IRCC Issues 1,000 ITAs to Healthcare & Social-Services Professionals in Express Entry Draw
Largest Canadian Experience Class Draw Since 2024 Invites 6,000 Skilled Workers
Ontario PNP Draw Invites 1,133 Candidates in Healthcare, Education and REDI Pilot Streams
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IRCC issues 6,000 Invitations in largest Canadian Experience Class Express Entry draw of 2025
IRCC invited 6,000 Canadian Experience Class candidates on 10 December 2025 with a CRS cut-off of 520, marking the largest CEC draw in 16 months. The move gives work-permit holders already in Canada a fast track to permanent residence and creates opportunities for employers to retain skilled foreign talent.
Canada unveils C$1.7 billion Global Impact+ Research Talent Initiative to lure world-class scholars
Ottawa will spend C$1.7 billion to recruit up to 1,000 top researchers under the new Canada Global Impact+ initiative, offering generous grants, infrastructure money and fast-track immigration. The programme positions Canada as a haven for talent amid U.S. visa restrictions and is expected to trigger a wave of academic and family relocations over the next decade.
Air Transat and pilots reach tentative deal, averting holiday-season strike
A tentative labour deal between Air Transat and its pilots union on 10 December 2025 ends the threat of a walkout that would have disrupted thousands of holiday and business travellers. The carrier has capped cancellations at 18 flights and expects full schedule restoration within 48 hours.