Rice Alcantara @Questjobs By Rice Alcantara @Questjobs · Sep 13, 2025

Canada Immigration Weekly Roundup (Sept 6–12, 2025)

Canada Immigration Weekly Roundup (Sept 6–12, 2025)
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Other News Centers: 

Sept 12 — Sponsoring your child for PR, what to know (CIC News)

Key takeaways: CIC News published a practical explainer on how Canadian citizens/permanent residents can sponsor dependent children—who qualifies as a dependent, documents, and process overview. Useful for families timing applications this fall.
Link: https://www.cicnews.com/2025/09/sponsoring-your-child-for-canadian-permanent-residence-0959450.html CIC News

Sept 11 — Employer-driven pathways: read the fine print before accepting a job (CIC News)

Key takeaways: A checklist for candidates considering offers under AIP/PNP/community pathways: verify NOC/TEER, wages/conditions, employer eligibility (designation/criteria), and watch for red flags. Great context for QuestJobs users targeting PR-eligible roles.
Link: https://www.cicnews.com/2025/09/what-to-keep-in-mind-when-accepting-a-job-offer-for-employer-driven-immigration-programs-0959493.html CIC News

Sept 10 — Ottawa signals changes coming to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (CIC News)

Key takeaways: Prime Minister Mark Carney said the government is working on reforms to the TFWP. No detailed package yet, but it continues the summer conversation around program integrity, caps, and labour market impacts.
Link: https://www.cicnews.com/2025/09/changes-in-the-works-for-the-temporary-foreign-worker-program-carney-says-0959715.html CIC News

Sept 10 — IRCC processing-time check-in (CIC News)

Key takeaways: A fresh snapshot comparing current processing times with mid-July. Notably, AIP PR applications are now ~13 months (up from 12). Article also scans work, study, visit, and citizenship lines.
Link: https://www.cicnews.com/2025/09/how-have-irccs-processing-times-changed-since-mid-july-0959585.html CIC News

Sept 9 — Fact-check: Have TFWP work permits exceeded the “cap”? (CIC News)

Key takeaways: CIC News reviewed the numbers behind a recent political claim and found the figures are misleading—highlighting differences between targets vs. permits that became effective, and TFWP vs. IMP streams.
Link: https://www.cicnews.com/2025/09/have-work-permits-under-the-temporary-foreign-worker-program-surpassed-targets-as-poilievre-claims-0959579.html CIC News

Sept 11 — RCMP charge suspects after 44 migrants found in truck near Quebec–U.S. border (Global News)

Key takeaways: A Quebec case underscores ongoing enforcement against alleged human smuggling; charges laid under IRPA and Customs Act after 44 people—mostly Haitian—were discovered.
Link: https://globalnews.ca/news/11407780/suspects-charged-44-migrants-found-border-quebec-bail/ Global News