General Immigration Updates

23 January 2023

Canada Meets its francophone immigration target in 2022:

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2023/01/canada-meets-its-francophone-immigration-target-in-2022.html

19 January 2023

Happy New Year - the Year of the Rabbit.

CICC has published a Consumer Guide: https://college-ic.ca/protecting-the-public/fraud-prevention/consumer-guide?l=en-CA

10 August 2021

New College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants to open this fall

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2021/08/new-college-of-immigration-and-citizenship-consultants-to-open-this-fall.html

10 August 2021

New Permanent Residence Online Application Portal for authorized representatives

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/new-rep-pr-portal.html

26 May 2021

Temporary Resident to Permanent Resident Pathway: Assessing the application against the policy conditions

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/permanent-residence/economic-classes/tr-pr-pathway/assessing.html

26 May 2021

Updates - Canada.ca

21 May 2021

ICCRC receives letter from Minister Mendicino expressing intent to approve application for continuance

https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2021/05/20/2233753/0/en/ICCRC-receives-letter-from-Minister-Mendicino-expressing-intent-to-approve-application-for-continuance.html

21 May 2021

Immigration applications Ottawa is seeking to speed up the process with a digital platform (technewsinsight.com)

18 May 2021

Ministerial Instructions regarding the processing of applications under the Home Support Worker Class and the Home Child Care Provider Class

https://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2021/2021-05-15/html/notice-avis-eng.html#na1

13 May 2021

Minister Mendicino announces new permanent residence pathway for families of Canadian victims of recent air disasters

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2021/05/minister-mendicino-announces-new-permanent-residence-pathway-for-families-of-canadian-victims-of-recent-air-disasters.html

28 April 2021

Program delivery update: Guidelines on when to return incomplete applications for permanent residence

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/updates/2021-guidelines-return-incomplete-applications-pr.html

Economic classes: Procedures at the Centralized Intake Office for applications (Non-Express Entry)

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/permanent-residence/economic-classes/procedures-centralized-intake-office-paper-based-non-applications.html?fbclid=IwAR1yE7fjiI8QG4rW-XUDPnqJ9SvLJrN3ru9rWZ1QHkfS2rh4YBq-uKLRcAU

22 April 2021

Program delivery update: Processing of protected persons’ applications for permanent residence

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/updates/2021-processing-protected-persons-applications-pr.html

22 April 2021

Program delivery update: Start-up visa processing and incomplete peer reviews

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/updates/2021-startup-visa-incomplete-peer-reviews.html

20 April 2021

Program delivery update: File transfers to the Centre of Expertise in Security Cases for applications for permanent residence in non-economic classes

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/updates/2021-file-transfer-cesc-pr-non-economic-class.html

20 April 2021

Program delivery update: Update to the cost threshold for excessive demand on health and social services

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/updates/2021-excessive-cost.html

14 April 2021

Minister of IRCC on CBC TV

New path to residency for essential workers - YouTube

14 April 2021

Program delivery update: COVID-19 – Web form 5

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/updates/2021-covid-web-form-5.html

14 April 2021

Temporary public policy to facilitate the granting of permanent residence for French-speaking foreign nationals in Canada, outside of Quebec, with a recent credential from a Canadian post-secondary institution

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/trpr-international-graduates-french.html

14 April 2021

Temporary public policy to facilitate the granting of permanent residence for French-speaking foreign nationals in Canada, outside of Quebec, with recent Canadian work experience in essential occupations

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/trpr-canadian-work-experience-french.html

14 April 2021

Temporary public policy to facilitate the granting of permanent residence for foreign nationals in Canada, outside of Quebec, with recent Canadian work experience in essential occupations

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/trpr-canadian-work-experience.html

14 April 2021

Temporary Public Policy for recent graduates in Canadian educational institutions:

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/trpr-international-graduates.html

12 April 2021

Medical exams for Express Entry

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/documents/medical-exams.html?fbclid=IwAR30jjLQqEPqksabO1-m-THh0670gJYni_jckOMOfZVWCc_ZgB5nyc77hjA