CFIB Told Alberta TFWs Were a "Lifeline" Months Before Smith's Immigration Referendum
A September 2025 business lobby report urged Alberta to protect temporary foreign worker access, citing widespread labour shortages. Five months later, Premier Smith announced a referendum that could restrict services for temporary residents.
CCIS Opens Registration for July 6 Employment Program for Newcomer Youth in Calgary
A 13-week job-readiness course for immigrant and refugee youth ages 15 to 30 starts July 6 in Calgary, with one-on-one employment support after the class ends. Registration is open now.
IRCC Adds New Fraud Checks for Immigration Language Tests
Updated officer instructions require photo cross-checks, case-note reviews, and mandatory referrals to an integrity unit. The changes apply at every stage of processing before a decision is made.
IRCC Clarifies Study Permit Rules on School Transfers, Leave, and Work
IRCC spells out how it'll assess international student compliance, with hard deadlines on authorized leave, transfer procedures, and a blanket work ban during time off from studies.
IRCC Resumes Express Entry Draws With 995 Invitations for Provincial Nominees
The June 22 round was the first Express Entry draw since a late May and required a minimum CRS score of 730. Here's what it means for candidates in the pool.
Alberta Launches Eligibility Explorer to Screen AAIP Applicants
A new province-built screening tool sorts prospective immigrants into worker or entrepreneur streams and links them to Expression of Interest submissions, but Alberta says it does not guarantee eligibility or an invitation.
Manitoba's Provincial Nominee Program ended its student-focused Career Employment Pathway on June 11, directing eligible graduates with at least six months of local work experience into the Skilled Worker in Manitoba pathway instead.
CIWA Opens Free 10-Week Digital Marketing Training for Immigrant Women in Calgary
The Canadian Immigrant Women's Association is taking applications for its free, full-time digital marketing program starting July 6. Eligible permanent residents can learn SEO, social media, graphic design, and more, with childcare and transit reimbursement available.
Elections Alberta Needs 60,000 Workers for Oct. 19 Referendum
Alberta's election agency launched its largest-ever recruitment drive on June 8, seeking at least 60,000 temporary workers to hand count up to 45 million ballots across 10 separate referendum questions, five of which deal with immigration.
Carney Tells Newcomers to Bring Faith, Leave 'Wars and Animosities' Behind
The Prime Minister used a speech at Toronto's oldest Reform synagogue to define what Canadian pluralism demands of newcomers, and to announce the federal advisory council's first task: a targeted response to antisemitism.
Ontario's Proposed Exceptional Talent PR Stream: What We Know and What's Still Unconfirmed
Ontario floated a new permanent residence pathway for academics, researchers, and creatives in late 2025. Is the province about to launch its own version of the Global Talent visa?
Only 1 in 5 Newcomers End Up in Their Intended Job, Statistics Canada Finds
A new Statistics Canada study of more than 568,000 immigrants finds that occupational mismatch is the norm, not the exception, and that those who do land in their intended field earn nearly 50% more than those who don't.
Nova Scotia Looking to Match Express Entry Candidates Directly with Employers
The province's new Critical Vacancies initiative searches the federal Express Entry pool for candidates whose skills match urgent local job openings, then connects them with employers for interviews and potential offers.
Quebec's Population Fell in 2025 for the First Time Since the 1950s
A 51,400 drop in temporary residents, combined with deaths outpacing births for a second straight year, pushed Quebec into its first population decline in roughly seven decades.
Canada's Study Permit Fee Stays at CA$150 as Other Immigration Costs Rise
Permanent residence fees went up on April 30, but federal charges for study permits, visitor visas, and work permits stayed put. Here's the full cost breakdown international students need this year.
Alberta spent millions asking people to move there. Now a referendum frames them as a burden
Four years after launching "Alberta is Calling" to recruit workers from across Canada, the province is putting five immigration-related referendum questions to voters, including whether to charge non-permanent residents for health care and education.
IRCC breaks biweekly CEC Express Entry draw pattern as high-scoring pool swells
No Canadian Experience Class draw happened on May 12, halting a regular every-second-Tuesday rhythm. With nearly 1,800 new candidates crowding the 501–600 CRS band in two weeks, the next few rounds will tell us whether cutoffs hold or climb.
IRCC opens public consultation for 2027–2029 Immigration Levels Plan
Canada's immigration department is asking for open-ended feedback on how recent cuts to immigration targets have affected communities. The survey runs until June 14.
Quebec says it will reopen PEQ for two years, but key rules are still missing
Premier Christine Fréchette reversed course on Quebec's fast-track immigration program during her inaugural address. The details applicants need most, including eligibility rules and a start date, remain unpublished.
New Brunswick narrows skilled worker immigration pathway to three sectors
The province will issue invitations only to candidates in healthcare, education, and construction trades under its NB Experience pathway, citing limited nomination space for 2026.
Canada tightens oversight of immigration consultants, opens compensation fund for fraud victims
New regulations taking effect July 15 give Ottawa power to intervene in the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants and create a fund covering losses from dishonest acts by licensed consultants dating back to November 2021.
Canada's Express Entry pool barely grew in the latest two-week period, yet the highest CRS bands added candidates again and a 2,000-ITA CEC draw held its cutoff at 514 with a tie-breaking date seven months old.
Canada fast-tracks permanent residence for 33,000 temporary workers in smaller communities
IRCC's one-time In-Canada Workers Initiative is already producing results, with 3,600 approvals by late February. The program targets workers already in PR queues, excludes all major cities, and requires no new applications.
Canada to launch pilot contacting international students with expiring permits
Deputy Immigration Minister Ted Gallivan told a Commons committee that IRCC will begin reaching out to students with expiring status in June, following an Auditor General report that revealed the department could not confirm whether tens of thousands had left the country.
