IRCC announced temporary immigration measures to support family members of Canadian and Permanent Residents living in Gaza:

Eligible applicants include the spouse, common-law partner, child (regardless of age), grandchild, sibling, parent or grandparent of a Canadian anchor, as well as their immediate family members (spouse, common-law partner, dependent child, and dependent child of a dependent child).

The Canadian citizen or permanent resident must be currently residing in Canada.
More details to be released soon.

Full details of the announcement below:

IRCC announced a new way to apply for work permit for spousal sponsorship applications:

Spousal open work permit needs to be submitted separately and not with the submitted spousal application.

Full details in the below link:

Public policy for spouse or common-law partner in Canada (SCLPC) class or family class applicants to apply in Canada [R205(a) – A74] – International Mobility Program (IMP) – Canada.ca

IRCC increasing the cost of living financial requirements for International Students:

Starting Jan 2024 cost of living financial requirements for study permits will be raised so that international students are financially prepared for life in Canada.

For 2024, a single applicant will need to show they have $20,635, in addition to their first year of tuition and travel costs. This change will apply to new study permit applications received on or after January 1, 2024.

Full details in the below link:

Revised requirements to better protect international students – Canada.ca

IRCC provided an update on 3 temporary policies affecting international students:

IRCC provided an update on 3 temporary policies affecting international students that were all set to expire at the end of 2023, including the following:

1- The waiver on the 20-hour-per-week limit on the number of hours international students are allowed to work off campus while class is in session will be extended to April 30, 2024.

2- The facilitative measure that has allowed international students to count time spent studying online towards the length of a future post-graduation work permit, as long as it constitutes less than 50% of the program of study, will continue to be in place for students who begin a study program before September 1, 2024.

3- In response to labour market disruptions during the pandemic and post-pandemic recovery, a temporary policy was introduced on 3 occasions to provide an additional 18-month work permit to post-graduation work permit holders as their initial work permit was expiring.

However, this temporary policy will not be extended further.

All details are in the below link

Revised requirements to better protect international students – Canada.ca