Latest immigration news and policy updates.
Ottawa tabled its 2026 federal budget on November 5, and with it, Canada's 2027–2029 Immigration Levels Plan, and BorderPass is tracking what it means for employers and schools.
Read more →By Dan Weber, Head of Public Affairs, BorderPass · Oct 28, 2026 When a trusted ally changes its rules, Canada should read it as an early signal, not as someone else’s news. On October 28, the UK Budget confirmed that graduates of “high-compliance universities” will receive a two-year graduate visa, rather than the 18 months planned for everyone else (The PIE News). Post-study work rights are now a reward for institutional performance. That is a significant shift, and Canadian institutions and employers should pay attention.
Read more →Your DLI and your education agents can keep every student’s study permit application reviewed by a licensed Canadian immigration lawyer before it reaches IRCC. Students arrive on time, agents earn their commission, and your intake holds. [The BorderPass Institution Hub](https://www.borderpass.ai/institutions) gives your international office that view across every student: applications in progress, files a lawyer has reviewed, and permit expiries coming up. Agents in the [BorderPass Partner Program](https://www.borderpass.ai/agents) keep recruiting and securing letters of acceptance while BorderPass handles the visa stage. That matters more this month. On October 28, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) started issuing monetary penalties of up to $1.5 million to paid representatives who give immigration advice without authorization or help applicants submit false information.
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BorderPass has ranked #3 in Deloitte’s 2026 Technology Fast 50 program, with 12,003% revenue growth from 2022 to 2025. The recognition comes weeks after BorderPass ranked #7 on The Globe and Mail’s 2026 list of Canada’s Top Growing Companies.
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Albertans backed tighter rules on newcomer access, and partners should plan for provincial policy to follow.
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New Express Entry rules strengthen the route to permanent residence for graduates and skilled employees in high-wage occupations. A BorderPass Pathway Assessment shows each of them every work and permanent residence route open under the new rules, reviewed by a licensed Canadian immigration lawyer. For institutions, that is a clearer answer for students about life after graduation. For employers, it is a better chance of keeping the people they have already trained, with BorderPass handling every immigration application along the way.
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Incoming Trent University international students gain access to BorderPass for guided, lawyer-reviewed study permit support. BorderPass is working with Trent University to support incoming international students as they prepare to study in Canada. Through this collaboration, students admitted to Trent can access BorderPass to move through the study permit process with clearer steps, stronger guidance, and licensed legal support.
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The international graduates and foreign workers already in Quebec may be first in line for permanent residence under the province’s new government, as long as their status holds until new rules arrive. Schools and employers that act now can keep the people they enrolled and trained. A BorderPass Pathway Assessment shows each student or worker every work and permanent residence route open to them, federal and provincial. Once they choose a pathway, a licensed Canadian immigration lawyer reviews the application before filing. The Parti Québécois (PQ) won Quebec’s October 5, 2026 election and will form a minority government with plans to cut immigration. It may need support from another party, such as the Conservative Party of Quebec, to pass parts of that plan into law.
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BorderPass has been named #7 on [The Globe and Mail’s 2026 Report on Business ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/rob-magazine/top-growing-companies/article-ranking-canadas-top-growing-companies-of-2026/), with three-year revenue growth of 4,284%. Of the 375 companies recognized this year, only six grew faster. That growth has been driven by employers, learning institutions, and individuals looking for immigration support that’s accessible, compliant, and moves quickly. Legal fees have kept expert advice out of reach for many organizations and individuals, while compliance has grown harder to understand and maintain. BorderPass answers both, bringing lawyer-backed guidance to every applicant an organization supports and keeping each one compliant through renewals, changes in status, and every step after arrival.
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IRCC has increased scrutiny on study permit (SP) applications, with closer review of whether the conditions attached to a conditional Letter of Acceptance (LOA) have been met. This is producing avoidable SP refusals for students who hold a valid, conditional LOA but whose SP application does not document the status of those conditions. This briefing outlines the pattern we are seeing, gives two illustrative examples, and sets out steps DLIs can take to reduce refusal risk for shared applicants.
