Canadian Immigration Weekly Digest
Each issue features summaries of recent Federal Court judicial reviews, IRCC program delivery updates, provincial nominee program draws, and changes affecting temporary and permanent residents.
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Weekly Digest | August 24, 2025
IRCC requires upfront medical exams for Express Entry; Yukon receives extra PNP allocations; new case law on misrepresentation and spousal sponsorship.
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Weekly Digest | August 3, 2025
IRCC adds officer notes to refusal letters, extends Palestinian measures, updates Quebec physician and work-permit policies, and ends Yukon pilot.
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Weekly Digest | May 25, 2025
Credential recognition funding for newcomers, Yukon nominee reforms, Saskatchewan Chinese immigration exhibit, and key TRV and study-permit rulings.
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Weekly Digest | April 6, 2025
Citizenship by descent policy expanded, new TRP guidance for trafficking victims, LMIA rate updates, CBSA employer fines, and Sudanese refugee program launch.
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Weekly Digest | March 30, 2025
CRS job-offer points removed, SUV open work permit, SINP cuts, NL passive investment warning, and YNP intake.
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Weekly Digest | March 16, 2025
Citizenship fee hike, housing pathway, Sudan measures, BC-US doctor licensing, and NB physician program.
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Weekly Digest | January 26, 2025
New home care pilots, study cap 2025, spouse OWP rules, Yukon intake cut, Ontario student focus, and TRV, ICT, and PR rulings.
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Weekly Digest | December 22, 2024
IEC 2025 launch, border reforms, TR to PR OWP extension, Ontario worker act, PEI nurse pathway, and Gazette penalty proposals.
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Weekly Digest | October 20, 2024
Gaza aid policy, 2024 IEC season close, PGWP cap, H and C and PNP cases, Ontario worker mental health funding, and study permit changes.
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Weekly Digest | October 6, 2024
SUV OWP update, new PGWP rules, ICT guidance, Yukon permit deal, FTA revisions, CBSA conviction, and H and C and TRV court rulings.
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Weekly Digest | May 19, 2024
Minister’s speech, Citizenship Week, Manitoba PGWP holders, Sudan policy, Yukon PNP pause, BC wage rule, and TRV and C11 rulings.
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Weekly Digest | February 25, 2024
Sudan PR pathway, Yukon funding, PEI growth cuts, Atlantic trades strategy, Alberta anti-trafficking fund, and study permit rulings.
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Weekly Digest | November 26, 2023
Asylum claimant aid, Yazidi reunification, BC labour outlook, Yukon PNP increase, Morocco measures, and SDS update.


