Latest Canadian immigration news, policy changes, program updates and Federal Court decisions, with practical context from authoritative sources.
IRCC issued 2,000 invitations in Express Entry Draw 446 on September 29, 2026, targeting candidates in the Canadian Experience Class category. The CRS cut-off was 518, 1 points lower than the previous draw in the same category.
The Federal Court allowed a judicial review of a Refugee Appeal Division decision that upheld the refusal of two Mexican nationals’ refugee claim. In Ramirez v. Canada, 2026 FC 1197, Justice Negar Azmudeh found the Refugee Appeal Division’s credibility analysis unreasonable because its reasoning was unclear and included unsupported implausibility findings.
IRCC issued 733 invitations in Express Entry Draw 445 on September 28, 2026, targeting candidates in the Provincial Nominee Program category. The CRS cut-off was 725, 9 points lower than the previous draw in the same category.
In Marriage Genuineness, the Federal Court dismissed Ibifuro Stella Williams’s challenge to the refusal of her family-class permanent residence application. The Court found it was reasonably open to the immigration officer to conclude that her marriage to Canadian sponsor Omorede Agbonifo was not genuine under subsection 4(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.
The Federal Court dismissed an application for judicial review in Refugee IFA, Torres Ortega v. Canada, 2026 FC 1193, finding the Refugee Appeal Division reasonably concluded that Merida, Mexico, was a viable internal flight alternative. The Court upheld the RAD’s integrated analysis of the applicants’ claims under sections 96 and 97 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
Travel.gc.ca advises that children travelling outside Canada without one or both parents or persons with decision-making responsibility should carry a signed consent letter. A consent letter is not legally required in Canada, but officials or airlines may ask for it, and not producing one could lead to delays or a refusal to enter or leave a country.
Canada has extended its Ebola temporary measures until September 28, 2026, according to an IRCC visitor visa eligibility page. The page directs readers to further information about the measures.
IRCC Program Delivery Updates lists guidance for specific Quebec Selection Certificate (CSQ) holders currently in Quebec under the International Mobility Program. The update is identified as R205(a) – A73.
The BC Provincial Nominee Program held a Skills Immigration draw on September 24, 2026, issuing 714 invitations through two Innovate: High Economic Impact selections. One selection issued 426 invitations based on wage and occupational criteria, while the other issued 288 invitations to candidates with a minimum score of 131.
Quebec issued 519 Quebec PSTQ invitations through Arrima on September 24, 2026, across all four streams of the Programme de sélection des travailleurs qualifiés. Stream 2, Intermediate and manual skills, received 316 invitations, while Streams 1, 3 and 4 received 86, 110 and seven invitations respectively.