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Competition within the Express Entry pool continues to ease for the second month in a row, as thousands more top-scoring profiles leave the pool. Since the start of the year, 4,672 profiles between the 501-600 score range have left the Express Entry pool, larg…
Monthly new arrivals on work permits issued through Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) have sunk to their lowest level in nearly two years, according to the latest data published by the federal government. There were only 2,615 new admissions t…
Canadians will have access to visa-free travel to the People’s Republic of China (PRC), per statements made by Prime Minister Mark Carney during a news conference in Beijing on January 16. As of the time of this writing, it has not been announced when Canada…
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system. The immigration department issued 681 ITAs in a draw for Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates. To be considered in this draw…
Pour les candidats francophones, apprendre l’anglais est bien plus qu’une compétence supplémentaire. C’est un outil puissant qui peut augmenter votre score du Système de classement global (SCG) et ouvrir des portes dans l’ensemble du système d’im…
For French-speaking candidates, learning English is more than an added skill. It is a powerful tool that can increase your Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score and open doors across Canada’s immigration system. Get Free Preparation Resources from CELPIP …
Once you get an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for provincial nomination, you generally have between 20-60 days to submit a complete application to the nominating province—which must include adequate supporting documentation. Failure to include sufficient docum…
In a press conference held on January 19, Canada’s immigration department announced that it would dedicate an additional 5,000 permanent residence (PR) admissions spots for provinces and territories to welcome more French-speaking newcomers. This increas…
On January 15, 2025, Prince Edward Island held its first selection round of 2026 in accordance with its anticipated Invitation to Apply (ITA) schedule. The province targeted candidates with ties to the province, with priority given to international student gra…
Practice — Affidavits — Federal Court Rules, C.R.C., c. 663, rr. 312, 369, 306, 307 — Federal Court Rules, C.R.C., c. 663, rr. 312, 312.
Citizenship and Immigration — Status in Canada — Citizens with temporary statusAdministrative law — Judicial review — Mandamus
Citizenship and Immigration — Exclusion and removal — Inadmissible persons
Citizenship and Immigration — Status in Canada — Permanent residentsAdministrative law — Judicial review — Certiorari
Judicial review — Applications to review — CertiorariConstruction of statutes — Canada Emergency Response Benefits — Employment Insurance Act
The New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP) issued its first set of Invitations to Apply (ITAs) of 2026 in a series of draws conducted between January 13–15. Invitations were extended to candidates through three streams, all of which require ties to…
sursis — préjudice irréparable — tchadiens — renvoi — concentrerai
Immigration — Deferral orders — Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27, s. 25(1).
Citizenship and Immigration — Exclusion and removal — Removal of permanent residents
Citizenship and Immigration — Immigration practiceAdministrative law — Judicial review — Certiorari
Administrative law — Judicial review — CertiorariCitizenship and Immigration — Judicial reviewPractice — Judgments and orders — Reversal or variation
Citizenship and Immigration — Exclusion and removal — Removal of visitorsAdministrative law — Judicial review — Certiorari
Citizenship and Immigration — Judicial reviewPractice — Parties — Interventions
Citizenship and Immigration — Status in Canada — Permanent residents — Humanitarian and compassionate considerations
Citizenship and Immigration — Exclusion and removal — Inadmissible persons — Removal of permanent residents
Citizenship and Immigration — Exclusion and removal — Inadmissible persons
Skilled Worker Stream Profiles submitted under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba pathway or the Skilled Worker Overseas pathway that declared being directly invited by the MPNP under a strategic recruitment initiative. The following numbers of Letters of Advice t…
Costs — Awarded costs to First Nation under r. 400(3)
Citizenship and Immigration — Immigration practiceAdministrative law — Judicial review — Certiorari
Citizenship and Immigration — Judicial reviewAdministrative law — Judicial review — Grounds of review — Procedural fairness
Administrative law — Judicial review — Procedural fairness — Full disclosurePractice — Affidavits
Citizenship and Immigration — Status in Canada — Convention refugees — State protection
Section 40 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act provides that a permanent resident or foreign national is inadmissible to Canada for directly or indirectly misrepresenting or withholding a material fact relating to a relevant matter that induces or c…
The following is the IRCC Manual on H&C applications.
