Certain nationals and former residents of Israel and Palestine who received a final negative refugee, PRRA or related Federal Court decision between September 28, 2025, and September 29, 2026, may now qualify for a PRRA without waiting the usual 12
Canada’s October 1, 2026 Express Entry Trade draw issued 3,500 invitations at CRS 476, making it the largest and lowest-scoring Trade round in the supplied 2026 record. The 126-day tie-breaking period suggests competition remains significant around the cut-off.
Canada issued 250 Express Entry invitations to Senior Managers on September 16, 2026, with the CRS threshold falling to a new 2026 low of 389. The 15-day tie-break window also suggests a much smaller same-score backlog than in earlier Senior
Canada’s August 31, 2026 Express Entry PNP draw invited 562 candidates at CRS 697, marking the lowest score among the eight most recent Provincial Nominee rounds. A 141-day tie-break period, increasing draw size and regular PNP frequency provide important clues
Canada’s August 18, 2026 CEC Express Entry draw issued 1,000 ITAs at CRS 523. Although the cutoff jumped seven points, the 1-day tie-break suggests IRCC cleared much of the older 523-point cohort, leaving room for CRS movement if future draw
Canada’s August 17, 2026 Express Entry PNP draw issued 442 invitations at CRS 760. A cut-off profile age of only 10 days, combined with regular PNP draw frequency, suggests reduced congestion near the current threshold even as invitation sizes continue
Canada issued 507 Invitations to Apply in an August 4 Provincial Nominee Program Express Entry draw. The CRS cut-off rose to 768, while the 81-day-old tie-break profile indicates continued competition at the qualifying score.
Canada’s first Military Express Entry draw issued 4 invitations at CRS 368 on July 23, 2026. The 51-day tie-break cutoff suggests candidates with the same score remain in the pool, while the exceptionally small draw size points to limited, highly
Canada issued 5,000 Express Entry invitations to French-speaking candidates on July 22, 2026, lowering the CRS cut-off by 21 points to 399. French draws have now produced 40,500 invitations this year, while the 245-day tie-breaking date suggests continued competition at
Federal authorities issued more than $10.2 million in Temporary Foreign Worker Program penalties after completing 1,488 inspections, with 12% of inspected employers found non-compliant. The enforcement update also confirms stronger Low-Wage LMIA recruitment requirements, targeted reviews of high-risk sectors, public
Canada issued 500 Express Entry invitations to eligible senior managers on July 10, 2026, with a CRS cutoff of 392. The draw doubled in size from March and lowered the threshold by 37 points, but a 117-day tie-break date shows
IRCC issued 5,000 invitations in the July 9, 2026 French-speaking Express Entry draw, with CRS rising to 420 and a 55-day tie-break profile age.
Canada issued 2,000 Canadian Experience Class invitations on July 7, 2026, with CRS 517. The 190-day tie-breaker shows strong competition at the cut-off level.
Canada issued 534 Express Entry invitations to Provincial Nominee candidates on July 6, 2026, with the CRS cut-off dropping to 708 and the tie-break profile age at 32 days.
IRCC issued 955 invitations in the June 22, 2026 Express Entry PNP draw with a CRS cut-off of 730, marking the largest PNP round of 2026 and a sharp CRS drop from May.
