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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-07b6f5d10099be1a800c",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations",
  "policyEffect": "Amends the requirements for the live-in caregiver class to apply for permanent residence, removing the medical examination requirement and adjusting the required employment duration to at least two years or 3,900 hours within the four years immediately following entry.",
  "operativeDate": "2010-04-01",
  "year": 2010,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amends the requirements for the live-in caregiver class to apply for permanent residence, removing the medical examination requirement and adjusting the required employment duration to at least two years or 3,900 hours within the four years immediately following entry.",
  "policyCategory": "Residence",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 144, No. 8",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2010/2010-04-14/pdf/g2-14408.pdf",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 144, No. 8. Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.; http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2010/2010-11-10a.asp [accessed on 24.05.2013]",
  "evidencePassage": "Excellence la Gouverneure générale en conseil annexed Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee prend le Règlement modifiant le Règlement sur l’immigration et Protection Regulations. la protection des réfugiés, ci-après. REGULATIONS AMENDING THE RÈGLEMENT MODIFIANT LE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE RÈGLEMENT SUR L’IMMIGRATION ET LA PROTECTION REGULATIONS PROTECTION DES RÉFUGIÉS AMENDMENTS MODIFICATIONS 1. Section 30 of the Immigration and Refugee 1. L’article 30 du Règlement sur l’immigration Protection Regulations1 is amended by adding et la protection des réfugiés1 est modifié par ad- the following after subsection (2): jonction, après le paragraphe (2), de ce qui suit : Exception (2.1) A foreign national who has applied for (2.1) L’étranger faisant partie de la catégorie des Non- permanent resident status and is a member of the aides familiaux qui a demandé le statut de résident application live-in caregiver class is not required to submit to a permanent n’est pas requis de se soumettre à la medical examination under subsection (1). visite médicale visée au paragraphe (1). 2. (1) The portion of paragraph 113(1)(d) of 2. (1) Le passage de l’alinéa 113(1)d) du même the Regulations before subparagraph (i) is re- règlement précédant le sous-alinéa (i) est rem- placed by the following: placé par ce qui suit : (d) they entered Canada as a live-in caregiver d) il est entré au Canada à titre d’aide familial et, and for at least two of the four years immediately au cours des quatre ans suivant son entrée, il a, following their entry or, alternatively, for at least durant au moins deux ans, ou encore, durant au 3,900 hours during a period of not less than moins 3 900 heures réparties sur une période de 22 months in those four years, vingt-deux mois ou plus : (2) Subsection 113(2)",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-65bba2982bf345d1a45f",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Immigration and Refugee Protection Act: Updated Ministerial Instructions",
  "policyEffect": "Introduced an annual cap of 20,000 applications for the Federal Skilled Worker stream for applicants applying under the eligible occupation list without arranged employment, with a maximum limit of 1,000 applications per eligible National Occupational Classification (NOC) code.",
  "operativeDate": "2010-06-26",
  "year": 2010,
  "affectedGroup": "Skilled/high-skilled workers",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Introduced an annual cap of 20,000 applications for the Federal Skilled Worker stream for applicants applying under the eligible occupation list without arranged employment, with a maximum limit of 1,000 applications per eligible National Occupational Classification (NOC) code.",
  "policyCategory": "Legal entry and stay",
  "policyTool": "Quota / target",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette / Citizenship and Immigration Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/news/archive/2010/06/canada-adjusts-immigration-plan-focus-economic-recovery.html",
  "preciseCitation": "SOPEMI 2011: 268; http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2010/2010-06-26/html/notice-avis-eng.html [accessed on 18.09.2013]; Canada Gazette. Ministerial Instructions.; gazette.gc.ca. Updated Ministerial Instructions.",
  "evidencePassage": "employed); and • candidats des provinces; • Live-in Caregivers. • autres demandeurs du volet fédéral à titre de gens d’affaires immigrants (entrepreneurs et travailleurs autonomes); • aides familiaux résidants. Federal Skilled Worker applications Demandes de travailleurs qualifiés (fédéral) Cap on the number of applications to be processed per year Plafond relatif au nombre de demandes pouvant être traitées par année A maximum of 20 000 Federal Skilled Worker applications, On envisagera de traiter au maximum 20 000 demandes de without an offer of arranged employment, will be considered for travailleurs qualifiés (fédéral), sans offre d’emploi réservé, par processing each year. année. Within the 20 000 cap, a maximum of 1 000 Federal Skilled De ces 20 000 demandes, on envisagera de traiter chaque année Worker applications per National Occupation Classification au maximum 1 000 demandes de travailleurs qualifiés (fédéral) (NOC) code will be considered for processing each year. par code de la Classification nationale des professions (CNP). In calculating the caps, applications will be considered in order Les demandes seront traitées en fonction de la date à laquelle of the date they are",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-48e764727892dc32bf8a",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Ministerial Instructions (MI-2)",
  "policyEffect": "Required all Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Class applicants to submit valid third-party official language test results at the time of application for permanent residence, eliminating written alternative submissions for demonstrating proficiency.",
  "operativeDate": "2010-06-26",
  "year": 2010,
  "affectedGroup": "Skilled/high-skilled workers",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Required all Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Class applicants to submit valid third-party official language test results at the time of application for permanent residence, eliminating written alternative submissions for demonstrating proficiency.",
  "policyCategory": "Legal entry and stay",
  "policyTool": "Work visa / permit",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2011/2011-03-16/html/sor-dors54-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "SOPEMI 2011: 268; http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2010/2010-06-26/html/notice-avis-eng.html [accessed on 18.09.2013]",
  "evidencePassage": "On June 26, 2010, the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism used his authority under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) to issue Ministerial Instructions, which included a processing directive requiring FSW and CEC applicants to submit a valid language test result at the time of their application for permanent residence in Canada in order for their application to be eligible for processing. That instruction applies to all applications received from June 26, 2010, onward.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-7875806b5f2a6ed09c14",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Balanced Refugee Reform Act",
  "policyEffect": "Enacted statutory authority under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the Minister to designate countries of origin (or parts of countries / classes of nationals) that do not normally produce refugees in order to expedite the processing of asylum claims.",
  "operativeDate": "2010-06-29",
  "year": 2010,
  "affectedGroup": "Refugees, asylum seekers and other vulnerable people",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Legal entry and stay",
  "policyTool": "Entry visa / stay permit",
  "sourceName": "Justice Laws Website (Statutes of Canada)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/AnnualStatutes/2010_8/FullText.html",
  "preciseCitation": "http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/backgrounders/2010/2010-06-29.asp [accessed on 18.09.2013]; Statutes of Canada 2010, c. 8 (Bill C-11).; http://www.mapleleafweb.com/features/immigration-policy-canada-history-administration-and-debates [accessed on 24.05.2013]; http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/backgrounders/2010/2010-06-29.asp [accessed on 18.09.2013]; http://www.mapleleafweb.com/features/immigration-policy-canada-history-administration-and-debates [accessed on 24.05.2013]; http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/backgrounders/2010/2010-06-29.asp [accessed on 18.09.2013]",
  "evidencePassage": "the decision that the claim is manifestly unfounded if it is of the opinion that the claim is clearly fraudulent. 12. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 109: Designated Countries of OriginMarginal note:Designation of countries of origin 109.1 (1) The Minister may, by order, for the purposes of section 111.1, designate a country or part of a country or a class of nationals of a country. Marginal note:Limitation (1.1) The Minister may make a designation only if (a) the number of claims for refugee protection made in Canada by nationals of the country in question is equal to … or greater than the number set out in the regulations; and (b) the rate of acceptance by the Refugee Protection Division of claims made by nationals of the country in question is equal to or lower than the rate set out in the regulations. Marginal note:Criteria to be considered (1.2) In making a designation, the Minister must take the following criteria into account: (a) the human rights record of the country in question as it relates to (i) the factors set out in sections 96 and 97, and (ii) the international human rights instruments specified in the regulations and any other international instrument",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-72abaa7ce69fcd5a1ffb",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Mandatory Third-Party Language Testing for Economic Class Applicants",
  "policyEffect": "Amended the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) to remove the option of providing alternative written evidence of language proficiency, making designated third-party standardized language test results mandatory at the time of application for Federal Skilled Worker (FSW), Canadian Experience Class (CEC), and Business Immigrant applicants.",
  "operativeDate": "2011-03-03",
  "year": 2011,
  "affectedGroup": "High-skilled / economic migrants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Admission / selection",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility criteria / language assessment",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada / Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2011/2011-03-16/html/sor-dors54-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, SOR/2011-54, Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 145, No. 6 (March 16, 2011).",
  "evidencePassage": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. REGULATIONS AMENDING THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION REGULATIONS AMENDMENTS 1. (1) Subsection 79(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (see footnote 1) is replaced by the following: Official languages 79. (1) A skilled worker must specify in their application for a permanent resident visa which language — English or French — is to be considered their first official language in Canada and which is to be considered their second official language in Canada and must have their proficiency in those languages assessed by an organization or institution designated under subsection (3). (2) The marginal note to subsection 79(2) of the Regulations is replaced by “Proficiency in English and French (24 points)”. 2. The portion of paragraph 87.1(2)(b) of the Regulations before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following: (b) they have had their proficiency in the English or French language assessed by an organization or institution designated under subsection (4) and have obtained proficiencies for their abilities to speak, listen, read and write that correspond to benchmarks, as referred to in … delays, processing inefficiencies, and higher rates of refusal than would be the case if conclusive evidence had been submitted with the application. The evaluation of written submissions by visa officers, who are not language experts, has overall introduced subjectivity, unreliability and inefficiency into the assessment of immigrant applications. Description: The amendment removes references to the option to provide other written evidence from subsection 79(1) and paragraph 87.1(2)(b) of the Regulations. The amendment requires all FSW and CEC principal applicants to submit a valid test result … on the eligibility of applications, and results in faster processing of applications through expedited assessment at the visa office processing stage. Description The Regulations are amended as follows: Paragraph 79(1)(b) is repealed to remove the option to provide other evidence in writing; and All references to the option to provide other evidence in writing in paragraph 87.1(2)(b) are removed through the deletion of “or have provided other evidence in writing of their proficiency in either language” from the paragraph. Two technical amendments to the Regulations are as follows: The marginal",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-4d2c59f86df871840167",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Exemption of Provincially Selected Entrepreneurs from Federal Post-Arrival Conditions",
  "policyEffect": "Amended sections 88 and 98 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to establish that foreign entrepreneurs selected by a province (such as Quebec under the Canada-Quebec Accord) are not subject to federal post-arrival business establishment and reporting conditions if no provincial conditions are imposed. Phase scope: Provincial stream / Quebec-selected entrepreneurs",
  "operativeDate": "2011-06-16",
  "year": 2011,
  "affectedGroup": "Provincially selected immigrant entrepreneurs",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amended sections 88 and 98 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to establish that foreign entrepreneurs selected by a province (such as Quebec under the Canada-Quebec Accord) are not subject to federal post-arrival business establishment and reporting conditions if no provincial conditions are imposed.",
  "policyCategory": "Admission",
  "policyTool": "Permanent residence conditions",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2011/2011-07-06/html/sor-dors124-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "SOR/2011-124; Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 145, No. 14",
  "evidencePassage": "The objective of the regulatory amendments is to ensure that Quebec is able to exert its authority under the Accord by clarifying that Quebec-selected entrepreneurs are not required to meet federal conditions and associated reporting requirements if Quebec does not impose post-arrival conditions under subsection 98(2) of the Regulations.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-698ee2672b98efc1b6a8",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary Resident Visa Exemption for Holders of UK British Subject Passports with Right of Abode",
  "policyEffect": "Amended subsection 190(2) of the IRPR to exempt holders of British Subject passports issued by the United Kingdom who have the right of abode in the UK from the requirement to obtain a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) prior to entering Canada.",
  "operativeDate": "2011-06-16",
  "year": 2011,
  "affectedGroup": "Visitors / short-term entrants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amended subsection 190(2) of the IRPR to exempt holders of British Subject passports issued by the United Kingdom who have the right of abode in the UK from the requirement to obtain a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) prior to entering Canada.",
  "policyCategory": "Admission / entry visas",
  "policyTool": "Visa exemption",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada / Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2011/2011-07-06/html/sor-dors125-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, SOR/2011-125, Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 145, No. 14 (July 6, 2011).",
  "evidencePassage": "The regulatory amendment adds holders of British subject passports, who are entitled to right of abode in the United Kingdom, to subsection 190(2) of the IRPR. It is anticipated that the exemption from the TRV requirement will benefit Canada by facilitating travel to Canada and thereby increasing tourism.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-bec63faa1a9ab27adfc7",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Designation of the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC)",
  "policyEffect": "Designated the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) under IRPA paragraph 91(2)(c) as the body whose members in good standing are authorized to represent or advise a person for consideration in immigration applications and proceedings, replacing CSIC, with a 120-day fee-exempt transition for CSIC members in good standing.",
  "operativeDate": "2011-06-30",
  "year": 2011,
  "affectedGroup": "Immigration consultants and applicants using paid representatives",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Designated the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) under IRPA paragraph 91(2)(c) as the body whose members in good standing are authorized to represent or advise a person for consideration in immigration applications and proceedings, replacing CSIC, with a 120-day fee-exempt transition for CSIC members in good standing.",
  "policyCategory": "Adjudication & enforcement",
  "policyTool": "Standards / accreditation",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2011/2011-07-20/html/sor-dors142-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "",
  "evidencePassage": "For the purposes of paragraph 91(2)(c) of the Act, the ICCRC is designated as a body whose members in good standing may represent or advise a person for consideration — or offer to do so — in connection with a proceeding or application under the Act. … The adoption of Bill C-35 by Parliament on March 23, 2011, and the coming into force of this Bill on June 30, 2011, however, provide new authorities that offer additional oversight mechanisms and transitional making authorities compared to the proposed Regulations published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on March 19, 2011.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-0be5de32ad9174ca0d23",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2011-129) — Application Requirements and Representation for Consideration",
