reduces the number of authorized financial intermediaries to six; Arton claims approximately 40% market share.
Most people plan where to move. Few consider what their current country will charge them for leaving.
A five-year wait, a clean file, and a court ruling that says none of it matters if the incubator falls.
Slava Apel argues the SUV’s flaws killed it, but Canada’s entrepreneur immigration model is being rebuilt, not abandoned.
Canada suspends Start-Up Visa, officially closing at year’s end, suggests new pilot program to take its place in 2026.
Could Canada’s implementation of AI screening in immigration be a prelude to RCBI doing the same? Experts have their say.
SUV applicants from 2022 still have to wait another three years, while new applicants face a decade long wait for permanent residency.
Under new IRCC rules, speculative start-ups are out. Melissa Godmer breaks down the tougher business immigration criteria.
The latest updates in Passport Potpourri cover sweeping citizenship purges, stalled reforms, new residency hurdles, and more.
57% of Startup Visa applications await eligibility review as Canada ramps up processing speed, clearing 5,633 cases in 2024
