The College’s 2026 Annual Report is now available online!
The theme of this year’s Annual Report is Safeguarding the Immigration Journey Through Regulatory Excellence. To visually express this theme, the cover and inside spreads feature stylized location-based photography from across Canada. Each photo is accompanied by the number of RCICs and RISIAs working in the province depicted to showcase how licensees are serving in the public interest from coast to coast.
This year’s Annual Report highlights key accomplishments, including:
2026 Fraud Prevention Campaign: The College’s Immigration Fraud Can Be Hard to Spot campaign encouraged people around the world to check the Public Register to verify that they are not unknowingly falling prey to an Unauthorized Practitioner (UAP). Digital ads ran on Facebook, Instagram and Google Search in Canada, and 16 of the top-source countries for immigration to Canada. These ads were available in English, French, Hindi, Arabic, Simplified Chinese and Farsi. Transit ads ran in Ottawa, Montréal, Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Halifax and Saint John. In 2026, there were over 2.2 million visitors to the Public Register, with 1.7 million total users driven by the campaign. In total, the 2026 campaign earned 687 million impressions globally.
New Regulations for the College: The publication of the new Regulations in the Canada Gazette, Part II, which came into effect on July 15, 2026, marked a significant milestone as the College moves out of its transitional phase. The Regulations strengthen the tools available to the College to help ensure that Canada’s immigration and citizenship consultants continue to meet the highest professional standards for their clients. The Regulations include the introduction of a Compensation Fund, and the College is focused on preparing the necessary operational, governance and communications structures to support the Compensation Fund.
Disciplinary Decisions in the Public Interest: The College is committed to regulating the immigration consulting profession in a manner that is efficient, effective, fair and transparent. The annual report features 4 cases that were among the most serious violations of public trust brought forward to the Discipline Committee in the past year. Misconduct included job selling, misrepresentation, misappropriation of client funds and failure to provide services.
The report also includes progress the College has made in government and stakeholder relations, updating the essential competencies, educational opportunities for licensees and candidates and the launch of the College’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Council (DEIA).
At an October 20, 2026 meeting, the Board of Directors approved the College’s audited financial statements, which are included in the Annual Report. In accordance with regulatory requirements, the College submitted its 2026 Annual Report to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada on October 28, 2026.
Follow the College on its social media channels as we share Annual Report highlights over the coming weeks.