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Canada-Québec Accord and immigration-related issues
Canada’s immigration levels for 2026-2028.
Legislative amendments are underway as part of the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act (Bill C-12) that aim to strengthen the integrity and modernize the visa and asylum system. IRCC has four parts: i) strengthening control over immigration documents, ii) modernizing the in-Canada asylum system; iii) creating new asylum ineligibilities; and, iii) domestic information sharing.
Measures taken to improve and strengthen the governance and regulation of immigration and citizenship consultants.
Canada has now welcomed more than 59,000 Afghans under the Afghan Resettlement Initiative (ARI). Exceptional measures and funding ended March 31, 2025.
On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion into Ukraine. In response, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) implemented and extended various temporary measures under the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) and created a family-based PR pathway.
Status of the Express Entry application system, which is used to manage a number of economic immigration programs.
For the 2025 intake process for the parents and grandparents program, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited potential sponsors from the remaining 2020 pool, with the goal of accepting 10,000 complete applications.
Concerns about security screening
IRCC’s use of automation and artificial intelligence (AI).