Canada immigration news

The Alberta PNP draw is a selection round run by the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP). This 2026 guide explains how Alberta ranks candidates, which streams hold draws, the minimum CRS score of 300 for the Express Entry Stream, and how a nomination adds 600 CRS points toward permanent residence.

The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program runs Expression of Interest draws about twice a month. Here is how MPNP draws work, recent results, the scores you need, and how to get a Letter of Advice to Apply.

On July 23, 2026, IRCC ran the first Express Entry draw ever held under the Skilled Military Recruits category: 4 invitations at a CRS score of 368, the smallest draw on record.

A plain, current breakdown of every Canadian immigration government fee in 2026, in Canadian dollars, after the April 30 permanent residence increase and the March 31 citizenship change.

A reported December 2025 Federal Court decision holds that IRCC returning an application as "incomplete" can be challenged in court. Here is what changed, the strict 15 or 60 day deadline to act, and how to decide between resubmitting and seeking judicial review.

The Quebec Experience Program reopened on July 2, 2026 as a temporary two-year window that ends July 2, 2028. Here is a plain reading of the two streams, the French levels, and how the Quebec selection certificate leads to federal permanent residence.

IRCC paused all new Parents and Grandparents Program intake on July 15, 2026: no new interest to sponsor forms and no new invitations, until further notice. What it means for the 60,500 families in the queue, and why the Super Visa is now the main path.

Saskatchewan cut its 2026 SINP allocation to 4,761 nominations, reserved half for priority sectors, and capped food service, trucking, and retail. Here is who is affected and how to respond.

IRCC has run three Express Entry rounds for senior managers with Canadian work experience in 2026. Latest: September 16, CRS 389, 250 ITAs. You need 12 months in Canada in NOC 00012 to 00015.

Canada's 2026 Express Entry Transport category targets four aviation and mechanic occupations, and your qualifying experience can be earned entirely outside Canada. Here is who qualifies and how to get ready before the first draw.

TCF Canada is one of only two French tests Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) accepts for permanent residence, and the points it earns can decide whether your Express Entry...

Most spousal sponsorship refusals do not come from missing forms; they come from an officer not being convinced the relationship is real.