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British Columbia issued 284 invitations for provincial nomination on October 8, 2026, targeting workers in child care, health care, veterinary care, and construction trades under its occupation-specific immigration stream.
The Parti Québécois minority government plans to slash Quebec's annual permanent immigration target from 45,000 to 35,000 and halve the temporary resident population within four years, a move sparking backlash from business and agricultural groups.
Slovakia has replaced a 180-day limit with one-year national visas for eligible third-country bus and truck drivers.
Canada's immigration department now mandates procedural fairness letters for all employer-specific work permits when officers doubt a job offer's genuineness.
Canada invests $1.2 million in Francophone immigration projects in Newfoundland and Labrador and Saskatchewan.
A federal jury convicted Lazaro Alain Cabrera-Rodriguez of leading an alien smuggling and money laundering conspiracy that moved over $20 million.
The Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling revives the Trump administration's expanded SAVE database for targeted voter citizenship verification.
British Columbia invited 714 candidates in its September 24, 2026 Provincial Nominee Program draw, the highest number under its 'innovate' objective this year.
Federal authorities have charged multiple non-citizens in New Jersey and Georgia with illegally voting in federal elections and making false statements.
Canada's population grew by just 0.5% in 2025/2026, the slowest rate since 1916, driven by a sharp drop in non-permanent residents.
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Canada is 'destroying itself' with unchecked immigration.
British Columbia issued 10 entrepreneur immigration invitations on September 22, 2026.
U.S. Immigration preclearance has resumed for some Etihad flights departing Abu Dhabi in September 2026.
The federal government has introduced a strict 90-day deadline for Atlantic Immigration Program applicants to submit updated documents.
A federal immigration agent shot and wounded a man in North Austin on September 20, 2026. Representative Greg Casar and a city council member are demanding an independent investigation and the release of body-camera footage.
Newfoundland and Labrador's Office of Immigration issued 62 invitations for provincial immigration on September 18, 2026.
A Federal Court judge has sanctioned Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada for repeatedly refusing a couple's visitor visa applications on identical grounds.
The Progressives party has submitted legislation to remove the final investor immigration pathway from Latvia's law, a €150,000 fund-based option.
Canada has allowed a special immigration policy that permitted some permanent residents to sponsor previously undeclared family members to expire.
British Columbia issued 429 invitations in a targeted Skills Immigration draw on September 10, 2026. The health care category's minimum score fell to 76, its lowest level this year.
The ACLU of Connecticut sued federal immigration officials, alleging they withheld court records from a three-month period in 2026.
Manitoba's provincial immigration program invited 793 candidates on September 10, with 508 spots reserved for local graduates and their spouses.
Canada lost 42,000 jobs in August 2026, but immigration policy is pivoting to address persistent skills shortages in specific sectors.
The UK Home Office laid Statement of Changes HC 584 on September 3, 2026, introducing amendments to immigration rules.
Denmark's parliament passed a bill creating a new work-permit route for workers from 16 countries, including India, set to open in January 2027.
A new rule allows certain U.S.-born children of foreign government and international organization employees to apply for permanent residency.
A Royal Bank of Canada report argues Canada's immigration strategy has become too reactive, damaging predictability.
The UK Home Office has replaced the BN(O) Household Member immigration category with BN(O) Adult Child, effective 8 October 2026.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada issued 229 invitations to physicians in a category-based draw on September 3, 2026.
Homeland Security says 2,197 people were arrested in New York during a monthlong ICE operation targeting individuals with criminal records, amid disputes.
CMS proposes equalizing imaging payments between hospital clinics and doctor offices to cut costs and reduce incentives for hospital consolidation.
Canada's immigration department says its Self-Employed Persons Program is no longer effective, citing decade-long waits and poor economic outcomes.