Canada’s immigration backlog has topped one million applications, and the proportion of backlogged Express Entry applications has grown by 29% relative to the preceding month.The study permit backlog decreased for the first time since July 2025.Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada...
Canada’s population declined in the third quarter of 2025, according to newly-released preliminary estimates by Statistics Canada.Between July 1 and October 1, 2025, Canada’s population decreased by 76,068 (-0.2%).This is the first time Statistics Canada’s quarterly population estimates have shown...
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system.The immigration department issued 6,000 ITAs in a draw for candidates with French-language proficiency.To be considered in this draw, candidates needed to haveA...
The federal government has granted British Columbia an additional 960 spaces for provincial nomination in 2025, a portion of which will go toward waitlisted International Post-Graduate (IPG) applications.This brings the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program’s (BC PNP’s) total nomination allocation...
Between June 11 and July 19, 2026, Canada will be hosting 13 FIFA World Cup 2026 matches in Toronto and Vancouver.Whether you’re planning to cheer your team on at the FIFA World Cup 2026 or attend as a volunteer or...
Arrivals under Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) have hit a new low, according to the most recent government data.On December 16, IRCC published the most recent monthly arrival data, showing that only 3,215 new TFWP work permit holders arrived...
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system.The immigration department issued 5,000 ITAs in a draw for Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates.To be considered in this draw, candidates needed to...
Candidates with experience in sectors such as healthcare and research may be better positioned under Canada’s immigration system in 2026.Throughout 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) introduced and expanded several initiatives that offer insight into the types of economic...
Express Entry candidates who have only attained a college certificate or bachelor’s degree—and whose CRS score is too low for current Express Entry draws—can find a significant boost to their CRS points by adding another degree to their profile.In some...
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system.The immigration department issued 399 ITAs in a draw for Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates.To be considered in this draw, candidates needed to...
