Yes! Most people who come to Canada as international students are eligible to drive in Canada. But, it depends on the province where you’re studying and your driving history in your previous country of residence. In this article, we break down all the essential info on how to drive in Canada as an international student.
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Nigerian immigration to Canada has become increasingly popular in recent years. In fact, Nigeria is one of the main source countries of Canada’s immigrant population; over 15,000 Nigerians immigrated to Canada in 2021.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced measures to accelerate the processing of some work permits and to extend their validity period for particular categories of individuals. These changes are substantial and are likely to have a meaningful impact on the large work permit backlog in the long run.
For those navigating the immigration system, this kind of reform is long overdue. The backlog in work permit processing has created real hardship for countless immigrants waiting for authorization to support themselves and their families. Delays mean lost wages, interrupted careers, and mounting anxiety for people who have done everything right and are simply waiting for the system to catch up.
The new measures represent a welcome step forward. By speeding up processing times and extending the period for which permits remain valid, DHS is acknowledging what immigration advocates have argued for years: that the current system places an unnecessary burden on applicants and strains the agencies responsible for serving them.
Whether these changes will be enough to fully address the challenges facing immigration services remains to be seen. Backlogs of this scale do not disappear overnight, and meaningful reform requires sustained commitment. But as a signal that the system can be improved, and that those improvements can come in concrete, practical form, this announcement gives reason for cautious optimism.
For immigrants waiting on work authorization, the message is worth holding onto: the situation is not fixed, but it is moving in the right direction.
By Karen Aho and Robin Lundh of the American Immigration Council Today, Hispanic Americans form the largest ethnic group in the United States. The value of Hispanic Americans to the makeup of the United States—demographically, culturally, and economically—has grown every year. This Hispanic Heritage Month, we look at the most recent data to highlight the […]
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After weeks of failed negotiations on spending, Congress has less than a week left to avert a potential government shutdown. Members of the House Republicans’ Freedom Caucus have refused to pass any spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unless it contains HR2, their massive overhaul of border and asylum laws, at a […]
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