Mid-August H2 2026 business immigration strategy update: 124-day IRCC work permit timelines, AAIP Table 8 capacity pressure, BC PNP 117 point floor, and September 1 regulatory deadlines.

Saturday closed with no new government-confirmed entrepreneur draw. Express Entry moved earlier this week; AAIP Table 8 pressure and BC Base 117/10 remain the binding provincial gates.

As of August 2, 2026, no new government business-immigration draws or program instructions in 24h. Watch covers EE quiet since July 23, BC PNP Base 117/10, AAIP Table 8 ~3.8:1, and practitioner monitoring list.