IRCC issued 473 Provincial Nominee invitations on April 27, 2026, with a 795 CRS cut-off and a 14-day profile age, showing frequent PNP activity but continued high competition.
Saskatchewan’s 2026 SINP cap is reduced to 4,761 nominations, with priority sectors receiving at least 50 percent of spaces and capped sectors facing strict intake windows. New $500 fees and fast quota usage make early planning essential.
British Columbia has updated its Provincial Nominee Program for 2026 to align with the Look West strategy, focusing on Care, Build, and Innovate categories. After facing major quota cuts in 2025, the province has closed its entry-level streams, raised application
Comprehensive legal analysis of the April 13 Express Entry draw for the Provincial Nominee Program. With 324 invitations issued at a CRS cutoff of 786, our experts decode the 145-day profile age gap and project future draw trends. Discover how
The latest regulatory forward plan introduces sweeping changes to temporary resident authorizations, most notably proposing the complete elimination of separate co-op work permits for international students. Additional key amendments include formalizing maintained status for Post Graduation Work Permit applicants, expanding
The latest forward regulatory framework introduces sweeping integrity mandates for temporary workers, highlighted by new language proficiency requirements for specific International Mobility Program streams. Additionally, the government is making permanent the ability for temporary workers to change employers without waiting
The forward regulatory plan outlines critical reforms to family class sponsorship, focusing on repealing the draconian lifetime bar for undeclared family members through a new materiality assessment. Additionally, the government is restructuring the legal guidelines surrounding criminal ineligibility for sponsors
The newly outlined asylum reform agenda introduces comprehensive structural changes, including the immediate issuance of work permits for eligible claimants and the elimination of mandatory medical exams for protected persons seeking permanent residency. Concurrently, the government has fully allocated a
The latest forward regulatory plans outline a sweeping transformation of Canada’s economic migration framework, highlighted by the proposed repeal of three legacy high-skilled classes in favor of a single, unified category. Additional reforms include amending definitions to allow independent contractor
RCC has issued 3,000 Invitations to Apply to Express Entry candidates in the Trade occupations category with a CRS cut-off of 477. This marks the first dedicated trades draw since September 2025, dropping the required score by 28 points and
Starting April 1, 2026, employers utilizing the low-wage stream to hire foreign talent must implement targeted recruitment strategies to attract domestic youth. This update accompanies a complex framework of existing regulations, including a $1,000 processing fee, strict 10 to 20
The newly enacted Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act (Bill C-12) introduces strict filing deadlines for asylum seekers, enhances domestic data sharing, and grants the government sweeping new executive powers to suspend or cancel visas and permits in the
Immigration authorities have announced scheduled fee increases for both permanent residence and citizenship applications, taking effect in spring 2026. Adjusted for inflation, the right of citizenship fee will rise to $123 on March 31, followed by broad percentage increases across
Effective March 23, 2026, spouses of temporary foreign workers employed on Significant Investment Projects in British Columbia are eligible for open work permits regardless of the principal worker’s skill level. This major policy update exempts applicants from standard validity rules
Starting March 31, 2026, new flexibility in income calculations will make the Super Visa program more accessible for parents and grandparents. The updated policy allows Canadian hosts to use their income from either of the past two taxation years and
