Canada has doubled the maximum length of employment that a low-wage Labour Market Impact Assessment can support, and that single adjustment changes how employers, recruiters, and foreign workers plan the next two years. On November 6, 2026, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) announced that low-wage TFWP work permits can [...]
By the Prestige Law editorial team | Updated November 12, 2026 New Brunswick has advanced 203 Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) candidates toward permanent residence, according to the province’s latest selection results covering October 2, 9, and 29, 2026. For skilled foreign workers who hold job offers from designated New Brunswick [...]
IRCC wait times for temporary residence applications are among the most closely watched numbers in Canadian immigration, and the department’s latest update, released on November 4, 2026, gives workers, students, visitors, and families a fresh look at how long decisions may take. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada now estimates a [...]
Published by Prestige Law | Express Entry and Canadian immigration updates CanadaVisa has released a free high-wage CRS calculator that lets Express Entry candidates see how the newest changes to the Comprehensive Ranking System affect their scores. The tool arrived with a CanadaVisa+ update on November 3, 2026, the same [...]
Canada ranked world’s safest country in the 2027 World’s Safest Places ranking from Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection (BHTP), climbing four places in a single year to claim first position ahead of New Zealand, Australia, Iceland, and Japan, and the milestone is far more than a travel headline, because it shapes [...]
Canada has announced plans for up to 622,000 new permanent residents in 2027, and the figure has quickly become one of the most discussed immigration headlines of the year. On November 5, 2026, the federal government tabled Budget 2026 and released the 2027–2029 Immigration Levels Plan on the same day. [...]
Canada has extended its work permit measures for Haitian and Sudanese nationals who are in the country and cannot safely return home. On October 27, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that eligible people who hold a valid work permit issued under the earlier temporary measures can apply [...]
Prepared by Prestige Law | Published November 3, 2026 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has released an updated breakdown of Express Entry candidates by CRS score, and the latest Express Entry CRS score data, dated October 25, 2026, shows 228,724 active profiles in the pool. That is 732 fewer [...]
British Columbia has used two October 2026 selection rounds to invite cleaners and security staff who work for public health authorities in rural and remote communities, along with experienced entrepreneurs who plan to start, buy, or expand a business in the province. The BC PNP, short for the British Columbia [...]
Urgent proof of citizenship requests have become one of the most closely watched parts of Canada’s immigration system since Bill C-3 took effect on December 15, 2025. New figures obtained through an Access to Information request show that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) received about 6,726 urgent requests in [...]