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Becoming Canadian: Swearing allegiance to the queen is not something we take lightly
We have to accept that swearing the oath is part of the citizenship process
Change of scene in 2019? Canada has 10,500 working holiday visas for Irish
International Experience Canada 2019 programme is open for 18-35-year-olds
Welcome to my place . . . Vancouver
Hazel Norton: The city is close to mountains and water, and offers a range of breweries
Irish in Vancouver divided amid claims of violence and rowdiness
Community is at odds over the alleged behaviour of students over for the summer
After disappearing 60 years ago, my uncle returned from Canada
His visits became annual, but we never found out why he left all that time ago
Canada opens doors to Irish while other countries close theirs
Australia, New Zealand and US are tightening immigration. Canada is doing the opposite
‘Canada is now my home, and the home of my 12 children’
Growing up in Buncrana in the 1970s, Canada was as remote as could be
Am I eligible for Canadian citizenship under the new rules?
Ask the Experts: I need to go back to Ireland but want the option to return to Toronto
‘I am 95 now, and may never get back to Ireland’
My husband and I left for Canada in 1947 with no more in our luggage than dreams
Ten things I’ve learned about Canada in 40 years living here
‘Montreal was love at first sight; all these years later, it still is’
Canada Day: The Irish who are now ‘proud Canadians’
As Canada 150 celebrations begin, readers who have made Canada home share their stories
‘In Canada, I’m a couch potato. By Irish standards, I’m active’
I sometimes wonder why I live in BC when I don’t ski or bike, and I miss Irish culture so much
Warmer winters and wetter summers make Canada feel more like home
Cleanup has begun in Montreal after spring flooding, which points to climate change
Emigrating to Canada? You should consider Montreal
Most young Irish head to Vancouver or Toronto, but Montreal has a lot to offer
Living in Canada with French-Italian parents, our kids are still ‘Irish’
We were sadder leaving Ireland than we were our birth countries
Canada didn't work out for me, but I'm glad I tried
Homesickness was overwhelming and my nursing degree was ‘non comparable’, but Vancouver has been fun
My heart is torn between Ireland and Canada
I’ve made a new life with my husband and daughter abroad, but I still yearn for home
Lessons I quickly learned arriving in rural Canada in 1974
As the small town’s only immigrant, I was an outsider who had ‘stolen’ a rare good job
Irishman documents a year in Canada in 365 seconds
David Wogan filmed one second of video a day capturing his life in Toronto