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Immigration Watch

A dated front-end snapshot of major 2026 immigration changes and selection activity, organized by topic with direct links to deeper Canimpro guides.

Information snapshot reviewed August 18, 2026. Time-sensitive rules should be verified against the linked official source.

Newfoundland & Labrador publishes 122 ITAs

Latest provincial EOI batch: 122 ITAs, listed under NLPNP.

Details

Manitoba publishes EOI Draw #277

Skilled Worker Stream targeted selection; review the exact draw criteria rather than relying on a generic MPNP score.

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Alberta health-care selection

Dedicated Health Care Pathway – Express Entry: minimum score 60 and 57 invitations.

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Express Entry transport occupations

Round #434: 300 ITAs with CRS 470.

All draws

Express Entry French-language round

5,000 ITAs with CRS 391.

All draws

Federal Start-Up Visa stops accepting new applications

IRCC lists the federal Start-Up Visa Program as paused for new applications.

Business guide

Ontario EOI architecture changes

Ontario closed the existing OINP EOI system during program modernization, making older application instructions potentially stale.

Ontario

IRCC confirms 10 Express Entry categories for 2026

New/renewed categories include transport, physicians, researchers, senior managers and skilled military recruits alongside existing priority categories.

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