IRCC Updates

For people who are Canadian citizens by descent but live outside Canada, obtaining formal proof of citizenship can be an unexpectedly long process. Now, however, students who need their Canadian citizenship certificate for education may have an important option: request urgent processing from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

Ontario has replaced its previous Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) streams with a new Ontario Workforce Priority Stream, marking one of the most significant changes to the province's immigration program. While the new application portal has not yet reopened, the government has released the eligibility framework that applicants and employers should begin preparing for now. Who Can Qualify for Ontario's New Workforce Priority Stream? The new Ontario Workforce Priority S

Ontario has officially entered a new era of provincial immigration. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) has undergone its most significant transformation in years, replacing the previous collection of immigration streams with a redesigned framework that is intended to better respond to Ontario's labour market needs. For applicants, employers, and immigration professionals, these changes represent both new opportunities and new responsibilities. The province has state

Ontario has officially taken one of the most dramatic steps in the history of its provincial immigration program. As of May 30, 2026, all existing Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) nomination categories have been repealed, marking the end of a framework that guided immigration selection in the province for nearly a decade. For thousands of prospective immigrants, employers, international students, and immigration professionals, this announcement raises an important que

On May 6, 2026, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced that new regulations for immigration and citizenship consultants will take effect this summer in July. These measures will be put in place to reinforce the role of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) and provide applicants with more reliable, transparent and accountable services when they retain a consultant. The enhanced regulations will include: Allowing the Coll

Canada’s Temporary Resident to Permanent Resident (TR to PR) pathway has officially taken a new direction in 2026—and it’s not what many applicants were expecting. Rather than launching a broad, open intake like the popular 2021 program, the federal government has introduced a targeted, one-time initiative focused entirely on applicants who are already in the system. This shift reflects a major policy change aimed at streamlining immigration and reducing backlogs. No New Appl

The 2026 TR to PR pathway is a limited-time federal immigration program allowing certain temporary residents already in Canada to transition directly to permanent residence. It is a separate permanent residence pathway from Express Entry and most Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs).

2025, saw the implementation of the most significant changes to Canadian citizenship laws in decades, reshaping how Canadian citizenship is passed down by descent. These updates, anchored in Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025), aim to modernize the law so it better reflects today’s global and diverse families. Since 2009, Canada’s Citizenship Act has included a rule known as the first-generation limit (FGL), which means that Canadian citizens who themselves h

Canada’s current published multi-year Immigration Level's Plan runs through 2025–2027, with targets including 395,000 new permanent residents in 2025, dropping to 380,000 in 2026 and 365,000 in 2027. IRCC has indicated that the 2026–2028 Immigration Level's Plan will be released in the fall of 2025. Key Focus Areas Canada's upcoming Immigration Level's Plan is likely to focus on: Reducing pressure on housing, infrastructure, public services and ensuring newcomers can settle a

IRCC has made significant changes to processing times for certain types of permanent residence applications, leaving applications in limbo. Navigating IRCC Processing Times IRCC has made significant changes to their application processing tool, which now includes two feature questions for certain application categories: 1) Have you already applied? 2) When did you apply? After answering these two questions, you will get an estimated processing time, the number of applicants a