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01/30/2026

Starting May 1, 2026, eligible beneficiaries of the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) will have to pay a portion of the cost of supplemental health services and products (psychologists and counselling therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech language therapists, assistive devices like prosthetics, mobility aids and hearing aids, home care and long-term care,
urgent dental care and limited vision care, medical supplies and equipment, as well as prescription medication.

This will apply to refugee (asylum) claimants, protected persons or resettled refugees, and others. IFHP beneficiaries will be asked to pay the following amounts directly to their health care providers when they receive IFHP-eligible supplemental products or services.

- $4 for each eligible prescription medication filled or refilled under the IFHP
- 30% of the cost of all other eligible supplemental health products and services, including dental care, vision care, counselling and assistive devices.

01/26/2026

08/29/2025

Before you submit your application, make sure it is not only complete, but the information and documents to be submitted are also true and correct.

08/02/2025

On July 29, 2025, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) started providing officer decision notes along with refusal letters for certain applications, and will be adding more application types over time. These notes come from the officer who made the final decision on the application.

IRCC is starting with the following applications.

- temporary resident visas, excluding electronic travel
authorizations and temporary resident permits
- visitor records
- study permits
- work permits

07/27/2025

The province of Québec announced earlier this month that the maximum number of undertaking applications it can receive, from June 26, 2024 to June 25, 2026 inclusive, to sponsor a spouse, a common-law partner, a conjugal partner, &/or a dependent child aged 18 years old or over, has been reached.

No new applications are now accepted. Interested sponsors may submit their applications for these family members as of June 25, 2026.

06/01/2025

In line with the Government of Canada’s objective to reduce the intake of new temporary foreign workers, it is essential to make better use of the skills and experience of those already in the country. This includes providing workers with a practical and timely pathway to change employers when necessary. Facilitating quicker job transitions benefits both parties: employers can promptly fill positions with candidates who are already in Canada, and workers can maintain financial stability without experiencing extended employment gaps.

To support this, IRCC announced a public policy to enable temporary foreign workers currently in Canada—who are changing jobs or employers and have secured a new job offer under either the Temporary Foreign Worker Program or the International Mobility Program—to begin their new employment more quickly, even before a final decision is made on their work permit application.

03/26/2025

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03/08/2025

This year, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) intends to accept up to 10,000 complete applications for sponsorship under the Parents & Grandparents Program.

Since there remains a number of "interest to sponsor" forms in the pool from 2020, IRCC plans to send invitations to apply to randomly selected potential sponsors from that pool instead of accepting new forms. This is the same approach taken for the intakes conducted from 2020 to 2024.

03/02/2025

On March 31, 2025, Canada will be launching the new Home Care Worker Immigration pilots that will make it easier for home care workers in home support or home child care to become permanent residents with their family members.

Home care workers can work where they are needed. This includes private households and organizations that directly hire full-time workers to provide short-term or occasional home care.

Eligible pplicants interested in working in Canada’s home care sector will be eligible to apply if they
- have a minimum of level 4 in English or French in the CLB or NCLC
- have the equivalent of a Canadian high school diploma (or higher)
- have at least 6 months of recent and relevant work experience or
a related caregiver training credential
- have an offer for a full-time home care job