New pathway to grant PR to 33,000 work-permit holders announced
Ottawa unveils 2026-28 Immigration Levels Plan: permanent targets steady, temporary intakes slashed
Graduate students exempted from study-permit cap, say U15 research universities
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Provincial Nominee Program allocation surges 66 % as Ottawa rebalances worker streams
IRCC will boost 2026 PNP allocations to 91,500 (+66 %), cut TFWP admissions to 60,000 and raise IMP work-permit ceilings to 170,000. The re-balancing gives provinces more control over economic immigration and may squeeze low-wage LMIA hiring, but it creates new openings for employers to obtain PR for skilled staff via provincial streams.
IRCC data reveal international student arrivals to Canada have fallen 60 % in 2025
New IRCC statistics published November 2 show a 60 % year-on-year collapse in new international-student arrivals, the first concrete impact of Ottawa’s 2025 cap on study permits. The decline eases pressure on housing but is already hitting college and university budgets and could constrict employers’ talent pipelines.