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    Canada Tightens LMIA Employer Rules for Temporary Foreign Workers
    International Employment

    Canada Tightens LMIA Employer Rules for Temporary Foreign Workers

    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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    Canada and Europe: The Mobility Ties Are Closer Than You Think

    Canada and Europe: The Mobility Ties Are Closer Than You Think

    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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    Support Your SDS Students Through the Study Permit Extension Process
    International Education

    Support Your SDS Students Through the Study Permit Extension Process

    Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is looking harder at extension applications from former Student Direct Stream (SDS) students, after a March 23, 2026 Auditor General report on International Student Program reforms. BorderPass shows you which of your enrolled students came in through the Student Direct Stream, when each permit runs out, and where every extension stands. We help your team can act ahead of the deadline, and help your students build the best possible application.

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    Canada Expands Low-Wage Foreign Worker Access for Multi-Site Employers
    International Employment

    Canada Expands Low-Wage Foreign Worker Access for Multi-Site Employers

    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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    Provincial Economic Immigration: What Employers and Schools Should Prepare For

    Provincial Economic Immigration: What Employers and Schools Should Prepare For

    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 Just Raised the Bar on Study Permit Funds. BorderPass Files Already Clear It.
    International Education

    IRCC Just Raised the Bar on Study Permit Funds. BorderPass Files Already Clear It.

    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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    Carleton University partners with BorderPass to Strengthen Immigration Support for International Students

    Carleton University partners with BorderPass to Strengthen Immigration Support for International Students

    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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    OINP Scoring Criteria: New Updates for Employers

    OINP Scoring Criteria: New Updates for Employers

    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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    Nova Scotia is inviting workers with expiring permits to stay for good

    Nova Scotia is inviting workers with expiring permits to stay for good

    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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    Your Parents and Grandparents Can Still Come to Canada in 2026

    Your Parents and Grandparents Can Still Come to Canada in 2026

    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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    A Smaller Intake, A Recovering Approval Rate

    A Smaller Intake, A Recovering Approval Rate

    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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    Low-Wage LMIA Processing Reopens in Eight Regions: What It Means for Your Hiring
    International Employment

    Low-Wage LMIA Processing Reopens in Eight Regions: What It Means for Your Hiring

    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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    Canada Tightens the Rules on Immigration Consultants — What It Means for Agents, DLIs and Employers

    Canada Tightens the Rules on Immigration Consultants — What It Means for Agents, DLIs and Employers

    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 Reopens the PEQ and Family Sponsorship: What Changed for July 2026

    Quebec Reopens the PEQ and Family Sponsorship: What Changed for July 2026

    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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    York University joins BorderPass’ growing network of institutional partners

    York University joins BorderPass’ growing network of institutional partners

    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’s entry/exit system is catching up to its data problem. Here’s how schools and employers stay ahead with BorderPass.

    Canada’s entry/exit system is catching up to its data problem. Here’s how schools and employers stay ahead with BorderPass.

    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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    CAPS-I and BorderPass Partner to Offer Immigration Support for K-12 International Students
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    CAPS-I and BorderPass Partner to Offer Immigration Support for K-12 International Students

    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 built and supported by a team of licensed lawyers and powered by smart technology. 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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    Ontario’s $500 Billion Diversification Moment
    International Employment

    Ontario’s $500 Billion Diversification Moment

    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 is moving to bring AI talent in faster. Here’s how employers prepare with BorderPass.

    Canada is moving to bring AI talent in faster. Here’s how employers prepare with BorderPass.

    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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    Paris, Innovation, and What We Brought Home from VivaTech 2026
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    Paris, Innovation, and What We Brought Home from VivaTech 2026

    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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    Canada's New Low-Wage LMIA Rules: What Employers Need to Know for 2026 Hiring
    International Employment

    Canada's New Low-Wage LMIA Rules: What Employers Need to Know for 2026 Hiring

    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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    What Bill C-12 Means for Canadian Employers Hiring International Talent
    International Employment

    What Bill C-12 Means for Canadian Employers Hiring International Talent

    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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    14 Communities Have a Hiring Advantage Most of Canada Doesn't
    International Employment

    14 Communities Have a Hiring Advantage Most of Canada Doesn't

    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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    BorderPass Ranks Among the Fastest-Growing Companies in the Americas

    BorderPass Ranks Among the Fastest-Growing Companies in the Americas

    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 clients that trust BorderPass, this recognition reflects years of building legal infrastructure that delivers measurable results.

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    BorderPass Named a Top Canadian Legaltech Startup in 2026
    Press

    BorderPass Named a Top Canadian Legaltech Startup in 2026

    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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    What Ontario’s Skilled Trades Pause Means for Employer Hiring Plans
    International Employment

    What Ontario’s Skilled Trades Pause Means for Employer Hiring Plans

    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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