Canada Updates Travel Advice and Advisories for Nepal and China Due to Flash Flooding and Mudslides

What changed

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Programme (OINP) has changed the scoring for Canadian work experience earnings history within its Ontario Workforce Priority (OWP) stream's Expression of Interest (EOI) system. As of 5 October 2026, candidates who have earned CAD 80,000 or more in a single year during the last five years will receive 10 points. This update is automatically applied to all existing EOIs and aims to make the assessment process smoother for highly paid candidates in Ontario's workforce.

What changed

Canada has promised $6.863 million in new funding to support efforts to return, rehabilitate, and help Ukrainian children, unlawfully detained civilians, and prisoners of war reintegrate into society. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anita Anand, announced this at the 'Pathways to Peace' conference in Toronto, which Canada co-hosted with Ukraine and Norway. These initiatives aim to deal with the effects of Russia's invasion by backing organisations that work on finding people, protecting them, advocating for them, and directly supporting those affected and their families.

What changed

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced new funding of approximately $1.2 million on 29 September 2026. This money is for projects designed to improve French-speaking immigration outside of Quebec. This investment, which comes from the Francophone Immigration Support Programme, will support initiatives in Newfoundland and Labrador, and Saskatchewan. The projects aim to attract French-speaking and bilingual talent to meet local job market needs and strengthen the life of French-speaking minority communities. This update shows Canada's ongoing commitment to increasing French-speaking immigration and supporting both French and English languages across the country.

What changed

The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Programme (BC PNP) has refreshed its 'Invitations to Apply' page, effective 7 October 2026. This update primarily involves the reorganisation and presentation of recent invitation to apply (ITA) data for both Skills Immigration and Entrepreneur Immigration streams. While no new policy changes or programme criteria have been introduced, the information now explicitly details draw results up to 24 September 2026 for Skills Immigration and 22 September 2026 for Entrepreneur Immigration. This provides registrants with a clearer, updated overview of recent selection activity.