Canada Immigration News & Blog

Canada’s Express Entry system has entered a more targeted phase. For several years, many applicants approached Express Entry primarily as a competition based on Comprehensive Ranking System scores. Age, education, language ability and skilled work experience remain essential, but Canada is increasingly using category-based invitations to select candidates whose backgrounds correspond with specific economic and labour-market priorities. For 2026, IRCC’s current categories incl

For many Canadian families, sponsoring a parent or grandparent is not simply an immigration objective. It is part of a long-term family plan involving caregiving, retirement, childcare and the desire to keep multiple generations together. On July 15, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced that it was pausing the intake of new applications under the Parents and Grandparents Program, commonly known as the PGP. IRCC will not accept new interest-to-sponsor f

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has released its 2026–2028 Immigration Levels Plan , setting out a long-term vision for managing both permanent and temporary immigration. This plan represents a decisive move toward sustainable immigration growth , ensuring Canada continues to attract skilled newcomers while balancing housing, labour, and infrastructure pressures. According to the Government of Canada’s Budget 2025 , the new plan is designed to stabilize im