Canada's employment landscape continued to strengthen in October 2025, adding 67,000 jobs and pushing the national employment rate to 60.8%.
This marks the second straight month of growth, with the unemployment rate dropping to 6.9%.
The gains were particularly pronounced among men aged 25 to 54 and younger workers aged 15 to 24. Wholesale and retail trade, transportation, and information sectors led the expansion, while Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador posted notable regional increases.
Average hourly wages climbed 3.5% year-over-year to $37.06, reflecting ongoing economic adjustments despite labour disruptions that affected total hours worked across several provinces.
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November 10, 2025
On November 6, 2025, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) updated the processing times for the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications under various streams. Based on statistics from all processing centres, the current average LMIA processing time has increased across all streams.
Global Talent Stream - 10 business days (+2 days) Agricultural stream – 16 business days (+3 days) Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program - 11 business days (+4 days) Permanent Residence Stream - 267 business days (+7 days) High-wage Stream - 41 business days (+3 days) Low-wage Stream - 44 business days (+3 days)
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November 10, 2025
Quebec's Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration has introduced the province's immigration framework for 2026-2029, alongside the detailed 2026 Immigration Plan.
The strategy aims to limit both temporary and permanent immigration volumes to ease pressure on the province's integration capacity.
Quebec will welcome 45,000 permanent residents in 2026, while also admitting between 84,900 and 124,200 temporary residents through the Temporary Foreign Worker and International Student programs.
Key changes include making the Skilled Worker Selection Program the sole pathway for permanent skilled worker immigration, phasing out the Quebec Experience Program by November 19, 2025, and introducing French language proficiency requirements for temporary foreign workers.
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November 7, 2025
Former Immigration Minister Marc Miller rejected departmental advice to shelve a special humanitarian initiative designed to help Sudanese Canadians reunite with family members fleeing the devastating civil war in Sudan.
Immigration officials had expressed concerns that the program could undermine Canada's immigration reduction targets, but Miller prioritized humanitarian needs over administrative constraints.
The program, launched in February 2024, has since brought approximately 1,950 people to Canada, though processing delays have left thousands of applicants stranded.
With Sudan's conflict claiming hundreds of thousands of lives and displacing 12 million people, advocates continue pressing Ottawa to expedite applications and expand humanitarian commitments despite planned reductions in immigration levels.
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November 6, 2025
