
IRCC issued 511 Invitations to Apply in a Provincial Nominee Program draw on July 20, 2026. The minimum CRS score was 744. A 36-point jump from the July 6 draw. Biweekly PNP draw cadence confirmed for July.
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IRCC issued 511 Invitations to Apply in a Provincial Nominee Program draw on July 20, 2026. The minimum CRS score was 744. A 36-point jump from the July 6 draw. Biweekly PNP draw cadence confirmed for July.
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IRCC issued 500 ITAs in today's Senior Managers Express Entry draw at CRS 392 — down 37 points from March. Here's what it means for C11, ICT, and SUV work permit holders in Canada.
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IRCC issued 500 ITAs in today's Senior Managers Express Entry draw at CRS 392 — down 37 points from March. Here's what it means for C11, ICT, and SUV work permit holders in Canada.
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A C11 holder accumulating Canadian work experience is not automatically building toward CEC eligibility. There is a documentation gap that opens quietly during the work permit period — and by the time it surfaces, it is often too late to fix retroactively.
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IRCC issued 2,000 ITAs in the July 7, 2026 Canadian Experience Class draw at a CRS cut-off of 517 — the lowest CEC score recorded in H2 2026. Here is what the data means for C11 and ICT work permit clients and the advisors managing their files.
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IRCC removed arranged employment CRS points in 2026, eliminating the 50-point Express Entry bonus that C11 and ICT work permit holders previously relied on. Here is what this change means for permanent residence strategy and how advisors should respond.
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Canada's proposed Express Entry high-wage CRS factor places senior managers (NOC 00012/00014/00015) in the top bonus tiers. Here is what that means for PR pathway planning on C11 and ICT files in 2026.
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Deputy Minister Ted Gallivan confirmed Express Entry Phase 1 reforms for Fall 2026. A proposed self-employment exclusion from the new unified program's eligibility rules has direct implications for entrepreneurial immigration files. Here's what advisors need to know now.
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IRCC's proposal to merge three Express Entry programs into a single unified pathway will displace a segment of the current EE pool. Here is what that means for C11, ICT, and PNP entrepreneur file strategy in 2026.
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The federal Minister of Immigration laid out a clear roadmap at NCIC 2026: three Express Entry programs consolidate into one, starting this calendar year. Here is what practitioners and business clients need to know about the phased timeline, rural policy shifts, and new IRCC integrity partnerships.
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IRCC's AI tools are live and operational. Here's what RCICs, immigration lawyers, and business immigration consultants need to know from NCIC 2026's opening AI panel — covering the passport photo checker, Geomatch, ML triage, the Chinook clarification, and VPN3.
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IRCC's Express Entry reform consultation closed May 24, 2026. The proposed CRS overhaul reshapes how immigration professionals should position C11, PNP, and ICT files. Here is what the changes mean for your active caseload.
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IRCC's public consultation on merging FSW, CEC, and FST into a single program and reweighting the CRS closes May 24, 2026. Here is what it means for C11, ICT, and PNP entrepreneur file strategy.
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IRCC opened public consultations on April 23, 2026, proposing the biggest Express Entry overhaul since 2015. Here is what the proposed CRS changes and program merger mean for your business immigration clients on C11, ICT, and PNP pathways.
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