In 2020, over 400,000 international students at the post-secondary level in Canada will return to school. Many will want to stay and work in Canada after graduating. All will be subject to mandatory conditions of their stay as a student in Canada. It i…
Regulation 4 of Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, SOR/2002-207 state that a foreign national shall not be considered a spouse, a common-law partner or a conjugal partner of a person if the marriage, common-law partnership or conju…
Section 203(1)(a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (“IRPR“) requires Service Canada to only issue a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (“LMIA“) when it is satisfied that an employer’s job offer is genui…
Where an applicant submits a complete application, but an immigration officer nonetheless has concerns regarding the merits of it, the immigration officer will often provide a fairness letter to the applicant. This requirement has arisen from Federal Court o…
Yesterday, an individual called wanting to know if the fact that she was pregnant would guarantee a successful H&C application because of the duty to consider the "best interests of the child." The father is Canadian.
When a visa application has been refused and an applicant is convinced that the decision is unreasonable then it may be advisable to file an Application for Leave to Commence Judicial Review with the Federal Court of Canada (the “Federal Court” or …
Skilled Worker in Manitoba Occupation-specific selection Profiles declaring current employment in Manitoba in the unit group and broad occupational category listed below were considered. The following National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 unit group …
Skilled Worker Stream Profiles submitted under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba pathway or the Skilled Worker Overseas pathway that declared being directly invited by the MPNP under a strategic recruitment initiative. The following numbers of Letters of Advice t…
Skilled Worker Stream Profiles submitted under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba pathway or the Skilled Worker Overseas pathway that declared being directly invited by the MPNP under a strategic recruitment initiative. The following numbers of Letters of Advice t…
Manitoba will continue to accept applications under the Temporary public policy to facilitate work permits for prospective Provincial Nominee Program candidates until Monday, December 15, 2025, at 11:59 PM CST. As of December 16, 2025, the online submission…
serious criminality — imprisonment — sponsor — dismiss the appeal for lack — jurisdiction
Skilled Worker Stream Profiles submitted under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba pathway or the Skilled Worker Overseas pathway that declared being directly invited by the MPNP under a strategic recruitment initiative. The following numbers of Letters of Advice t…
crimes against humanity committed — soldiers — military — systematic attack — humanity committed by the army
sponsorship application — procedural fairness — undertaking application — panel — incomplete
medication — entering — accompany the peace officer — operation while impaired — offence
Skilled Worker Stream Profiles submitted under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba pathway or the Skilled Worker Overseas pathway that declared being directly invited by the MPNP under a strategic recruitment initiative. The following numbers of Letters of Advice t…
withheld — electronic travel authorisation — inadmissible — cannabis — leniency
refuse a permanent resident visa — accepted for processing — application — sponsor — incomplete
Skilled Worker Stream Profiles submitted under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba pathway or the Skilled Worker Overseas pathway that declared being directly invited by the MPNP under a strategic recruitment initiative. The following numbers of Letters of Advice t…
family class — sponsor — humanitarian — common-law partner — foreign national
disclosure — natural justice — application to reopen — failure to observe a principle — abandoned
Skilled Worker in Manitoba Occupation-specific selection Profiles declaring current employment in Manitoba in the unit group and broad occupational category listed below were considered. The following National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 unit group …
The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) receives an allocation of nominations each year from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). For 2025, Manitoba was allocated 4,750 nominations in early January 2025, which was a decrease of 50 per ce…
three-year stay — charges — sobriety — criminality — reportable offence
reasonable grounds to believe — security — legislative — family life — panel
innocent mistake exception — misrepresentation — work permit — materiality — induced an error
pre-stay charges — stay — removal — exemption — convicted
humanitarian — sponsorship application — visa officer — inadmissible — misrepresentation
human rights defenders — subversion against a democratic government — political — journalists — intelligence
medical examination — brother-in-law — job interview — prior to his arrival — misrepresentation
person concerned — misrepresentation — funds — study permit application — transfer
person concerned — train plot — permanent resident — sniper — jury
criminal organization — thefts — group — co-accuseds — debit card
stay — jail — criminality — charges — youth
misrepresentation — military service — application — immigration — forms
Immigration Operational Bulletin 663 - GCMS workarounds due to IRPA changes to the refugee claim process
Guidelines for the application of special measures for persons directly affected by a crisis situation: Wildfires in British Columbia
Increases to International Organization for Migration services fees for services provided to persons resettled in Canada under the refugee protection classes