Ottawa, December 19, 2025—As part of our 2026–2028 Immigration Levels Plan, we’re making our immigration system more responsive to the needs of the country by making sure that we have the skilled workers needed to fill labour gaps. Many home care workers—who provide essential support to seniors, children and people with disabilities—have already applied for permanent…
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December 22, 2025 The instructions listed below have been updated to clarify the following: Study permit validity for prerequisite programs, which was previously for the duration of the program plus 1 year, has been changed to the duration of the program plus 90 days. This change is in line with regulatory amendments made in November…
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December 24, 2025 The International Experience Canada (IEC) program instructions have been revised significantly to improve consistency and compliance. Updates include clarifications regarding: the role of border services officers at ports of entry immigration medical examinations dependants passport validity re-use of the certificato di residenza discontinuance for dual citizenship holders police certificates, including clearer instructions…
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Ottawa, December 19, 2025—As part of our 2026–2028 Immigration Levels Plan, we’re making our immigration system more responsive to the needs of the country by making sure that we have the skilled workers needed to fill labour gaps. Many home care workers—who provide essential support to seniors, children and people with disabilities—have already applied for permanent…
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