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trucking and retail remain openManitoba issues 793 invitations in MPNP draw #279B.C. invites Care and Build candidates in four targeted roundsNewfoundland and Labrador issues 36 NLPNP invitationsIRCC's undeclared-family sponsorship public policy ends September 10Alberta publishes three AAIP draws with 722 invitationsYukon opens a 30-day review of its nominee programEligible work permit holders can take short studies without a study permitIRB AI rules restrict personal evidence and require disclosureIRCC explains sponsorship default impacts on Group of Five and Community Sponsor casesSaskatchewan sets final 2026 capped-sector intake for September 14–15Canada extends Ebola-related immigration document suspensions to September 28Express Entry issues 3,500 healthcare and social services ITAs at CRS 475IRCC explains how to update an application and submit new informationIRCC now estimates 33 months for a citizenship certificateExpress Entry invites 229 physicians with Canadian experience at CRS 198IRCC clarifies RSD documents for Groups of Five and community sponsorsEligible UK citizens gain access to specified CPTPP work routesWest Kootenay opens final 2026 RCIP intake through September 7Nova Scotia starts $1,000 worker and $2,000 entrepreneur NSNP feesExpress Entry issues 2,562 PNP and CEC invitations in two roundsIRCC clarifies protected-person PR medical-exam exemptionStudy-permit living funds rise for applications filed from September 1Hong Kong permanent residence pathways close after August 31IRCC clarifies evidence duties in humanitarian and compassionate requestsIRCC clarifies two income options for Super Visa applicationsIRCC clarifies AIP work-permit renewals and proof of a PR applicationAlberta adds nomination spaces for physicians and FrancophonesIRCC introduces new in-Canada measures for eligible PalestiniansIRCC gives eligible LMIA-based work-permit extensions a 90-day document windowPEI consults on a public registry for employers of foreign workersExpress Entry issues 6,000 invitations in back-to-back CEC and French roundsSaskatchewan lays foreign-worker protection charges against a Swift Current employerExpress Entry invites 442 provincial nominees at CRS 760Ontario restricts Ontario Works and ODSP eligibility by immigration statusSaskatchewan orders $12,000 repayment in first foreign-worker protection convictionManitoba issues 53 invitations in EOI draw #277IRCC removes prior foreign-employment condition from C20 guidanceAlberta publishes five August immigration drawsIRCC updates family-member work-permit guidanceOntario Workforce Priority employer portal is openFive IFHP services move to basic coverageBritish Columbia holds its largest selection round of 2026Parents and Grandparents Program intake paused
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Saskatchewan immigrationSeptember 15, 2026

SINP food-services intake fills all 175 positions in final 2026 capped-sector window

Saskatchewan's September 15 food-services window used all 175 positions. The province's live table also shows 94 of 150 trucking positions and 123 of 175 retail positions used from September 14.

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Express EntrySeptember 14, 2026

Express Entry round #442 invites 576 provincial nominees at CRS 734

IRCC issued 576 invitations in a Provincial Nominee Program round on September 14. The lowest-ranked invited candidate had a CRS score of 734.

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Material 2026 immigration updates, by date

This archive tracks changes with practical impact from the start of the year. Purely technical or editorial changes with no applicant impact are not treated as separate news.

September 2026

SINP food-services intake reaches its 175-position limit in the final 2026 capped-sector windowProvincial update
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Eligibility clarified for judges, referees and similar international-event officials working without a permitProgram delivery
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C13 emergency and out-of-warranty repair instructions receive minor clarificationsProgram delivery
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August 2026

C42 spousal open-work-permit guidance clarified for FMCSP participantsProgram delivery
Official source

July 2026

Work-without-a-permit instructions updated for examiners and evaluatorsProgram delivery
Official source
Study-permit application assessment instructions updatedProgram delivery
Official source
Francophone Minority Communities Student Pilot instructions updatedProgram delivery
Official source
Temporary-visa instructions updated for certain extended family affected by the Gaza crisisProgram delivery
Official source

June 2026

Francophone student pilot study-permit public policy updatedPublic policy
Official source
Francophone student pilot permanent-residence and open-work-permit policy updatedPublic policy
Official source
Refugee sponsorship intake paused for Groups of Five and Community SponsorsProgram status
Official source
Work-permit facilitation updated for Québec permanent-residence candidates and spousesPublic policy
Official source
Unaccompanied minors exempted from certain new refugee-claim ineligibility groundsPublic policy
Official source

May 2026

RCIP and FCIP work-permit and spouse instructions updatedProgram delivery
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Spousal open work-permit instructions updated for high-skilled workersProgram delivery
Official source
eTA eligibility expanded to select citizens of Indonesia and MalaysiaProgram delivery
Official source
Permanent-resident loss-of-status processing instructions updatedProgram delivery
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IMM 5707 removed for in-Canada work-permit applicationsProgram delivery
Official source

April 2026

Permanent-residence application fees increasedProgram delivery
Official source
Maintained work authorization during permit renewal clarifiedProgram delivery
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Entry policy introduced for certain Gaza-special-measures visa holdersPublic policy
Official source
AIP credential-assessment instructions updated for eligible Nova Scotia pharmacistsProgram delivery
Official source
Open-work-permit renewals facilitated for eligible Ukrainians and family membersPublic policy
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March 2026

Provincial Nominee Program permanent-residence processing instructions updatedProgram delivery
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New refugee-claim ineligibility instructions publishedPublic policy
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Innovation Stream LMIA-exempt work-permit pilot updatedProgram delivery
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Express Entry occupational category-based selection updatedProgram delivery
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Start-up Visa and federal Self-Employed intake pause publishedProgram status
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Spousal open work-permit instructions updated for study-permit holdersProgram delivery
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February 2026

RCIP and FCIP work-permit and spouse measures publishedProgram delivery
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TR-to-PR open-work-permit instructions updated for existing applicantsProgram delivery
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PAL and TAL study-permit instructions updatedProgram delivery
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January 2026

Sudan family permanent-residence pathway updatedProgram status
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Identity-document instructions updated for protected-person PR applicationsProgram delivery
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Rural Community Immigration Pilot instructions publishedProgram delivery
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Francophone Community Immigration Pilot instructions publishedProgram delivery
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Citizenship interim measure updated for the first-generation limitProgram delivery
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Temporary-resident application fee instructions updatedProgram delivery
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Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot instructions updated before closureProgram status
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Medical excessive-demand cost threshold updatedProgram delivery
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