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Ontario removed its 8 legacy OINP streams through amendments to Regulation 422/17 that came into force on June 25, 2026, and opened the new Ontario Workforce Priority stream expression of interest portal on August 4, 2026.
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> This is for people who were not declared or examined when their sponsor became a permanent resident, and who hoped to be sponsored as a spouse, partner, or dependent child.
> This is for foreign workers already in Canada who want a short licence, trade, or training course.
IRCC Express Entry English tests: CELPIP-General, IELTS General Training, PTE Core | Duolingo and TOEFL are not on that list | ETS: TOEFL and GRE stopped inside Iran; Iranian nationals may sit...
FSWP 67/100 selection grid, separate from CRS | Skilled work: Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) 0, 1, 2, or 3 | At least 1 year continuous or 1,560 hours in the last 10...
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) stopped accepting new applications under the permanent residence pathways for Hong Kong residents on 31 August 2026.
This guide is for skilled workers and graduates hoping for a British Columbia nomination in 2026. It explains how the allocation changed, who is still eligible, and what to do if you miss out.
This guide is for international graduates in Canada who are about to apply for a PGWP. It explains why non-credit, ESL, and general-interest programs do not qualify, and how to confirm your program qualifies before you apply.
A new annual intake of 2,970 study permit applications under the Francophone Minority Communities Student Pilot opens on August 26, 2026 and runs to August 25, 2027.
If your permanent residence application is in progress inside Canada, there is a specific open work permit that becomes available once IRCC decides you are eligible for your PR class.
Canada signed a temporary public policy on July 6, 2026 giving open work permits to up to 2,700 Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program candidates, including workers whose permits have already expired.
Ontario opened the Expression of Interest portal for its new Ontario Workforce Priority stream on August 4, 2026.
Which sections of IMM 5476 you actually complete, how the November 2025 version change affects old copies, and the difference between IMM 5476 and IMM 5475.
A guide to IMM 5444 and Appendix A, the residency obligation calculation that decides permanent resident card renewals under section 28 of IRPA.
IRCC publishes a processing time of more than 10 years for humanitarian and compassionate permanent residence, the top of its published scale. Many pages still quote 18 to 24 months. Here is the published figure, the two-stage structure, and the July 22, 2026 change to H&C requests made inside public policy applications.
IRCC updated its officer instructions for assessing study permit finances on July 24, 2026. The thresholds did not move. What changed is that officers are now directed to verify the source and history of your funds, not just the balance.
Online passport renewal opened to all eligible adults on July 28, 2026. The rule that disqualifies the most people is the one almost no coverage leads with: if your passport expires more than 6 months from now, you cannot renew online. And applying cancels the passport you are still carrying.
A bridging open work permit lets you keep working while IRCC decides your permanent residence application. Which document unlocks it depends on your PR program, and two widely repeated eligibility rules do not appear in IRCC's instructions at all.
Approval in principle confirms IRCC accepted your sponsor and your relationship as genuine, but not your medical or security checks. What the letter actually unlocks, how it differs from your AOR, and the one situation where you cannot get an open work permit without it.
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