Canada’s current plan already pencils in 380,000 new permanent residents for 2027. Here’s how the 2027–2029 levels plan works, where the spots go by program, and what to watch when it’s tabled.
Canada has paused new parent and grandparent sponsorships with no reopening date. The super visa is the alternative, and a host inviting one parent now needs $38,002, only 75% of it from their own income.
Nova Scotia began charging a $1,000 nominee application fee on September 1, 2026. Across Canada’s nine PNP provinces, worker-stream fees now run from $0 to $2,000 — before IRCC’s $1,590 PR fees.
IRCC’s September 29, 2026 Canadian Experience Class round invited 2,000 candidates at a CRS cut-off of 518, the third drop in a row. But profiles scoring 501–600 rose to 21,070 in four weeks — here’s why the score is easing slowly.
Ontario’s new Workforce Priority stream ranks candidates on a 130-point grid, and no one has been invited since the EOI portal opened August 4. Here is how the points work and why a Sudbury PSW can score close to a Toronto developer.
IRCC invited 733 provincial nominees on September 28, 2026 at a CRS cut-off of 725, the biggest PNP round since June. Here’s why the cut-off is falling and why you don’t need 725 points.
IRCC has held ten French-language Express Entry rounds in 2026, inviting 50,500 candidates at CRS cut-offs between 382 and 420 — while every CEC round needed 507 or more. Here is what NCLC 7 actually requires and what could change it.
IRCC now splits its pending inventory into files in processing and files waiting for space under the yearly levels targets. As of July 31, 2026, 41% of pending family applications and 42% of protection files are in the second group — roughly 248,000 permanent residence applications not being worked at all.
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