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21OctReview September 2026 Canadian immigration changes, including study funding, worker study rules, pathway closures, border measures and a PRRA exemption.
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29OctA bridging open work permit can be available to principal applicants in specified permanent-residence programs, but a PR profile or invitation alone does not establish eligibility. Use IRCC's current program-specific instructions and your actual worker-status record; do not rely on a universal four-month window carried over from an older checklist.
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20OctUnderstand maintained status in Canada when an extension is pending. Learn how separate rules affect work or study permission, and what may happen if you travel and seek to return.
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20OctA business work permit does not automatically let family work or study. Check the spouse’s eligibility branch and each child’s study and coverage requirements.
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19OctC11 is temporary business-owner work permission. Check control, significant benefit, temporary intent and the separate family and PR questions.
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19OctOntario employers should check the wage stream, work location and low-wage cap before starting an LMIA application. ESDC’s October 9, 2026 refusal-to-process table applies through January 7, 2027; many Ontario metropolitan areas meet its 6% unemployment threshold. Sector exceptions can change the answer. A vacancy, willing applicant or completed advertising campaign does not remove these checks. This guide explains the order of decisions and the records to prepare, using official instructions checked on October 19.
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16OctIRCC can ask for more evidence when it doubts that an employer-specific job offer is genuine. Its current instructions, modified on 17 September 2026, describe a fairness letter and an employer response period of 15 days or the applicable office standard. Read the actual letter before responding: its concerns, deadline and delivery instructions matter. A letter gives an opportunity to answer concerns; it does not promise a work permit.
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16OctAn intra-company transfer work permit depends on the businesses and the job, not simply on owning a foreign company. Start by identifying the legal route and showing how the proposed Canadian work fits it. This guide, researched on 16 October 2026, separates the multinational-company test from the new-office plan and gives you a way to organise the evidence before committing to a transfer. IRCC’s current ICT instructions are the starting point.
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08SepHow entrepreneurs can connect the proposed work and Canadian benefit to records that an officer can verify.
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