October 13, 2026Express Entry invites 752 provincial nominees at CRS 772 October 9, 2026B.C. targets care and construction; NL issues 131 invitations October 8, 2026Manitoba issues 340 invitations; Alberta invites 22 aviation candidates October 7, 2026PEI issues 90 invitations; Ontario updates Workforce Priority scoring October 6, 2026NWT final 2026 draw issues 105 invitations at scores 317–492 October 1, 2026Minimum wages rise in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and PEI

October 13, 2026Express Entry invites 752 provincial nominees at CRS 772 October 9, 2026B.C. targets care and construction; NL issues 131 invitations October 8, 2026Manitoba issues 340 invitations; Alberta invites 22 aviation candidates October 7, 2026PEI issues 90 invitations; Ontario updates Workforce Priority scoring October 6, 2026NWT final 2026 draw issues 105 invitations at scores 317–492 October 1, 2026Minimum wages rise in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and PEI

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Ontario immigrationSeptember 10, 2026

Ontario's 2026 OINP redesign: understanding the new Workforce Priority Stream

Ontario replaced eight former OINP streams with the Ontario Workforce Priority Stream. Its EOI portal is open, but no invitation round under the redesigned stream had been published as of September 10.

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