Immigration Policy
708 and 392: The Two Numbers That Explain Canada's Immigration System in July 2026
Four July Express Entry draws and new IRCC processing data reveal a system deliberately favouring candidates already in Canada over new arrivals.
Express Entry
IRCC
49 Percent in One Year. Canada's Student Permit Cut Is Not a Correction — It's a Structural Break.
Canada cut international student permits by 49% in a single year — the sharpest TR compression in modern Canadian immigration history. What June 2026's structural break signals for permanent pathways, Express Entry, and the two-step strategy.
Immigration Policy
Ontario Is Closing Nine Immigration Streams in Five Days. No One Knows What Comes Next.
On May 30, Ontario revokes all nine OINP streams with no confirmed replacements. What this means for applicants, practitioners, and Canada's broader shift toward labour-market-responsive immigration selection.
Immigration Policy
IRCC Is Not Opening a New Door. It Is Clearing 22% of a Queue.
The number that anchors my reading of the May 4 In-Canada Workers Initiative is 53,255. IRCC reported 3,600 grants in January–February — 6.8% of total admissions. This is not an expansion announcement. It is a consolidation announcement.
Immigration Policy
Canada's Express Entry Overhaul Prioritizes Earnings Over Experience. That's a Bigger Shift Than It Sounds.
The number that anchors this piece is 2.1 million. That is how many temporary resident permits expired in Canada in 2025 alone. Another 1.9 million are expected to expire in 2026. Against that backdrop, IRCC has announced a TR to PR pathway with 33,000 spots — 16,500