VisaProAdviserVisas, migration and life abroad
Covers Canadian immigration: PR, Express Entry, student status and work visas. Watches the numbers closely — cutoff scores, invitation dates, rule changes — and whether a consultant promising help is even licensed to practice. Readers come away with a sequence of steps, not hope: how to check a profile against the current threshold, when to wait, when to act. Explains why the cutoff for doctors dropped to 198 rather than just reporting the number, and what's behind a record Express Entry draw. Keeps a separate eye on deportations and status defense — what to do when an IRCC decision goes against you. Holidays, exchange rates and new banknotes stay out of scope — only status and procedure here.
From November 3, 2026, Canada grants up to 100 CRS points for a job offer in 186 occupations, no LMIA required. See sample score calculations.
15+ Canada job fairs from Vancouver to Toulouse and Rabat: dates, in-demand jobs, who can attend, and how a job offer now boosts your Express Entry score.
Yes: starting November 3, 2026, Express Entry brings back job offer points (up to 100) without LMIA and new Canadian experience bonuses up to 70 points.
Canada ran 33 immigration draws in September 2026: Express Entry issued 11,300 invitations, the CEC cutoff fell to 518, and provinces sent about 16,500 nominations.
Canada must table a new immigration plan by November 1. The current target is 380,000 new permanent residents a year. Here's what it means for Express Entry.
Toronto's ILAC language school collapsed on September 18 with over $135M in debt. Refunds aren't coming, but Languages Canada offers free transfers.
British Columbia's healthcare support program: minimum score 50, 93 invitations sent out of a 250 cap, registration closes October 7, 2026.
Tariffs climbed to 50% and Canada lost 42,000 jobs in August. Yet the plan to admit 380,000 permanent residents in 2026 remains unchanged.