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Police Certificates for Immigration to Canada (IRCC CIC)

One document that is key to any application is that all-important police certificate. Imagine gathering what you consider all the necessary documents only to realize you’ve forgotten about your police certificate. No certificate means your application will be deemed incomplete and either returned to you or delayed for a considerable amount of time.

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Best Electricity Rates in Canada

We need electricity for just about everything today, from heating our homes to powering our appliances and keeping our lights on. However, without access to the right information, you can easily find yourself paying an overpriced electric bill at the end of each month. To understand why electricity prices vary in each province or territory,…

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How to Complete the IMM 1294 Application for a Study Permit

To apply for a study permit (i.e. student visa) from outside Canada – form IMM 1294 – you must first have an acceptance letter from a Designated Learning Institution, which is a post-secondary school that has been approved by the government. You also have to have financial proof that you can pay for your first…

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Am I Still a Permanent Resident if My PR Card Expires?

If you do not renew your Permanent Resident (PR) Card, your status as a permanent resident is not affected. If you were a permanent resident on the day before your PR Card expires (every 5 years), then you are still one on the day it expires. This does not mean that permanent residence is unconditional….

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Can I Use My Canadian Health Card Overseas?

If you are registered with a provincial health plan and have a health card from that plan, can you use it outside Canada? Inside Canada, provinces like BC, Alberta and Ontario allow each other’s health plans to be used by travellers to the other province, for example. But how about when you travel outside of…

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USMCA Visa (formerly NAFTA Visa – North American Free Trade Agreement)

Please Note: NAFTA has been replaced by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which has been ratified as of March 2020. The USMCA does not affect NAFTA visa policies. The North American Free Trade Agreement known as NAFTA  was a trade agreement between Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The goals of the North American Free…

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Temporary Health Insurance in Canada for New PRs

You’ve made it to Canada as a permanent resident and that’s reason to celebrate. One of the many reasons you have for being glad to be starting a new life in the country is that you are eligible for free, public healthcare. While some health services lie outside the Canada Health Act and are fee-based,…

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Immigrate to Canada through the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Project

Is your community interested in growth and development? Does it have an established organization dedicated to economic development, one that has been studying and planning ways to promote the community? Does it have an economic base that could use some skilled and even semi-skilled workers from abroad? Is it an open-minded community looking to integrate…

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US Waiver Application

The US Entry Waiver application is a complicated process that people who are otherwise inadmissible to the USA due to a criminal history, medical or security grounds, must complete. US waivers can be filed from any country including Canada and they allow people who have been convicted of a criminal offence to legally enter the…

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Temporary Resident Permit

Denied Entry to Canada Have you been denied entry into Canada? If you have a criminal record, certain medical conditions, have violated immigration rules in Canada or other countries, have been deemed a security risk, or appear unable or unwilling to support yourself financially while you are in Canada, these are just some of the…

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Get Work Permit From Within Canada

If you are in Canada on a visitor visa and you suddenly decide it would be a good idea to apply to work in Canada, you will have to leave the country and apply for a work permit from a Canadian visa office abroad.

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Got rejected for your NEXUS or Fast Card? Learn How to Appeal in Canada

If you have applied for a FAST or NEXUS Card and been rejected you can still appeal! Learn how in this article.

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