Canada has invited 1,000 candidates through its Express Entry system to apply for permanent residence under the Canadian Experience Class. The invitation round was conducted on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, according to the latest ministerial instructions published by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. The department said candidates required a minimum …
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The Canadian government has reminded foreign nationals travelling to the country that having an electronic travel authorisation or visitor visa does not give them the right to work in Canada. According to the government, most foreign nationals who want to work in Canada need a valid work permit and must …
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Nigeria and Canada have signed an expanded Air Transport Agreement that will allow direct scheduled flights between both countries for the first time, in a move expected to deepen trade, tourism, investment and people-to-people ties. The agreement was signed on Thursday at the Canadian High Commission in Abuja by officials …
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Canada moved on Thursday to advance a new pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific Coast as Prime Minister Mark Carney seeks to reduce the country’s dependence on the United States as its main oil customer, while trying to ease separatist tensions in the energy-rich province without abandoning environmental protections on …
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Canadian superstar rapper, Drake, has once again made headlines with a massive sports bet, wagering approximately $770,000, or N1.07 billion at current exchange rates on his home country Canada to defeat South Africa in their 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 32 encounter. Stake, the betting platform with which Drake …
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US President Donald Trump granted a key approval Thursday for a major new oil pipeline that would carry oil from Canada into the US where it would be exported and refined. The three-foot-wide Bridger Pipeline Expansion would carry up to 550,000 barrels of oil a day from the Canadian border …
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President Donald Trump imposed an additional 10 percent tariff on imports into the United States after the Supreme Court struck down many of his sweeping and often arbitrary duties, delivering a stinging rebuke to his signature economic policy. Members of the media raise their hands to ask questions to US …
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Amid the brewing trade tensions and tariff war with the United States, Canada and Indonesia signed a bilateral free trade agreement to reduce 95 per cent of Ottawa’s exports to its largest market in Southeast Asia. Several experts have also said that the two nations have signed the agreement in …
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Canada has denied 1,596 asylum claims filed by Nigerians so far in 2025, fresh data from the Immigration and Refugee Board show. A report by Sunday PUNCH said that the figures, updated to August 21, indicated that Nigerian nationals filed 3,548 claims so far this year, of which 2,292 were …
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THE Canadian government has proposed a bill to restrict some asylum claims and give authorities more power to halt the processing of immigration applications. Canada’s immigration minister Lena Diab said the Strong Borders Act is meant to curb organised crime and the flow of illegal drugs and weapons, while boosting …
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