Insights
Practice notes for Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants, immigration lawyers, and immigration agencies on the business case behind Canadian immigration files. We do not provide immigration advice.
Ontario has revoked the legislative framework for all nine of its Immigrant Nominee Program streams, leaving active candidate files in a transition gap and signaling a shift in provincial economic nomination priorities.
IRCC has set a June 30, 2026 deadline for Start-Up Visa applicants holding 2025 commitment certificates, leaving a finite runway for current caseloads before the program closes pending a successor pilot.
Portugal's president has signed an amended Nationality Law that doubles the naturalization timeline to ten years and starts the residency clock when the physical residence card is issued.
