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Canada Immigration Update — October 31, 2025 Snapshots: IRCC backlog surges past 958,000. Express Entry’s first trade draw issues 1,250 ITAs. Ontario issues thousands of PNP invites despite reduced quotas. Study permit funding rules rise. Legal bid for counsel rights underway. IRCC & Levels Plan: fewer newcomers, sharper focus on in‑Canada transitions.  The 2025–2027 Immigration Levels Plan set the  2025 permanent resident target at 395,000 , down from projections in prior ye

IRCC held new Express Entry draws with lower CRS cutoffs for Education and Trade, updated financial proof and language test rules, and revised settlement fund requirements for certain programs. Here’s what applicants need to know.