Voies vers la prospérité: Canada

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is putting the brakes on some of its business programs to set the foundation for a new pilot for immigrant entrepreneurs. On December 19, the department announced that it will no longer accept applications for the optional work permit available to Start-Up Visa (SUV) applicants, except for those already in Canada applying to extend their current SUV work permit. Moreover, effective December 31, 11.59 pm, IRCC will also stop accepting new SUV applications. An exception will be made for applicants who have already gotten a valid commitment from a designated organization that was made in 2025, but haven’t yet applied. Applicants with a valid 2025 commitment certificate must apply by June 30, 2026.

https://www.cicnews.com/2025/12/canada-closes-start-up-visa-program-will-launch-new-entrepreneur-pathway-to-permanent-residence-1263770.html

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is introducing several changes to its business immigration programs to support the sustainable immigration levels and Canada’s Talent Attraction Strategy announced in the 2026-2028 Immigration Levels Plan. Effective today, IRCC is no longer accepting applications for the optional work permit available to Start-Up Visa (SUV) Program applicants, except for those already in Canada applying to extend their current SUV work permit.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/immigration-measures-entrepreneurs.html

Le maire de Lévis a uni sa voix à celle de Bruno Marchand, vendredi, pour réclamer des assouplissements au programme. Face à la détresse provoquée par l’abolition du Programme de l’expérience québécoise (PEQ), le gouvernement du Québec et son ministre de l’Immigration, Jean-François Roberge, jettent le blâme sur Ottawa. Selon eux, le fédéral refuse « depuis juin » d’édicter une clause de droits acquis pour garantir le droit de séjour aux personnes en attente de leur résidence permanente et qui vivent à l’extérieur de Montréal et de Laval.

https://www.ledevoir.com/actualites/immigration/943083/accuse-inhumanite-egard-travailleurs-temporaires-quebec-jette-blame-ottawa

Le ministre de l’Immigration, Jean-François Roberge, prend acte de la vague de mécontentement qui déferle sur son gouvernement dans le dossier de l’immigration temporaire. Il réclame l’aide d’Ottawa pour corriger le tir. « Nous avons besoin d’une clause grand-père qui permettrait à nos travailleurs temporaires de l’extérieur de Montréal et de Laval de renouveler leur permis », a rappelé le ministre dans une longue publication Facebook, vendredi. « Le gouvernement fédéral n’a pas donné suite à cette demande et demeure insensible à la détresse de ces personnes ».

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2215240/immigrants-quebec-ontario-roberge

The Ford government has been told to again reduce the number of international students who can study at Ontario universities and colleges, as overseas applicants disappear and their tuition revenue falls out of the province’s post-secondary system. Since applying a cap on international students at the beginning of 2024, the federal government has been reducing the number of applicants each year, with Ontario then lowering allocations at its institutions.

https://globalnews.ca/news/11582106/international-students-at-struggling-ontario-colleges-universities-to-drop-again/

Canada has reported its largest population drop on record, which is being attributed mainly to a major decline in temporary foreign students and workers. Statistics Canada said Wednesday the national population fell by 76,068 people, or 0.2 per cent, in the third quarter of this year. The agency said the number of non-permanent residents in Canada decreased by 176,479 over the same period, a nearly six-per cent drop — the largest since those records began in 1971.

https://globalnews.ca/news/11581900/canada-record-population-drop/