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Canada has added clearer rules around who can act as the employer when hiring through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. As of September 18, 2026, Service Canada is looking more closely at the actual employment relationship behind an LMIA application, including who pays the worker, directs their work, sets their conditions and has the authority to dismiss them. Staffing agencies cannot obtain LMIAs simply to place temporary foreign workers with another business, and workers hired through the program cannot be classified as independent contractors. For employers, the change puts more weight on getting the employment structure right before an LMIA is filed. BorderPass supports employers through the LMIA process with guided preparation, document review and legal support, while keeping international hires and compliance requirements organized in one place.
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The opportunity: a trillion dollars of projects, an offer from Brussels, and mobility pathways ready to carry a lot more traffic. Prime Minister Mark Carney spent Tuesday in Toronto pitching global investors on a trillion dollars of Canadian investment over five years across energy, transportation, defence and technology. By Wednesday he was in Strasbourg, where European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament that the EU wants to open the door for Canada to become the bloc's first associate member. Two speeches, two cities, forty-eight hours apart. In Toronto, a call to come and build in Canada. In Strasbourg, an offer to build together. Both rest on the same imperative: that the people who do the work can get to where they are needed.
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The Temporary Foreign Worker Program limits how many low-wage foreign workers you can employ at each work location. For a business running several small sites, that limit has often meant no room to hire at all. On August 18, 2026, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) changed how the limit is counted, and small locations that could not support a hire before may be able to now. The rule is narrow, and an error in the count can lead to a refused application. BorderPass gives Canadian employers step-by-step guidance and a review by a licensed Canadian immigration lawyer before filing.
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The Council of Canadian Innovators is proud to welcome BorderPass and Co-Founders and Co-Chief Executive Officers Sally Daub and Josh Green to our growing national network of Canadian technology companies.
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As of August 4, 2026, Ontario opened a way for employers to help retain international talent.
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If you hire foreign workers or recruit international students, the rules you filed under last year may __not__ be the rules you file under next year. Provinces are pressing for a larger share of economic selection, permit intake has fallen sharply, and eligibility for programs such as the Post-Graduation Work Permit is now tied to sector data that can be revisited each year. This blog explains what is shifting, what to check before your next application goes in, and how BorderPass keeps your filings aligned to the current standard as each change lands.
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IRCC is scrutinizing study permit applications more closely than ever, and financial documentation is the latest area to tighten. For institutions and agents working with BorderPass, that is good news. We were ahead of this change, and the files already in your pipeline were built for it. For those who haven't, this update is a good reason to take a closer look.
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BorderPass is proud to partner with Carleton University, one of Canada's leading universities and home to a diverse international student community in Ottawa. The partnership will support incoming international students as they prepare their immigration applications to study in Canada, while giving Carleton's teams access to tools designed to bring more structure, visibility, and consistency to the process.
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Ontario replaced its entire provincial nomination program this summer. Eight OINP streams closed and were replaced with one new stream: the Ontario Workforce Priority stream. Ontario built it to help employers retain proven talent in hard-to-fill roles, and the rules reflect that. BorderPass has the full details as of July 20, 2026. If you employ international talent in Ontario, this is the pathway that can turn them into permanent residents. BorderPass reviews your workforce, your job offers and your standing as an employer, with licensed Canadian immigration lawyers on every file. Clear guidance, expert support, so the people you trained can stay.
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If you employ foreign workers in Nova Scotia, an expiring work permit can mean losing someone you trained and rely on. Nova Scotia has opened a one-time provincial nominee round built to keep these workers in the province. This guide explains who the round covers, why timing matters, and how BorderPass helps you confirm eligibility and file a complete application before the window closes.
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Canada has paused new intake for the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP), and the headlines have many families worried that parents and grandparents can no longer join them. That is not the full picture. This post explains what IRCC actually changed, what happens to applications already in the queue, and why the super visa remains an open path to bring family to Canada right now.
