Intake Pause Announced for Canada’s Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots
Canada freezes Start-Up Visa work permit and new SUV applications, plans targeted entrepreneur pilot
IRCC pauses Home Care Worker immigration pilots to clear backlog
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CBSA reports record 19,000 deportations in 2025 amid stricter visa controls
Year-end CBSA statistics show 18,969 removals in 2025, up from 17,357 in 2024, as Canada tightens visa rules and reduces temporary-resident numbers. The record deportations, concentrated in Quebec and Ontario, reflect Ottawa’s enforcement-first approach and have implications for employers reliant on foreign talent.
Nationwide airport kiosk outage resolved, residual customs delays expected
CBSA has fixed a national outage that disabled primary inspection kiosks at major airports on December 19, but residual customs delays may linger over the weekend. The incident—one of several kiosk failures this year—highlights ongoing vulnerabilities in Canada’s border IT infrastructure.
Air Canada offers free switches from connecting to non-stop flights during holiday rush
Air Canada is letting ticketed passengers travelling 19–24 December switch from connecting itineraries via Toronto or Montréal to non-stop flights at no extra cost, aiming to de-clog hubs and improve punctuality during the peak holiday period.