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    Application for Canadian Citizenship - A Comprehensive Guide

    See here: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/act-changes/rules-2025.html Which is rather sparse on information but tells you how to apply...
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    Workaround for Guarantor and references for Canadian Passport

    I think the answer is that it can delay it (there have been sporadic reports of it here) but there are not enough consistent reports to say for sure. My intuition is that for those who became citizens recently (i.e. by grant/naturalization) it probably isn't a significant issue - or at least...
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    Canadian Passport Processing

    It depends what service you applied for and whether pick-up or mail. For recent passport applications (last couple of years roughly, since the post-covid surge and delays were worked out) they've been pretty good. But I personally have only used the in-person apply and in-person pick-up service...
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    Workaround for Guarantor and references for Canadian Passport

    You're overthinking it IMO. Mail within Canada is typically less than five days. If your guarantor is reasonably responsive, that means - realistically - two weeks. Up to you of course.
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    Soon to get Copr, can't leave dad alone, unable to decide

    While I agree with this - a warning: one of the biggest issues we see here that come up with those who do soft landings like this, consistently, is that they wait until, say, 2.5/3 years before moving to Canada, and then - life interferes. They can't come before third anniversary, they have a...
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    Soon to get Copr, can't leave dad alone, unable to decide

    It is a huge problem for many families, and in many cases it is simply not realistic - financially as well as all the other issues - to arrange for the parents to move to Canada (or at least for more than visits). Particularly if there are health issues (which is the case for many at that age...
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    Atterrissage à Montréal alors que ma ville de destination déclarée est Ottawa – Y a-t-il un risque avec les agents d’immigration ?

    Aucun problème, s'ils vous posent des questions, expliquez simplement que vous allez ensuite à Ottawa. Une adresse à Ottawa pour l'envoi de la carte du résident permanent sera utile. En fait Montréal est le deuxième aéroport international d'Ottawa - tout à fait normal d'y arriver et de suivre...
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    Citizenship Backlog Surge 2026

    I mean, I don't know. Possibly. But the increase in timelines has been gradual, not all at once (although fairly rapid). What I can sort-of say is that the overall numbers (total outstanding before the large drop each month, and the outstanding after this 'lumpy' removal each month) both seem...
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    PR CARD RENEWAL SUBMITTED March 2026

    It's well documented here on the site that the query option is NOT supported and gives incorrect info. And yet people keep trying it.
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    Non-Routine Citizenship Applications (2024–2025) – Timelines

    Since your employment-related request is to be employed outside of Canada by a non-Canadian company, I should think any request for urgent treatment would not be granted. YMMV.
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    Citizenship Backlog Surge 2026

    I think this is a data clean-up issue or some other 'phantom' / technical thing going on that I cannot fully explain. But I'm quite confident it's a phantom in that it does NOT represent a huge surge in applications. How can I tell? I've been tracking the total numbers of apps 'ahead' per the...
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    Spousal sponsorship

    Then I presume you are planning to just visit Canada at some point before the PR is approved? Not that it's an issue. (If asked at border about the spousal app, just be clear it's only a visit)
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    Lawyers Advised Reapplying Instead of H&C Appeal – Is This the Better Option?

    If you have lawyers, and have spoken to two different ones, and got the same answer from both, then I would strongly tend towards following their advice. And most importantly: asking them the questions you have above, and specifically, WHY they recommend one over the other. My minor input into...
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    February 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Is the job in Canada / with a Canadian employer or with a Canadian government-linked entity (eg govt or crown corporation or similar)?
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    Citizenship approved in December 2025 but no oath invite yet. Applied in July 2025 and approaching 9 months of mark (and 3+ months since LPP).

    Bluntly, probably not. You applied in June. It's still well within normal timeframes, even from when they were shorter. Again, "I have heard Vancuover at times is notorious for holding files for month." If all files that are delayed are at a stage where they go through Vancouver - because of...
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