  "policyEffect": "Amends IRPR section 10 to require applicants to disclose contact and governing body membership information for any representative or advisor providing advice or representation for consideration at any stage of an application or proceeding, coordinating with Bill C-35's prohibition on unauthorized representatives. Phase scope: National; applies to all immigration and refugee applications and proceedings",
  "operativeDate": "2011-06-30",
  "year": 2011,
  "affectedGroup": "All applicants & immigration representatives",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Adjudication / legal status and integrity",
  "policyTool": "Application mandatory requirements / regulatory oversight",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2011/2011-07-06/html/sor-dors129-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "SOR/2011-129, Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 145, No. 14, July 6, 2011, Registration June 23, 2011.",
  "evidencePassage": "Prior to these amendments, the Regulations specified that no person who was not authorized could for a fee represent, advise or consult with a person who was the subject of a proceeding or application before the Minister, an officer or the Board. Furthermore, the Regulations required that applicants include in their application information about persons who were representing them for a fee in order for Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to be able to contact the representative when needed, and to ensure that the representative was properly authorized under section 2 of the Regulations. Objectives The regulatory amendments will facilitate application processing and enhance program integrity by providing CIC officers with the applicable membership number and the contact information of a person who is advising or representing an immigration applicant for consideration at any stage, including leading up to the application or proceeding before the Minister or the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "repair-e670ab037a6e8796e127",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Federal Skilled Worker Application Processing Intake Cap (MI-3)",
  "policyEffect": "Reduces the annual intake cap on Federal Skilled Worker applications without arranged employment to a maximum of 10,000 new applications per year, with a maximum limit of 500 applications per listed NOC code.",
  "operativeDate": "2011-07-01",
  "year": 2011,
  "affectedGroup": "Federal Skilled Worker applicants without arranged employment",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Applies to applications without an offer of arranged employment. The cap year runs from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012.",
  "policyCategory": "Eligibility",
  "policyTool": "executive_instrument",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette Part I, Vol. 145, No. 26",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/2011-06-25/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part I, Vol. 145, No. 26, June 25, 2011, Updated Ministerial Instructions",
  "evidencePassage": "These Instructions come into force on July 1, 2011. These Instructions apply to applications received by the designated Citizenship and Immigration Canada offices on or after July 1, 2011. ... A maximum of 10,000 new Federal Skilled Worker applications, without an offer of arranged employment, will be considered for processing each year. Within the 10,000 cap, a maximum of 500 new Federal Skilled Worker applications per National Occupation Classification (NOC) code will be considered for processing each year.",
  "reviewMethod": "Official-source atomic repair with two-pass Gemini 3.8 Flash review and a final cross-record publication gate",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "repair-7e27c1633d48d253d3bb",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Immigrant Investor Class Annual Intake Cap (MI-3)",
  "policyEffect": "Imposes an annual intake cap of 700 new applications for the federal Immigrant Investor Class eligible to be considered for processing.",
  "operativeDate": "2011-07-01",
  "year": 2011,
  "affectedGroup": "Federal Immigrant Investor applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "A maximum of 700 new applications considered per year; applications considered in order of the date received.",
  "policyCategory": "Eligibility",
  "policyTool": "executive_instrument",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette Part I, Vol. 145, No. 26",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/2011-06-25/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part I, Vol. 145, No. 26, June 25, 2011, Updated Ministerial Instructions",
  "evidencePassage": "These Instructions come into force on July 1, 2011. These Instructions apply to applications received by the designated Citizenship and Immigration Canada offices on or after July 1, 2011. ... Investor Class applications Cap on the number of applications to be processed per year A maximum of 700 new federal Immigrant Investor applications will be considered for processing each year.",
  "reviewMethod": "Official-source atomic repair with two-pass Gemini 3.8 Flash review and a final cross-record publication gate",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-3c17027d69a900049b60",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations",
  "policyEffect": "Repealed sections 148 and 149 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, thereby eliminating the source country class under which persons residing inside their country of origin could be resettled to Canada as humanitarian-protected persons abroad.",
  "operativeDate": "2011-10-06",
  "year": 2011,
  "affectedGroup": "Refugees, asylum seekers and other vulnerable people",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Legal entry and stay",
  "policyTool": "Entry visa / stay permit",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette Part II",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2011/2011-10-26/html/sor-dors222-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2011/2011-10-26/html/sor-dors222-eng.html [accessed on 16.09.2013]; SOPEMI 2011: 268; http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/backgrounders/2010/2010-08-18.asp [accessed on 18.09.2013]; SOPEMI 2011: 268; http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/backgrounders/2010/2010-08-18.asp [accessed on 18.09.2013]",
  "evidencePassage": "Sections 148 and 149 of the Regulations are repealed.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "repair-61ece8c999e80e1f6722",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Federal Skilled Worker Program PhD Eligibility Stream",
  "policyEffect": "Establishes a dedicated permanent resident intake stream under the Federal Skilled Worker Program for international students currently enrolled in or recently graduated from Canadian PhD programs, capped at 1,000 applications annually.",
  "operativeDate": "2011-11-05",
  "year": 2011,
  "affectedGroup": "International PhD students enrolled in Canadian universities or recent Canadian PhD graduates",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Applicants must either be currently enrolled in a Canadian PhD program with at least two years completed in good academic standing, or have graduated from a Canadian PhD program within 12 months before application receipt; must not be bound by return-home requirements from a Government of Canada award; capped at 1,000 applications per cap year.",
  "policyCategory": "New pathway",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility pathway / quota",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette, Part I, Vol. 145, No. 45",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/2011-11-05/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part I, Vol. 145, No. 45, November 5, 2011, Government Notices, Department of Citizenship and Immigration, Updated Ministerial Instructions.",
  "evidencePassage": "These Instructions come into force on November 5, 2011. These Instructions apply to applications received by the designated Citizenship and Immigration Canada offices on or after November 5, 2011. ... Introduction of an eligibility stream under the Federal Skilled Worker Program for international students pursuing doctoral (PhD) studies at Canadian institutions. A maximum of 1,000 new Federal Skilled Worker applications from international students pursuing PhD studies at Canadian institutions will be considered for processing each year.",
  "reviewMethod": "Official-source atomic repair with two-pass Gemini 3.8 Flash review and a final cross-record publication gate",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "repair-aeb46027a1e916452d2b",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary Pause on Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship Applications",
  "policyEffect": "Imposes an intake pause of up to 24 months on new sponsorship applications for parents and grandparents under the Family Class, refusing new applications not received prior to November 5, 2011.",
  "operativeDate": "2011-11-05",
  "year": 2011,
  "affectedGroup": "Sponsors and applicants for parents and grandparents permanent residence sponsorship",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Applies to applications received on or after November 5, 2011; pause is scheduled to remain in place for up to 24 months. Applications received prior to November 5, 2011 continue to be considered for processing.",
  "policyCategory": "Sponsorship",
  "policyTool": "Intake pause / cap",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette, Part I, Vol. 145, No. 45",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/2011-11-05/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part I, Vol. 145, No. 45, November 5, 2011, Government Notices, Department of Citizenship and Immigration, Updated Ministerial Instructions.",
  "evidencePassage": "These Instructions come into force on November 5, 2011. These Instructions apply to applications received by the designated Citizenship and Immigration Canada offices on or after November 5, 2011. ... No new applications for sponsorship of the sponsor’s mother or father [paragraph 117(1)( c ) of the Immigration Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR)] or the mother or father of the sponsor’s mother or father [paragraph 117(1)( d ) of the IRPR] will be accepted unless received by the Centralized Processing Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, prior to November 5, 2011.",
  "reviewMethod": "Official-source atomic repair with two-pass Gemini 3.8 Flash review and a final cross-record publication gate",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-f74238942481203b649a",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Barring Violent Offenders from Sponsoring Family Class Members",
  "policyEffect": "Amended paragraph 133(1)(e) of the IRPR to bar individuals convicted of indictable offences involving violence punishable by a maximum prison term of at least 10 years (or attempts thereof) against any person from acting as sponsors under the Family Class.",
  "operativeDate": "2011-11-17",
  "year": 2011,
  "affectedGroup": "Family sponsors / family class migrants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amended paragraph 133(1)(e) of the IRPR to bar individuals convicted of indictable offences involving violence punishable by a maximum prison term of at least 10 years (or attempts thereof) against any person from acting as sponsors under the Family Class.",
  "policyCategory": "Family reunification / public safety",
  "policyTool": "Sponsor eligibility criteria / ineligibility bar",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada / Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2011/2011-12-07/html/sor-dors262-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, SOR/2011-262, Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 145, No. 25 (December 7, 2011).",
  "evidencePassage": "Refugee Protection Regulations. REGULATIONS AMENDING THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION REGULATIONS AMENDMENTS 1. (1) Paragraph 133(1)(e) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (see footnote 1) is amended by striking out “or” at the end of subparagraph (i) and by adding the following after that subparagraph: (i.1) an indictable offence involving the use of violence and punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least 10 years, or an attempt to commit such an offence, against any person, or (2) Subparagraph 133(1)(e)(ii) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: … partner of the sponsor, (F) a relative of the conjugal partner of the sponsor, or a current or former family member of that relative, (G) a child under the current or former care and control of the sponsor, their current or former family member or conjugal partner, (H) a child under the current or former care and control of a relative of the sponsor or a current or former family member of that relative, or (I) someone the sponsor is dating or has dated, whether or not they have lived together, or a family member of that person. COMING INTO FORCE 2. These Regulations come into force on the day on which",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-8475e7cc7893f92a56f0",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Ministerial Instructions regarding the Parent and Grandparent Super Visa",
  "policyEffect": "Introduced the Parent and Grandparent Super Visa, a multi-entry temporary resident visa valid for up to 10 years allowing eligible parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents to remain in Canada for up to 24 months per visit without renewing status.",
  "operativeDate": "2011-12-01",
  "year": 2011,
  "affectedGroup": "Family members",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Introduced the Parent and Grandparent Super Visa, a multi-entry temporary resident visa valid for up to 10 years allowing eligible parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents to remain in Canada for up to 24 months per visit without renewing status.",
  "policyCategory": "Legal entry and stay",
  "policyTool": "Entry visa / stay permit",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/ministerial-instructions/parent-grandparent-super-visa.html",
  "preciseCitation": "http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2011/2011-12-01.asp [accessed on 24.05.2013]",
  "evidencePassage": "These instructions support the issuance of a multiple-entry TRV for durations of up to ten years, and periods of authorized stay for each individual entry extending up to two years.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-1be5bbac9fec2421cd36",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Five-Year Sponsorship Bar for Previously Sponsored Spouses and Common-Law Partners",
  "policyEffect": "Amends section 130 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to bar any individual who became a permanent resident after being sponsored as a spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner from sponsoring a subsequent spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner for a period of at least five years. Phase scope: National application across spousal, common-law, and conjugal partner family class sponsorships.",
  "operativeDate": "2012-03-02",
  "year": 2012,
  "affectedGroup": "Family class sponsors and sponsored spouses/partners",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amends section 130 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to bar any individual who became a permanent resident after being sponsored as a spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner from sponsoring a subsequent spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner for a period of at least five years.",
  "policyCategory": "Family reunification",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility criteria",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette, Part II",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2012/2012-03-14/html/sor-dors20-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 146, No. 6, SOR/2012-20, pp. 625-629",
  "evidencePassage": "be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who (2) Subsection 130(2) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Sponsor not residing in Canada (2) A sponsor who is a Canadian citizen and does not reside in Canada may sponsor a foreign national who makes an application referred to in subsection (1) and is the sponsor’s spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner or dependent child who has no dependent children, if the sponsor will reside in Canada when the foreign national becomes a permanent resident. Five-year requirement (3) A sponsor who became a permanent resident after being sponsored as a spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner under subsection 13(1) of the Act may not sponsor a foreign national referred to in subsection (1) as a spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner, unless the sponsor (a) has been a permanent resident for a period of at least five years immediately preceding the day on which a sponsorship application referred to in paragraph 130(1)(c) is filed by the sponsor in respect of the foreign national; or (b) has become a Canadian citizen during the period of five years immediately preceding the day referred to in paragraph (a) and had been a … convenience; and (b) to clarify portions of the existing subsection 130(2) of the IRPR with regard to sponsorship. Description and rationale The amendments modify section 130 of the IRPR, which describes the criteria that an individual must meet in order to sponsor a foreign national making an application for permanent residence as a member of the family class or the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class. The amendment bars an individual who became a permanent resident after being sponsored as a spouse, common-law or conjugal partner from sponsoring a new spouse, common-law or conjugal partner unless this individual (a) has been a permanent resident for a period of at least five years immediately preceding the day on which a sponsorship application is filed by the sponsor; or (b) has become a Canadian citizen during the period of five years immediately preceding the day on which a sponsorship application is filed by the sponsor and had been a permanent resident from at least the beginning of that period until the day on which the sponsor became a Canadian citizen. The proposed Regulations, as pre-published in the Canada Gazette, Part Ⅰ, on April 2, 2011, were reworded to ensure",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-4ce287871d5034ef7ff3",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act",
