The UK government will soon be ceasing the issuance of study visas to nationals of four countries: Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan.This marks a first-of-its-kind implementation, following rocketing levels of asylum claims made by students of these nationalities between 2021...
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has released its latest processing time estimates for all temporary residence, permanent residence, and citizenship applications.Most notably, in-land spousal sponsorship (within Quebec) wait times increased by one month, while Parent and Grandparent (PGP) sponsorship...
Canada’s passport continues its upward trajectory in the latest Henley Global Passport Rankings—now moving up from eighth to seventh place globally, since the start of the year.Canadians now enjoy visa-free travel to 182 destinations worldwide.The Canadian passport also remains the...
The city of Kelowna has released the priority sectors and occupations being targeted under the Francophone Community Immigration Pilot (FCIP) in 2026.This year, Kelowna—located in south-central British Columbia on the east shore of the Okanagan Valley—has added an additional priority...
A major immigration bill under its third reading by the Senate has been subject to two amendments, one to protect the privacy of permanent residents and Canadian citizens, and another to provide oversight oversight to the proposed limitations on asylum...
For many newcomers and future immigrants to Canada, the CELPIP Test is a major milestone on the path to permanent residency, citizenship, or professional accreditation.While some test takers feel confident in listening and speaking, the writing component is often the...
As of 12 p.m. on March 9, the Northwest Territories Nominee Program (NTNP) is officially opening its Employer-Driven and Francophone Streams for candidate consideration.This comes following the Program switching to an Expression of Interest (EOI) model for its Employer-Driven Stream...
Canada has launched two new work permit pathways for youth from Portugal and Taiwan, under the “Young Professionals” stream of the International Experience Canada (IEC) program.These are:The Young Professionals Taiwanese Global Pathfinder Initiative (TGPI) pathway (for Taiwanese nationals); and The...
Canada has announced a temporary pause on the removal of select inadmissible Israeli and Lebanese nationals in Canada holding temporary or permanent residence status.Due to the current conflict in Israel and Lebanon posing a “generalized risk to the entire civilization...
Processing times for Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) have increased for nearly all streams of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP)—despite a reduction in temporary foreign worker admissions in 2026.The most notable increase can be seen for the TFWP’s high-wage...
