3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1261+ words) Canada has introduced a new measure allowing foreign workers to complete short-term studies without applying for a separate study permit. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced the measure on September 9, 2026, saying foreign nationals who hold a valid Canadian work…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1396+ words) Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has confirmed that Canada is deliberately admitting fewer international students, and that the students it does admit are increasingly enrolled at the graduate level. Three of those four claims can be verified against IRCC’s…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (616+ words) Can ‘Lost Canadians’ Force IRCC to Clear the C-3 Backlog? immigration.ca Can ‘Lost Canadians’ Force IRCC to Clear the C-3 Backlog? When Bill C-3, Citizenship-by-Descent came into effect in December 2025, the federal government took a predictable victory lap. By…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (977+ words) Canada lost 42,000 jobs in August as the labour market weakened following several months of employment growth, new Statistics Canada figures show. Employment fell by 0.2 per cent during the month, while the employment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 60.8 per cent. The…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (680+ words) immigration.ca Before Ottawa Recruits New Immigrants, It Needs To Process The Citizens It Already Has Recent arguments suggesting Ottawa’s 2025 immigration cutbacks have outlived their usefulness and that it’s time to get immigration going again—miss a glaring legal reality....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (520+ words) Newfoundland and Labrador issued 97 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) on September 4, 2026, all of them under the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP). No selections were made through the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) in this round. It is the province’s first…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1544+ words) Canada needs to rethink how it selects immigrants if it wants to remain competitive in the global race for talent, according to a major new report from Royal Bank of Canada. The report argues that Canada’s immigration system has moved…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1086+ words) Canada uses immigration pilot programs to test targeted pathways to permanent residence before deciding whether to expand them, make them permanent, or let them expire. Because pilots run on fixed intake caps, deadlines, and community allocations rather than an open-ended…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (307+ words) New Brunswick has selected 68 applications from its Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) candidate pool in rounds held on August 10 and August 20, 2026, according to ImmigrationNB’s invitation and selection rounds page. The August activity was confined to the Atlantic Immigration Program. The province…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (502+ words) British Columbia issued 16 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination in a BC PNP Entrepreneur Immigration draw held on August 25, 2026. Eleven went to registrants under the Base category and five went to the Regional pilot, both at a minimum score…...