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Canada immigration in 2025 faces new challenges: rising Express Entry cut-offs, declining student and worker arrivals, TOEFL Essentials approval, longer Start-Up Visa delays, higher AIP funds, and growing backlogs. Here’s what applicants need to know now.

Canada’s 2025 immigration landscape is shifting: study and work permits decline, TOEFL Essentials joins PR options, Express Entry rules tighten, and the Parents & Grandparents Program reopens. Here’s what these IRCC updates mean for applicants.

Canada’s immigration system in 2025 faces record study permit refusals, reduced PNP caps, tighter Express Entry rules, and new requirements such as pre-submission medical exams. Here’s a breakdown of the latest IRCC updates and what they mean.

Canada’s immigration landscape in mid-2025 is shifting: fewer international students and workers, new Express Entry medical exam rules, and TOEFL Essentials approved for PR. Ottawa is also setting francophone immigration targets and seeing a rise in U.S. refugee claims. Despite these changes, Canada remains on track to meet its permanent resident goals.