Latest Canadian immigration news
Detailed analysis of IRCC announcements, Express Entry draws and policy changes. What each update means for your file.
The 2026 season of International Experience Canada has closed
IRCC closed the IEC 2026 pools and holds the final round this week. What happens to your profile, when 2027 might open and how many candidates were left uninvited in Chile, Costa Rica and Spain.
Read article →Express Entry changes on November 3: more points for high-wage occupations, and job offers no longer need an LMIA
From November 3, Express Entry gives more points for Canadian experience or a job offer in high-wage occupations, and job offers no longer need an LMIA. What changes, what does not and what to do before.
Read →Asylum in Canada: the IRCC Portal questions change on November 3 and only three groups need to act
From November 3 the asylum claim is entered differently in the IRCC Portal, with a cutoff on November 2 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Who needs to act, who does not, and the one case where information is lost.
Read →New unemployment table for the LMIA: 30 of 41 metropolitan areas fall under the refusal to process
On October 9, ESDC updated the table that decides where a low-wage LMIA is processed. Vancouver rose to 7.0% and stays out; Kamloops and Chilliwack are the only two areas in the country back in. What to check until January 7.
Read →Medical exam for Express Entry: when the one you already had counts, and when it does not
Since September 22, reusing a medical exam from the last five years requires residing in Canada. What changed, the policy conditions and what happens if you apply without one.
Read →What is new in IRCC processing times
IRCC now estimates how many weeks are left on your work permit extension, PGWP or study permit extension based on the date you applied. How to use it and what you can do while you wait.
Read →Cleaning and security staff in rural BC health care: registration closes October 7
BC PNP closes registration for its temporary pathway for cleaning and security staff at health authorities in rural areas. Up to 250 nominations, 93 invitations so far and a requirement that rules out contractor staff.
Read →Express Entry in September 2026: where there was room, and for whom
11,288 invitations in eight rounds: the CEC cutoff dropped every round, healthcare also invited candidates from abroad and provincial nominations reached nearly everyone.
Read →IRCC updated its guide for assessing job offers: before and after
IRCC rewrote the instruction its officers use to assess whether a job offer is genuine. What changed, what stayed the same and what to do if a letter arrives.
Read →ILAC closure: what to do based on immigration status
IRCC removed seven entries tied to ILAC and Tamwood from its designated learning institutions list. What to do based on your status and how to claim money back.
Read →Working and want a short course? You no longer need a study permit
As of September 4, a valid work permit is enough to take a program of six months or less without a study permit. With examples of when it applies and when it does not.
Read →IRCC details how to prove the 1,095 days for citizenship by descent
The citizenship certificate package was updated on August 25. Which documents IRCC accepts, why family members cannot swear affidavits, and who the rule reaches.
Read →Refugees and sponsored immigrants have until September 10 to sponsor an undeclared family member
The policy does not cover anyone who landed through Express Entry or a provincial program. It reaches only refugees, protected persons and those sponsored into permanent residence, and it lapses with no replacement published.
Read →The transport category is back, and the bar went up, not down
The first transport round since March 2024 issued 300 invitations at a CRS of 470. Four occupations qualify, and none of them involve driving.
Read article →Express Entry in July 2026: eight rounds and no general round
IRCC issued 15,549 invitations across eight rounds in July. Behind the figures sits one structural fact: not one of the 42 rounds held in 2026 has been a general round.
Read →PGWP refusals in Calgary: what is documented and what is not
Graduates are protesting a wave of refusals over non credit programs. What IRCC has published and the routes available after a refusal.
Read →IRCC pauses the Parents and Grandparents Program
Intake of new applications is paused until further notice. The Super Visa remains open as an alternative for families.
Read →Canada issues 380 invitations in the first Express Entry draw of May
Round 415 invited 380 Provincial Nominee Program candidates, with a base score plus nomination structure that signals where IRCC priorities sit.
Read →How to verify your immigration consultant before the new rules take effect
Six changes take effect on July 15, 2026, including a new compensation fund and an expanded public register.
Read →Canada accelerates PR for 33,000 workers in smaller communities
Not a new pathway. It speeds up existing applications for workers in qualifying regions.
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