Oct 16, 2026 Express Entry Job Offer Points Return Without a Labour Market Impact Assessment On October 16, 2026, Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab announced that Express Entry will once again award points for job offers, starting November 3. Less than two years ago, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada removed those points from the Comprehensive Ranking System. It described the removal as a temporary measure... Read More
Jul 23, 2026 OINP Update: Detailed Point Breakdown of the New Ontario Workforce Priority (OWP) Stream Scoring System Published: July 2026 Following the closure of Ontario’s legacy permanent residence pathways and the consolidation of its foreign-worker streams into the unified Ontario Workforce Priority Stream (OWPS, also referred to as the OWP stream), the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development has released the formal scoring matrix that... Read More
Jul 16, 2026 IRCC Pauses New Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship Applications: What Families Need to Know On July 15, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced a significant policy change affecting family reunification in Canada. Effective immediately, IRCC has paused the intake of new applications under the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP), meaning that Canadian citizens and permanent residents can no longer submit new Interest... Read More
Jun 17, 2026 Notice to IRCC Regarding the Request to Surrender Newly Issued Citizenship Certificates I am openly sharing the letter I just fired off to IRCC's Litigation and Case Management Branch in Ottawa. Share this letter widely and forward it your Member of Parliament. 17 June 2026 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Attention: Director General, Citizenship Policy / Complex Case Management Division Litigation and... Read More
May 31, 2026 When the Chain Breaks: Scenarios Where Canadian Citizenship by Descent Still Fails After Bill C-3 Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025), which came into force on December 15, 2025, has rightly been described as the most generous expansion of citizenship by descent in a generation. By removing the first-generation limit retroactively for those born before that date, it opened the door... Read More
May 5, 2026 Co-op Work Permit Eliminated for Post-Secondary International Students On April 9, 2026, IRCC announced that, effective April 1, 2026, eligible post-secondary international students no longer need a separate co-op work permit to complete mandatory work placements — co-ops, internships, practicums, and similar program requirements. A valid study permit with on-campus work authorization is now sufficient. What Changed? Previously,... Read More
Apr 30, 2026 Express Entry and Provincial Nominee Roundup — Week of April 27, 2026 IRCC issued three Express Entry rounds in the seven-day window, totalling 6,324 invitations across the Provincial Nominee Program track, the Canadian Experience Class, and category-based French-language proficiency. On the provincial side, Ontario issued nearly a thousand invitations under the Masters and PhD Graduate streams the previous Wednesday, the most recent... Read More
Apr 15, 2026 Express Entry Overhaul Proposal: More Details Emerge As Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) looks toward 2026, the Express Entry system is poised for its most significant transformation since its inception. While the system has always aimed to select skilled immigrants, a new consultation framework reveals a sharp pivot in government strategy. The department is increasingly "hanging... Read More
Apr 9, 2026 Major Overhaul of Express Entry: Repeal of Three Core Programs Proposed In an announcement today, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) revealed plans for a major restructuring of the Express Entry system. According to the department’s Forward Regulatory Plan for 2026–2028, the government is moving to repeal the three existing federal economic programs and consolidate them into a single, streamlined pathway.... Read More
Apr 3, 2026 More Analysis on Bill C-12’s Sweeping New Powers Bill C-12, the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act, received Royal Assent on March 26, 2026, marking a fundamental reorientation of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). While much of the initial public discourse focused on the refugee system, the broader implications for immigration practitioners and applicants lie... Read More
Apr 1, 2026 A Double-Edged Sword: New IRCC Powers and the Risks to Provincial Nominees For years, the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) has been a cornerstone of Canadian immigration, offering a predictable path to permanent residency. Once a nomination certificate was issued, the completion of the federal part of the immigration application was almost always smooth sailing, and receiving permanent residence status was nearly a... Read More
Mar 30, 2026 Strategic Analysis of Bill C-12: The Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act The enactment of Bill C-12 (2026) on March 26, 2026, represents a fundamental shift in the legislative architecture of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Customs Act. While much of the public discourse has focused on individual eligibility criteria, the Act’s primary impact lies in the consolidation of... Read More