https://www.facebook.com/629685130217681/

PeriCan Immigration Services, Surrey, BC (2026)

10/06/2026

Important change for employer-specific work permit applicants in Canada!

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has updated its instructions for assessing the genuineness of job offers supporting employer-specific work permit applications.

Under the updated process, if an officer has concerns about whether a job offer is genuine, the application should not simply be refused without giving the applicant an opportunity to address those concerns.

📌 Here’s what applicants and employers should know:

🔹 IRCC officers must issue a Procedural Fairness Letter (PFL) when they have concerns about the genuineness of the job offer.
🔹 The PFL must explain the specific concerns identified by the officer.
🔹 The employer is generally given 15 days to provide supporting documentation, or the applicable office standard.
🔹 Officers are directed to allow an additional 30 days after the employer deadline before reviewing the application, giving time for the employer’s webform response to be attached to the file.
🔹 The updated instructions apply to employer-specific work permits, including certain LMIA-exempt permits and work permits under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP).
🔹 For TFWP applications, the employer and job offer have already been assessed during the LMIA process, but the immigration officer still has to be satisfied that the offer is genuine when making the work permit decision.

⚠️ This does not mean every employer-specific work permit will be approved. Applicants and employers still need to demonstrate that the employment offer and business meet IRCC requirements.

📅 The updated instructions were published by IRCC on September 17, 2026.

Stay informed about the latest Canadian immigration updates.

10/06/2026

🍁 Looking for a Canadian PR pathway outside Express Entry? There are two programs you may be overlooking.

The Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP) and the Francophone Community Immigration Pilot (FCIP) offer PR pathways for skilled workers who are prepared to work and settle in participating Canadian communities.

But these programs come with specific requirements around your job offer, work experience, language ability, education, and community eligibility.

That's why understanding how each pathway works, and whether your profile fits, matters before you start planning around it.

👉 Swipe through to see the participating communities, eligibility rules and proof of funds.

💬 Not sure if you qualify? Message PeriCan Immigration to talk about your situation.

Educational purposes only. Every case is different, and no outcome is guaranteed.

10/06/2026

🍁🎉 CONGRATULATIONS, NEW CANADIAN PERMANENT RESIDENTS! 🎉🍁

My dear clients BD, MD, FC, HY, AY, MG, MRC, MD, ED, BY, MD, SK, KK...

You did it! You are now Permanent Residents of Canada, and I am so proud of you. 💙

But please read this carefully. Getting your PR is only the first step. Keeping it means following some important rules. ⚠️

🚨 1. THE RESIDENCY OBLIGATION (The Most Important Rule!)

✅ You must be physically in Canada for at least 730 days (about 2 years) in every 5-year period.
✅ The days do not have to be consecutive.
✅ The 5-year window is rolling. It is checked over the most recent 5 years, not from your landing date.
✅ Been a PR for less than 5 years? You must be on track to reach 730 days.

Time abroad that can still count:
🔹 Accompanying your Canadian citizen spouse, common-law partner, or parent (for a child)
🔹 Working full-time abroad for a Canadian business or the federal/provincial/territorial government
🔹 Accompanying a PR spouse, partner, or parent who works full-time abroad for a qualifying Canadian business or government

⚠️ Falling short does not cancel your status automatically. But it can be checked when you renew your PR card, apply for a Travel Document, or arrive at the border. An officer can then decide you no longer qualify.

📝 My tip: Keep a travel journal of your entries and exits. Save pay stubs, bank statements, tax notices, and rental agreements as proof.

📋 2. FOLLOW THE LAW & PAY YOUR TAXES

🔹 Respect all federal, provincial, and municipal laws.
🔹 If you are a Canadian tax resident, file your annual tax return and report your worldwide income.
🔹 Foreign property over CAD $100,000? You may need to file Form T1135.

