According to a recent open consultation on economic priorities for category-based selection in Express Entry, IRCC has floated the idea of introducing three new categories under the Express Entry system for 2026: Senior and executive-level managers Researchers and...
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Boost Your CRS Points: Tips for Express Entry 2025
As we move steadily into the second half of 2025, we have seen “predictably unpredictable” invitations in the Express Entry system. Although it’s an all-but-impossible task to try to guess not only what the next invitation score will be, but even just the category,...
Canada Updates PGWP Eligibility: What International Students Need to Know
As of June 25, 2025, Canada has made important changes to the Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) eligibility list — a move designed to better connect international education with real labor market needs. The update includes a major reshuffling of eligible programs,...
Canada Updates PGWP Eligibility: What International Students Need to Know
As of June 25, 2025, Canada has made important changes to the Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) eligibility list — a move designed to better connect international education with real labor market needs. The update includes a major...
A New Way To Get Your IEC Work Permit
Short Introduction: On June 11, 2025, IRCC provided an update that work permit applicants under IEC are now allowed to request new work permits to be issued inside Canada by webform. How can this change benefit you? Let’s talk about that. Full Article: Recently, IRCC...
Navigating your Entry to Canada and Updates to Border Control
On January 31, 2025, the immigration regulations (IRPR) were amended to give Canada’s border services agency (CBSA) more authority over Canada’s border security. These changes provide border services officers with the authority to cancel electronic travel...
Changing your Post-Secondary Study Program in Canada
Do you want to switch post-secondary study programs in Canada? It could be more complicated than you think. There have been many changes in the last year to the study permit process in Canada. One change that may have gone unnoticed due to a “quiet” update by IRCC is...
No More Flagpoling for PGWPs
As of June 21, 2024, recent graduates from Canadian schools are no longer eligible to apply for Post Graduation Work Permits at a port of entry (via flagpoling). What does this entail for new graduates in Canada? Recently, IRCC provided a program delivery update for...
How the Express Entry Invitation System Works
So, you’ve taken your language test and received the results of your Educational Credential Assessment (ECA). You eagerly register your Expression of Interest in the Express Entry system hoping to get an invitation to apply for permanent residency, and are given your...
Hong Kong Open Work Permit Program Update
IRCC has extended and expanded its open work permit public policy program for Hong Kong residents. On February 6, 2023, an IRCC news release detailed that the program, which was set to expire a day later, would be renewed for two more years. As such, the original...
Getting a Work Permit in a Regulated Occupation in Canada
Do you have a job offer in an occupation that is regulated, or requires certification or licensing in Canada? In the past, occupations that were regulated in Canada may have led to a dead-end when it came to getting a work permit due to the difficulties in becoming...