Canadianupdates 
IRCC paused Parents and Grandparents Program intake on July 15, 2026, and the program page still says closed. About 60,500 parents and grandparents are already in the queue against an admissions target of 15,000 a year through 2028.
On September 3, 2026, IRCC invited 229 physicians with a CRS score as low as 198 — 323 points below the Canadian Experience Class cut-off two days earlier. Here is exactly who the physicians category applies to, and who it does not.
Canada’s two Hong Kong permanent residence pathways stopped accepting applications on August 31, 2026, after receiving 30,315 applications covering 48,560 people. Here is what happens to filed applications, why the open work permit’s May 2029 date is not a PR deadline, and what routes are left.
30 of Canada’s 41 Census Metropolitan Areas are on the low-wage LMIA refusal list for the July 10 to October 8, 2026 quarter, including Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa-Gatineau. Here is exactly which cities are blocked, which are still open, and which sectors are exempt.
Canada will issue 408,000 study permits in 2026, 7% below 2025. The provincial allocations total 309,670 application spaces for 180,000 PAL-required permits — and that gap tells you what to expect.
The Canadian Experience Class cut-off went from 507 in March to 523 in August. The draws got smaller, not the pool — and 74,105 candidates are stuck one band below the line.
Ontario closed every OINP stream in 2026 and replaced them with the Ontario Workforce Priority stream. Here’s what changed, who qualifies, and how the new EOI process works.
Canada’s study permit proof of funds rises to $23,448 for a single applicant on September 1, 2026. Here is the full official table by family size, what it does not cover, and who is affected.