https://ghasedak.ca/Checked updates from IRCC and the provinces.en-cahttps://ghasedak.ca/news/express-entry-high-wage-changes-october-16-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/express-entry-high-wage-changes-october-16-2026Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Round #450 issued 5,000 French-language invitations at CRS 435. IRCC also confirmed the Labour Market Integration factor and the end of the LMIA requirement for job offers from November 3, 2026.https://ghasedak.ca/news/ontario-redi-2026-27-roundhttps://ghasedak.ca/news/ontario-redi-2026-27-roundFri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000A new REDI round runs to the end of 2027 for Greater Sudbury, Kenora District, Nipissing District, Rainy River District, Renfrew County and Thunder Bay. There is no separate application.https://ghasedak.ca/news/express-entry-cec-french-draws-october-15-16-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/express-entry-cec-french-draws-october-15-16-2026Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Round #449 (October 15) issued 2,500 invitations to Canadian Experience Class candidates at CRS 519. Round #450 (October 16) issued 5,000 French-language proficiency invitations at CRS 435.https://ghasedak.ca/news/canada-immigration-update-october-15-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/canada-immigration-update-october-15-2026Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Round #449 issued 2,500 Canadian Experience Class invitations at CRS 519. B.C. issued 16 invitations at a provincial score of 54, and Saskatchewan's 150 trucking positions were used.https://ghasedak.ca/news/express-entry-pnp-draw-october-13-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/express-entry-pnp-draw-october-13-2026Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Round #448 on October 13, 2026 issued 752 invitations to Provincial Nominee Program candidates. The lowest CRS score invited was 772.https://ghasedak.ca/news/citizenship-certificate-processing-time-september-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/citizenship-certificate-processing-time-september-2026Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000IRCC's processing-time data, updated monthly, estimates about 34 months for a citizenship certificate (proof of citizenship) and shows about 130,700 people waiting as of October 9, 2026.https://ghasedak.ca/news/canada-immigration-update-october-9-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/canada-immigration-update-october-9-2026Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000B.C. invited childcare, health, veterinary and construction candidates on October 8. Newfoundland and Labrador issued 131 invitations on October 9. Alberta's table also lists draws on September 29 and October 2.https://ghasedak.ca/news/canada-immigration-update-october-8-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/canada-immigration-update-october-8-2026Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Manitoba's draw #281 issued 340 invitations across targeted selections. Alberta's aviation-sector draw invited 22 candidates at a Worker EOI score of 56.https://ghasedak.ca/news/canada-immigration-update-october-7-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/canada-immigration-update-october-7-2026Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000PEI issued 90 Labour and Express Entry invitations. Since October 5, the Ontario Workforce Priority stream gives 10 points for $80,000 or more in earnings in a single year.https://ghasedak.ca/news/nwt-final-employer-driven-eoi-draw-september-25-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/nwt-final-employer-driven-eoi-draw-september-25-2026Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000NWT's September 25 Employer-Driven Stream draw selected 105 of 197 profiles, with EOI scores from 317 to 492. The next draw is expected in early 2027.https://ghasedak.ca/news/ircc-asylum-portal-changes-november-3-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/ircc-asylum-portal-changes-november-3-2026Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000The IRCC Portal changes the asylum claim process on November 3, 2026. Claims not submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on November 2 will need new answers, and unlinked CBSA claims must be re-entered.https://ghasedak.ca/news/canada-minimum-wage-increases-october-1-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/canada-minimum-wage-increases-october-1-2026Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000New general minimum wages from October 1, 2026: $17.95 in Ontario, $16.40 in Manitoba, $15.70 in Saskatchewan, $17.00 in Nova Scotia and $17.30 in PEI.https://ghasedak.ca/news/express-entry-draws-september-28-october-1-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/express-entry-draws-september-28-october-1-2026Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Rounds #445–447 issued 6,233 invitations: 733 PNP (CRS 725), 2,000 CEC (CRS 518) and 3,500 trades occupations (CRS 476).https://ghasedak.ca/news/canada-immigration-update-september-29-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/canada-immigration-update-september-29-2026Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000A time-limited exemption lifts the 12-month PRRA bar for nationals of Israel