International students arriving in Canada to complete prerequisite courses prior to starting longer programs will now be issued shorter study permits. Under the old rules, officers were instructed to ...

OTTAWA – The Canadian government’s decision to end the Student Direct Stream (SDS) program is expected to significantly impact prospective students from India, who represent the largest group of ...

Post-graduation work permit (PGWP) applicants can increase their chances of success by keeping in mind key provisions in the instructions that immigration officers use to assess their applications.

Canada streamlines study-permit processing rules for 2026, easing PAL/TAL requirements for joint and graduate programmes. Joint programmes are the sort of arrangement universities love and immigration ...

Canada has updated its rules for international student study permits, introducing changes that take effect in 2026 and aim to make the application process simpler for certain categories of students, ...

Noting a waning momentum in the U.S. housing market, where the number of units completed has increased every year since 2012, Point2, an international real estate search portal part of Yardi Systems ...

Duke Energy has submitted a technology-neutral application to the US nuclear regulator for an early site permit for potential small modular reactors at a site near the Belews Creek Steam Station in ...

Park Ridge City Council listens to the Dec. 1, 2025 Uptown parking study presentation (photo by Igor Studenkov/Journal & Topics Reporter) The long-awaited Uptown Park Ridge parking study recommends ...

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) has announced a significant policy change affecting graduate-level international students. Beginning January 1, 2026, individuals admitted to Master’s and ...

Image credit: John Carl D'Annibale/Albany Times Union via Getty Images New York requires at least 16 hours of classroom instruction, a written exam and a live-fire assessment for carry permits — more ...

74% of Indian applicants for Canadian study permits in August were rejected, up from 32% in August 2023 Rejection rate for applications overall was 40% Canadian government cites fraud concerns TORONTO ...

The Lake County Planning Commission’s (LCCL) decision regarding Titan Au’s permit application to mine and export gravel has been continued from the July 28 meeting to the Aug. 11 meeting. The decision ...