Canada’s New LMIA Thresholds Could Move Jobs Into the Low-Wage Stream
Wage offers near provincial thresholds may face longer recruitment, shorter employment periods, worker caps, and metropolitan-area processing restrictions after July 17.
Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program Arrivals Fall by 41%
New arrivals rebounded this spring but remained well below their 2024 peak after Ottawa tightened hiring rules. The federal figures exclude permit extensions and certain short-term workers.
Regina Reopens for Low-Wage LMIAs as Saskatoon Joins Federal Freeze
The Saskatchewan cities moved across the federal 6% unemployment cutoff in opposite directions. The resulting processing rules will remain fixed through October 9.
IRCC Invites 5,000 French-Speaking Candidates in Express Entry Draw
The July 9 French-language proficiency draw set a 420 CRS minimum as Ottawa leans on Express Entry to hit rising francophone immigration targets outside Quebec.
Ottawa Doubles Temporary Foreign Worker Program Fines as Employer Non-Compliance Rise
Employment and Social Development Canada issued more than $10.2 million in penalties for the 2025–2026 fiscal year, up from $4.8 million the year before, while banning 30 employers from the program.
Alberta Issues 1,051 AAIP Invitations Targeting Health Care, Tech, and Rural Workers
The Alberta Opportunity Stream accounted for 832 of the invitations, while Alberta still had more than 4,200 nomination spaces remaining in its 2026 federal allocation.
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 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.