and Palestine with a negative decision from September 30, 2025 to September 29, 2026. Three Francophone immigration projects were announced.https://ghasedak.ca/news/canada-ebola-immigration-measures-extended-november-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/canada-ebola-immigration-measures-extended-november-2026Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000The temporary measures, which began on May 27, 2026, now run until 11:59:59 p.m. ET on November 27, 2026. They depend on the last country of residence in the application, not on citizenship.https://ghasedak.ca/news/canada-immigration-update-september-25-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/canada-immigration-update-september-25-2026Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000IRCC updated A73 guidance for CSQ holders in Quebec. Quebec issued 519 PSTQ invitations on September 24. B.C. issued 714 Skills Immigration invitations, Newfoundland and Labrador 41, and Nova Scotia funded healthcare recruitment projects.https://ghasedak.ca/news/canada-immigration-update-september-24-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/canada-immigration-update-september-24-2026Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000IRCC clarified FMCSP study permit and family renewals. Alberta, B.C. and Manitoba published ten provincial selection rounds dated September 10 to 24.https://ghasedak.ca/news/ircc-medical-biometrics-minor-students-september-22-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/ircc-medical-biometrics-minor-students-september-22-2026Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000IRCC clarified who can rely on an earlier medical exam in Express Entry, exempted protected persons from routine work permit biometrics, and set out consent evidence for minors travelling with one parent.https://ghasedak.ca/news/ircc-trade-agreement-contract-professionals-september-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/ircc-trade-agreement-contract-professionals-september-2026Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000IRCC's September 21 update clarifies existing LMIA-exempt routes for service suppliers and independent professionals under CETA, CUKTCA and CKFTA. It does not create a new program.https://ghasedak.ca/news/canada-immigration-digest-september-18-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/canada-immigration-digest-september-18-2026Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000NL issued 62 invitations, PEI 195 and B.C. 33. The NWT announced a September 25 final draw. IRCC updated its genuine job offer and employer compliance instructions.https://ghasedak.ca/news/ircc-work-permit-job-offer-genuineness-september-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/ircc-work-permit-job-offer-genuineness-september-2026Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000IRCC's September 17 instructions separate the IMP and TFWP reviews, set out four genuineness factors and require a procedural fairness letter before a negative finding based on outside information.https://ghasedak.ca/news/saskatchewan-immigration-enforcement-cases-september-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/saskatchewan-immigration-enforcement-cases-september-2026Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Saskatchewan charged an employer and an individual under the former Foreign Worker Recruitment and Immigration Services Act, 2013, and another employer and individual under the Immigration Services Act, 2024. The charges are allegations only.https://ghasedak.ca/news/express-entry-cec-senior-managers-draws-september-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/express-entry-cec-senior-managers-draws-september-2026Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Round #443 invited 2,000 CEC candidates at CRS 519. Round #444 invited 250 senior managers with Canadian work experience at CRS 389.https://ghasedak.ca/news/sinp-food-services-intake-september-15-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/sinp-food-services-intake-september-15-2026Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Saskatchewan's SINP food-services window opened on September 15 and used all 175 positions. The intake counts employer positions, not nominations.https://ghasedak.ca/news/express-entry-pnp-draw-september-14-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/express-entry-pnp-draw-september-14-2026Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Express Entry round #442 on September 14, 2026 invited 576 Provincial Nominee Program candidates with a lowest CRS score of 734.https://ghasedak.ca/news/sinp-capped-sector-intake-update-september-14-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/sinp-capped-sector-intake-update-september-14-2026Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Saskatchewan's September 14 capped-sector windows opened for trucking, retail and accommodation. Accommodation used all 50 positions that day; the province's table now shows trucking full and 38 retail positions left.https://ghasedak.ca/news/undeclared-family-sponsorship-public-policy-ends-september-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/undeclared-family-sponsorship-public-policy-ends-september-2026Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000IRCC's public policy exempting certain undeclared