  "policyEffect": "Amended the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to expand the scope of the offence of human smuggling and institute mandatory minimum sentences and enhanced penalties for human smugglers.",
  "operativeDate": "2012-06-28",
  "year": 2012,
  "affectedGroup": "Irregular migrants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amended the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to expand the scope of the offence of human smuggling and institute mandatory minimum sentences and enhanced penalties for human smugglers.",
  "policyCategory": "Border and land control",
  "policyTool": "Other sanctions",
  "sourceName": "Department of Justice Canada / Justice Laws Website",
  "sourceUrl": "https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/annualstatutes/2012_17/FullText.html",
  "preciseCitation": "http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/backgrounders/2012/2012-06-29i.asp [accessed on 11.09.2013]; http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/backgrounders/2012/2012-06-29k.asp [accessed on 11.09.2013]; http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/LegislativeSummaries/bills_ls.asp?ls=c31&Parl=41&Ses=1#a35 [accessed on 11.09.2013];; http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/backgrounders/2012/2012-06-29a.asp [accessed on 11.09.2013]; http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/LegislativeSummaries/bills_ls.asp?ls=c31&Parl=41&Ses=1#a35 [accessed on 11.09.2013]; http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/backgrounders/2012/2012-06-29k.asp [accessed on 11.09.2013]; http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/LegislativeSummaries/bills_ls.asp?ls=c31&Parl=41&Ses=1#a35 [accessed on 11.09.2013];; http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/backgrounders/2012/2012-02-16b.asp [accessed on 24.05.2013]; http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/backgrounders/2012/2012-02-16b.asp [accessed on 24.05.2013]; http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/RefApp/pages/RadSar.aspx [accessed on 13.09.2013]; http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/backgrounders/2012/2012-06-29j.asp [accessed on 19.09.2013]",
  "evidencePassage": "In addition, the enactment amends certain enforcement provisions of that Act, notably to expand the scope of the offence of human smuggling and to provide for minimum punishments in relation to that offence.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-0b14a206cecacd6671da",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act",
  "policyEffect": "Terminates applications for permanent resident visas under the Federal Skilled Worker Program submitted before February 27, 2008, if their selection criteria had not been established by an officer before March 29, 2012.",
  "operativeDate": "2012-06-29",
  "year": 2012,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Terminates applications for permanent resident visas under the Federal Skilled Worker Program submitted before February 27, 2008, if their selection criteria had not been established by an officer before March 29, 2012.",
  "policyCategory": "Residence",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "justice.gc.ca",
  "sourceUrl": "https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/AnnualStatutes/2012_19/page-39.html?wbdisable=true",
  "preciseCitation": "justice.gc.ca. Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act.",
  "evidencePassage": "An application by a foreign national for a permanent resident visa as a member of the prescribed class of federal skilled workers that was made before February 27, 2008 is terminated if, before March 29, 2012, it has not been established by an officer, in accordance with the regulations, whether the applicant meets the selection criteria and other requirements applicable to that class.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-7c3c8f71cd07e98e6264",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Order Respecting the Interim Federal Health Program, 2012",
  "policyEffect": "Under the Order Respecting the Interim Federal Health Program, 2012 (P.C. 2012-433 / SI/2012-26), the federal government repealed the 1957 IFHP framework and significantly curtailed healthcare coverage for rejected refugee claimants, restricting Minister-funded coverage to only public health or public safety health care coverage (treatment for contagious diseases posing public health risks or mental conditions posing public safety concerns) rather than comprehensive or supplemental medical care.",
  "operativeDate": "2012-06-30",
  "year": 2012,
  "affectedGroup": "Refugees, asylum seekers and other vulnerable people",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: 2012-433 / SI/2012-26), the federal government repealed the 1957 IFHP framework and significantly curtailed healthcare coverage for rejected refugee claimants, restricting Minister-funded coverage to only public health or public safety health care coverage (treatment for contagious diseases posing public health risks or mental conditions posing public safety concerns) rather than comprehensive or supplemental medical care.",
  "policyCategory": "Integration",
  "policyTool": "Access to social benefits and socio-economic rights",
  "sourceName": "Justice Laws Website",
  "sourceUrl": "https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SI-2012-26/FullText.html",
  "preciseCitation": "http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/backgrounders/2012/2012-02-16b.asp [accessed on 24.05.2013]; http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/outside/arriving-healthcare.asp [accessed on 11.09.2013]",
  "evidencePassage": "- Interpretation 2 - Authorization 3 - Powers of Minister 10 - Restrictions 11 - Transitional Provisions 13 - Coming into Force Order Respecting the Interim Federal Health Program, 2012 SI/2012-26 Registration 2012-04-25 Order Respecting the Interim Federal Health Program, 2012 [Declared to be of no force or effect in Canadian Doctors For Refugee Care v. Canada (Attorney General), 2014 FC 651, [2015] 2 FCR 267.] P.C. 2012-433 2012-04-05 His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, hereby (a) repeals Order in Council P.C. … 157-11/848 of June 20, 1957; and (b) makes the annexed Order Respecting the Interim Federal Health Program, 2012. Interpretation 1 The following definitions apply in this Order.Act Act means the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. (Loi)condition of public safety concern condition of public safety concern means a mental health condition in a person who has been examined by a physician licensed in Canada and for which the physician is of the opinion that the person will likely cause harm to others. (état préoccupant pour la sécurité publique)disease posing a risk to public health disease posing … or products are provided, designated under subsection 109.1(1) of the Act. 5 The Minister may pay the cost of public health or public safety health care coverage incurred for persons whose refugee claims have been rejected except for those whose removal order has been enforced pursuant to section 240 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. 6 The Minister may pay the cost of public health or public safety health care coverage and immigration medical examinations incurred for refugee claimants (a) while their refugee claims are suspended under subsection 103(1) or 105(1) of the Act … subsection (2), this Order comes into force on June 30, 2012. Footnote *(2) Subsection 4(3), paragraph 6(b) and section 12 come into force on the day on which section 12 of the Balanced Refugee Reform Act, chapter 8 of the Statutes of Canada, 2010, comes into force. Return to footnote *[Note: Subsection 4(3), paragraph 6(b) and section 12 in force December 15, 2012, see SI/2012-96.] Page Details Date modified: 2026-09-11 Justice Laws Website Constitutional Documents Related Resources Consolidated Acts and Regulations Search Help Contact Us Department of Justice Canada Family Law Criminal Justice Funding",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-8f2cd81800abcc862fcf",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Updated Ministerial Instructions",
  "policyEffect": "Temporarily paused the intake of new applications under the Federal Skilled Worker Class (except PhD applicants and those with arranged employment) and the Federal Immigrant Investor Class starting July 1, 2012.",
  "operativeDate": "2012-07-01",
  "year": 2012,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Temporarily paused the intake of new applications under the Federal Skilled Worker Class (except PhD applicants and those with arranged employment) and the Federal Immigrant Investor Class starting July 1, 2012.",
  "policyCategory": "Residence",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2012/2012-06-30/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette. Updated Ministerial Instructions.",
  "evidencePassage": "These Instructions will come into force on July 1, 2012, and apply to applications received by designated CIC offices on or after July 1, 2012.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-d5623aa0fd9683ce1a9d",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Imposition of Temporary Resident Visa Requirement for Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent",
  "policyEffect": "Amends subsection 190(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations by removing Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent from the list of countries whose citizens are exempt from obtaining a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) to enter Canada. Phase scope: Applies immediately to all citizens of Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent traveling to Canada.",
  "operativeDate": "2012-09-11",
  "year": 2012,
  "affectedGroup": "Short-term visitors and travelers",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Vincent from the list of countries whose citizens are exempt from obtaining a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) to enter Canada.",
  "policyCategory": "Border and land control",
  "policyTool": "Visa requirement",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette, Part II",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2012/2012-09-26/html/sor-dors171-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 146, No. 20, SOR/2012-171",
  "evidencePassage": "The regulatory amendment will remove Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, St. Lucia and St. Vincent from the list of countries and territories whose citizens are exempt from the TRV requirement for travel to Canada under subsection 190(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-3091d63df450f68fac38",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Application and Refugee Status Verification Requirements for Groups of Five and Community Sponsors",
  "policyEffect": "Amends the Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program (PSRP) rules to require concurrent submission of the foreign national's permanent residence application and the sponsorship undertaking to the Case Processing Centre in Canada, and restricts Groups of Five and Community Sponsors to sponsoring individuals already recognized as refugees by UNHCR or a foreign state. Phase scope: National application to all Group of Five and Community Sponsor refugee sponsorships.",
  "operativeDate": "2012-10-18",
  "year": 2012,
  "affectedGroup": "Privately sponsored refugees and private sponsor groups",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Asylum and refugee protection",
  "policyTool": "Application procedures",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette, Part II",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2012/2012-11-07/html/sor-dors225-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 146, No. 23, SOR/2012-225",
  "evidencePassage": "the foreign national has chosen to have their application for a permanent resident visa attached to the sponsorship application in accordance with paragraph 140.2(1)(b), the sponsor must send the sponsorship application and the application for a permanent resident visa to the Department’s Case Processing Centre in Canada for processing those applications. 10. Section 334 of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Applications for protection abroad 334. With the exception of subsection 140.3(1) of these Regulations, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act applies to an applicant described … application intake control mechanism has had an adverse impact on the quality of applications and added to growing backlogs and long wait times. Description: The regulatory amendments will affect the PSRP resettlement application process and the Groups of Five (G5s) and Community Sponsors (CSs) sponsorship requirements. First, the changes will require the foreign national’s application for protection from abroad (permanent resident application) to be submitted at the same time as the sponsor’s application (sponsorship undertaking). These changes will also define what constitutes a complete application for protection from abroad and allow Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to return both applications (permanent residence and sponsorship undertaking) if information is missing. These measures are intended to reduce delays in the processing of privately sponsored refugee (PSR) applications. Second, the amendment to sponsorship provisions will limit G5s and CSs to submitting applications for persons recognized by either the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) or a foreign state as a refugee. Limiting access to the G5 and CS refugee sponsorship streams is intended … the G5 and CS streams of the PSRP is intended to complement the introduction of a cap on applications by SAHs in 2012 and is an equally important measure in the management of the global PSR inventory. The amendment will require that applications for sponsorship by a G5 or a CS include documented proof, from the UNHCR or a foreign state, that the applicant being sponsored is a recognized refugee. The amendment will reduce the total number of G5 and CS applications received each year, principally from among those applications least likely to meet the regulatory requirement for resettlement. This … will also increase the approval rates for G5- and CS-sponsored cases, requiring fewer visa officer resources to achieve the same number of landings. Currently, given low approval rates, visa officers must process about two cases for each refugee resettled to Canada. This amendment will improve operational efficiency, decrease processing times and reduce the inventory, which in turn will reduce wait times. The amendment will require applications for sponsorship by a G5 or CS to include documented proof from a foreign state or the UNHCR that the applicant being sponsored is a recognized refugee … protection capacity and engaging civil society in resettlement. Implementation, enforcement and service standards The new requirements will come into force upon registration. Sponsorship undertakings and permanent residence applications submitted prior to the coming into force of the regulatory amendments will not be affected. New application kits outlining the new sponsorship requirements for G5s and CSs will be developed. The CIC Web page explaining refugee sponsorship will also be updated to reflect the new sponsorship criteria. Citizenship and Immigration Canada will work with the UNHCR to ensure",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp4-185e4e6a15b023a5ec24",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Conditional Permanent Residence for Sponsored Spouses and Partners",
  "policyEffect": "Introduces a condition under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations requiring sponsored spouses or common-law/conjugal partners in a relationship of two years or less without children in common to cohabit in a conjugal relationship with their sponsor for two continuous years following receipt of permanent residence, subject to certain exceptions.",
  "operativeDate": "2012-10-25",
  "year": 2012,
  "affectedGroup": "Family migrants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Introduces a condition under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations requiring sponsored spouses or common-law/conjugal partners in a relationship of two years or less without children in common to cohabit in a conjugal relationship with their sponsor for two continuous years following receipt of permanent residence, subject to certain exceptions.",
  "policyCategory": "Family reunification",
  "policyTool": "Status and rights",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2012/2012-11-07/html/sor-dors227-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 146, No. 23, SOR/2012-227",
  "evidencePassage": "annexed form, to be laid before each House of Parliament; Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, pursuant to subsection 5(1) and section 32 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (see footnote c), makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. REGULATIONS AMENDING THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION REGULATIONS AMENDMENT 1. The Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (see footnote 1) are amended by adding the following after section 72: DIVISION 8 CONDITION APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN PERMANENT RESIDENTS Condition 72.1 (1) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), a permanent resident described in subsection (2) is subject to the condition that they must cohabit in a conjugal relationship with their sponsor for a continuous period of two years after the day on which they became a permanent resident. Permanent resident subject to condition (2) For the purpose of subsection (1) and subject to subsection (3), the permanent resident is a person who was a foreign national who (a) became a permanent resident after making an application for permanent residence as a member of the family class, or an application as a member of the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class to remain in Canada as a permanent resident, as applicable; (b) at the time the sponsor filed a sponsorship application with respect to the person under paragraph 130(1)(c) had been the spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner of the sponsor, as applicable, for a period of two years or less; and (c) had no child in respect of whom both they and the sponsor were the parents at the time the sponsor filed a sponsorship application with respect to the person under paragraph",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-ffb72d5e89ac97cd243d",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Citizenship Regulations",
  "policyEffect": "Amended the Citizenship Regulations to require adult applicants for Canadian citizenship aged 18 to 54 to submit upfront objective evidence of language proficiency (such as third-party test results, secondary/post-secondary education transcripts in English or French, or completion of designated government language training programs) demonstrating basic competence in oral communication (Canadian Language Benchmark level 4).",
