
Canadian Immigration Podcast
Hosted by Mark Holthe and Alicia Backman-Beharry · Mark Holthe
4.8from 32 ratings
- 193
- Episodes
- 10
- Transcribed
- 32
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2014
- First episode
- 5M
- YouTube views
About Canadian Immigration Podcast
This podcast is all about Canadian Immigration law, policy, and practice. Periodically Canadian immigration lawyer Mark Holthe will address various topics related to the Canadian immigration process. If you are looking for up-to-date information on where the government is going with the latest round of changes, this is the place to come. If you are looking for specific answers, tips to completing IRCC application forms, and other useful information, visit the Canadian Immigration Answers podcast also on iTunes or visit our website at www.holthelaw.com.
- Publisher
- Mark Holthe
- Category
- business · education · government
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 8 Jul 2014
- Latest episode
- 27 Jul 2026
Latest episodes
10 of 193 episodes have a transcript.

27 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
CIP 189: Express Entry Reforms: Episode 10 - 95 CRS Points at Risk - French, Study, and Sibling

6 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
CIP 188: Express Entry Reforms: Episode 9 - The Spousal Penalty - Can't be gone soon enough

2 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
CIP 187: Express Entry Reforms: Episode 8 - Your Job Offer is Worth ZERO (But not for long)
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CIP 189: Express Entry Reforms: Episode 10 - 95 CRS Points at Risk - French, Study, and Sibling
Published 27 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] OK, let's talk about what this means specifically for French and for studies, because that's where we had a whole episode on the spousal points. But let's drill down quickly on French and education. So we know that French is probably going to have those bonus points removed. But everybody keeps asking us, do I stop studying French? Is French not a pathway for me to pursue? And there's been zero indication that IRCC is taking away the category-based draws for French. So, yes, every year they have to announce what their categories are. So in 2027, they will announce the category specific draws for 2027 and presumably French will still be there. […]
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- YouTube views
- 4,892,612
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 24 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 8 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 81 / 100
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- Quality
- 87
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 92
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Who hosts Canadian Immigration Podcast?
Mark Holthe and Alicia Backman-Beharry host the show. Published by Mark Holthe.
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