By Prestige Law | Immigration law firm serving Richmond Hill and Toronto, Ontario The IRCC Application Status Tracker is back, and for thousands of people waiting on a decision from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the news could not come at a better time. After the department switched off [...]
Canada continues to use provincial immigration programs to respond to regional labour-market needs, and Manitoba’s latest selection round has delivered an important development for skilled professionals working in science, technology, engineering, architecture and related technical fields. On September 24, 2026, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program, commonly known as the MPNP, [...]
Canada has once again opened the door to experienced leaders. In the senior managers Express Entry draw held on September 16, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 250 invitations to apply for permanent residence, setting the minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score at 389. It was the third [...]
Newfoundland and Labrador provincial immigration moved forward again on September 18, 2026, when the province’s Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism issued 62 invitations to apply, including 61 through the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP) and one through the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP). The round was small, yet it [...]
Canada’s processing time for a proof of Canadian citizenship application has climbed to roughly 33 months as of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) September 3, 2026 update — an eight-month jump from the previous month and the steepest single-month increase since expanded eligibility rules took effect at the end [...]
Canada has once again widened the door for temporary foreign workers who want to upgrade their skills while they work. Under a new temporary public policy that took effect on September 4, 2026, eligible work permit holders can now study a short-term program of six months or less without applying [...]
For the first time in its history, a Canadian university has cracked the global top 10 for producing successful entrepreneurs. The University of Waterloo has climbed to seventh place in PitchBook’s 2026 University Rankings, a widely respected venture-capital research benchmark that tracks which schools produce the founders who go on [...]
Canada’s latest immigration statistics provide an important snapshot of how permanent resident admissions are progressing in 2026. According to Canada PR Admissions 2026: IRCC Mid-Year Update, 155,800 people became permanent residents under Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan between January 1 and June 30, 2026. Canada’s planned permanent resident admissions target for [...]
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has released its latest monthly update on immigration application processing, providing new insight into the number of permanent residence, temporary residence, and citizenship applications currently in the system. The latest figures were published on August 18, 2026, and reflect IRCC’s application inventory and processing [...]
Canada’s immigration department has once again turned to its healthcare and social services workforce to fill critical labour gaps, issuing thousands of new invitations to apply for permanent residence through a targeted Express Entry round. For nurses, physicians, social workers, and personal support workers around the world, this draw is [...]