🪪 3. YOUR PR CARD & TRAVEL

🔹 Your PR status does not expire when your card does. The card is your travel and ID document.
🔹 To return to Canada by plane, train, bus or boat, you need a valid PR card (or a PR Travel Document if you're outside Canada).
🔹 Renew your card before it expires, while you are in Canada.

✅ What You CAN Do

🍁 Live, work, or study anywhere in Canada
🍁 Access most social benefits, including health care (check your province)
🍁 Apply for Canadian citizenship when eligible
🍁 Be protected by Canadian law and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

❌ What You CANNOT Do

🚫 Vote or run for political office
🚫 Hold jobs that require high-level security clearance

⚠️ You can lose your PR status if:

❌ An officer decides you don't meet the residency obligation
❌ You voluntarily renounce it
❌ A removal order comes into force

(Becoming a Canadian citizen also ends PR status, but that's a happy ending! 🎉)

💬 Planning a long trip abroad, or working outside Canada? Message me before you go. Let's protect your PR together.

📌 Source: IRCC, "Understand PR Status." Every situation is different, so please get personalized advice.

— Perihan, PeriCan Immigration 🍁

10/06/2026

Work Permit Expiring Soon? 4 Ways to Stay in Canada and Keep Building Toward PR

Your work permit has only a few months left.

Don't wait until the final week to ask:

"How can I stay in Canada?"

Ask instead:

"What can legally keep me working AND move me closer to PR?"

Here are 4 possibilities worth checking:

1. Employer-Supported Work Permit

Your employer may be able to support:

a new LMIA-based work permit, or
an LMIA-exempt employer-specific permit if you genuinely qualify

If an LMIA is required, start early. LMIA processing and work-permit expiry dates do not always cooperate.

2. Check Every LMIA-Exempt Option

An LMIA is not the only way to obtain an employer-specific work permit.

Depending on your circumstances, possibilities may include:

Francophone Mobility
certain free-trade agreements
intra-company transfer
significant-benefit or other IMP categories
certain provincial/PR-related exemptions

For example, Francophone Mobility can potentially provide an LMIA-exempt route outside Quebec for qualifying French-speaking workers with an eligible job offer.

But you must actually meet the requirements of the exemption.

3. Already Applied for PR? Check BOWP Eligibility

If you have already submitted an eligible permanent residence application, you may qualify for a Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP).

This can apply to qualifying applicants under programs such as:

Express Entry
Provincial Nominee Program
certain other eligible economic PR programs

But simply having an Express Entry profile or waiting for an ITA is NOT enough.

Your PR application must have reached the required stage for your particular program.

4. Provincial Nomination or PR-Support Work Permit

If you are pursuing a PNP, check whether your province and nomination can support another work permit.

Some provincial nominees may have access to an LMIA-exempt employer-specific work permit with the required provincial support.

The rules vary considerably by province and nomination conditions.

And if none of these options works?

You may need to consider changing to visitor status before your current status expires to remain legally in Canada.

But remember:

Visitor status keeps you in Canada - it does NOT normally give you permission to continue working.

That can also interrupt the Canadian work experience you were hoping to build toward PR.

The biggest mistake is waiting until the work permit is almost expired.

If you have 3-6 months remaining, start checking:

Work Permit Expiry

LMIA?

LMIA Exemption?

PNP Support?

PR Submitted → BOWP?

What option keeps building toward PR?

And if you submit an eligible work-permit extension before your current permit expires, maintained-status rules may allow you to remain in Canada and, depending on the application and circumstances, continue working under the applicable conditions while IRCC processes it.

Don't just extend your stay. Build the next step toward PR.

Need help with your immigration matter? Contact us PeriCan Immigration Services

10/06/2026

Criminal charges and permanent residence: when does the IRB become involved?

A criminal charge alone does not automatically establish that a permanent resident is inadmissible to Canada. However, the nature of the offence, where it occurred, the outcome of the criminal proceeding, the sentence imposed, and the corresponding provisions of Canadian law may create serious immigration consequences.

