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Aug 29, 2026
Canada's Hong Kong PR pathways are closed: what happens to applications already filed
Canada stopped accepting new Stream A and Stream B Hong Kong permanent-residence applications after August 31, 2026. Applications received by the deadline remain in processing, and a separate open-work-permit measure may help some applicants while they wait.
Aug 28, 2026
Canada renews Palestine temporary-resident measures through 2027
Canada has new temporary-resident measures for eligible Palestinians and certain family members. The crucial distinction is whether you already used the earlier special measures: that determines whether an open-work-permit extension has normal fees or a first-use application can be fee-exempt.
Aug 28, 2026
Canada extends Ebola-related immigration suspensions through September 28
IRCC has extended Ebola-related immigration-document suspensions through September 28, 2026. The measure affects people who listed the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan or Uganda as their last country of residence in an immigration application.
Aug 21, 2026
IRCC is acknowledging citizenship applications from late March, which puts the wait before the wait at about five months
IRCC's August 20 update says it is now sending acknowledgement of receipt letters for citizenship applications received the week of March 23, 2026. Because an applicant cannot track anything until the AOR arrives, that marker answers the question a processing figure cannot: whether silence is expected yet, and roughly how long acknowledgement is taking.