spouses, partners and children from regulations 117(9)(d) and 125(1)(d) ends September 10, 2026. It covers applications received up to that date.https://ghasedak.ca/news/bc-pnp-care-build-draws-september-10-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/bc-pnp-care-build-draws-september-10-2026Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000BC PNP's September 10, 2026 targeted draws invited 182 childcare, 143 health, fewer than five veterinary-care and 104 construction candidates. Minimum scores ranged from 76 to 99.https://ghasedak.ca/news/newfoundland-nlpnp-invitations-september-10-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/newfoundland-nlpnp-invitations-september-10-2026Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Newfoundland and Labrador issued 36 NLPNP invitations on September 10, 2026, after 97 on September 4. No AIP invitations, stream split or minimum score were published.https://ghasedak.ca/news/manitoba-mpnp-draw-279-september-10-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/manitoba-mpnp-draw-279-september-10-2026Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000MPNP draw #279 (September 10, 2026) issued 793 Letters of Advice to Apply. Only the Manitoba-study selection had a published minimum score, 825.https://ghasedak.ca/news/irb-artificial-intelligence-practice-notice-september-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/irb-artificial-intelligence-practice-notice-september-2026Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000In force since September 7, 2026: IRB parties and counsel may not use AI to create or materially change personal evidence such as a Basis of Claim narrative, and must declare and verify other material AI use.https://ghasedak.ca/news/work-permit-holders-short-study-without-permit-september-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/work-permit-holders-short-study-without-permit-september-2026Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Announced September 9, 2026: eligible work permit holders in Canada may study for up to six months, or until their work permit expires, without a study permit. The measure runs to December 31, 2027.https://ghasedak.ca/news/alberta-aaip-draws-september-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/alberta-aaip-draws-september-2026Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Alberta's AAIP issued 575, 96 and 51 invitations in draws on September 1, 3 and 9, 2026, with minimum scores of 56, 60 and 60. The scores are Alberta EOI scores, not CRS.https://ghasedak.ca/news/ircc-sponsorship-default-g5-community-sponsor-september-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/ircc-sponsorship-default-g5-community-sponsor-september-2026Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000IRCC's September 9, 2026 instructions set out how officers treat a Group of Five or Community Sponsor in sponsorship default before approval, before a final decision and before landing.https://ghasedak.ca/news/yukon-nominee-program-public-engagement-september-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/yukon-nominee-program-public-engagement-september-2026Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Yukon opened a 30-day public engagement on the Yukon Nominee Program on September 9, 2026, closing October 8. Changes are expected to begin in 2027; current rules are unchanged.https://ghasedak.ca/news/saskatchewan-final-capped-sector-intake-september-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/saskatchewan-final-capped-sector-intake-september-2026Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Saskatchewan's September 14 and 15, 2026 capped-sector intake offers 150 trucking, 175 retail, 50 accommodation and 175 food-services positions, for workers with six months or less on their work permit.https://ghasedak.ca/news/canada-ebola-immigration-order-extended-september-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/canada-ebola-immigration-order-extended-september-2026Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000A federal order published September 5, 2026 extended the Ebola-related suspension of immigration applications and documents to September 28, 2026. IRCC has since extended the measures to November 27, 2026.https://ghasedak.ca/news/express-entry-healthcare-draw-september-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/express-entry-healthcare-draw-september-2026Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Express Entry round #441 (September 4, 2026) invited 3,500 candidates in the healthcare and social services category. The lowest CRS score invited was 475.https://ghasedak.ca/news/ircc-rsd-document-guidance-september-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/ircc-rsd-document-guidance-september-2026Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000IRCC's September 3, 2026 instructions explain the refugee status determination document that Groups of Five and Community Sponsors must submit, the documents that are generally invalid and the exemptions.https://ghasedak.ca/news/express-entry-physicians-draw-september-2026https://ghasedak.ca/news/express-entry-physicians-draw-september-2026Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Express Entry round #440 (September 3, 2026) invited 229 physicians with Canadian work experience. The lowest CRS score invited was 198.