A case may proceed through:

CBSA review → section 44 inadmissibility report → Immigration Division admissibility hearing → possible removal order

As an RCIC IRB, I may assist by:
• Reviewing the criminal and immigration records
• Assessing the potential inadmissibility allegation
• Preparing documentary evidence and submissions
• Preparing the client for an admissibility hearing
• Representing the client before the Immigration Division
• Assessing whether an IAD appeal is available
• Preparing and representing an eligible removal-order appeal
Criminal and immigration proceedings can overlap. Seek advice early and do not assume that a withdrawn charge, discharge, conviction, or sentence will have the same immigration effect in every case.
Educational purposes only. Every case is different, and no outcome is guaranteed.

10/06/2026

PRRA Applications Can Now Be Submitted Online Through Canada Post Connect - Here's What Actually Changed

IRCC has updated Guide 5523 - Applying for a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment and now allows eligible PRRA applicants to submit their application online through Canada Post Connect instead of relying only on mail.

IRCC is not just allowing online filing - it strongly encourages it. The updated PRRA form package is dated September 2026, and the current Guide 5523 was updated on September 25, 2026.

What is a PRRA?

A Pre-Removal Risk Assessment is used before removal from Canada to assess whether returning a person to another country could expose them to:

persecution
torture
risk to life
cruel or unusual treatment or punishment

But a person cannot simply decide to file a PRRA whenever they want. CBSA must first determine that they are eligible and notify them that they can apply.

What changed?

Eligible applicants can now send their PRRA materials to IRCC:
online through Canada Post Connect - encouraged
or
by mail
The online option can be used for:
the completed PRRA application
identity and relationship documents
translations
written submissions
supporting evidence
later documents requested by IRCC
changes to personal information or circumstances

What is the real benefit of using Connect?

The biggest benefit is time.

With a mailed PRRA package, the applicant has to account for delivery time.
With Connect, IRCC says:
The application is received immediately after electronic submission
There is no mailing delay
If the application qualifies for a stay of removal, IRCC can register it faster because the package does not have to travel through the mail

For a time-sensitive PRRA application, that can be extremely important.

There is another practical benefit:

Connect shows a "Sent time," and IRCC says that timestamp indicates the documents have been received.

So instead of waiting for a courier package to arrive, the applicant has an electronic record showing when the submission was sent and received through the system.

Is Canada Post Connect secure?

IRCC says Connect allows secure, private and confidential electronic file transfers, and the service is free for the applicant.

Once someone chooses to manage the PRRA through Connect, IRCC can also use it to communicate about:

a PRRA hearing
requests for additional information or documents
other parts of the PRRA application process
How does someone start using Connect?

IRCC lays out a fairly simple process.

Step 1 - Submit a Canada Post Connect sign-up request

The applicant provides:

full name exactly as shown on passport or official documents
UCI / Client ID
email address to be used for Connect

Step 2 - Watch for the Canada Post email
I
RCC says Canada Post should send the registration email the next business day.
Check the spam/junk folder too.

Step 3 - Register and submit the documents

Documents submitted through Connect must generally:
be legible
be in PDF format
be no larger than 25 MB per attachment/message
contain enough identifying information for IRCC to match them to the PRRA file
If the material is over 25 MB, IRCC says it can be split into separate attachments/messages.

The deadline has NOT changed

This is probably the most important part.

For a first PRRA, IRCC says the application must generally be submitted within 15 days of receiving the PRRA notification to benefit from the regulatory stay of removal. Missing the deadline can mean losing that stay.

So online filing does not create extra time.

And simply submitting the Connect sign-up request is not the same as submitting the PRRA application.

IRCC specifically says the application and documents are considered received only once they are actually sent through the applicant's Connect account.

Do not wait until the last minute to create Connect

IRCC recommends signing up for Connect at least 5 business days before the application or document is due.

If there is not enough time to complete the Connect setup before the deadline, IRCC says the applicant should consider sending the documents by mail before the deadline instead.

Is mail still allowed?

Yes.

PRRA applications can still be mailed.

