Table of Contents What Did Canada Announce About the New High-Wage Points? On October 16, 2026, Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab announced that Express Entry will reward high-wage work in a new way. From November 3, 2026, the CRS will include a Labour Market Integration factor. This factor awards points [...]
The latest BC PNP draw has sent a clear message to skilled workers around the world: British Columbia needs builders, carers and educators, and it is ready to invite them to apply for provincial nomination in meaningful numbers. On October 8, 2026, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) [...]
Published by Prestige Law | Legal guidance from lawyer Zeesean Sheikh Canada’s immigration department has released fresh numbers showing that temporary residence wait times are moving in the wrong direction for many people. In its October 14 update, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reported one-week increases in work permit [...]
The Ontario REDI immigration pathway is back, and it places Northern Ontario and the Ottawa Valley at the centre of the province’s plan to spread skilled newcomers well beyond the Greater Toronto Area. In mid-October 2026, Ontario launched a fresh round of its Regional Economic Development through Immigration initiative, known [...]
The Ontario REDI immigration pathway is back, and it is a real opportunity for skilled workers who want to build a permanent future in Northern Ontario and the Ottawa Valley. On October 16, 2026, the province announced a new round of the Regional Economic Development through Immigration initiative, known as [...]
What the October 2026 relaunch means, who can use it, how to read every status, and what to do while you wait for a decision from Canada’s immigration department By Prestige Law | Immigration Law Firm in Richmond Hill and Toronto, Ontario, Canada The IRCC Application Status Tracker is back [...]
By Prestige Law | Immigration law firm serving Richmond Hill and Toronto, Ontario The IRCC Application Status Tracker is back, and for thousands of people waiting on a decision from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the news could not come at a better time. After the department switched off [...]
The Northwest Territories nomination process reached an important moment on September 25, 2026, when the Northwest Territories Nominee Program (NTNP) invited 105 foreign workers to move forward with a territorial nomination application. For skilled workers, semi-skilled workers, and employers across the territory who are hoping to turn a temporary work [...]
Canada has announced that a new Labrador biometrics site will open in Happy Valley-Goose Bay in January 2027, ending a long-standing situation in which immigration applicants across Labrador have had to travel to St. John’s, Newfoundland, to provide their fingerprints and photograph. Immigration Minister Lena Diab announced this at a [...]
Canada has changed how immigration officers handle employer-specific work permit applications that rely on job offers they consider doubtful. Officers can no longer refuse such an application outright and without warning. They must now explain their concerns about the job offer and give the applicant and the employer a fair [...]