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Kanset Services Inc. For over 15 years, we've been helping individuals, families, and employers navigate the Canadian immigration system with confidence. Welcome to Kanset!

This page is your source for immigration news, practical tips, answers to FAQs and insights. Kanset Services is a Toronto-based immigration consulting firm employing professionals with over 20 years hands-on experience assisting families immigrate and settle in Canada. If your dream is to live in Canada, our dedicated team will guide you and your family every step of the way to ensure that your goals are achieved.

Just became a permanent resident? A few steps are worth doing in your first weeks, whether you landed from abroad or bec...
10/13/2026

Just became a permanent resident? A few steps are worth doing in your first weeks, whether you landed from abroad or became a PR inside Canada.

📌 Save this checklist:

Your PR card. Your first PR card is mailed to you within 30–60 days of becoming a permanent resident.

Your SIN. Update your Social Insurance Number record with your new status, online, by mail or in person.

Your health card. New to OHIP? Apply in person at ServiceOntario; there is no waiting period. Already covered on a work permit? Bring your PR document when you renew.

Your driver's licence. You can drive on an international licence for 60 days. Then follow the rules to obtain your Ontario driver's licence.

Your status. Spend at least 730 days in Canada in every five-year period.

Your citizenship count. Citizenship needs 1,095 days in Canada in the five years before you apply. Days before PR count as half, up to 365.

Questions about your own next steps? Book a consultation.

10/13/2026

Earning $80,000 or more a year in Canada? Ontario now gives you ten points for it.

Since October 5, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) scores earnings of $80,000 or more in a single year at 10 points in the Ontario Workforce Priority stream. The score ranks your Expression of Interest, the online profile Ontario reviews before it invites you to apply. Before this change, the top band was $70,000 or more, worth 8 points. Earnings come from a Canada Revenue Agency Notice of Assessment issued in the last 5 years.

📌 Already registered? Ontario updated existing scores automatically. You do not need to log in.

Hiring at a low wage in Ontario? From October 9, most low-wage LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment) applications are paused, with the next update on January 7: Service Canada will not process them in a metro area with unemployment of 6% or higher. Kingston and St. Catharines-Niagara joined the list, so 15 of Ontario’s 16 metro areas are on it. Thunder Bay is the only one left out. In Ontario, low-wage means below $36.92 an hour. Some sectors are exempt, including construction, food manufacturing, hospitals, and nursing and residential care.

Extending your work permit from inside Canada? IRCC’s estimate rose to 13 weeks, up from 12, with about 208,900 people waiting (IRCC update, October 4).

Not sure how these changes affect you? A consultation is a good place to sort it out.

10/12/2026

Canadian Thanksgiving: Why We Gather (and Why Pumpkin Pie)


Why do we give thanks, gather, and put pumpkin pie on the table? Canadian Thanksgiving has roots in harvest traditions, with a few unexpected chapters along the way. What dish from your own tradition would you bring? 🍁
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10/12/2026

Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁

Here’s to your first Canadian Thanksgiving, or your twentieth. If this is your first one, save room for the pumpkin pie.

Thank you to everyone who trusted us with their case this year. Our office is closed today, and we’ll be back on Tuesday with the week’s immigration news.

10/09/2026

When does a new country start to feel like home?
For me, it’s places like this. Niagara Falls is about an hour and a half from Toronto, I’ve been here about 30 times, and it still gets me every single time.

What feels like home to you?

10/08/2026

Budgeting for an immigration process? The fee in your service agreement is only part of the entire picture.
Your agreement should spell out the total fee, what the fee covers, that it is the only fee, and the payment schedule.
Then, what it does not cover. The government fees you can expect, translations, medical exams, police certificates and any temporary status application alongside your permanent residence process, and each has its own cost. Ask for a range for each one, so nothing takes you by surprise later.
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10/07/2026

Hiring on an employer-specific work permit? On September 17, IRCC updated the instructions officers use to check whether a job offer is genuine.

If an officer has concerns, the letter goes to your worker, the applicant. You, the employer, send the evidence directly to IRCC, usually within 15 days or the office’s own deadline. The officer is directed to share the concerns and give you both a chance to respond.

Officers look at four things: whether your business is actively engaged in what it does, whether the job fits a real need, whether you can meet the terms of the offer (wage, benefits, hours), and whether you have followed employment and recruitment laws in the past.

📌 Documents an officer can ask for include your T4 Summary, your financial statements (T2 schedules for a corporation, T2125 for a sole proprietorship or partnership) and a workers’ compensation clearance letter. In Ontario, that is your WSIB clearance.

This applies to every employer-specific work permit application, renewals included. Stay in touch with your worker while their application is in process, so a letter does not go unanswered.

Hiring or renewing a foreign worker? A consultation is a good time to get these records together.



10/06/2026

Working remotely from Canada for a company abroad, or for a Canadian company from somewhere else? Whether those months count as Canadian experience depends on two things.
📌 For the Canadian Experience Class, IRCC counts remote work only if you were physically in Canada and working for a Canadian employer. The work also has to be done while you were authorized to work in Canada on temporary resident status.
Every case has its own details, such as who your employer is and where you were working each month. If you have worked remotely and plan to apply for permanent residence, a consultation can help you sort out which months count.

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10/05/2026

In the Express Entry pool? IRCC invited 6,233 candidates in three rounds between September 28 and October 1.

Trades, October 1: 3,500 invitations, lowest score 476. It was the first trades round since April, when the lowest score was 477.

Canadian Experience Class, September 29: 2,000 invitations, lowest score 518. That is the third points drop in a row.

Provincial Nominee Program, September 28: 733 invitations, lowest score 725, down from 734.

So far in 2026: 135,215 invitations in 59 rounds.

Extending your work permit from inside Canada? IRCC estimates 12 weeks if you apply today, down from 14, with about 202,900 people waiting in the queue.

📌 Already applied? Enter the date you applied in IRCC's processing times tool and it shows how many weeks you have left.

Also updated on October 1: other work permits from inside Canada, 15 weeks (from 16). Work permits from the Philippines, 7 weeks (from 6). Visitor visas: Nigeria 97 days (from 93), India 30 (from 32), Pakistan 75 (from 78).

Wondering how your profile compares with these rounds? A consultation is the place to start.

10/01/2026

A consultation about permanent residence covers more than anyone can (or should) hold in their head.

So come with a list of questions, and take notes while you are there. Not because the meeting is a test, but because you will be going back to your own notes and your understanding of the concepts and strategies that were presented to you.

Maria Guerts, RCIC, on getting the most out of the hour.

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