  "operativeDate": "2012-11-01",
  "year": 2012,
  "affectedGroup": "All migrants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Integration",
  "policyTool": "Access to citizenship",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 146, Number 21",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2012/2012-10-10/html/sor-dors178-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "SOPEMI 2013: 240",
  "evidencePassage": "Subsection 3(4) of the Citizenship Regulations (see footnote 1) is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (c), by adding “and” at the end of paragraph (d) and by adding the following after paragraph (d): (e) evidence that demonstrates that the applicant has an adequate knowledge of one of the official languages of Canada, including language test results or other evidence that demonstrates that the applicant meets the criteria set out in section 14. 2. Section 14 of the Regulations is replaced by the following: 14. A person is considered to have an adequate knowledge of one of the official … program inefficiencies resulting from processing applications from people who apply without adequate language skills. Finally, there are no specific criteria for the assessment of language proficiency and no objective evidence of language proficiency, which makes assessments challenging for decision makers. Description: The amendments to the Citizenship Regulations (the Regulations) require applicants to furnish evidence of language proficiency with their citizenship application, including language test results or other objective evidence such as evidence of completion of secondary or post-secondary education in English or French or evidence from certain government-funded language training programs. The amendments also establish clearer language assessment criteria that align with the established Canadian Language Benchmark/Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (CLB/NCLC) level 4, which most closely matches the current level required for citizenship. The language level required for citizenship is not being increased. The regulatory amendments also clarify that the language skills to be assessed are speaking and listening. Finally, the amendments remove the current regulatory requirement … set of coordinated initiatives to strengthen the value of citizenship. 5. Description Section 3 of the Regulations is being amended to require applicants to furnish evidence of language proficiency with their citizenship application. Such evidence could include approved third-party language tests or alternative objective evidence. Administrative guidelines will provide a list of acceptable language tests which are correlated with the CLB/NCLCs, such as tests that are currently accepted for immigration to Canada. Guidelines will also specify acceptable alternative objective evidence such as completion of secondary or post-secondary education in French or English or achievement of a certain level in a language training course such as the federally funded Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada/Cours de langue pour les immigrants au Canada (LINC/CLIC). Tests previously completed by the applicant and accepted for other purposes, such as tests taken as part of their immigration application as a principal applicant in the Federal Skilled Worker Class or the Canada Experience Class, will also be considered acceptable for citizenship purposes. Requiring evidence of language proficiency … provides citizenship judges with objective evidence on which to base their decision. It is expected that there will be a decrease in the number of language interviews with citizenship judges because applicants will only apply when they have the requisite language proficiency. Section 14 of the Regulations is also being amended to provide the criteria for assessing speaking and listening skills and to capture the key elements of CLB/NCLC level 4 descriptors, such as the ability to take part in short routine conversations about everyday topics, to use basic grammatical structures and tenses, to have … describing, measuring and recognizing the language proficiency of adult immigrants in both English and French. External tests have been correlated against them as they are used under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Clarifying the language assessment criteria in section 14 of the Regulations increases consistency, fairness and transparency. Clear and consistent standards will also benefit government officials, employers and fellow members of society by increasing confidence in the language proficiency of citizens and in the citizenship program generally. The changes apply to adult citizenship applicants who must meet the language requirement. Currently, applicants aged 18 to 54 must meet the language requirement and, therefore, this is the group of people who will be required to provide upfront evidence of language proficiency. This represents approximately 134 000 applicants per year. All such applicants will be affected by the new Regulations and will need to provide evidence of their language proficiency. CIC will mitigate adverse impacts on applicants by allowing for a range of objective language proficiency evidence. It is expected that the majority of citizenship applicants",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-3b1ea0eb540cb4a8bf98",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Mandatory In-Person Reporting Requirements for Designated Foreign Nationals",
  "policyEffect": "Adds Division 4.1 to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations setting mandatory reporting conditions for designated foreign nationals (irregular arrivals) granted refugee protection, requiring in-person reporting within 30 days of status determination, annual reporting thereafter, and prompt notification of changes in address, employment, or travel outside Canada until permanent residence is obtained. Phase scope: Applies nationwide to all foreign nationals designated under the irregular arrival provisions who receive refugee protection.",
  "operativeDate": "2012-11-23",
  "year": 2012,
  "affectedGroup": "Designated foreign nationals / irregular arrivals",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Adds Division 4.1 to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations setting mandatory reporting conditions for designated foreign nationals (irregular arrivals) granted refugee protection, requiring in-person reporting within 30 days of status determination, annual reporting thereafter, and prompt notification of changes in address, employment, or travel outside Canada until permanent residence is obtained.",
  "policyCategory": "Asylum and refugee protection",
  "policyTool": "Obligations and reporting",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette, Part II",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2012/2012-12-05/html/sor-dors244-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 146, No. 25, SOR/2012-244",
  "evidencePassage": "174.1 (1) For the purposes of subsection 98.1(1) of the Act, a designated foreign national referred to in that subsection who has not become a permanent resident under subsection 21(2) of the Act must report to an officer as follows: (a) in person, not more than 30 days after refugee protection is conferred on the designated foreign national under paragraph 95(1)(b) or (c) of the Act; and (b) once a year in each year after the day on which the foreign national first reports to an officer under paragraph (a), on a date fixed by the officer.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "recall-0f596ae9a820645332e4",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Refugee Appeal Division appeal provisions commenced",
  "policyEffect": "Brought into force sections 73, 110, 111, 171, 194, and 195 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, establishing the operational appeal mechanism and procedures of the Refugee Appeal Division (RAD).",
  "operativeDate": "2012-12-15",
  "year": 2012,
  "affectedGroup": "Refugee claimants whose decisions are eligible for appeal to the Refugee Appeal Division",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: The order commenced IRPA sections 73, 110, 111, 171, 194 and 195, including the appeal mechanism, procedures, time limits and related judicial-review provisions.",
  "policyCategory": "Eligibility",
  "policyTool": "Executive Instrument",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 146, No. 26",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2012/2012-12-19/html/si-tr94-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "SI/2012-94; operative 2012-12-15.",
  "evidencePassage": "6: Vol. 146, No. 26 — December 19, 2012 Skip to main content Skip to \"About this site\" Language selection Français fr / Gouvernement du Canada Search Search Canada Gazette gazette.gc.ca canada.ca Search Menu Main Menu Jobs and the workplace Immigration and citizenship Travel and tourism Business and industry Benefits Health Taxes Environment and natural resources National security and defence Culture, history and sport Policing, justice and emergencies Transport and infrastructure Canada and the world Money and finances Science and innovation Topics menu Canada.ca Canada Gazette Publications Part II: Vol. 146 (2012) December 19, 2012 Vol. 146, No. 26 — December 19, 2012 Registration SI/2012-94 December 19, 2012 IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT Order Fixing December 15, 2012 as the Day on which Certain Sections of the Act Come into Force P.C. 2012-1586 November 29, 2012 His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, pursuant to section 275 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act , chapter 27 of the Statutes of Canada, 2001, fixes December 15, 2012 as the day on which sections 73, 110, 111, 171, 194 and 195 of that Act come into force. EXPLANATORY NOTE ( This note is not part of the Order. ) Proposal This Order fixes December 15, 2012, as the day on which sections 73, 110, 111, 171, 194, and 195 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (the Act), chapter 27 of the Statutes of Canada 2001, comes into force. Objective This Order will bring into force unproclaimed sections of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) related to the Refugee Appeal Division (RAD) at the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB). Background The Act received Royal Assent on November 1, 2001, and the majority of its provisions came into force on June 28, 2002. The provisions relating to the RAD — a mechanism provided in the Act so as to provide a right to appeal a decision of the RPD — were not implemented at that time, and remained unproclaimed. The Balanced Refugee Reform Act (BRRA), which received Royal Assent on June 29, 2010, amen",
  "reviewMethod": "Official-source recall audit with Gemini 3.8 Flash and evidence-supervisor publication adjudication",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "repair-fcp5-7cbeb120608d37957aed",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Expedited Asylum Claim Timelines and Work Permit Restrictions for Designated Countries of Origin",
  "policyEffect": "Establishes binding procedural time limits for refugee protection claims and appeals (including 15 days for port of entry Basis of Claim submission, 30 to 45 days for Designated Country of Origin hearings before the Refugee Protection Division, and 60 days for non-DCO hearings) and restricts issuance of work permits to DCO claimants until at least 180 days have passed without a decision. Phase scope: National scope governing all in-Canada refugee claimants with bifurcated timelines for DCO vs non-DCO applicants.",
  "operativeDate": "2012-12-19",
  "year": 2012,
  "affectedGroup": "Asylum claimants / designated country of origin claimants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Establishes binding procedural time limits for refugee protection claims and appeals (including 15 days for port of entry Basis of Claim submission, 30 to 45 days for Designated Country of Origin hearings before the Refugee Protection Division, and 60 days for non-DCO hearings) and restricts issuance of work permits to DCO claimants until at least 180 days have passed without a decision.",
  "policyCategory": "Asylum and refugee protection",
  "policyTool": "Adjudication procedures and work authorization",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette, Part II",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2012/2012-12-19/html/sor-dors252-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 146, No. 26, SOR/2012-252",
  "evidencePassage": "ing after section 159.7: DIVISION 3.1 CLAIM FOR REFUGEE PROTECTION — TIME LIMITS Documents and Information Time limit — provision of documents and information to officer 159.8 (1) For the purpose of subsection 99(3.1) of the Act, a person who makes a claim for refugee protection inside Canada other than at a port of entry must provide an officer with the documents and information referred to in that subsection not later than the day on which the officer determines the eligibility of their claim under subsection 100(1) of the Act. Time limit — provision of documents and information to Refugee P … rotection Division (2) Subject to subsection (3), for the purpose of subsection 100(4) of the Act, a person who makes a claim for refugee protection inside Canada at a port of entry must provide the Refugee Protection Division with the documents and information referred to in subsection 100(4) not later than 15 days after the day on which the claim is referred to that Division. Extension (3) If the documents and information cannot be provided within the time limit set out in subsection (2), the Refugee Protection Division may, for reasons of fairness and natural justice, extend that time limit … by the number of days that is necessary in the circumstances. Hearing Before Refugee Protection Division Time limits for hearing 159.9 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), for the purpose of subsection 100(4.1) of the Act, the date fixed for the hearing before the Refugee Protection Division must be not later than (a) in the case of a claimant referred to in subsection 111.1(2) of the Act, (i) 30 days after the day on which the claim is referred to the Refugee Protection Division, if the claim is made inside Canada other than at a port of entry, and (ii) 45 days after the day on which the … claim is referred to the Refugee Protection Division, if the claim is made inside Canada at a port of entry; and (b) in the case of any other claimant, 60 days after the day on which the claim is referred to the Refugee Protection Division, whether the claim is made inside Canada at a port of entry or inside Canada other than at a port of entry. Exclusion (2) If the time limit set out in subparagraph (1)(a)(i) or (ii) or paragraph (1)(b) ends on a Saturday, that time limit is extended to the next working day. Exceptions (3) If the hearing cannot be held within the time limit set out in subpara … of those time limits by the number of days that is necessary in the circumstances. Time limit for decision 159.92 (1) Subject to subsection (2), for the purpose of subsection 110(3.1) of the Act, except when a hearing is held under subsection 110(6) of the Act, the time limit for the Refugee Appeal Division to make a decision on an appeal is 90 days after the day on which the appeal is perfected. Exception (2) If it is not possible for the Refugee Appeal Division to make a decision on an appeal within the time limit set out in subsection (1), the decision must be made as soon as feasible afte … r that time limit. 2. Section 206 of the Regulations is renumbered as subsection 206(1) and is amended by adding the following: Exception (2) Despite subsection (1), a work permit must not be issued to a claimant referred to in subsection 111.1(2) of the Act unless at least 180 days have elapsed since their claim was referred to the Refugee Protection Division. COMING INTO FORCE 3. These Regulations come into force on the day on which section 14.1 of the Balanced Refugee Reform Act, chapter 8 of the Statutes of Canada, 2010, comes into force, but if they are registered after that day, they com … menu Canada.ca Canada Gazette Publications Part II: Vol. 146 (2012) December 19, 2012 Vol. 146, No. 26 — December 19, 2012 Registration SOR/2012-252 November 30, 2012 IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations P.C. 2012-1589 November 29, 2012 Whereas, pursuant to subsection 5(2) (see footnote a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (see footnote b), the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration has caused a copy of the proposed Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, substantially in the",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "recall-99ff3eb3e2a00eb13480",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Federal Skilled Trades Class created",
  "policyEffect": "Establishes the Federal Skilled Trades Class within the economic class under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, introducing criteria for qualifying trade experience, offers of employment or provincial/territorial qualification certificates, and language requirements.",
  "operativeDate": "2013-01-02",
  "year": 2013,
  "affectedGroup": "Applicants seeking permanent residence through the Federal Skilled Trades Class",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Applicants had to meet the class's trade-experience and language requirements and hold a qualifying job offer or provincial or territorial certificate.",
  "policyCategory": "New pathway",
  "policyTool": "Regulation",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 146, No. 26",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2012/2012-12-19/html/sor-dors274-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "SOR/2012-274; operative 2013-01-02.",
  "evidencePassage": "on and the correlation of those results with the benchmarks under subsection (4) are conclusive evidence of the foreign national’s proficiency in the official languages of Canada for the purposes of subsection (1). TRANSITIONAL PROVISION 18. (1) A permanent resident visa application for the Canadian experience class that is made before the day on which section 13 comes into force will be processed in accordance with Part 6 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations as that Part read immediately before the coming into force of section 13. (2) A permanent resident visa application for the federal skilled worker class that is made before the day on which sections 9 to 12 come into force will be processed in accordance with Part 6 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations as that Part read immediately before the coming into force of sections 9 to 12. COMING INTO FORCE 19. (1) Subject to subsection (2), these Regulations come into force on January 2, 2013. (2) Subsection 5(1) to (3) and sections 6 and 7 and 9 to 12 come into force on May 4, 2013. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT ( This statement is not part of the Regulations. ) Executive summary Issue: The Economic Action Plan 2012 announced the Government of Canada’s intention to build a fast and flexible economic immigration selection system with a primary focus on meeting Canada’s labour market needs. These needs are evolving, marked by an ageing workforce and an economy that has a growing requirement for highly skilled professionals, paired with emerging shortages in certain skilled trades. Limited access to the type of talent required by Canada’s labour market inhibits economic growth. Federal economic immigration programs seek to supplement domestic labour supply by selecting highly skilled applicants with work experience in managerial, professional, technical or trade occupati",