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Study permit application volume from January through April 2026 is down 43% compared to the same period last year, while approval rates have increased by 9 percentage points. This report reviews the national picture, provincial patterns, and key source market trends, with year-over-year comparisons to 2025.
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Every three months, Employment and Social Development Canada updates the list of regions where low-wage LMIA applications can be processed. On July 10, 2026, eight regions reopened for low-wage LMIA processing, four regions were added to the pause, and 26 census metropolitan areas remained closed. The measure is designed to prioritize workers already in a region, and it shifts by location and quarter. This post explains what changed, what it means for your next hire, and how to apply the right way.
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Updated July 15, 2026. The new CICC regulations are in force as of July 15, 2026. New federal regulations strengthen oversight of licensed immigration consultants, raising the bar for accountability and transparency across the industry. Here is what recruitment agents, designated learning institutions, and Canadian employers hiring internationally need to know. On May 6, 2026, the federal government announced new regulations strengthening oversight of immigration and citizenship consultants in Canada. The changes, introduced by Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Lena Metlege Diab, reinforce the mandate of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) and take effect on July 15, 2026. On the surface, this may look like a regulatory housekeeping update. For recruitment agents supporting international students, for designated learning institutions managing international student recruitment, and for employers running immigration-dependent hiring pipelines, it is meaningfully more than that.
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Quebec made two changes on July 2, 2026 that affect thousands of temporary residents and families in the province. The Programme de l'expérience québécoise (PEQ) reopened after being closed since November 2025, and the family sponsorship intake reopened under a new cap. If you graduated in Quebec, work in Quebec, or want to sponsor a family member, the dates and the fine print now matter. This guide covers who qualifies, the key deadlines, the new limits, and exactly what changed.
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As Canada’s study permit process continues to change, institutions need stronger ways to support international students before they arrive. BorderPass is proud to partner with York University as it joins a growing network of more than 40 designated learning institutions using BorderPass to support international student immigration. Through this partnership, incoming York students can use BorderPass for guided study permit application support, including document guidance, legal review, and support built around today’s immigration requirements. For institutions, BorderPass helps improve application quality, increase visibility into student progress, and give international teams better tools to support students from the start.
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Canada is moving to confirm departures as closely as it records arrivals. BorderPass’s compliance management system lets DLIs and employers track expiring permits and unconfirmed departures across their own students and workforce, so they can act on those cases before the government flags concerns. For years, Canada has been much better at recording who arrives than at confirming who leaves. That gap is now a matter of public record, and it is closing faster than most people expect. For the DLIs and employers who host and hire temporary residents, that change turns compliance from an entry-side formality into an obligation that runs a permit’s full term. BorderPass’s compliance management system tracks permit expiry, renewal, and departure against real student and worker records, so a gap is visible while there is still time to act.
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Toronto, ON – July 2, 2026 – The Canadian Association of Public Schools – International (CAPS-I), the national non-profit association representing 125 publicly funded school districts and boards across all 10 provinces is partnering with BorderPass, a Canadian legal tech platform that pairs smart technology with review by licensed immigration lawyers. The partnership provides CAPS-I member districts, their education agents, and the families they serve access to the BorderPass platform at preferred member rates. It is designed to address the immigration needs specific to K-12 international education, whether supporting incoming applicants or those on pathways to post-secondary schools.
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On Tuesday, June 23rd, founders, investors, economic development leaders, and policymakers gathered at the Crowne Plaza in Kitchener for the 8th Annual Canada’s Innovation Corridor Summit. The Summit is an annual one-day event designed to fuel regional connectivity and collaboration across one of the world’s most significant economic corridors — a technology and manufacturing powerhouse centred in the Greater Golden Horseshoe and anchored by Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo, and Hamilton. Dan Weber, Head of Public Affairs at BorderPass, attended as part of the company’s ongoing engagement with the policy and business community shaping Ontario’s innovation ecosystem. The conversation was urgent and the numbers were stark: Ontario’s long-standing trade dependence on the United States is overdue for rebalancing, and the workforce systems that support international investment are struggling to keep pace with ambition.
