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Three sections only: recent Express Entry draws, IRCC news with key points, and upcoming policy changes with official links. Canadian PRLedger is not affiliated with IRCC — always confirm on Canada.ca.
Section 1
Recent draws
Live from IRCC's Express Entry rounds JSON — scroll inside the table.
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Section 2
PR-related updates from IRCC
Key points from the official IRCC news feed, with a link to read each release in full.
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Section 3
Upcoming changes & important deadlines
Declared IRCC direction that can affect how Express Entry selects candidates — key points plus the official page to verify.
- In effectAnnounced 18 Feb 2026
Express Entry category-based selection for 2026
- New categories include medical doctors, researchers, and senior managers with Canadian work experience; transport occupations; and skilled military recruits with a CAF job offer.
- Renewed categories: French-language proficiency, health care and social services, education, STEM, and trades.
- Minimum work experience for renewed categories increased from six months to one year (in Canada or abroad) over the previous three years.
- In effectMulti-year plan
2026–2028 Immigration Levels Plan
- Permanent resident admissions are stabilized around 380,000 per year for 2026–2028 (with published ranges).
- Temporary resident arrival targets are reduced (e.g. 385,000 in 2026) as IRCC aims to lower the TR share of population.
- Category-based Express Entry invitations stay inside Levels Plan targets — extra categories do not raise the overall ceiling.
- OngoingCheck after each announcement
CRS / Express Entry selection can change by Ministerial Instruction
- IRCC ranks Express Entry candidates with the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS); categories and instructions can be updated without a new Act of Parliament.
- When IRCC changes how candidates are invited (categories, experience rules, or scoring), Canada.ca Ministerial Instructions and program pages govern.
- Re-check the official CRS and Express Entry pages after any policy announcement — Canadian PRLedger is informational only.
Curated from official IRCC pages (last reviewed 2026-02-18). When IRCC publishes a new Ministerial Instruction or Levels Plan, we update this list — it is not invented advice.