Tamara Mosher-Kuczer
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Canadian immigration lawyer. Passionate about all things immigration. Founder Lighthouse Immigration Law. Views are my own. Opinion not advice. @hopp.to/lighthouseimmigrationlaw

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Temporary Pause Extended on Intake of Refugee Sponsorship Applications From Groups of Five and Community Sponsors extended to December 31, 2026 www.canada.ca/en/immigrat...
November 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Quebec is increasing the minimum proof of funds required to study in Quebec effective January 1, 2026 www.quebec.ca/en/educatio...
November 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Program delivery update: Public policy for spouse or common-law partner in Canada (SCLPC) class or family class applicants to apply in Canada [R205(a) – A74]
www.canada.ca/en/immigrat...
November 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Program delivery update: Closure of the Agri-Food Pilot and 2025 intake www.canada.ca/en/immigrat...
November 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Program delivery update: International Organization for Migration www.canada.ca/en/immigrat...
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Program delivery update: Restructured instructions for pre-removal risk assessment and section A115 cases – non-refoulement assessments www.canada.ca/en/immigrat...
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Program delivery update: Temporary resident permits (TRPs) – Validity, conditions and cancellation www.canada.ca/en/immigrat...
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Special Measures Extended for Haitian Nationals in Canada www.canada.ca/en/immigrat...
November 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Job Bank prevailing wages have been updated effective November 19, 2025. Check the Job Bank to ensure that salaries continue to meet the median posted prevailing wage where required. #cndimm www.on.jobbank.gc.ca/trend-analy...
November 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Order extending the suspension of the constitutional invalidity of paragraphs 3(3)(a) and 3(3)(b) of the Citizenship Act (in Bjorkquist) to January 20, 2026 was granted on November 12, 2025 - See IRCC's interim measures here: www.canada.ca/en/immigrat...
November 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP PNP) - November 14, 2025 - Update

Express Entry: Skilled Trades Stream – Suspension and Return of Applications www.ontario.ca/page/2025-o...
November 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Program delivery update: Family members of military personnel [R205(b) – C20] or spouses of military personnel if there is no reciprocal agreement [R205(c) – C41] www.canada.ca/en/immigrat...
November 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Program delivery update: Study Permits: Making an application – Who can apply from within Canada www.canada.ca/en/immigrat...
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Program delivery update: Extension of Sudan Temporary Measures www.canada.ca/en/immigrat...
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
ER doctor warns foreign worker cuts will affect hospital wait times and patient outcomes www.ctvnews.ca/health/arti...
ER doctor warns foreign worker cuts will affect hospital wait times and patient outcomes
An emergency room physician warns that Canada’s plan to slash the number of temporary foreign workers will have serious consequences for the country’s overburdened health-care system.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Foreign nationals who are in Canada as temporary residents and are seeking to extend their temporary resident status or their authorization to work or study must apply by electronic means only, unless otherwise specified. www.canada.ca/en/immigrat...
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Program delivery update: Open work permits for foreign nationals in an expression of interest pool under a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) www.canada.ca/en/immigrat...
November 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Program delivery update: Restoration of temporary resident status [R306 and R182] www.canada.ca/en/immigrat...
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Program delivery update: Study Permits – Francophone Minority Communities Student Pilot – Year 2 Instructions www.canada.ca/en/immigrat...
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Program delivery update: Work related to a research, educational or training program – Exemption codes C31, C32 and C33 (International Mobility Program [IMP]) www.canada.ca/en/immigrat...
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program #OINP has not done a draw under any of its Express Entry streams or Graduate (Masters and PhD) streams in 2025 #cndimm www.ontario.ca/page/oinp-e...
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Group asks feds to grant EI, open work permits to foreign workers affected by Hurricane Melissa www.theglobeandmail.com/business/ar...
Group asks feds to grant EI, open work permits to foreign workers affected by Hurricane Melissa
Justice for Migrant Workers says they have been in contact with many who had returned to Jamaica and face ‘near total destruction’ of homes
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Have MPs’ offices become immigration clinics? www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/11/07/...
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
‘Ottawa is creating an emergency’: Quebec minister on temporary immigration “We don’t want businesses to close,” he said." globalnews.ca/news/115148...
‘Ottawa is creating an emergency’: Quebec minister on temporary immigration cuts | Globalnews.ca
Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge said Ottawa’s new restrictions on temporary foreign workers have left businesses facing severe labour shortages.
globalnews.ca
November 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Carney’s Liberals, NDP ensure ‘citizenship-by-descent’ bill passes third reading, undoing opposition changes www.thestar.com/news/canada...
November 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM