Express Entry adds a labour market integration factor and drops LMIA for job offers
A Canadian news site reports that from 3 November 2026 IRCC adds a new CRS factor, pauses invitation rounds while scores are recalculated, and no longer requires an LMIA for qualifying job offers.
Canada · 2 November 2026
Immigration News Canada reports that from 3 November 2026 a new Labour Market Integration factor is added to the Comprehensive Ranking System used in Express Entry. It says the factor awards up to 150 points for candidates without a spouse or partner and up to 140 points with one.
The article says IRCC will temporarily suspend all invitation rounds while it recalculates every profile's score, which it says may take up to two weeks, so the next draw could come around 17 November at the earliest.
It also reports that from 3 November a Labour Market Impact Assessment is no longer required for qualifying job offers used for CRS points or programme eligibility under Express Entry.
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