What happened
India and Canada held their first Migration and Mobility Dialogue in New Delhi on 26 October 2026 and signed a Terms of Reference to make it an annual meeting.
- Dialogue date
- 26 Oct 2026 Inaugural Migration and Mobility Dialogue held in New DelhiThe New Indian ExpressEdexLive (IANS wire)
- Frequency
- Annual Dialogue now held annually with a Joint Working Group on Migration and MobilityThe New Indian Express
- Next meeting
- Canada Next dialogue to be held in Canada on mutually convenient datesThe New Indian Express
- Visa rule change
- None announced No new quota, fee, points threshold or eligibility change for students or skilled workersThe New Indian ExpressEdexLive (IANS wire)
Why it matters
For Indian students and skilled workers heading to Canada, nothing changes immediately: no new visa quota, fee, points threshold or eligibility rule was announced. The annual talks and a joint working group set up the framework for any future easing.
Remember this
The framework is now annual, but visa rules stay unchanged for now.
What the dialogue sets up
The signed Terms of Reference confirm an annual dialogue supported by a Joint Working Group on Migration and Mobility. The next meeting will be in Canada.
More context & who is affected
India and Canada made their first Migration and Mobility Dialogue a yearly event, signing a Terms of Reference in New Delhi on 26 October 2026.
The talks covered students and skilled workers, plus professionals and business visitors, and cooperation on managing migration. No change to visa quotas, points thresholds, fees or eligibility was announced; the next dialogue will be in Canada.
For Indian students and workers planning a move, the rules they apply under are unchanged today. The annual framework opens a channel for future change, but nothing has been decided yet.
Skilled Workers
No visa rule has changed for skilled workers or professionals. The new annual dialogue creates a framework where future easing could be discussed, but nothing is decided yet.
Students Abroad
Indian students planning to study in Canada see no change to applications, quotas or fees today. The two governments now meet every year to talk about these pathways.
Students Abroad · Skilled Workers
There is no announced change to fees, quotas or points thresholds, so any cost or eligibility impact would only follow a future agreement.
Reporting fromThe New Indian Express ↗EdexLive (IANS wire) ↗
Sources & verification2 sources · 4 claims
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- The New Indian ExpressReporting
India, Canada hold inaugural Migration and Mobility Dialogue in Delhi ↗
Published Oct 27, 2026 · Accessed Oct 28, 2026 - EdexLive (IANS wire)Reporting
Canadian immigration ministry and MEA hold first migration dialogue to ease bilateral mobility ↗
Published Oct 26, 2026 · Accessed Oct 28, 2026
Claims and linked sources
India and Canada held their first Migration and Mobility Dialogue in New Delhi on 26 October 2026.
Both sides signed the Terms of Reference for the Dialogue, which will now be held annually and supported by a Joint Working Group on Migration and Mobility.
The next meeting of the Dialogue will be held in Canada on mutually convenient dates.
The announcements included no new visa quota, points threshold, fee or eligibility change for students or skilled workers; only the framework for future talks was set up.
