Canada Immigration

Canada cuts temporary arrivals but holds PR at 380,000, adds TR-to-PR slots and revises student, worker intake rules

Canada continues prioritising in-country workers with 4,000 ITAs in latest Express Entry CEC draw; CRS cut-off stands at 507

Canada's latest Express Entry draw invited 362 PNP candidates, with a CRS cut-off of 742, continuing targeted selection trends

Canada releases new visa processing timelines; visitor visas for Indians are faster, while the dependent child sponsorship wait time drops sharply

Canada will limit free settlement services for economic class permanent residents to six years from April 1, 2026, and five years from April 1, 2027

Up to 33,000 temporary workers in Canada may get a chance at permanent residency under a newly launched programme.

Canada Express Entry News: Canada invites 5,500 candidates through a French-language Express Entry draw with a CRS cut-off of 397, the lowest for the category in over a year

Canada and India launch a new talent strategy with scholarships, hybrid campuses and university partnerships aimed at expanding study and research opportunities

Canada visitor visa: IRCC's February 2026 update shows visitor visa timelines for Indians at 71 days, alongside shifts across citizenship, PR, study and work permit queues

IRCC says eligible PR applicants under community pilots may get LMIA-exempt work permits valid for up to two years, with conditions

Canada says there's no special Fifa World Cup visa. Most visitors enter as tourists and need a visa or eTA, apply early and watch for scams

IRCC issues 391 invitations in new physician category aimed at strengthening Canada's healthcare workforce

Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab says Canada will actively recruit researchers, health workers, pilots and skilled military recruits for PR

Canada's proposed immigration law could expand permit cancellation powers and tighten asylum deadlines. Here's what temporary residents should know

A dedicated French-language draw under Express Entry as Ottawa pushes francophone immigration beyond Quebec

Tighter visa rules and enrolment caps have pushed Canada's foreign student numbers sharply lower, with further cuts planned through 2028

Canada shortens visitor visa processing times from India, though delays persist for work permits and super visas

With the Parents and Grandparents Program paused next year, the Super Visa remains the only long-term family visit route to Canada

More than 35,000 Working Holiday spots remain open after Canada's first IEC 2026 draw, with the UK, Korea and Australia leading invitations

Latest Express Entry round marks the second Canadian Experience Class draw and the fourth selection held by IRCC so far in 2026