For mailed applications, IRCC says it relies on the postmarked mailing date, rather than the date the package physically reaches the office, for deadline purposes.

So this is not a mandatory switch to online filing.

It is a new online option - and IRCC clearly prefers it when there is enough time to set it up properly.

What happens after filing?

If this is a first PRRA and it was filed within the required timeline, the applicant may benefit from a stay of removal while the PRRA is being processed.

If IRCC accepts the PRRA, in most cases the person becomes a protected person and may then apply for permanent residence.

If the PRRA is refused, the person generally has to leave Canada, although a Federal Court review may be available.

Key takeaway

This change is not about changing who qualifies for PRRA.
The major change is how eligible applicants can submit and manage the application.

Instead of depending entirely on paper mail, eligible applicants can now:
submit immediately online
upload supporting evidence
receive PRRA hearing information
respond to document requests
update their information
keep an electronic submission timestamp

For a process where deadlines can directly affect whether removal is stayed, that is a meaningful procedural improvement.

09/26/2026

https://iccimmigration.ca/new-canada-lmia-rules-2026-who-can-hire-temporary-foreign-workers/

NEW CANADA LMIA RULES 2026

Canada has updated its LMIA employer requirements, clarifying who can be considered the actual employer of a temporary foreign worker.

The new guidance focuses on:
🔹 Who hires and pays the worker
🔹 Who controls their duties, schedule and workplace
🔹 Staffing agency arrangements
🔹 Misclassification of workers as independent contractors
🔹 Employer compliance under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program

These changes are important for Canadian employers, staffing agencies and temporary foreign workers.

📌 Planning an LMIA, work permit or permanent residence application? Make sure you understand the current requirements before proceeding.

📞 Contact ICC Immigration for professional guidance on your Canadian immigration options.

📞 Contact ICC Immigration Today:
🌐 www.iccimmigration.ca

📱 +1 647 850 9000 | +1 905 461 2424
✉️ [email protected]

Book you consultation: https://iccimmigration.ca/book-appointment/

09/25/2026

Canada is taking a closer look at visitor applications.

IRCC’s newly released 2026 Deputy Minister Transition Binder reveals that Canada’s Visa Policy Framework uses 40+ criteria when assessing whether visa requirements should be imposed, lifted or partially lifted for citizens of a country.

But there is an important distinction: these 40+ criteria are NOT a 40-point checklist for individual visitor visa applicants.

For individual applications, officers assess factors such as:
✈️ Travel history
🏠 Family ties to the home country
💼 Employment and immigration status
🎓 Work and education history
👨‍👩‍👧 Family and marital circumstances
📄 Purpose of travel and supporting documents
💰 Ability to support the stay
🔄 Intention and ability to leave Canada
🔍 Health, security and criminal admissibility

IRCC also says its Global Risk Framework, launched for the TRV line in September 2025, is being used as an early-warning system to identify broader integrity risks.

Canada expects approximately 5.8 million visitor applications in 2026, compared with almost 5.6 million in 2025.

For visa-required travellers, biometrics remain an important part of identity and admissibility screening, with Canada processing nearly 3.5 million biometric enrolments annually

09/25/2026

Nearly 250,000 Canadian permanent residence applications are waiting for admissions space under yearly immigration targets, according to IRCC’s latest

09/25/2026

Could your skills help strengthen Canada’s economy and public services? We are seeking experienced professionals in these categories:

• health care and social services professionals
• medical doctors, researchers and senior managers with Canadian work experience
• tradespersons
• educators
• professionals in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) occupations
• professionals in transport occupations
• workers with French-language proficiency

Learn more about Express Entry categories: https://bit.ly/4e7aBDP

PeriCan Immigration Services

10/06/2026

10/06/2026

10/06/2026

10/06/2026

10/06/2026

10/06/2026

09/26/2026

09/25/2026

09/25/2026

09/25/2026

Address

Telephone

Website

Alerts

Contact The Business

Shortcuts

Share

Category

Listing takedown request