Parekh Immigration

🎉 Big CEC Draw Alert!

A great day for candidates who’ve been waiting in the pool for a long time.

8,000 ITAs issued with a CRS cut-off of 511. one of the biggest CEC draws in a long time.

If you received an ITA, remember you have 60 days to submit a complete PR application.

🔍 Get your Express Entry application professionally reviewed before you submit.

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🚨 Major Update for Entrepreneur & Business Immigration Programs

IRCC has announced important changes impacting Start-Up Visa (SUV) and Self-Employed Persons programs as part of the 2026–2028 Immigration Levels Plan:

🔹 Effective immediately
• Optional work permits for new SUV applicants are no longer accepted
• Only applicants already in Canada can apply to extend an existing SUV work permit

🔹 PR applications prioritized
• IRCC will prioritize PR applications of SUV holders already in Canada, as levels allow

🔹 Effective Dec 31, 2025 (11:59 PM)
• IRCC will stop accepting new SUV applications
• Exception: Applicants with a valid 2025 commitment from a designated organization who haven’t applied yet

🔹 Self-Employed Persons Program
• Intake pause is extended until further notice

📌 These changes aim to reduce backlogs and prepare for a new targeted entrepreneur pilot, expected to be announced in 2026.

If you’re planning a business or entrepreneur pathway, timing and strategy matter more than ever.

🚨 Important Update: Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots

IRCC has confirmed that intake for the Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots is paused until further notice.

❌ The programs will NOT reopen in March 2026 due to very high demand and long processing inventories.

✅ Applications already submitted will continue to be processed

ℹ️ The pause is part of Canada’s 2026–2028 Immigration Levels Plan to keep the system sustainable

This is disappointing news for many families and workers. Any future updates will be shared publicly by IRCC.

Stay informed. Plan carefully. !!