Latest Canadian immigration news
In-depth analysis of IRCC announcements, Express Entry draws, and policy changes. What each update means for your file.
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 article →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 article →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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