Canada Immigration News

A total of 127 invitations were under the Labour and Express Entry streams. Nine invitations were issued under PEI’s business impact and work permit stream with a minimum point threshold of 65. The total number of invitations for this draw is less than the most recent draw on May 20, when 153 invitations were issued.

Some people may think they have Canadian citizenship when in fact they do not.

People who are not a Canadian citizen if:

The Quebec Experience Program (PEQ) has long been a popular immigration pathway for international students and foreign workers in Quebec, offering a fast track to permanent residence (PR).

Quebec is reopening three immigration pilot programs, offering a unique opportunity for skilled individuals to obtain Canadian permanent residency. These programs aim to address labor shortages and attract professionals to key industries, and they will remain active until December 31, 2025.

Starting today, Immigration Canada is issuing invitations for the 2025 Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship Program (PGP). If you submitted an interest-to-sponsor form in 2020 and weren’t selected in previous years, watch your inbox. You may receive an invitation soon.

Starting July 28, 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will begin issuing invitations for the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP). Over a two-week period, the federal government plans to send 17,860 invitations with the goal of approving 10,000 complete applications this year.

Foreign nationals can no longer apply for post-graduation work permits (PGWP) at Canadian ports of entry (POE). Immigration Minister Marc Miller states that this change aims to reduce "flagpoling" and allow border officers to focus more on enforcement activities. This measure is also expected to decrease delays for travelers and expedite the movement of commercial goods between Canada and the U.S.

Canada's Federal Court announced a Study Permit Pilot Project starting October 1, aimed at reducing the time to review rejected study permits from up to 18 months to under five months.

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The most recent rounds of invitations under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) were held on July 5. More than 128 candidates received invitations to apply for a provincial nomination in these draws. This week’s draws were aimed at specific sectors of activity.

British Columbia

The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) held its weekly round of invitations on May 3. More than 178 BC immigration candidates received invitations to apply for a provincial nomination.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced his intention to curtail Canada's population growth if elected, arguing that the Liberal government has undermined the immigration system. He criticized Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's approach, claiming it has led to a "radical" increase in international students and temporary foreign workers, disrupting public consensus on immigration.

As the 2025 federal election nears, immigration has become a defining issue in the political divide between Canada’s leading parties. With both the Liberals and Conservatives laying out their respective visions, voters are presented with two distinct approaches to shaping the future of immigration.

A recent Nanos poll shows that Canadians' support for immigration has declined, with 53% of respondents preferring lower immigration levels than the 2023 target of 465,000 permanent residents. This shift is a stark contrast to the high support seen in a 2022 Environics poll, where 70% expressed support for current immigration levels.

Canada's population growth has slowed for the first time since the pandemic, as the federal government takes steps to curb temporary migration, Statistics Canada reported. In the second quarter of this year, the population grew at a reduced rate, largely due to recent measures aimed at scaling back international students and temporary workers.

Caledon, Milton, Halton Hills, Clarington, and Burlington, which are all located in southern Ontario.

As part of today’s press conference, Minister Miller also made two Post Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) related announcements.

Study at private Quebec colleges will no longer be eligible toward a PGWP application, a move the government says is to protect the integrity of the international student program.

In 2021, IRCC reported a 56% increase in study permit applications over 2020 as well as receiving 175,000 applications in the first quarter of 2022 alone. This has resulted in long processing times for study permit applications.

Minister Fraser said to the immigration committee of the parliament that IRCC will aim to return processing times to their standard for the majority of business lines by the end of the calendar year. He said that all processing standards are expected to return to normal by 2023.

International students in Canada are often seen as easy targets for fraudsters looking to, literally, “cash in” on vulnerable victims.