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Canada visa processing update: India's visitor visa wait hits 106 days

Canada's latest November 2025 update shows a sharp rise in visitor and super visa waits for Indian applicants

Canada invites 3,500 health and social care workers for permanent residency

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 Express Entry: 714 foreigners invited for permanent residency

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

Canada visa update: Indians face 99-day wait for visitor, 10-week work visa

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 opens fast-track for H-1B visa holders, announces $1.2 billion plan

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 plans visa cancellations for Indians: What applicants can do now

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

Canada's new immigration plan: 380,000 PRs each year, fewer temporary visas

Canada's new Immigration Levels Plan 2026-2028 signals a policy shift from expansion to stabilisation, maintaining steady permanent resident targets while reducing temporary inflows

Canada may cancel visas for Indians, Bangladeshis, join forces with US

Internal documents reveal Canada is working with US partners to identify and cancel visitor visas flagged as fraudulent, citing "country-specific challenges" from India and Bangladesh under Bill C-12

Canada rejects 74% of Indian student visas amid tough fraud crackdown

Canada's strict cap on student permits and new verification checks have pushed Indian visa rejections to a record 74% in August 2025, the highest of any major source country

Canada Express Entry: 1,000 immigrants get permanent residency invitations

Canada invites 1,000 skilled workers already employed in the country to apply for permanent residency, with a minimum CRS score of 533 in its latest CEC-focused Express Entry draw

Canada Express Entry: 302 foreigners invited under provincial nominee draw

Canada's latest Express Entry draw issued 302 invitations to Provincial Nominee Program candidates, with a CRS cut-off of 761 as competition remains tight in 2025

Canada sees nearly 60% drop in international student arrivals in 2025

Canada recorded 278,900 fewer arrivals between January and August 2025, with sharp declines in new international students and temporary foreign workers

Canada to launch new immigration plan to attract foreign talent, skills

Canada New Immigration Plan: Canada's upcoming budget will unveil a new immigration plan with a talent strategy as student and work permit arrivals fall sharply in 2025

Carney unveils Canada's talent attraction plan amid US H-1B visa changes

The prime minister has previously said he wants to attract employees from the technology sector who might have otherwise gone to the US if not for President Donald Trump's new visa charges

Canada Express Entry: 2,500 healthcare workers invited for work and PR

Canada invited 2,500 healthcare and social services professionals with CRS 472 or above in the latest Express Entry draw held on October 15, 2025

No one can guarantee a Canadian visa, warns IRCC: Key facts for applicants

Canada warns against rising visa and job scams targeting Indians, stressing that no one can guarantee a Canadian visa or eTA outside official channels

Canada PR: Cash-paid jobs face rejection as IRCC tightens scrutiny

IRCC has started rejecting permanent residency applications where salaries were paid in cash, raising questions about fairness and documentation standards

Canadian police arrest 8 Indian-origin men over cases of mail theft

Canadian police have arrested eight Indian-origin men over mail thefts, including credit cards and cheques, and slapped them with over 300 charges, with some facing deportation, local media reported. Peel police recovered more than 450 pieces of stolen mail, such as credit cards and cheques, worth more than CAD 400,000, from the suspects, CTV News reported. The investigation uncovered a group of individuals working together to target residential mailboxes, resulting in widespread theft and disruption to community members, the report quoted from a police news release on Friday. Peel police, Halton police and Canada Post launched a joint operation called Project Undeliverable in April to investigate reports of a series of mail thefts in the region. The investigation uncovered a group of individuals working together to target residential mailboxes, resulting in widespread theft and disruption to community members, police added. Investigators executed search warrants in September dur

Canada: 47,000 foreign students 'missing', Indians top the list, says IRCC

Canada's immigration agency has revealed that over 47,000 foreign students may be staying in the country illegally, with India among the top nations flagged for visa non-compliance

Canada immigration fraud: Face 5-year ban if caught, warns IRCC

IRCC warns of growing immigration fraud and says offenders face a 5-year entry ban as Canada steps up checks on fake documents and job offers