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Canada’s AI for All strategy commits to speeding up entry for skilled AI workers from abroad. A fast-track route already exists today, and BorderPass helps employers find out whether a role qualifies and get the application right. Canada wants the world’s AI talent, and it is moving to bring it in faster. The federal government recently launched AI for All, a national strategy that includes a commitment to accelerate the entry of highly skilled AI workers and to align permanent residence measures that help them stay. For any employer building AI capabilities, BorderPass was built to help you onboard the talent you need. We can determine whether a role genuinely qualifies, prepare the application, and put every file in front of a licensed Canadian immigration lawyer who reviews it and stands behind it.
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VivaTech is one of those events that reminds you just how fast the world is moving. Four days in Paris. More than 180,000 attendees from 170 countries. And Canada — our Canada — showing up with over 100 organizations ready to compete, connect, and build. We were there. And we came back with a lot to say. When Scale AI selected BorderPass as part of the official Canadian delegation to VivaTech 2026, it was a meaningful moment for our team. The call for applications drew 170 submissions from across the country. Seventy-four organizations were chosen. Being among them is a reflection of the work our team has put into building something that genuinely matters — a platform that helps students, workers, and newcomers navigate one of the most consequential journeys of their lives. We did not take that recognition lightly. We showed up ready to work.
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Effective May 27, 2026, the Government of Canada has temporarily paused processing of visa and permit applications from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda, and South Sudan for 90 days. This pause is a direct response to the Ebola outbreak.
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International students often spend their first hour in Canada hunting for Wi-Fi at the airport or trying to figure out which SIM card to buy. BorderPass has partnered exclusively with CanadianSIM, Canada’s leading pre-arrival wireless provider, so international students arrive with a working Canadian phone number already in their pocket.
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If your business hires international talent through the low-wage stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, the rules changed on April 1, 2026. Employers now need to advertise low-wage positions for twice as long, show recruitment efforts aimed specifically at Canadian youth, and budget for a longer overall hiring timeline. A separate set of temporary measures may also help rural employers operating outside census metropolitan areas. This post breaks down what changed, what stayed the same, and what hiring teams should adjust before their next LMIA application.
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Canada's immigration rules just shifted in a way that directly affects how employers plan, hire, and retain foreign workers. Bill C-12, the Strengthening Canada's Immigration System and Borders Act, received Royal Assent in March 2026 and gives the federal government new authority to cancel, suspend, or change work permits and other immigration documents in bulk. For employers, that changes the math on hiring timelines, offer letters, and workforce planning. This blog explains what Bill C-12 does, where the real risk sits for your business, and what hiring teams can do now to stay ahead of it.
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If your business is in one of 14 rural communities across Canada, you can hire foreign talent through a federal program most employers can't use. Roles you've been struggling to fill, candidates you couldn't reach before, a clear legal path from job offer to permanent residence. This blog explains how the Rural Community Immigration Pilot works, what it unlocks for your business, and how BorderPass helps you turn the opportunity into real hires.
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A full-year analysis of IRCC's 2025 study permit approval data, covering source country trends, institutional outcomes, and what the numbers mean for your 2026 recruitment strategy. BorderPass is the first to publish a complete 2025 analysis incorporating Q4 data. Most industry benchmarks are still working from Q3 figures.
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BorderPass has been ranked 13 on the Financial Times’ Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies 2026 list, and 2 among Canadian companies. The ranking, compiled by the Financial Times and Statista, identifies companies across North and South America with the strongest revenue growth between 2021 and 2024. For the partners and customers that trust BorderPass, this recognition reflects years of building legal infrastructure that delivers measurable results.
