Manitoba Changes International Education Stream Selection and Transitions Eligible Career Employment Pathway Candidates to Skilled Worker

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From 3 November 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will change the Express Entry system. These updates will add new Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points for people with eligible Canadian work experience or qualifying job offers in occupations that pay high wages. At the same time, the requirement for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) will be removed for qualifying job offers used to prove you meet the programme's conditions and to get CRS points. This change aims to better help skilled professionals join the Canadian job market by focusing on high-wage occupations.

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On 15 October 2026, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Programme (BC PNP) issued 16 invitations to apply to candidates registered under its Temporary Rural/Remote Health Support Initiative. These invitations were extended to individuals who achieved a minimum score of 54 points. This recent draw signals the province's continued focus on attracting skilled workers to rural and remote healthcare sectors, allowing invited candidates to proceed with their application for provincial nomination, which supports their permanent residency application in Canada.

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The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Programme (OINP) has initiated a new phase of its Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) initiative, extending until the end of 2027. This initiative will allocate nomination spaces to partner communities demonstrating a need for newcomer talent and potential for immigration uptake. Simultaneously, the OINP updated its scoring for the Ontario Workforce Priority (OWP) stream's Expression of Interest (EOI) system, effective 5 October 2026, granting 10 points for registrants with a verified Canadian work experience earning of $80,000 or more in any one year within the past five years. This change ensures that existing EOIs are automatically updated, reflecting a streamlined approach to recognising high earners.

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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.