Canada has already issued more Express Entry invitations this year than in all of 2025. Here is where they went, what the pattern suggests, and why the invitation is now the easy part.Every few weeks, the same questions fill our inbox. Is Express Entry slowing down? Is it about to pause? Which draws are actually inviting people? Should I wait, or should I file now?The best way to answer those questions is not to guess. It is to look at what Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has 

Canada has already issued more Express Entry invitations this year than in all of 2025. Here is where they went, what the pattern suggests, and why the invitation is now the easy part.Every few weeks, the same questions fill our inbox. Is Express Entry slowing down? Is it about to pause? Which draws are actually inviting people? Should I wait, or should I file now?The best way to answer those questions is not to guess. It is to look at what Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has 

According to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Canada immigration levels plan 2027 may bring a controlled increase. 

According to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Canada immigration levels plan 2027 may bring a controlled increase. 

Three company names on his payslips and a changed NOC code. See how an employer name mismatch in Express Entry was handled before IRCC could ask. 

Three company names on his payslips and a changed NOC code. See how an employer name mismatch in Express Entry was handled before IRCC could ask. 

A new temporary public policy lets work permit holders take short courses without a study permit. Here is who qualifies, where the limits are, and the one detail that could slow down your PR plans. 

A new temporary public policy lets work permit holders take short courses without a study permit. Here is who qualifies, where the limits are, and the one detail that could slow down your PR plans. 

Can my sister, my uncle, or my parents actually fund my study permit? Or does IRCC only want to see money in my own account?

The short answer is yes, they can. IRCC’s own published list of acceptable financial documents expressly includes a letter from the person or institution giving you money. Third party sponsorship is not a workaround. It is a documented, accepted route. 

Can my sister, my uncle, or my parents actually fund my study permit? Or does IRCC only want to see money in my own account?

The short answer is yes, they can. IRCC’s own published list of acceptable financial documents expressly includes a letter from the person or institution giving you money. Third party sponsorship is not a workaround. It is a documented, accepted route.