Canadian Immigration News

In 2021, Canada welcomed over 405,000 new permanent residents (PRs) to this country.

Last week, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) added five new jobs to its list of eligible occupations under the Global Talent Stream (GTS).

Combining new applications processed with the reduction in Canada's immigration application backlog, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has processed a record-breaking 4.8 million total applications this year.

This marks the smallest application backlog recorded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) since June 1-6, 2022, when the total number of applications backlogged within the system was reported at 2,387,884 persons.

On October 26, Statistics Canada released the 2021 Census on Canada’s population and immigration. The following will highlight some of the key takeaways.

Here are the results of Canada's most recent Express Entry draw on November 23, 2022.

On November 16, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is transitioning to the 2021 version of the National Occupation Classification (NOC) system. Here is what that change will mean for Express Entry candidates.

Here are the results of Canada's most recent Express Entry draw on November 9, 2022.

Here is Canada's Immigration Levels Plan for 2023-2025.

Here are the results of Canada's most recent Express Entry draw on October 26, 2022.