  "reviewMethod": "Official-source recall audit with Gemini 3.8 Flash and evidence-supervisor publication adjudication",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-8dc029b6fd7148ad083a",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Parents and grandparents sponsorship intake pause extended to January 2014",
  "policyEffect": "From June 15, 2013, ministerial instructions extended the existing pause on accepting new parents and grandparents sponsorship applications under the family class until January 1, 2014. The subsequent capped intake began under a separate provision on January 2, 2014 and is recorded separately.",
  "operativeDate": "2013-06-15",
  "year": 2013,
  "affectedGroup": "Sponsors seeking to submit new parents and grandparents applications under the family class",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: From June 15, 2013, ministerial instructions extended the existing pause on accepting new parents and grandparents sponsorship applications under the family class until January 1, 2014.",
  "policyCategory": "Migration policy",
  "policyTool": "",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2013/2013-06-15/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "",
  "evidencePassage": "member of the family class, to contribute to a strategy to reduce the current backlog of applications and to reduce the likelihood of future backlogs and lengthy wait times. Part One — Extension of the temporary pause on applications to sponsor Parents and Grandparents as members of the family class The temporary pause on the acceptance for processing of new applications for sponsorship of Parents and Grandparents as members of the family class, which has been in place since November 5, 2011, will remain in place until January 1, 2014. Part Two — Cap on the number of applications to sponsor Parents",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-566354136020df070c39",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Introduction of Labour Market Opinion (LMO) Employer Processing Fee",
  "policyEffect": "Amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations by adding section 315.2 to establish a $275 fee payable by employers for each position requested under an application for an opinion (LMO) from HRSDC, exempting primary agriculture and seasonal agricultural workers. Phase scope: entire_policy",
  "operativeDate": "2013-07-31",
  "year": 2013,
  "affectedGroup": "Temporary workers",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations by adding section 315.2 to establish a $275 fee payable by employers for each position requested under an application for an opinion (LMO) from HRSDC, exempting primary agriculture and seasonal agricultural workers.",
  "policyCategory": "Work authorization",
  "policyTool": "Fees",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2013/2013-07-31/html/sor-dors149-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 147, No. 16, SOR/2013-149, July 31, 2013",
  "evidencePassage": "315.2 (1) A fee of $275 is payable for the provision of services in relation to an opinion from the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development that is requested by an employer or group of employers under subsection 203(2) for each offer of employment in respect of which the request is made.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-30e6d597f12b459973c7",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Restriction of Official Language Requirements for Temporary Foreign Worker LMOs",
  "policyEffect": "Amends section 203 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to establish that employment of a foreign national is unlikely to have a positive or neutral effect on the Canadian labour market if the job offer requires communication in a language other than English or French, unless demonstrated as a bona fide job requirement or in primary agriculture. Phase scope: entire_policy",
  "operativeDate": "2013-07-31",
  "year": 2013,
  "affectedGroup": "Temporary workers",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amends section 203 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to establish that employment of a foreign national is unlikely to have a positive or neutral effect on the Canadian labour market if the job offer requires communication in a language other than English or French, unless demonstrated as a bona fide job requirement or in primary agriculture.",
  "policyCategory": "Work authorization",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2013/2013-07-31/html/sor-dors150-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 147, No. 16, SOR/2013-150, July 31, 2013",
  "evidencePassage": "form, to be laid before each House of Parliament; Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, pursuant to subsection 5(1) and section 32 (see footnote c) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (see footnote d), makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. REGULATIONS AMENDING THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION REGULATIONS AMENDMENTS 1. (1) Section 203 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (see footnote 1) is amended by adding the following after subsection (1): Effect on labour market — language (1.01) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the employment of a foreign national is unlikely to have a positive or neutral effect on the labour market in Canada if the offer of employment requires the ability to communicate in a language other than English or French, unless (a) the employer or group of employers demonstrates that the ability to communicate in the other language is a bona fide requirement for performing the duties associated with the employment; (b) the offer of employment relates to work to be performed under an international agreement between Canada and one or more countries concerning seasonal agricultural workers; or (c) the offer of employment relates to other work to be performed in the primary agriculture sector, within the meaning of subsection 315.2(4). (2) The portion of subsection 203(3) of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following: Factors — effect on labour market (3) An opinion provided by the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development with respect to the matters referred to in paragraph (1)(b) shall, unless the employment of the foreign national is unlikely to have a positive or neutral effect on the labour market in Canada as a result of the application of subsection (1.01), be based on the following factors: COMING INTO FORCE 2. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are published in the Canada Gazette, Part II. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Background The Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) helps employers address their immediate skills and labour needs when qualified Canadians and permanent residents are not available. Employers who wish to hire a temporary foreign worker (TFW) must, unless exempted by the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, submit a request for an opinion from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada which includes an assessment of the labour market impact. Multiple TFW positions can be included on a single labour market opinion (LMO) request. If a positive or neutral LMO is obtained, the foreign national applies to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) for a work permit and, if this is granted, may then enter Canada as a TFW. The TFWP is jointly administered by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC), CIC … other than French or English is not justified. Attempts to address this issue through policy instruments, operational directives, or through communications with employers during the assessment of the LMOs have not been able to achieve the objective to ensure that Canadians and permanent residents are given the first chance at available jobs. Therefore, restricting employers from requiring languages other than French or English through regulatory amendments is necessary. Implementation, enforcement and service standards The regulatory amendments will come into force on the date they are published",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-9397ec54781332e9e438",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act",
  "policyEffect": "Brought into force sections 6 to 8 of the Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to allow the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration to declare that certain foreign nationals may not become temporary residents for a period of up to three years based on public policy considerations.",
  "operativeDate": "2013-08-30",
  "year": 2013,
  "affectedGroup": "Foreign nationals, other than a foreign national referred to in section 19 of the irpa",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Brought into force sections 6 to 8 of the Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to allow the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration to declare that certain foreign nationals may not become temporary residents for a period of up to three years based on public policy considerations.",
  "policyCategory": "Removal or readmission",
  "policyTool": "Enforcement",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2013/2013-09-25/html/si-tr99-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "",
  "evidencePassage": "This Order brings into force sections of the Act related to a new authority for refusal that amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). The amendments allow the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration to declare that a foreign national, other than a foreign national referred to in section 19 of the IRPA, may not become a temporary resident for a period of up to three years if the Minister is of the opinion that it is justified by public policy considerations.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp4-c8c745c03bc5f58b3b20",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Start-up Business Class, 2013-2",
  "policyEffect": "Replaced the initial April 2013 Start-up Business Class instructions to expand eligible designated entities to include business incubators, permitting foreign entrepreneur applicants to qualify by securing acceptance into a designated business incubator program (in addition to venture capital funds and angel investor groups).",
  "operativeDate": "2013-10-26",
  "year": 2013,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Replaced the initial April 2013 Start-up Business Class instructions to expand eligible designated entities to include business incubators, permitting foreign entrepreneur applicants to qualify by securing acceptance into a designated business incubator program (in addition to venture capital funds and angel investor groups).",
  "policyCategory": "Not stated",
  "policyTool": "Not stated",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2013/2013-10-26/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Department of Citizenship and Immigration / Canada Gazette, Part I",
  "evidencePassage": "Science and innovation Topics menu Canada.ca Canada Gazette Publications Part I: Vol. 147 (2013) October 26, 2013 Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 147, Number 43: GOVERNMENT NOTICES October 26, 2013 DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Start-up Business Class, 2013-2 The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, pursuant to section 14.1 (see footnote a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (see footnote b), gives the annexed Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Start-up Business Class, 2013-2. Ottawa, October … business” means a business that meets the requirements of section 7. “Regulations” « Règlement » “Regulations” means the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. Establishment of start-up business class 2. (1) The start-up business class is established as part of the economic class referred to in subsection 12(2) of the Act and consists of foreign nationals who have the ability to become economically established in Canada and meet the requirements of this section. Member of class (2) An applicant is a member of the start-up business class if they (a) have obtained a commitment from (i) a designated business incubator confirming that it is accepting the applicant’s qualifying business into its business incubator program, (ii) a designated angel investor group confirming that it is investing at least $75,000 in the applicant’s qualifying business or two or more designated angel investor groups confirming that they are together investing a total of at least $75,000 in that business, or (iii) a designated venture capital fund confirming that it is investing at least $200,000 in the applicant’s qualifying business or two or more designated venture capital funds confirming that they are … For the purposes of these Instructions, (a) the entities set out in Schedule 1 are designated as business incubators; (b) the entities set out in Schedule 2 are designated as angel investor groups; and (c) the entities set out in Schedule 3 are designated as venture capital funds. Status of entities 5. For greater certainty, a business incubator, an angel investor group or a venture capital fund designated under section 4 is considered not to be under the control of the Minister in respect of any matter relating to these Instructions. Form of commitment 6. (1) A commitment must be in a written … law partner, $550; and (c) in respect of a family member of the principal applicant who is less than 22 years of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner, $150. Non-application 14. (1) The following provisions of the Regulations do not apply to the start-up business class: (a) sections 108 and 109; and (b) paragraph 295(1)(c). Application of section 107 of Regulations (2) Section 107 of the Regulations applies to the start-up business class, with such modifications as the circumstances require. Repeal 15. The Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Start-up Business Class, published in the … Canada Gazette, Part Ⅰ, on March 30, 2013 are repealed. Effective period 16. These Instructions have effect during the period beginning on October 26, 2013 and ending on March 31, 2018. SCHEDULE 1 (Paragraph 4(a)) DESIGNATED BUSINESS INCUBATORS Communitech GrowLab Innovacorp Innovate Calgary Toronto Business Development Centre (TBDC) SCHEDULE 2 (Paragraph 4(b)) DESIGNATED ANGEL INVESTOR GROUPS Angel One Network Inc. First Angel Network Association Golden Triangle Angel Network SCHEDULE 3 (Paragraph 4(c)) DESIGNATED VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS Advantage Growth (No.2) L.P. BDC Venture Capital Blackberry",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-1353af1bc6e0f65ce39e",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Canadian Experience Class (MI-10)",
  "policyEffect": "Established an annual cap of 12,000 complete applications for the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), sub-caps of 200 per NOC Skill Level B occupation, and designated six NOC Skill Level B occupations as ineligible.",
  "operativeDate": "2013-11-09",
  "year": 2013,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Residence",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 147, Number 45",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2013/2013-11-09/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 147, Number 45. Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Canadian Experience Class (MI-10).",
  "evidencePassage": "These Instructions will come into force on November 9, 2013, and apply to applications received by the designated Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) office on or after November 9, 2013.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-ee076f464adc654393bd",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Lifting of Temporary Resident Visa Requirement for Citizens of the Czech Republic",
  "policyEffect": "Amends paragraph 190(1)(a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to add the Czech Republic to the list of countries whose citizens are exempt from the requirement to obtain a Temporary Resident Visa to enter Canada. Phase scope: entire_policy",
  "operativeDate": "2013-11-14",
  "year": 2013,
  "affectedGroup": "Short term visitors",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amends paragraph 190(1)(a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to add the Czech Republic to the list of countries whose citizens are exempt from the requirement to obtain a Temporary Resident Visa to enter Canada.",
  "policyCategory": "Border control",
  "policyTool": "Visa waiver",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2013/2013-12-04/html/sor-dors201-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 147, No. 25, SOR/2013-201, December 4, 2013",
  "evidencePassage": "annexed Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. REGULATIONS AMENDING THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION REGULATIONS AMENDMENT 1. Paragraph 190(1)(a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (see footnote 1) is replaced by the following: (a) are a citizen of Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, St. Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sweden or Switzerland; COMING INTO FORCE 2. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Executive summary Issue: Citizens of the Czech Republic are currently required to apply for and obtain a temporary resident visa before travelling to Canada. A comprehensive review, carried out in 2011, along with continued … monitoring of the conditions and trends in the Czech Republic have indicated that the Czech Republic now meets Canada’s criteria for a temporary resident visa exemption. As a result, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will add the Czech Republic to the list of countries and territories whose citizens are exempt from the requirement to obtain a temporary resident visa before travelling to Canada. Description: The regulatory amendment will add the Czech Republic to the list of countries and territories whose citizens are exempt from the temporary resident visa requirement for travel to Canada … security concerns that may arise as a result of the Czech Republic’s exemption from the temporary resident visa requirement. It is anticipated that Canada’s reformed asylum system, along with the inclusion of the Czech Republic on the DCO list, will provide Canada with better capacity to process a potential increase in asylum claims once the temporary resident visa exemption is in place. Implementation, enforcement and service standards This regulatory amendment will come into force upon registration. As this regulation removes the temporary resident visa requirement, no compliance measures are",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-e89fd077e5a48447ba3f",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Ministerial Authority to Bar Temporary Entry on Public Policy Grounds Regulations",
