Canada Immigration

Canada immigration: 1.4 million work permits expire in 2026, says IRCC

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

Canada Start-up Visa misused as PR route, not job creation: What happened?

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

Canada Express Entry: 8,000 candidates invited for PR, CRS cut-off at 511

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

Canada's 2026 immigration changes: Study permits, jobs and visas explained

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

Canada Express Entry: 574 candidates invited for permanent residency

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

Ontario to end easy licence for visitors: Indians in Canada to be impacted

Bill 60 amends the Highway Traffic Act, tightening checks on residency, legal presence and work authorisation, with implications for Indian nationals in Ontario

Canada's Bill C-12: How new rules could pause visas and revoke work permits

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 suspends Start-Up Visa as entrepreneurs face 10-year PR waits

Canada has halted new Start-Up Visa applications and work permits as it prepares a targeted entrepreneur pilot expected in 2026

Canada pauses home care worker PR pilots, no new applications in 2026

The Canadian government will stop accepting new applications under both home care worker immigration pilots from March 31, 2026 to March 2030

Canada deports 19,000 immigrants in 2025 amid tighter visa rules

CBSA data shows nearly 19,000 removals in 2025 as fewer people entered Canada and the population posted its steepest fall since 1946

Canada Express Entry: 5,000 PR invites issued as CRS score falls to 515

The latest Canadian Experience Class draw comes just a week after a 6,000-invite round, signalling strong focus on in-Canada workers

Canada visa update: Indian visitor wait at 4 months, work permits 11 weeks

Canada's latest update shows longer waits for Indian travellers, with visitor visas nearing four months while work and study permits remain mixed

Canada invites 1,000 massage therapists, dieticians, and others for PR

IRCC's latest healthcare-focused draw saw the CRS cut-off rise to 476, keeping the pathway open for many professionals planning to move to Canada

Canada to fast-track PR for 5,000 doctors under new Express Entry route

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 hikes immigration fee: What visitors, students, workers must know

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

Canada's student permit cancellations a broken promise for Indian families

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: How delays push Indian founders to breaking point

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: Foreign students can work full time despite 24-hr cap; know rules

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 invites 1,000 foreign workers for PR in latest Express Entry draw

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's citizenship reform: Big relief for Indian-origin families

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