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Canada Immigration Update — December 15, 2025

  • Nina A
  • Dec 15, 2025
  • 2 min read

A realistic office photo on November 24: an immigration consultant meets with two newcomers at a wooden desk. The consultant holds a printed notice titled ‘QUEBEC — PEQ CLOSURE,’ while the clients review a ‘PNP Invitation.’ A small block calendar shows ‘November 24,’ and a laptop displays a generic Arrima/PNP portal page. Their candid expressions—concern, focus and cautious optimism—reflect Canada’s late-November policy environment.

Canada Immigration Update — December 15, 2025 Snapshots: Ottawa’s long-range plan keeps permanent-resident admissions stable while tightening temporary visas. Quebec officially closes its PEQ pathway this month. Provinces continue inviting candidates through PNP draws.


What’s new

  • Levels Plan 2026–2028: IRCC confirms a strategy to stabilize permanent-resident admissions while reducing temporary-resident arrivals to restore balance and focus on labour-market needs. The plan prioritizes economic immigration and newcomers already living and working in Canada. Canada+1

  • Study-permit finances: For applications filed on/after September 1, 2025, students must show higher proof of funds alongside first-year tuition and housing (e.g., GIC, bank statements, loans). Canada+1

  • Quebec PEQ closed: Quebec’s Programme de l’expérience québécoise (PEQ) — a fast PR route for certain workers and graduates — ended on November 19, 2025. Candidates must now look to the PSTQ selection system via Arrima. Quebec+1

  • PNP activity:

    • B.C.: Invitations updated through Nov 18, 2025, including entrepreneur rounds. WelcomeBC+1

    • Manitoba: 35 invitations issued in an Nov 21, 2025 EOI draw (Skilled Worker streams via strategic recruitment). Canada Immigration Services

  • Resettlement note: IRCC has extended the pause on new Group of Five/Community Sponsor refugee sponsorship applications to Dec 31, 2026 (existing files continue). Canada

Why this matters (plain-language takeaways)

  • Students: Budget more. Proof-of-funds rules got stricter in September; align your study plan, finances and program rationale before you apply. Canada

  • Temporary workers/visitors: Ottawa is curbing overall temporary entries; compliance with permit conditions matters more than ever. Canada

  • Quebec-bound grads/workers: The PEQ door is closed; evaluate PSTQ and other provincial/federal routes. Quebec

  • PR hopefuls via PNP: Provinces are still inviting—watch each province’s criteria and recent cut-offs, and keep your profile current. WelcomeBC+1

Key dates & numbers

  • Nov 2025: Levels Plan messaging: stable PR, fewer temporary residents. Canada

  • Sept 1, 2025: New student proof-of-funds requirement in force. Canada

  • Nov 19, 2025: PEQ officially ended in Quebec. Quebec

  • Nov 18–21, 2025: New B.C. entrepreneur update; Manitoba issues 35 EOI invites. Nationwide Visas+1

  • Until Dec 31, 2026: Refugee sponsorship pause extended (Group of Five/Community Sponsors). Canada




Canada Immigration Update — December 15, 2025


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