A Bill before the Canadian Parliament could allow Ottawa to pause or cancel visa categories, tighten asylum rules and impose new conditions on temporary residents
Canada will create a doctor-specific Express Entry category, reserve 5,000 PR places for provinces and issue 14-day work permits to nominated physicians
Canada has raised inadmissibility and IEC work permit fees from December 1, 2025, and applicants who paid old paper-application rates must now clear the difference
Punjab MP and LPU founder-chancellor Dr Ashok Kumar Mittal says Canada's move to allow cancellation of issued study permits has shaken Indian families and highlights the need for stronger safeguards
Canada's Start-up Visa backlog has swelled to more than 43,000 applicants, leaving many Indian founders facing decade-long waits, stalled business plans and growing uncertainty over settlement
Canada continues to cap off-campus work at 24 hours a week for international students, but unlimited on-campus jobs and foreign freelancing remain permitted during academic terms
Canada has issued another 1,000 invitations under the Canadian Experience Class, with the CRS cutoff slipping to 531 in a sixth successive CEC-only round
Canada has approved Bill C-3, paving the way for foreign-born children of Canadian citizens, including thousands of Indian-origin families, to qualify for citizenship
Canada issued 3,500 permanent residency invitations on November 14 under its healthcare and social services category, setting a CRS cut-off of 462 as the country responds to ongoing staff shortages
Canada held its first Express Entry draw of November 2025, inviting 714 candidates under the Provincial Nominee Program with a CRS cutoff of 738, marking the largest such draw since April
Indians applying for Canadian visitor visas face an average 99-day wait, the longest among major source countries, while super visa applications now take 169 days, according to the latest IRCC update
Canada sets aside C$1.7 billion to bring in over 1,000 top researchers and launches a fast-track for H-1B visa holders while halving foreign student permits
Canada is considering new legislation granting its immigration department power to cancel groups of temporary visas from specific countries, raising concern among Indian and Bangladeshi applicants