  "policyEffect": "Amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) to bar immigration officers from issuing temporary resident visas or restoring temporary resident status to foreign nationals subject to a declaration by the Minister under IRPA subsection 22.1(1) on public policy grounds, and establishes procedures for affected foreign nationals to make written submissions within 60 days to request revocation or shortening of the declaration. Phase scope: entire_policy",
  "operativeDate": "2013-11-25",
  "year": 2013,
  "affectedGroup": "Inadmissible foreign nationals / temporary residents",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) to bar immigration officers from issuing temporary resident visas or restoring temporary resident status to foreign nationals subject to a declaration by the Minister under IRPA subsection 22.1(1) on public policy grounds, and establishes procedures for affected foreign nationals to make written submissions within 60 days to request revocation or shortening of the declaration.",
  "policyCategory": "Legal entry and stay",
  "policyTool": "Inadmissibility / enforcement / discretionary relief",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2013/2013-12-04/html/sor-dors210-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 147, No. 25, SOR/2013-210 (November 25, 2013)",
  "evidencePassage": "THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION REGULATIONS AMENDMENTS 1. Section 179 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (see footnote 1) is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (e), by adding “and” at the end of paragraph (f) and by adding the following after paragraph (f): (g) is not the subject of a declaration made under subsection 22.1(1) of the Act. 2. Section 182 of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Restoration 182. On application made by a visitor, worker or student within 90 days after losing temporary resident status as a result of failing to comply with a condition imposed under paragraph 185(a), any of subparagraphs 185(b)(i) to (iii) or paragraph 185(c), an officer shall restore that status if, following an examination, it is established that the visitor, worker or student meets the initial requirements for their stay, has not failed to comply with any other conditions imposed and is not the subject of a declaration made under subsection 22.1(1) of the Act. DIVISION 1.1 DECLARATION UNDER SUBSECTION 22.1(1) OF THE ACT Notice 182.1 If the Minister makes a declaration under subsection 22.1(1) of the Act in respect of a foreign national … .1) of the Act to not seek to enter or remain in Canada as a temporary resident while being the subject of a declaration made under subsection 22.1(1) of the Act, an exclusion order; and 5. The Regulations are amended by adding the following before section 259: Prescribed persons 258.1 For the purposes of paragraph 148(1)(a) of the Act, a person who is the subject of a declaration made under subsection 22.1(1) of the Act is a prescribed person unless they hold a valid temporary resident permit issued under section 24 of the Act. COMING INTO FORCE 6. These Regulations come into force on the day",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "recovered-ca-work-permit-revocation-20131231",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Public-policy grounds for work permit revocation specified",
  "policyEffect": "From December 31, 2013, ministerial instructions specified grounds that could justify revoking a work permit. They covered a revoked underlying labour market opinion; specified employer-linked permits where new information showed that the employment had or would have a significantly greater negative effect than benefit for developing a strong Canadian economy, unless revocation would conflict with an international trade obligation; false, misleading or inaccurate employer information; employers added to the regulatory non-compliance list; and permits based on a relationship to another foreign national whose permit was being or had been revoked.",
  "operativeDate": "2013-12-31",
  "year": 2013,
  "affectedGroup": "Foreign nationals holding work permits covered by the revocation instructions",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: specified employer-linked permits where new information showed that the employment had or would have a significantly greater negative effect than benefit for developing a strong Canadian economy, unless revocation would conflict with an international trade obligation",
  "policyCategory": "Migration policy",
  "policyTool": "",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2013/2013-12-28/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Work permit revocation instructions, sections 2–3 (2013), and sections 2–5 (2016).",
  "evidencePassage": "tructions. “Act” « Loi » “Act” means the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. “Regulations” « Règlement » “Regulations” means the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. Public policy considerations 2. For the purposes of subsection 30(1.41) of the Act, the public policy considerations that may justify the revocation of a work permit under that subsection are that (a) the opinion that was provided by the Department of Employment and Social Development and on the basis of which the work permit was issued was subsequently revoked; (b) in the case of a work permit that was issued to a … foreign national referred to in any of subparagraphs 200(1)(c)(i) to (ii.1) of the Regulations with respect to a specified employer, new information becomes available indicating that the employment of the foreign national under the work permit is having or will have a significantly greater negative effect than benefit with respect to the development of a strong Canadian economy, unless the revocation of that work permit would be inconsistent with any trade obligation of the Government of Canada under an international agreement; (c) the employer or group of employers provided false, misleading … or inaccurate information in the context of the application for the work permit; (d) the employer’s name has been added to the list referred to in subsection 209.91(3) of the Regulations; and (e) the work permit was issued to a foreign national on the basis of their relationship to another foreign national and the work permit of that other foreign national has since been or is currently being revoked. Taking effect 3. These Instructions take effect on December 31, 2013. [52-1-o] … DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Revocation of Work Permits The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, pursuant to subsection 30(1.41) (see footnote c) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (see footnote d), gives the annexed Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Revocation of Work Permits. Ottawa, December 17, 2013 CHRIS ALEXANDER Minister of Citizenship and Immigration MINISTERIAL INSTRUCTIONS RESPECTING THE REVOCATION OF WORK PERMITS Definitions 1. The following definitions apply in these Ins",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-2a71bed470a94a7dc0f0",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations",
  "policyEffect": "Amended the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to establish stricter compliance requirements, inspection powers, and restrictions prohibiting temporary foreign workers from entering into employment agreements with non-compliant employers or employers in adult service sectors.",
  "operativeDate": "2013-12-31",
  "year": 2013,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Work authorization",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2014/2014-01-01/html/sor-dors245-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette. Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.; SOPEMI 2013: 240",
  "evidencePassage": "8. These Regulations come into force on December 31, 2013.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-2c2b3708658fa6de51eb",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Work-permit application processing suspended when the underlying labour market opinion is suspended",
  "policyEffect": "From December 31, 2013, officers had to suspend processing of work-permit applications under IRPR subparagraph 200(1)(c)(iii) when ESDC suspended the relevant labour market opinion on the specified public-policy grounds. The instructions covered applications received on or after that date and earlier applications not yet processed or still pending. Applicants were to be informed that processing would not continue until the opinion suspension was no longer in effect.",
  "operativeDate": "2013-12-31",
  "year": 2013,
  "affectedGroup": "Foreign nationals with affected pending work-permit applications under irpr subparagraph 200(1)(c)(iii)",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: The instructions covered applications received on or after that date and earlier applications not yet processed or still pending.; Applicants were to be informed that processing would not continue until the opinion suspension was no longer in effect.",
  "policyCategory": "Work authorization",
  "policyTool": "Processing suspension / binding guidance",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2013/2013-12-28/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part I, Vol. 147, No. 52, December 28, 2013",
  "evidencePassage": "applications for temporary foreign workers Officers are instructed to suspend the processing of applications for work permits made by foreign nationals under subparagraph 200(1)(c)(iii) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations where the relevant opinion has been suspended by ESDC for public policy considerations specified by the Minister of Employment and Social Development pursuant to subsection 30(1.43) of IRPA. Applicants for work permits affected by these Instructions shall be informed that the processing of their application will not continue until such a time as the opinion suspension is no longer in effect. [52-1-o] DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Revocation of Work Permits The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, pursuant to subsection 30(1.41) (see footnote c) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (see footnote d), gives the annexed Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Revocation of Work Permits. Ottawa, December 17, 2013 CHRIS ALEXANDER Minister of Citizenship and Immigration MINISTERIAL INSTRUCTIONS RESPECTING THE REVOCATION OF WORK PERMITS Definitions 1. The",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "recovered-ca-pgp-capped-intake-20140102",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Parents and grandparents sponsorship intake resumed with a 5,000-application cap",
  "policyEffect": "From January 2, 2014, Canada accepted up to 5,000 new complete parents and grandparents sponsorship applications per year for processing. Applications had to reach the designated processing centre in Mississauga on or after that date, meet the current application-kit requirements, and fall within the cap according to receipt order. The first cap year ran from January 2, 2014 through January 1, 2015.",
  "operativeDate": "2014-01-02",
  "year": 2014,
  "affectedGroup": "Sponsors submitting complete parents and grandparents applications under the family class for the capped intake",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: From January 2, 2014, Canada accepted up to 5,000 new complete parents and grandparents sponsorship applications per year for processing.; Applications had to reach the designated processing centre in Mississauga on or after that date, meet the current application-kit requirements, and fall within the cap according to receipt order.",
  "policyCategory": "Migration policy",
  "policyTool": "",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2013/2013-06-15/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "",
  "evidencePassage": "rents and Grandparents as members of the family class to be processed as of January 2, 2014 Beginning January 2, 2014, a maximum of 5 000 new complete applications for sponsorship of Parents and Grandparents as members of the family class will be accepted for processing each year, unless otherwise indicated in a future Ministerial Instruction. These applications will be processed only if received by the Centralized Processing Centre in Mississauga, Ontario (hereafter CPC-Mississauga), on or after January 2, 2014. In order to be included under the cap and considered for processing, applications … must be completed according to the application kit requirements in place at the time the application is received by CPC-Mississauga. In calculating the cap, sponsorship applications for Parents and Grandparents will be considered in the order of the date they are received. Applications received on the same date will be considered for processing having regard to routine office procedures. The cap year will begin on January 2, 2014, and end on January 1, 2015, unless otherwise indicated in a future Ministerial Instruction. Subsequent years will be calculated from January 2 to January 1 of the f … r's mother or father [paragraph 117(1)(c) of the Immigration Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR)] or the mother or father of the sponsor's mother or father (paragraph 117(1)(d) of the IRPR) [hereafter Parents and Grandparents] as members of the family class that are received by the designated CIC office as per the dates set out below in Parts One and Two. Any categories for which Instructions are not specifically issued shall continue to be processed in the usual manner, as per processing priorities established by the Department. These Instructions are consistent with the IRPA objectives as … laid out in section 3 and are compliant with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Instructions respect all previously established accords and agreements including the Quebec-Canada Accord and all existing agreements with provinces and territories. These Instructions, with the exception of Part Two which comes into force on January 2, 2014, come into force on their date of publication in the Canada Gazette. Applications for sponsorship of a Parent or Grandparent These Instructions are intended to manage the processing of applications for sponsorship of Parents and Grandparents as a",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-69ca05d3d072068e537f",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Order Fixing February 6, 2014 as the Day on which Sections 170 and 171 of the Act Come into Force",
  "policyEffect": "Brought into force sections 170 and 171 of the Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1, exempting citizenship fees from the User Fees Act and expanding regulatory authority over them.",
  "operativeDate": "2014-02-06",
  "year": 2014,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Not stated",
  "policyTool": "Not stated",
  "sourceName": "Order bringing into force sections 170 and 171 of the Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2014/2014-02-12/html/si-tr8-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Order bringing into force sections 170 and 171 of the Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1. Order Fixing February 6, 2014 as the Day on which Sections 170 and 171 of the Act Come into Force.",
  "evidencePassage": "Objective This Order brings into force sections of the Act which exempt from the application of the User Fees Act fees for services provided in the administration of the Citizenship Act. The Order also brings into force a section of the Act amending the Citizenship Act to expand the Governor in Council’s authority to make regulations respecting fees for services provided in the administration of that Act and cases in which those fees may be waived.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-d84e5795366c2cf2963f",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Restructuring and Fee Revision of Temporary Resident Visa and Temporary Permit Applications",
  "policyEffect": "Repealed differential single-entry vs. multiple-entry visa pricing and standardized temporary resident visa (TRV) processing to make multiple-entry visas the standard option at a reduced fee of $100 (family maximum capped at $500). Increased processing fees for work permits from $150 to $155 (with group caps at $465) and study permits from $125 to $150, and increased the fee for extension of authorization to remain as a temporary resident from $75 to $100. Phase scope: Nationwide for all temporary resident visa, study permit, work permit, and extension applications.",
  "operativeDate": "2014-02-06",
  "year": 2014,
  "affectedGroup": "Temporary foreign workers, international students, and visitors",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: multiple-entry visa pricing and standardized temporary resident visa (TRV) processing to make multiple-entry visas the standard option at a reduced fee of $100 (family maximum capped at $500).; Increased processing fees for work permits from $150 to $155 (with group caps at $465) and study permits from $125 to $150, and increased the fee for extension of authorization to remain as a temporary resident from $75 to $100.",
  "policyCategory": "Temporary residence / visas / permits / administrative fees",
  "policyTool": "Fee schedule revision / standard document terms",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette Part II",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2014/2014-02-12/html/sor-dors19-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 148, No. 4, February 12, 2014, SOR/2014-19, P.C. 2014-49",
