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Canadian Citizenship Ceremony: What to Bring, What Happens and What Comes Next
Passing the citizenship test feels like the finish line, but you are not a Canadian citizen yet. Citizenship becomes official ...
Spouse’s Open Work Permit When the Principal’s Permit Is Being Extended
Your family came to Canada on one permit: you work (or study), and your spouse holds an open work permit ...
Restoration of Status as a Worker: The 90-Day Deadline and Why You Can’t Work Yet
You missed the date. Your work permit expired before you applied to extend it, or your extension was refused. You ...
Travelling While on Maintained Status: What You Lose at the Border
A family emergency, a wedding abroad, a quick trip across the U.S. border — and your permit extension is still ...
Your Passport Cut Your Work Permit or PGWP Short: How to Get the Missing Time Back
You were approved for a three-year PGWP, but the permit in your hand ends in fourteen months. Or your employer’s ...
Home Security for Newcomers in Canada: What Renters and New Buyers Should Know
Your first Canadian home is usually a rental — a basement suite, a condo unit, an apartment you found online ...
Health Card on Maintained Status: What Every Province Does When Your Permit Expires
Your provincial health card has the same expiry date as your work permit. When the permit expires while IRCC is ...
My SIN Expired While I’m on Maintained Status: Can I Keep Working?
If your Social Insurance Number starts with a 9, it has an expiry date — and that date is the ...
How to Prove to Your Employer You Can Keep Working on Maintained Status (the 365-Day WP-EXT Letter)
Your work permit expired last week. Your extension application is still in processing. You are allowed to keep working — ...
GST/HST Credit Is Now the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit: How Newcomers Apply (RC151)
If you arrived in Canada this year, you have probably heard about the “GST cheque” — the quarterly payment that ...
