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On May 4, 2026, an announcement was made providing an update on the In-Canada Workers Initiative, the one-time pathway first announced in Budget 2025. The initiative is intended to transition up to 33,000 temporary residents already in Canada to permanent residence (PR) over 2026 and 2027. 1. The initial wave is being drawn from existing PR inventories IRCC is initially accelerating eligible applications already on file from work permit holders who have applied for permanent

On April 28, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 2,000 invitations to apply (ITAs) for permanent residence in a Canadian Experience Class (CEC) round. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score was 514, with a tie-breaker of September 24, 2025. It was the 24th Express Entry draw of 2026 and the third consecutive CEC round held at the reduced 2,000-ITA volume. The April 28 round closes out a four-month stretch in which IRCC has held draws

On April 10, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) released a slide deck to immigration practitioners outlining what would be the most significant restructuring of the Express Entry system since the platform launched in 2015. The proposals follow IRCC's Forward Regulatory Plan, signalled earlier in April, which set out the federal government's intention to repeal the three federal economic streams that currently underpin Express Entry — the Federal Skilled