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Canada flags 30,000 refugee claims as ineligible under new lawCanada's immigration department is notifying approximately 30,000 refugee applicants they may not qualify for asylum hearings under new rul...13 Apr, 2026, 10.51 AM IST- Canada expands work access for international students, graduatesCanada has eliminated the need for a separate co-op work permit for post-secondary international students, effective April 1, 2026. This ch...11 Apr, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
- Canada plans to merge key Express Entry programmes into one new pathwayCanada's Express Entry system is slated for a major overhaul, with plans to consolidate three existing immigration programs into a single, ...09 Apr, 2026, 10.28 AM IST
- Canada: Alberta to charge fee for worker profile submissions under immigration programAlberta will introduce a $135 fee for foreign worker profile submissions to its immigration program from April 7, 2026. This new charge app...08 Apr, 2026, 03.53 PM IST
- Canada universities offer relief measures to international students hit by Middle East conflictCanadian universities are extending crucial support to international students impacted by the Middle East conflict. Institutions like the U...07 Apr, 2026, 12.14 PM IST
- Canada targets 32,000 skilled workers for Foreign Credential Recognition in 2026-27Canada's Foreign Credential Recognition Program aims to establish 58 agreements by 2026-27, targeting 32,000 internationally trained profes...07 Apr, 2026, 10.31 AM IST
- Americans flock to claim Canadian citizenship by descent amid US political upheaval and new law changes; here’s the complete processA surge in Americans seeking Canadian citizenship by descent is driven by recent law changes and US political uncertainty. Bill C-3, enacte...31 Mar, 2026, 10.09 AM IST
- Canada immigration backlog drops below one million as work permit delays ease and study visa waits riseCanada's immigration backlog dropped below one million by January 2026, the first time since October 2025. While work permit processing imp...19 Mar, 2026, 01.48 PM IST
- Canada to allow applicants to challenge return of immigration files as incompleteA Canadian court has ruled that immigration applicants can challenge decisions when their applications are returned as incomplete. This lan...17 Jan, 2026, 10.37 AM IST
- Canada expands citizenship eligibility under new law, opens clear pathway for manyCanada's citizenship framework has been updated, effective December 15, 2025, with Bill C-3. This new legislation allows Canadian parents b...16 Dec, 2025, 03.57 PM IST
- Canada introduces personalised processing times for PR and citizenship applicationsCanadian immigration applicants can now track their PR and citizenship applications with personalized processing time estimates. The update...18 Oct, 2025, 01.45 PM IST
- Foreign workers in Canada can still switch jobs while waiting for new work permitsGreat news for foreign workers in Canada. A temporary policy update allows those with specific work permits to change jobs faster. Workers ...31 May, 2025, 02.42 PM IST
- Canada to extend Citizenship by Descent beyond first generationCanada has introduced new legislation, Bill C-71, to facilitate citizenship by descent. The bill aims to automatically grant Canadian citiz...25 May, 2024, 10.55 AM IST
- Canada plans to grant citizenship to 300,000 people by March 2023An Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) memo recommends that it process a total of 285,000 decisions and 300,000 new citizen...19 Oct, 2022, 10.36 AM IST
- Canada will reopen all PR programs under Express Entry from July 6This comes as a time when the country is already struggling to cope with massive processing delays. According to data shared with ET, Immig...05 Jul, 2022, 11.53 PM IST
- Indians top as Canada admits 108,000 new immigrants in the first quarterCanada, which plans to admit a record 432,000 new immigrants in 2022, is on target to hit this mark as the country welcomed 108,000 newcome...01 Apr, 2022, 01.42 PM IST
- Canada to increase immigration to boost economic recoveryThe new admissions would be focused on bringing in more people under the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program, Ca...06 Nov, 2020, 09.34 AM IST
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