  "evidencePassage": "Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. REGULATIONS AMENDING THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION REGULATIONS AMENDMENTS 1. Paragraph 294(a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (see footnote 1) is replaced by the following: (a) a fee payable under this Part is payable not per application but for each person in respect of whom an application is made; 2. (1) Subsection 296(1) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Single or multiple entry — $100 296. (1) A fee of $100 is payable for processing an application for a temporary resident visa to enter Canada one or more times. (2) Subsection 296(2) of the Regulations is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (g), by adding “and” at the end of paragraph (f) and by repealing paragraph (h). (3) Subsection 296(3) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Maximum fee (3) The total amount of fees payable under subsection (1) by an applicant and their family members who apply at the same time and place shall not exceed $500. 3. Section 297 of the Regulations is repealed. 4. (1) Subsection 299(1) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Fee — $155 299. (1) A fee of $155 is payable for processing an application for a work permit. (2) Subsection 299(3) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Maximum fee (3) The total amount of fees payable under subsection (1) by a group of three or more persons, consisting of performing artists and their staff, who apply at the same time and place for a work permit is $465. 5. Subsection 300(1) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Fee — $150 300. (1) A fee of $150 is payable for processing an application for a study permit. 6. Subsection 305(1) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Fee — $100 305. (1) A fee of $100 is payable for processing an application under subsection 181(1). COMING INTO FORCE 7. These Regulations come into force on the day on which subsection 162(2) of the Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1, chapter 33 of the Statutes of Canada, 2013, comes into force. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Executive summary Issues: The current fees for processing an application for an extension of authorization to remain in Canada as a temporary resident (extension), an application for a temporary resident visa (TRV), and an application for a work … fee. Furthermore, from an operational perspective, this change will simplify CIC’s fee structure and associated administrative procedures surrounding cost recovery. Description The objectives described above are achieved through the following amendments to the IRPR: Create a single fee of $100 for processing an application for a TRV, where the current fee is $75 for processing an application for a SEV and $150 for processing an application for a MEV. Retain the current fee exceptions listed under the Regulations for single entry TRV; Increase the maximum fee charged to families for processing … TRV applications from $400 to $500; Increase the fee for processing an application for extension of authorization to remain in Canada as a TR from $75 to $100; Increase the fee for processing an application for a study permit from $125 to $150; and Increase the fee for processing an application for a work permit from $150 to $155 and increase the maximum work permit fee for a group of three or more performing artists and their staff from $450 to $465. Regulatory and non-regulatory options considered These Regulations are necessary in order for the Government of Canada to amend user fees that … temporary resident applications Fee Current Fee Amended Fee % Difference Temporary resident visa — single entry $75 $100 33% Temporary resident visa — multiple entry $150 $100 -33% Temporary resident visa — maximum fee (family) $400 $500 25% Extensions to visitor status $75 $100 33% Study permit $125 $150 20% Work permit $150 $155 3% Work permit — maximum fee (performing artists and their staff) $450 $465 3% The new fees will remain the lowest amongst competitor countries, such as the United States of America (USA), the United Kingdom (UK), New Zealand (NZ) and Australia. Temporary resident fee",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "repair-e796b95f2e242ae043ce",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Federal Skilled Worker Class application intake cap and stream criteria established (MI11)",
  "policyEffect": "Introduced an overall cap of 25,500 new complete permanent residence applications for the Federal Skilled Worker Class without an offer of arranged employment, consisting of a 25,000 cap across designated eligible occupations (sub-capped at 1,000 per occupation) and a 500 cap under a PhD student/graduate stream.",
  "operativeDate": "2014-05-01",
  "year": 2014,
  "affectedGroup": "Prospective Federal Skilled Worker Class applicants submitting applications without arranged employment",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "There was no intake cap for applications with qualifying offers of arranged employment. Within the unarranged employment cap, a 1,000 application limit applied per eligible occupation, and 500 places were reserved for the PhD student/graduate stream.",
  "policyCategory": "Eligibility",
  "policyTool": "Intake cap",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 148, Number 17",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2014/2014-04-26/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 148, Number 17, April 26, 2014, Government Notices, Department of Citizenship and Immigration, Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, Updated Ministerial Instructions, Federal Skilled Worker Class",
  "evidencePassage": "These Instructions will come into force on May 1, 2014, and apply to applications received by designated Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) offices on or after May 1, 2014. All applications received by designated CIC offices prior to May 1, 2014, shall continue to be considered for processing according to the Ministerial Instructions in place at the time of their receipt. Any categories for which Instructions are not specifically issued shall continue to be processed in the usual manner, as per processing priorities established by the Department. Economic Class Applications These Instructions are intended to manage the processing of new applications received for the Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class, and Canadian Experience Class in order to help address key labour market pressures faced by the Canadian economy while enabling CIC to prepare for the introduction of a new application management system. Federal Skilled Worker Class Cap on the number of applications to be processed A maximum of 25 500 new complete applications submitted for the Federal Skilled Worker Class, without an offer of arranged employment, will be considered for processing for the period of May 1, 2014, to April 30, 2015, unless otherwise indicated in a future Ministerial Instruction. The maximum of 25 500 new complete applications is allocated as follows: 1. A maximum of 25 000 applications will be considered for processing under an occupation list stream. Within the 25 000 cap, a maximum of 1 000 applications submitted for each eligible occupation set out below will be considered for processing; and 2. A maximum of 500 applications will be considered for processing under a PhD student/graduate stream. For further clarity, there is no limit on the number of new applications with offers of arranged employment that will be considered for processing.",
  "reviewMethod": "Official-source atomic repair with two-pass Gemini 3.8 Flash review and a final cross-record publication gate",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-4dd9df16c4545368fb52",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations",
  "policyEffect": "Restricted study permit eligibility to students at Designated Learning Institutions (DLIs), required ongoing enrollment to maintain valid status, and granted eligible full-time international students automatic off-campus work authorization.",
  "operativeDate": "2014-06-01",
  "year": 2014,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Restricted study permit eligibility to students at Designated Learning Institutions (DLIs), required ongoing enrollment to maintain valid status, and granted eligible full-time international students automatic off-campus work authorization.",
  "policyCategory": "Not stated",
  "policyTool": "Not stated",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/notice-new-regulations-international-students-finalized.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.; Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 148, No. 13, SOR/2014-133.; Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 148, No. 4, SOR/2014-14.; Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 148, No. 24, SOR/2014-256.",
  "evidencePassage": "Study permits will automatically authorize the holder to work off-campus for up to 20 hours per week during the academic session and full-time during scheduled breaks without the need to apply for a separate work permit.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "recovered-ca-stay-restoration-20140619",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Automatic removal stay restored for a bounded group of refugee claimants denied an appeal",
  "policyEffect": "Effective June 19, 2014, SOR/2014-166 restored the pre-December 15, 2012 automatic removal-stay rule for judicial-review leave applications concerning Refugee Protection Division rejections that would have been appealable to the Refugee Appeal Division except for section 167 of the Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1. That cohort had claims referred after August 14 and before December 15, 2012, with rejection decisions taking effect after June 26, 2013. Applications for leave made before or after commencement qualify, but a pre-commencement application does not qualify if a specified event ending the stay had already occurred. Other independent appeal bars remain outside the cohort, including designated foreign nationals, designated-country cases, no-credible-basis or manifestly-unfounded claims, the statutory safe-third-country exception category, withdrawn or abandoned claims, and cessation or vacation decisions. The stay retains the serious-criminality and United States/St. Pierre and Miquelon entry-report exceptions, and does not apply to an application to extend the filing time. It lasts only until the earliest applicable refusal of leave or judicial review, expiry of a specified appeal period without an appeal, or dismissal/refusal at the Federal Court of Appeal or Supreme Court stages described in former section 231(1)(a)–(e). It does not restore Refugee Appeal Division appeal rights.",
  "operativeDate": "2014-06-19",
  "year": 2014,
  "affectedGroup": "Otherwise rad-appealable refugee claimants excluded only by 2013 act section167, subject to preserved stay exceptions",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Effective June 19, 2014, SOR/2014-166 restored the pre-December 15, 2012 automatic removal-stay rule for judicial-review leave applications concerning Refugee Protection Division rejections that would have been appealable to the Refugee Appeal Division except for section 167 of the Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No.; That cohort had claims referred after August 14 and before December 15, 2012, with rejection decisions taking effect after June 26, 2013.; Applications for leave made before or after commencement qualify, but a pre-commencement application does not qualify if a specified event ending the stay had already occurred.; Other independent appeal bars remain outside the cohort, including designated foreign nationals, designated-country cases, no-credible-basis or manifestly-unfounded claims, the statutory safe-third-country exception category, withdrawn or abandoned claims, and…",
  "policyCategory": "Asylum",
  "policyTool": "Procedural protection",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette and Justice Laws",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2014/2014-07-02/html/sor-dors166-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "SOR/2014-166, ss1–2; SOR/2012-272; former IRPR231; 2013c33s167; operative IRPA110.",
  "evidencePassage": "Canada Gazette – Regulations Amending the Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Amendment Consequential to the Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1) Skip to main content Skip to \"About this site\" Language selection Français fr / Gouvernement du Canada Search Search Canada Gazette gazette.gc.ca canada.ca Search Menu Main Menu Jobs and the workplace Immigration and citizenship Travel and tourism Business and industry Benefits Health Taxes Environment and natural resources National security and defence Culture, history and sport Policing, justice and emergencies Transport and infrastructure Canada and the world Money and finances Science and innovation Topics menu Canada.ca Canada Gazette Publications Part II: Vol. 148 (2014) July 2, 2014 Vol. 148, No. 14 — July 2, 2014 Registration SOR/2014-166 June 19, 2014 IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT Regulations Amending the Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Amendment Consequential to the Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1) P.C. 2014-818 June 18, 2014 Whereas, pursuant to subsection 5(2) (see footnote a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (see footnote b), the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness has caused a copy of the proposed Regulations Amending the Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Amendment Consequential to the Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1) to be laid before each House of Parliament, substantially in the annexed form; Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, pursuant to subsection 5(1) and section 53 (see footnote c) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (see footnote d), makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Amendment Consequential to the Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1). REGULATIONS AMENDING THE REGULATIONS AMENDING THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT CONSEQUENTIAL TO THE ECONOMIC ACTION PLAN 2013 ACT, NO. 1) AMENDMENT 1. The Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (see footnote 1) are amended by adding the following after section 2: CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT — SECTION 167 OF THE ECONOMIC ACTION PLAN 2013 ACT, NO. 1 2.1 Despite section 1, subsections 231(1) and (2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, as they read on December 14, 2012, apply in the case where an application for leave for judicial review in accordance with section 72 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act has been made before the day on which this section comes into force or is made on or after that day in respect of a decision of the Refugee Protection Division rejecting the applicant’s claim for protection if (a) the decision of the Refugee Protection Division is one that could have been or could be appealed to the Refugee Appeal Division but for section 167 of the Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1; and (b) in respect of an application for leave made before the day on which this section comes into force, none of the events described in paragraphs (a) to (e) of subsection 231(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, as they read on December 14, 2012, has occurred before the day on which this section comes into force. COMING INTO FORCE 2. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Issues A regulatory amendment is required to align the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPRs) with recent legislative amendments brought forward through the Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1 (EAPA). As a result of the EAPA, some failed refugee claimants inadvertently lost an automatic stay of removal. Consequently, these individuals are put into the position where they must apply for a judicial stay of the removal or be removed from Canada. This regulatory proposal seeks to reinstate an automatic stay of removal for those failed refugee claimants. Background Legislative and regulatory framework The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) governs Canada’s refugee system. The Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPRs) are made under the IRPA. The IRPA provisions regarding refugee claims are administered and enforced through the IRPRs. Refugee Reform The Refugee Reform initiative introduced major reforms to Canada’s refugee status determination system that are intended to deliver faster decisions, deter abuse and quickly remove un successful refugee claimants. The foundation for this initiative was two pieces of legislation: the Balanced Refugee Reform Act (BRRA) and the Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act (PCISA). On June 29, 2010, the BRRA received royal assent. The BRRA is intended to improve Canada’s refugee system, take on more refugees from abroad and make it easier for refugees to settle in Canada. Further amendments were made to the IRPA through the PCISA, which received royal assent on June 28, 2012. The PCISA strengthened and enhanced changes introduced through the BRRA. The changes to IRPA, made through the BRRA and PCISA, directly affected provisions in the IRPRs. Departmental responsibilities Three federal entities are the most directly responsible for immigration and refugee matters under the IRPA and the IRPRs: Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC); the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Citizenship and Immigration Canada CIC has overall responsibility for immigration and refugee matters. It is responsible for selecting immigrants, issuing visitor visas and granting citizenship. CIC also selects refugees abroad for resettlement in Canada and determines the eligibility of refugee protection claims made in Canada before referring eligible",
  "reviewMethod": "Source-based draft with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-58cdc702046dbf9f5569",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1",
  "policyEffect": "Terminated the federal Immigrant Investor and Entrepreneur programs by eliminating pending applications that had not been assessed before February 11, 2014, and provided for statutory refunds of fees and investments.",
  "operativeDate": "2014-06-19",
  "year": 2014,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Terminated the federal Immigrant Investor and Entrepreneur programs by eliminating pending applications that had not been assessed before February 11, 2014, and provided for statutory refunds of fees and investments.",
  "policyCategory": "Not stated",
  "policyTool": "Not stated",
  "sourceName": "HTML Full Document: Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1",
  "sourceUrl": "https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/annualstatutes/2014_20/FullText.html",
  "preciseCitation": "HTML Full Document: Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1. Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1.; Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1, S.C. 2014, c. 20 (Bill C-31).",
