For years, many small business owners have worried that a home address could make it harder to hire a foreign worker in Canada. That concern is now getting a clearer answer. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has updated its instructions to clarify how officers should assess job offers from home-based businesses when reviewing employer-specific […]
Canada is changing how people submit refugee claims online, and if you already have an unfinished asylum application sitting in your IRCC Portal account, there is a date you should not ignore. Starting November 3, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will introduce changes to the way asylum claims are submitted through the IRCC […]
Planning to apply for Canadian permanent residence from inside Canada? Before you rush to book another medical appointment, check your previous immigration medical exam first. IRCC has clarified an important detail about its temporary Canada immigration medical exam exemption: the exemption is specifically for applicants who are residing in Canada. That one detail could save […]
Saskatchewan has closed its final 2026 SINP capped-sector intake, and the results tell an interesting story. Some sectors filled their available positions almost immediately. Others did not. The final September intake gave employers in trucking, retail trade, accommodation, and food services access to a combined 550 positions. By the time the windows closed, 456 positions […]
Canada’s immigration system is heading toward another important reset. The Canada 2027–2029 Immigration Levels Plan is expected to be tabled in the coming weeks, giving immigrants, employers, international students, families, and immigration professionals a clearer picture of where Canada’s immigration priorities are heading. And this is more than just another government announcement. The new Immigration […]
Alberta’s immigration program was busy in September. The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) issued 1,110 invitations across nine invitation rounds during September 2026, targeting candidates through multiple worker pathways and priority sectors. From technology and healthcare to agriculture, manufacturing, law enforcement, and the Alberta Opportunity Stream, the province continued using targeted immigration draws to address […]
Canada has extended its temporary Ebola-related immigration measures until November 27, 2026, meaning some applicants connected to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan may face continued restrictions on travel to Canada. The extension was announced by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on September 28, 2026, as the government continues to monitor […]
If you are eligible for Quebec’s Programme de l’expérience québécoise (PEQ), the clock is ticking. The first application intake period reopened on July 2, 2026, but it will close on October 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Montreal time. That deadline matters because applicants who miss this intake window will not be able to submit a […]
Alberta’s September immigration activity was anything but random. Between September 10 and September 23, 2026, Alberta conducted six AAIP invitation rounds, inviting at least 380 workers across several targeted pathways. And the message behind those numbers is pretty clear: Alberta isn’t simply handing out invitations through broad provincial draws. It is targeting specific labour shortages, […]
New Brunswick just gave immigration candidates something worth watching. Between September 10 and 18, 2026, New Brunswick issued 550 invitations and selected 60 applications, for a combined 610 invitations and selections across four immigration pathways. The September activity covered the New Brunswick Skilled Worker stream, New Brunswick Express Entry stream, Strategic Initiative, and Atlantic Immigration […]
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