Canada’s International Mobility Program: 2025 Work Permit Eligibility
The IMP remains Canada’s main LMIA‑exempt hiring channel (as of Sept 21, 2025). January 21, 2025 rules restrict…
Articles by & updated by Oliver Mercer
IMP vs LMIA: Key Differences Shaping Canadian Work Permits
Canada separates temporary work into IMP (LMIA-exempt, policy-driven) and LMIA (labour-market test, CAD $1,000 fee). 2024–2025 reforms narrowed…
Manitoba Invites Over 900 Skilled Workers to Apply for Nomination
In 2025 Manitoba issued over 900 MPNP invitations, including 77 LAAs on August 21 (cut-off 612). Federal allocation…
Study Demand Drops: US Enquiries Fall 46%, Canada Permits 48%
Demand for study in the U.S. and Canada fell sharply in 2024–2025: U.S. enquiries dropped 46%, Canada issued…
Migration surge strains Australian housing as supply lags behind
Rapid net migration—447,620 in the year to May 2025 and 33,230 arrivals in May—has outpaced housing supply, creating…
Canada’s Express Entry education draw in four months lowers CRS to 462
IRCC’s September 17, 2025 education draw issued 2,500 ITAs with a 462 CRS cut-off, eligible only to profiles…
Canada’s C-2 Immigration Bill Could Cancel or Suspend Applications
Bill C-2 would expand CBSA and ministerial powers to cancel immigration files without notice, add a one-year refugee…
Australia Undervalues Skilled Labor Amid New Immigration Reforms
Australia keeps the 185,000 permanent migration cap for 2025–26, shifting emphasis toward employer-sponsored (44,000) and regional routes while…
Australia Unveils A$178M Response to Anti-Immigration Rallies
Mass anti-immigration rallies in late 2025 prompted condemnation and a A$178.4 million government response. Migration settings remain at…