Permanent Resident

Canada is considering adding a new category to its Express Entry immigration system for 2026 focused on leadership and innovation. The proposed “leadership and innovation” stream under consideration would target:

Canada's Minister of Immigration, John McCallum, stated his belief that most Canadians want to boost the overall number of immigrants coming to Canada.

Canada has tightened immigration levels, but skilled trades workers remain in demand. The reason is simple: Canada plans to build, and there are not enough workers to do it.

Program aims to protect vulnerable foreign nationals by giving them legal immigration status in Canada

Families of the Canadian victims of Ethiopian and Ukrainian air disasters may be eligible for permanent residency.

Canada is preparing a new accelerated immigration pathway for H1-B visa holders in the United States, aiming to offer a more stable and predictable alternative for highly skilled workers facing long backlogs and rising costs in the U.S.

Despite removing the “In-Canada focus” category from its latest Immigration Levels Plan, Immigration Minister Lena Diab confirmed that priority for permanent residence (PR) will go to temporary residents already living and settled in Canada.

Starting July 29, 2025, new income requirements apply to Canadians or permanent residents inviting parents or grandparents under the Super Visa program. The minimum gross income now reflects a 3.9% increase from 2024, with a 5-member family requiring at least $64,336.

Canada continues to be a leader when it comes to providing opportunities to citizens and residents, and has received stand-out results for inclusion and tolerance for immigrants in the world .

Canada placed 18th in the 2025 World Happiness Report, down slightly from 15th in 2024. While its global ranking slipped, Canada remains the highest-ranked country among G7 nations. The rest of the G7 includes the U.S. (24th), the U.K. (23rd), Germany (22nd), France, Italy, and Japan—all of which have seen declines over the past five years.

Canadian food services employers will be able to hire up to 30% of their workforce through the TFWP, and other changes coming for temporary foreign workers.

Humanitarianism continues to be an important part of Canada’s immigration strategy.

IRCC will now allow physicians who are already in Canada to apply for PR under Express Entry programs.

IRCC is looking to welcome 31,500 French-speaking permanent residents (PRs) in 2025 and 36,000 newcomers under the same category in 2026 for admission outside Quebec.

Interest in Canadian citizenship is rising among Americans after Canada passed Bill C-3 on November 21, 2025.

Canada is on pace to welcome about 422,000 new permanent residents in 2025, surpassing its official target of 395,000, according to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

Perhaps, it’s finally time to stop hiding

Canadian Ministers Marc Miller (Immigration) and David McGuinty (Public Safety) have unveiled a series of measures to strengthen border security and address immigration-related challenges. The announcement comes amidst increasing scrutiny of border policies, ongoing concerns over asylum system abuse, and new developments in US-Canada relations.

Skilled newcomers overqualification must be addressed, amid immediate need for more healthcare professionals.

Canada is lifting its COVID-19 test requirements for fully vaccinated travellers.

Starting April 1, fully vaccinated travellers to Canada will no longer need a pre-arrival COVID-19
test.

The Canadian government announced the new measures would affect travellers arriving at all ports of entry. Although pre-arrival testing requirements will be dropped, the government may still randomly test travellers upon arrival. The purpose of the random tests will be to identify and track COVID-19 variants. If fully vaccinated travellers are selected for an on-arrival test, they will not need to quarantine while waiting on their result.