
Express Entry Changes to Category-Based Selection
Posted on 04/03/2025
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has been shifting towards a category-based selection process in Express Entry, Canada’s economic immigration management system. Express Entry was established …

Do We Need Immigration Consultants in Canada
Posted on 18/02/2025
The new proposed IRCC governance structure for consultants looks set to be implemented soon, reportedly in 2025. It’s essentially an extensive set of rules and …

Yet Another Change to Open Work Permit Eligibility for Spouses
Posted on 12/02/2025
In our previous blog on open work permits for family members in May 2024, we outlined the various eligibility requirements that depended on when you …

Latest Changes to International Student Regulations – working off-campus
Posted on 19/11/2024
As we mentioned in October of this year, IRCC has been tightening up some features of the International Student Program in Canada. The following regulations …

New PGWP Requirements for International Students
Posted on 08/10/2024
Things are changing fast for international students in Canada. As of the writing of this blog, in October 2024, open work permits for spouses of …

Canadian Government to Reduce Temporary Residents
Posted on 19/09/2024
The Canadian government is reducing the flow of temporary workers and of international students in response to weaker labour markets and concerns about the availability …

Hong Kong Residents and Students Open Work Permit Updates
Posted on 05/07/2024
Hong Kong residents and Hong Kong recent graduates of a Canadian Designated Learning Institute, please listen up. IRCC has updated the rules for obtaining an …

First Generation Limit appears to be over soon
Posted on 16/06/2024
On April 17, 2009 Canada’s First Generation Limit (FGL) came into effect. It means (or meant) that if you are a Canadian citizen by descent …

Open Work Permits for Spouses or Partners of International Students, the latest update
Posted on 31/05/2024
If you are an international student in Canada, your spouse or common-law partner may be eligible for an open work permit. That’s the good news. …

Ontario Responds to Study Permit Changes
Posted on 30/03/2024
Ontario, in response to study permit changes announced earlier by IRCC – which we last updated at our blog here – has announced some adjustments …