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Canada Announces 2026 Express Entry Category-Based Draws

akcanada — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:35:27 +0000

Express Entry is the online system used by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) to manage and process Immigration Applications from skilled workers in the following three Immigration programs: the Canadian Experience Class the Federal Skilled Worker Program the Federal Skilled Trades Program In category-based rounds of invitations, IRCC invites candidates in the Express […]

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Government of Canada Releases 2026-2028 Immigration Levels Plan

akcanada — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 22:35:51 +0000

The Government of Canada announced its Immigration levels plan on November 4, 2025. The plan aims to admit about 380,000 new permanent residents annually from 2026 to 2028 and increase the number of economic immigrants coming to the country. For the permanent resident stream, the government is aiming to boost the share of economic migrants […]

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Ontario Expediting Process for U.S. Doctors, Nurses to Work in Province

akcanada — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 09:23:20 +0000

Doctors and nurses licensed in the United States will soon be able to more easily practise in Ontario, under changes announced on June 5, 2025 by the minister of health. According to the minister, the move will increase the number of health-care professionals working in the province. The province is enabling qualified U.S.-licensed physicians, nurse […]

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Canada to Grant Legal Status for Thousands of Undocumented Construction Workers

akcanada — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 22:41:23 +0000

On Friday, March 7, 2025, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”), announced the government’s intent to introduce a number of new measures to support Canada’s construction industry. Because Canada is facing a housing shortage and uncertainty in the face of tariff threats, IRCC will immediately convene a tripartite advisory […]

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Canada Announces 2025 Express Entry Category-Based Draws

akcanada — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 09:15:59 +0000

On Thursday, February 27, 2025, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (“IRCC”) announced the 2025 Express Entry categories, which include a new education category, to align the selection of federal economic immigrants with Canada’s long-term labour shortages. To meet Francophone immigration targets and meet the acute needs in health, trades and […]

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Canada Eliminates Bonus Points for LMIA under Express Entry

akcanada — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:17:39 +0000

On Tuesday, December 17, 2024, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) announced the removal of bonus points for Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) supported job offers under the Express Entry system. Previously, applicants with LMIA supported job offers could receive up to 50 or 200 additional Comprehensive Ranking System […]

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New Canada Immigration Pathways Revealed

akcanada — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:12:32 +0000

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) published the eligibility criteria for two new pathways to Canadian Permanent Residence in the official Canada Gazette on December 14, 2024. These new pathways are the Rural Community Immigration Class (RCIC) and the Francophone Community Immigration Class (FCIC) and they are scheduled to take effect sometime in early 2025. […]

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Canada Releases 2025-2027 Immigration Levels Plan

akcanada — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:50:51 +0000

On Thursday, October 24, 2024, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, released the 2025-2027 Immigration Levels Plan. In its Plan, the Government of Canada has set the number of immigrants to be admitted to Canada between 2025 and 2027 to 1.140 million individuals: 2025: 395,000 2026: 380,000 2027: 365,000 Permanent […]

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Updated Settlement Fund Requirements for Federal Skilled Worker Programs

akcanada — Mon, 06 May 2024 16:03:45 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) has updated the table that shows how much money you need to settle in Canada if you are applying in either the Federal Skilled Worker or Federal Skilled Trades Programs. IRCC updates these numbers every year, based on 50% of the low income cut-off totals. The changes take effect […]

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Permanent Residence Fees Increasing on April 30, 2024

akcanada — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 07:10:44 +0000

On April 30, 2024, fees for all permanent residence applications are increasing as part of a routine update. According to the Government of Canada, these fees increase every 2 years to enable the government to manage growing program and service delivery costs and to keep up with inflation. Table of current and new permanent residence […]

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