6+ hour, 11+ min ago   (200+ words) The RABC Program officially closes at 11:59 p.m. on November 30, 2026, with the new reporting requirement in force from December 1, 2026. CBSA has automatically extended all currently active RABC permits through that same November 30 deadline, so permit holders do not need to apply for…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (454+ words) For candidates who have been tracking Express Entry category-based draws since 2023, the jump was significant. Earlier Transport rounds cleared candidates at scores in the low 430s. This round asked for nearly forty points more, even while inviting far fewer people than…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (701+ words) At ImmigCanada, our team of authors and researchers brings you insightful content on Canadian immigration policies, trends, and news. Our dedicated team is committed to providing comprehensive content support and guidance to individuals aspiring to make Canada their new home....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (362+ words) A Statistics Canada research note, built on the 2022 Survey on the Official Language Minority Population, shows that most bilingual minority language adults in Canada rate their second official language skills as strong, use both English and French at home daily,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (555+ words) Presented before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, the audit found that IRCC identified more than 153,000 potential cases of study permit non-compliance during 2023 and 2024 but investigated only about 4,000 of them....

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (511+ words) Saskatchewan’s youth unemployment rate dropped to 11.1% in June 2026, well below the national average of 12.7%, while the province added 3,400 jobs since the start of the year. With the third-lowest overall unemployment rate in Canada and strong growth in healthcare, food services,…...

1+ mon, 17+ hour ago   (431+ words) The Immigration and Refugee Board finalized nearly 13,000 refugee protection claims in June 2026 alone while receiving fewer than 2,700 new ones, pulling the total pending caseload down to roughly 276,000 from a peak of over 300,000 in late 2025. Refugee appeals, however, are still climbing…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (488+ words) Alberta continues to demonstrate one of the most targeted provincial immigration strategies in Canada. Rather than conducting broad invitation rounds, the province is focusing on occupations facing genuine labour shortages across health care, technology, manufacturing, tourism, aviation, and skilled trades....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (415+ words) Instead of a hearing before the Refugee Protection Division, affected claimants are shifted to the Pre-Removal Risk Assessment process, a paper-based review conducted by border services officers, without an oral hearing and without an internal appeal option. Source: Bill C-12 Mean…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (502+ words) Saskatchewan also recently introduced significant tax relief measures. The province’s four-year income tax reduction plan will remove 54,000 residents from the provincial tax rolls entirely. For lower-income workers including many recent immigrants this is a meaningful reduction in the effective cost…...