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BorderPass has been featured on LegalTech’s 2026 list of 10 Canadian Legaltech Startups to Watch. This recognition highlights companies that are solving real problems across the legal industry, from pricing and compliance to document intelligence and global mobility. For the institutions and employers that rely on BorderPass, this signals continued confidence in a platform built to deliver predictable, compliant outcomes at scale.
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Dentalcorp will use BorderPass to support the immigration needs of international talent in over 600 locations across Canada.
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Crandall University has partnered with BorderPass to give international students legal-backed support for study permit applications and a smoother arrival process.
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Ontario’s pause on its skilled trades nominee stream is a reminder that immigration programs can shift quickly. Federal pathways remain open, but employers need reliable tools to avoid delays and stay compliant. This post explains how BorderPass helps reduce risk and keep hiring plans on track.
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BorderPass named to Deloitte’s 2025 Technology Fast 50™, recognizing its growth in legal-tech infrastructure built on Canadian AI and legal expertise.
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The Globe and Mail ranking spotlights how BorderPass applies AI to deliver clarity in complex systems
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Explore Canada’s IRCC study permit approval trends from Q2 2025 and see how DLIs can improve outcomes with targeted, data-driven recruitment strategies.
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Integration helps helps newcomers verify English scores quickly and confidently
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Discover the key documents for obtaining a work permit visa for Canada. Learn how BorderPass can simplify the hiring process for Canadian employers.
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Learn how to legally hire foreign workers in the U.S. with this step-by-step employer guide. Covers H-1B, PERM, LCA, FEIN, and immigration compliance rules.
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Learn how Canadian employers can hire foreign workers legally. Understand LMIA requirements, exemptions, and how to stay compliant with immigration rules.
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Explore temporary and permanent immigration paths like H-1B, L-1, and EB-3 to legally hire skilled international talent for your U.S. business.
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Understand Canada’s top immigration programs—TFWP, PGWP, Express Entry, and PNPs—to hire skilled international workers faster and with less hassle.
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Discover how hiring foreign skilled workers can solve labor shortages in Canada and the U.S. with clear steps and immigration pathways.
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BorderPass wins Federal Court case for international student Yasna Bista, highlighting the role of legal support in ensuring fairness for future healthcare talent.
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BorderPass earns recognition as a top North American EdTech startup, honored for innovation in immigration support for students, newcomers, and institutions.
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BorderPass helps international students challenge unfair visa refusals, overturning 80% of cases through judicial review and improving fairness in Canada.
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Languages Canada and BorderPass partner to streamline visa applications, reduce refusals, and provide legal support for international students in Canada.
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BorderPass is nominated for Startup of the Year, reflecting our commitment to helping schools and newcomers manage compliance, and streamline immigration.
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RDP's Partnership with BorderPass Enhances Immigration Process for International Students
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Actionable insights from our 2024 year-to-date analysis of IRCC study permit data
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Providing comprehensive end-to-end support for international students, enriching their academic and professional journeys in Canada
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BorderPass supports DLIs and students within new IRCC regulations on Post-Graduation Work Permit applications, ensuring a smooth transition
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Colleges and universities are using BorderPass' technology to diversify and improve international student acceptance rates
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This collaboration aims to provide international students with a reliable resource for affordable, transparent, and realistic guidance on immigration matters
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The partnership will assist bright students from around the world navigate the challenges of the Canadian immigration system and successfully begin studying at a top Canadian university
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TWU is enhancing services to better ensure that our incoming students receive the guidance and assistance they need
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SAIT’s International Centre offers potential students additional peace of mind through the admission process
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Promoting transparency, affordability, and legal compliance for international students and DLIs through a system for document verification
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Explore IRCC reform's impact on students and how BorderPass assists DLIs in becoming recognized institutions
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Together, BorderPass and Centennial College will provide trusted immigration services, and support pathways to post-graduation employmen
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See how BorderPass can help DLIs unlock opportunities for students with category-based selection.
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BorderPass wins 'Digital Innovation of the Year' at The PIEoneer Awards, highlighting our role in reshaping international education
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