Temporary Public Policy to Facilitate Work Permits for Prospective Provincial Nominee Program Candidates

The Canadian government has introduced a new temporary public policy aimed at facilitating work permits for prospective Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates. This policy seeks to streamline the transition from temporary status to permanent residency by offering key exemptions from current work permit regulations. In addition, it aims to ensure the retention of skilled workers […]

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IRCC Announces New Immigration Levels Plan for 2025–2027

In addition to our October 24, 2024 email update, this article delves deeper into Canada’s newly released Immigration Levels Plan for 2025–2027. This initiative reflects a strategy aimed at managing population growth while enhancing Canada’s economic outlook. For the first time, this plan includes controlled targets for temporary residents, particularly international students and foreign workers, […]

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Upcoming Changes to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program: Strengthening Worker Protections and Prioritizing Domestic Talent

Following our October 24, 2024 email update on the latest program developments, this article offers a closer look at the specific changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program announced by the Canadian government. With new measures set to take effect on October 28 and November 8, 2024, these changes represent a significant shift aimed […]

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IRCC Extends Exemption for Immigration Medical Examinations (IME) to 2029

On September 27, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced an extension to the temporary public policy exempting certain low-risk foreign nationals from the requirement to undergo a new Immigration Medical Examination (IME). Initially introduced on October 12, 2022, the policy was designed to accelerate application processing by allowing individuals who had completed an […]

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Canadian Government Announces Further Restrictions to LMIA Eligibility

In recent months, Canadian government has taken decisive action to restrict access to Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs), including prohibiting applications from being processed for low-wage positions in areas with an unemployment rate of over 6%, and temporarily barring all applications from being processed for low-wage positions in the Montreal region. When these restrictions were […]

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Canadian Immigration Targets Decrease Substantially

In today’s release of the Immigration Levels Plan, the Canadian government announced an overall reduction in immigration targets. The updated targets for permanent resident admissions are as follows: 2025: 395,000, down from the 2024 target of 485,000. 2026: 380,000, down from the previous 2024-2026 target of 500,000. 2027: 365,000, also down from the 2024-2026 target […]

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