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• [New] The 2026-2028 Immigration Levels Plan represents a stabilization of Canada's immigration system, reflecting a shift toward sustainability, economic alignment, and long-term integration. Fragomen - Immigration attorneys, solicitors, and consu
• [New] As part of the federal government's fiscal budget, Canada has announced its 2026-2028 Immigration Levels Plan, which projects the number of temporary and permanent residents Canada plans to admit each year and sets targets for overall admissions per immigration category. Fragomen - Immigration attorneys, solicitors, and consu
• [New] The federal government's 2026-2028 Immigration Levels Plan aims to stabilize permanent resident admission at 380,000 people per year for three years (down from 395,000 people in 2025), while increasing the share of economic migrants from 59% to 64%. Talent Canaea
• [New] The threat timeline has compressed significantly NIST now recommends organizations complete migration to quantum-resistant cryptography by 2035, and with critical systems such as Federal Government, National Security, and Financials prioritized by 2030. Medium
• [New] For critical vendors unable to commit to 2026-2028 timelines, begin identifying alternative suppliers now before the 2029 migration surge creates capacity constraints. Medium
• [New] In the coming years, the National Occupation List is expected to have a profound impact on New Zealand's immigration system. Travel And Tour World
• [New] The move towards skills-based immigration will encourage more professionals to relocate to New Zealand, which can drive innovation and growth in the tourism sector. Travel And Tour World
• [New] The narrative of immigration as a threat capitalises on real anxieties about the impact of Venezuelan migration flows on public services and citizen security. Atalayar
• [New] Immigration will be the main driver of population growth in 52 countries by 2054, including Australia, Canada and the US. The Actuary
• The likelihood of breakthrough announcements in quantum computing will rise, sparking urgent, global cryptographic migration campaigns. Rapid7
• Over the next four decades, overseas migration is expected to add approximately 235,000 people to Australia's population each year. ID Consulting
• Britain plans to carry out the most significant reform of its asylum policy in modern times by making refugee status temporary and quadrupling the wait for permanent settlement to 20 years, as the Labour government confronts a broken asylum system that has fueled support for right-wing parties. CNN
• Macroeconomically, Mexico secured a smaller but still sizeable IMF credit line, digested another wave of U.S. tariff pressure and quietly pushed through sharp immigration fee hikes that will hit foreign workers and companies from 2026 onward. The Rio Times
• The Trump administration has proposed capping refugee admissions at 7,500 for fiscal year 2026, a steep drop from the 125,000 cap under President Biden. Boundless Immigration
• Criticism from the Conservative Party continues over immigration, as it is unclear whether the amount of immigrants entering Canada will increase due to the fourth objective of Budget 2025. The McGill Daily
• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to hire contractors who will research and locate individuals from cases and tips using social media platforms. Best of SNO
• A federal judge could soon decide whether tens of thousands of so-called Dreamers in Texas could lose their ability to work in the US legally under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration program - prompting fears of upheaval and heartbreak. The Guardian
• Military action will very likely rally nationalist sentiment in Venezuela, fracture hemispheric consensus and drag the U.S. into a longer confrontation with messy spillovers, from uncontrolled migration to maritime security threats. The Conversation
• The PKI Consortium will continue to strengthen international collaboration through new working groups, cross-sector capacity building, and technical exchanges to accelerate the world's migration to quantum-secure systems. PKI Consortium

Last updated: 29 November 2025