Canada Immigration

Canada Express Entry: 391 physicians invited for permanent residence

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

Canada Express Entry 2026 opens PR for aviation, military, senior managers

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

Canada Bill C-12: Thousands of immigrants face tougher permit, asylum rules

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

Canada issues 8,500 Express Entry invites to French speakers for PR

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

Canada visa curbs bite hard: 300,000 fewer foreign students in two years

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

Canada visitor visa update: Indians now wait 83 days for approval

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

Canada Super Visa open for parents, grandparents: Rules and how to apply

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

Canada Working Holiday visa: Over 10,000 ITAs issued in first 2026 round

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

Canada invites 6000 foreigners in Express Entry draw for PR, cut-off at 509

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

Canada Express Entry backlog hits 1 million, highest in three years

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

Canada adds 5,000 permanent residency spots for French-speaking immigrants

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

Bringing parents to Canada in 2026: What Indian families should know

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

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