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Canada has issued a new Express Entry draw inviting 1,000 healthcare and social services workers to apply for permanent residence. With a CRS cutoff of 476, this category-based draw highlights Canada’s growing demand for skilled healthcare professionals and strengthens opportunities for immigration in 2025.
Canada has launched a new Express Entry category for physicians with Canadian work experience, offering eligible doctors a faster pathway to permanent residence. The stream targets key medical occupations and is expected to feature lower CRS requirements, improving ITA chances for qualified candidates.
Canada has issued 6,000 Invitations to Apply in its largest Canadian Experience Class (CEC) Express Entry draw in over 16 months, lowering the CRS score to 520 and opening new opportunities for skilled workers and international graduates seeking permanent residence.
Alberta will require citizenship markers on ID cards by 2026. Learn how the new policy affects immigrants, international students, and work-permit holders.
Alberta issues new AAIP invitations targeting healthcare and skilled workers, supporting labour market needs through two major November immigration draws.
IRCC held an Express Entry draw for healthcare and social services occupations, inviting skilled workers essential to Canada’s growing care sectors.
Ontario has suspended the OINP Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream, pausing trade-worker nominations and impacting applicants targeting this popular immigration pathway.
Only one Express Entry trade occupations draw conducted by IRCC so far in 2025 leaving trade applicants worried and stressed.
IRCC invited 1,000 candidates in the latest Express Entry CEC draw on November 12, 2025, with a minimum CRS score of 533 for Canadian permanent residency.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued 714 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in its largest Express Entry Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw in over six months, marking another major step in Canada’s 2025 skilled immigration plan.
Ontario has paused its Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream due to a federal cut in nomination allocations. The suspension affects new applicants but may be reversed in 2026 when higher PNP quotas take effect.
Alberta invited over 1,100 skilled workers through four immigration draws in October 2025 under the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program, highlighting the province’s growing demand for talent in healthcare, construction, and other key sectors.
Canada raises Provincial Nominee Program targets by 66% in 2026, offering more permanent residency pathways for skilled workers and graduates.
IRCC exempts graduate students from Canada’s study permit cap and introduces two-week fast-track processing for PhD applicants starting January 2026.
Canada boosts its 2026 PNP targets by 66% while cutting study permits and Temporary Foreign Worker admissions to balance permanent and temporary immigration.
Canada’s 2026–2028 Immigration Plan introduces new PR pathways for international students and PGWP holders, helping them transition to permanent residency.
PEI PNP held an unexpected draw on October 27, 2025, inviting 159 international graduates under Labour and Express Entry streams.
Canada’s IRCC is rejecting hundreds of PGWP applications because students didn’t include English or French language test results. Starting November 2024, language test proof is mandatory for all Post-Graduation Work Permit applicants. Learn how to meet the new requirements and save your PGWP application from refusal.
IRCC held a new Express Entry PNP draw on October 27, 2025, targeting Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates. A total of 302 applicants received Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for permanent residency with a minimum CRS score of 761. The high cutoff reflects the 600 additional points awarded to candidates with a PNP nomination.
IRCC held a French language Express Entry draw on Oct 29, 2025, inviting 6,000 candidates for permanent residency with a CRS cut-off of 416.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the latest Express Entry draw on October 28, 2025, inviting 1,000 Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates with a minimum CRS score of 533 to apply for permanent residence in Canada.
The province of New Brunswick (NB) continues to accelerate its immigration efforts, holding multiple Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws between…
IRCC held a new Express Entry draw on October 15, 2025, inviting 2,500 healthcare and social services professionals for Canadian PR, reinforcing Canada’s focus on skilled workers in these in-demand sectors.
Alberta invited over 1,300 skilled workers in three provincial immigration draws held between October 1–7, 2025. The Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) targeted candidates in construction, tech, and other in-demand sectors, following a recent expansion in nomination allocations to meet labour market needs.
Manitoba invites 862 skilled workers in latest MPNP draw — including healthcare and caregiver professionals — boosting opportunities for PR in 2025.
