Ottawa, December 19, 2025—As part of our 2026–2028 Immigration Levels Plan, we’re making our immigration system more responsive to the needs of the country by making sure that we have the skilled workers needed to fill labour gaps. Many home care workers—who provide essential support to seniors, children and people with disabilities—have already applied for permanent…
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December 22, 2025 The instructions listed below have been updated to clarify the following: Study permit validity for prerequisite programs, which was previously for the duration of the program plus 1 year, has been changed to the duration of the program plus 90 days. This change is in line with regulatory amendments made in November…
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December 24, 2025 The International Experience Canada (IEC) program instructions have been revised significantly to improve consistency and compliance. Updates include clarifications regarding: the role of border services officers at ports of entry immigration medical examinations dependants passport validity re-use of the certificato di residenza discontinuance for dual citizenship holders police certificates, including clearer instructions…
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Ottawa, December 19, 2025—As part of our 2026–2028 Immigration Levels Plan, we’re making our immigration system more responsive to the needs of the country by making sure that we have the skilled workers needed to fill labour gaps. Many home care workers—who provide essential support to seniors, children and people with disabilities—have already applied for permanent…
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The instructions on this page should be reviewed in conjunction with Employer-specific work permits with Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) exemptions Conditions and validity period on work permits Public list of Employers who have been non-compliant For more information on the permanent residence process for provincial nominees, see Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). In this situation,…
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As of November 1, 2024, eligibility criteria will be dependent on when the student submitted their study permit application and when they applied for their post-graduation work permit (PGWP), with the exception of flight school graduates, whose eligibility criteria remain unchanged. The changes include language proficiency requirements and, in some cases, requirements based on field…
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From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada News release December 15, 2025—Ottawa—The Government of Canada is committed to making Canadian citizenship law fair, clear and reflective of how Canadian families live today, both in and outside Canada. Bill C-3, An Act to Amend the Citizenship Act (2025), is in effect as of today. Moving forward, people born…
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A loan recipient is expected to repay the loan in full with consecutive monthly instalments and in accordance with the repayment schedule set out in subsection 291(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR). Monthly instalments are calculated according to the amount borrowed. On this page Repayment times Notice of payment Methods of payment Payroll deductions…
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December 9, 2025 On June 16, 2024, the ministerial instructions were amended, mainly to: reduce the work experience requirement from 12 months to 6 months for the Gaining experience category: accept work experience gained outside of Canada accept work experience gained up to 36 months before the application is made, until the date that the…
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From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada News release December 8, 2025—Toronto—In support of the Budget 2025 commitment to fill critical labour gaps with high-skilled talent, the Honourable Lena Metlege Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and Maggie Chi, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health, today announced new measures to support Canada’s health care…
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