Canada Immigration

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

Canada's immigration department is again struggling with delays, with Express Entry files making up a growing share of applications stuck beyond service standards

Extra permanent residence spaces will be routed through provincial nominee programmes as Ottawa lifts Francophone targets beyond Quebec

Key rules, timelines and eligibility for Canada's family programmes

More than half of the expiries will hit by June, even as PR spots remain limited

Ottawa says an internal review found the Start-up Visa was increasingly being used to secure permanent residence rather than to build businesses

The latest Canadian Experience Class draw is the second-largest on record and has the lowest CRS cut-off seen in 2025

New rules affect study permits, startup visas, job hiring and provincial mobility from January 1

The first draw of the year targeted Provincial Nominee Program candidates, following a busy 2025 for Canada's Express Entry system