  "evidencePassage": "87.5 (1) An application by a foreign national for a permanent resident visa as a member of the prescribed class of investors or of entrepreneurs is terminated if, before February 11, 2014, it has not been established by an officer, in accordance with the regulations, whether the applicant meets the selection criteria and other requirements applicable to the class in question.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "recovered-ca-performing-artist-venue-exemption-20140620",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Performing-artist work-permit exemption extended to bars and restaurants",
  "policyEffect": "Effective June 20, 2014, SOR/2014-170 removed the exclusion for performances in a bar, restaurant or similar establishment from the performing-artist exemption in IRPR186(g). Qualifying foreign performing artists, alone or in a group, and staff integral to their artistic performance could therefore work without a work permit at those venues. The retained conditions require them to be part of a foreign production or group, or a guest artist in a Canadian production or group, performing a time-limited engagement, and not in an employment relationship with the Canadian organization or business contracting for their services. Performances primarily for film production or television or radio broadcast remain outside this exemption. The amendment changes the venue restriction; the other conditions already applied under the predecessor rule.",
  "operativeDate": "2014-06-20",
  "year": 2014,
  "affectedGroup": "Foreign performing artists and integral performance staff satisfying the retained time-limited production and non-employment conditions",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: The retained conditions require them to be part of a foreign production or group, or a guest artist in a Canadian production or group, performing a time-limited engagement, and not in an employment relationship with the Canadian organization or business contracting for their services.; The amendment changes the venue restriction",
  "policyCategory": "Work",
  "policyTool": "Work permit exemption",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette and Justice Laws",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2014/2014-07-02/html/sor-dors170-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "SOR/2014-170, ss1–2; IRPR186(g), official June1–19,2014 predecessor version.",
  "evidencePassage": "Canada Gazette – Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations Skip to main content Skip to \"About this site\" Language selection Français fr / Gouvernement du Canada Search Search Canada Gazette gazette.gc.ca canada.ca Search Menu Main Menu Jobs and the workplace Immigration and citizenship Travel and tourism Business and industry Benefits Health Taxes Environment and natural resources National security and defence Culture, history and sport Policing, justice and emergencies Transport and infrastructure Canada and the world Money and finances Science and innovation Topics menu Canada.ca Canada Gazette Publications Part II: Vol. 148 (2014) July 2, 2014 Vol. 148, No. 14 — July 2, 2014 Registration SOR/2014-170 June 20, 2014 IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations P.C. 2014-840 June 20, 2014 Whereas, pursuant to subsection 5(2) (see footnote a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (see footnote b), the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration has caused a copy of the proposed Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, substantially in the annexed form, to be laid before each House of Parliament; Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, pursuant to subsection 5(1) and section 32 (see footnote c) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (see footnote d), makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. REGULATIONS AMENDING THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION REGULATIONS AMENDMENT 1. Subparagraph 186(g)(ii) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (see footnote 1) is replaced by the following: (ii) they are not in an employment relationship with the organization or business in Canada that is contracting for their services; COMING INTO FORCE 2. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Background The Temporary Foreign Worker Program contributes to Canada’s economic development by allowing employers to hire foreign nationals to meet their short-term labour and skills needs when this will not negatively impact the Canadian labour market. The Program is jointly managed by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) under the authority of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR). Under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, foreign nationals may apply for a work permit to be authorized to work in Canada once their employer has obtained a Labour Market Opinion (LMO). ESDC assesses requests from employers seeking to hire temporary foreign workers and issues an LMO letter stating whether the foreign national is likely to have a positive, … negative impact on the Canadian labour market. CIC is responsible for the issuance of work permits. Section 186 of the IRPR sets out exemptions from the requirement to obtain a work permit (and therefore an associated LMO) for categories of work where employment of foreign nationals in Canada would not negatively impact the Canadian labour market. Among these exemptions, paragraph 186(g) provides that certain foreign performing artists may work in Canada without a work permit for a time-limited engagement. However, foreign artists destined to perform in bars, restaurants or similar establishments do not qualify for the exemption under subparagraph 186(g)(ii) of the IRPR. The original policy rationale for making this distinction was to support jobs for Canadian artists by protecting performances in Canadian venues in which entertainment was considered not to be the primary business focus. Issues and objectives Issues Two key issues have emerged with respect to foreign entertainers performing in bars, restaurants and similar establishments that suggest that the current differential treatment under subparagraph 186(g)(ii) is no longer warranted: The venue-based distinction is not achieving its intended policy purpose Foreign artists performing in Canada for time-limited engagements were provided a work permit exemption in recognition of the broader cultural value of allowing them to present their unique talents to Canadians in a manner that would not negatively impact the Canadian labour market. Foreign artists performing in bars, restaurants and similar establishments were not afforded this exemption, however, as it was considered that the purpose of such venues was not primarily to showcase unique talent but rather to sell food and alcohol, and bringing in performing artist was a means of boosting sales by enticing customers to stay longer — an objective that could be accomplished as easily by a Canadian performer as by a foreign national. However, many bars, restaurants and similar venues, have continued to rely on a mix of both Canadian and foreign performing artists to attract customers and boost revenues. The viability of this model may be less sustainable since the introduction of the LMO processing fee in 2013. The additional cost of engaging foreign performing artists arising from the LMO fee has proven to be challenging for many smaller bars, restaurants and similar establishments, making such venues less economically viable. As such venues are a starting point for the development of many Canadian performers, fewer venues could lead to fewer opportunities for Canadians to establish their own career in the music industry. The new LMO fee may also be dissuading some foreign acts from touring in Canada, reducing opportunities for Canadian artists to open for and tour with foreign acts, which can be an important means for introducing Canadian performers to a wider audience. In short, the venue-based distinction combined with the new LMO p",
  "reviewMethod": "Source-based draft with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-a7a3a1338297e009d222",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Order Fixing August 1, 2014 as the Day on which Certain Provisions of the Act Come into Force",
  "policyEffect": "Brought into force provisions of the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act that streamline the decision-making model by transferring authority for citizenship grants to the Minister, provide authority to declare applications abandoned, and establish a uniform system for judicial review.",
  "operativeDate": "2014-08-01",
  "year": 2014,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Not stated",
  "policyTool": "Not stated",
  "sourceName": "Order bringing into force provisions of the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2014/2014-08-13/html/si-tr71-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Order bringing into force provisions of the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act. Order Fixing August 1, 2014 as the Day on which Certain Provisions of the Act Come into Force.",
  "evidencePassage": "The OIC brings into force amendments to the Citizenship Act that change the decision-making model and how applications are processed and that establishes a uniform system for judicial review of decisions made under the Act.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-83576d73cb144d25e7ba",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Reduction of Dependent Child Age Limit and Age Lock-In Framework",
  "policyEffect": "Amended the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to reduce the maximum age of a dependent child from under 22 to under 19 years old, removed the general full-time student exception for older dependents (limiting older dependent coverage strictly to individuals unable to be financially self-supporting due to physical or mental conditions), and instituted formal regulatory lock-in dates for age determination across multi-step immigration categories. Phase scope: Nationwide for new applications submitted on or after August 1, 2014",
  "operativeDate": "2014-08-01",
  "year": 2014,
  "affectedGroup": "Dependent children and sponsoring principal applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amended the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to reduce the maximum age of a dependent child from under 22 to under 19 years old, removed the general full-time student exception for older dependents (limiting older dependent coverage strictly to individuals unable to be financially self-supporting due to physical or mental conditions), and instituted formal regulatory lock-in dates for age determination across multi-step immigration categories.; Phase scope: Nationwide for new applications submitted on or after August 1, 2014",
  "policyCategory": "Family reunification / selection criteria",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility criteria amendment",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2014/2014-06-18/html/sor-dors133-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 148, No. 13, SOR/2014-133",
  "evidencePassage": "to be laid before each House of Parliament; Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, pursuant to subsection 14(2) (see footnote c), section 32 (see footnote d) and subsection 89(1) (see footnote e) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (see footnote f), makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. REGULATIONS AMENDING THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION REGULATIONS AMENDMENTS 1. Paragraph (b) of the definition “dependent child” in section 2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (see footnote 1) is replaced by the following: (b) is in one of the following situations of dependency, namely, (i) is less than 19 years of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner, or (ii) is 19 years of age or older and has depended substantially on the financial support of the parent since before the age of 19 and is unable to be financially self-supporting due to a physical or mental condition. 2. The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 25: General rule — one-step process 25.1 (1) For the purposes of determining whether … on August 1, 2014. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Issues Dependent children of selected immigrants are admitted on the basis of their relationship to the principal applicant in all immigration classes (economic, family, and refugee/humanitarian). As well, dependent children may be sponsored in the family class. Dependent children represent 30% of the overall immigrants admitted annually to Canada. Statistics demonstrate that older dependent children (those who arrive between the ages of 19 and 21) have lower economic outcomes over the long",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-b98a20a223d1a484f87b",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Citizenship Regulations",
  "policyEffect": "Amended the Citizenship Regulations to align them with the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act (Bill C-24), updating administrative procedures and decision-making processes for citizenship applications, and strengthening abandonment authorities.",
  "operativeDate": "2014-08-01",
  "year": 2014,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Not stated",
  "policyTool": "Not stated",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2014/2014-08-13/html/sor-dors186-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "gazette.gc.ca. Regulations Amending the Citizenship Regulations.; Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 148, No. 17, SOR/2014-186.",
  "evidencePassage": "1. Sections 11 and 12 of the Citizenship Regulations (see footnote 1) are replaced by the following:",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-c181680a86b1de7a750c",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Streamlined Departure Orders for Cessation of Refugee Protection",
  "policyEffect": "Amended section 228 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to authorize the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (or delegates such as border services officers and inland enforcement officers) to issue a departure order against foreign nationals who are inadmissible to Canada upon a final determination that their refugee protection has ceased under section 40.1 of the IRPA. Phase scope: Full national operational implementation upon registration",
  "operativeDate": "2014-10-24",
  "year": 2014,
  "affectedGroup": "Foreign nationals subject to cessation of refugee protection",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Asylum and refugee protection / enforcement and removals",
  "policyTool": "Administrative removal procedure",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2014/2014-11-05/html/sor-dors237-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 148, No. 23, SOR/2014-237",
  "evidencePassage": "Refugee Protection Regulations (see footnote 1) is amended by adding the following after paragraph (b): (b.1) if the foreign national is inadmissible under subsection 40.1(1) of the Act on grounds of the cessation of refugee protection, a departure order; COMING INTO FORCE 2. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Issues Under the existing Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR), there is no authority to issue a removal order against foreign nationals who are … then by operation of paragraph 46(1)(c.1) he or she would lose his or her permanent resident status (and become a foreign national) as long as the reason for such cessation is described in paragraphs 108(1)(a) to (d). 3. An inadmissibility report would be made and if well-founded, the Minister (or his delegate) could then issue a departure order against the foreign national. Objective This regulatory modification amends section 228 of the IRPR to provide the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (or a delegate of the Minister) with the authority to issue a departure order to a foreign … removal order against a foreign national who is inadmissible to Canada on a final determination that his or her refugee protection has ceased. More specifically, the removal order is a departure order. The following provision is added to subsection 228(1) of the IRPR after paragraph (b): (b.1) if the foreign national is inadmissible under subsection 40.1(1) of the Act on grounds of the cessation of refugee protection, a departure order; The wording is intended to mirror the wording under paragraph 228(1)(b) of the IRPR, which provides the authority for the Minister to issue a removal order where",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "recovered-ca-startup-education-removal-20141122",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Start-up Business Class education requirement removed",
  "policyEffect": "Effective November 22, 2014, the replacement Start-up Business Class instructions removed the requirement to have completed at least one year of post-secondary education in good standing, whether or not an educational credential was obtained. The associated requirement to submit written evidence of that education was also removed. The designated-entity commitment, language and settlement-funds requirements continued to apply.",
  "operativeDate": "2014-11-22",
  "year": 2014,
  "affectedGroup": "Applicants to the start-up business class",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Effective November 22, 2014, the replacement Start-up Business Class instructions removed the requirement to have completed at least one year of post-secondary education in good standing, whether or not an educational credential was obtained.; The associated requirement to submit written evidence of that education was also removed.",
  "policyCategory": "Migration policy",
  "policyTool": "",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2014/2014-11-22/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "November 22, 2014 instructions, sections 2, 8, 15 and 16; October 26, 2013 predecessor, sections 2(2)(c) and 8(1)(d)",
  "evidencePassage": "ng at least $75,000 in the applicant's qualifying business or two or more designated angel investor groups confirming that they are together investing a total of at least $75,000 in that business, or (iii) a designated venture capital fund confirming that it is investing at least $200,000 in the applicant's qualifying business or two or more designated venture capital funds confirming that they are together investing a total of at least $200,000 in that business; (b) have attained a level of proficiency of at least benchmark level 5 in either official language for all the four language skill a … reas, as set out in the Canadian Language Benchmarks and the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens, as demonstrated by the results of an evaluation conducted by an organization or institution designated by the Minister for the purpose of evaluating language proficiency under subsection 74(3) of the Regulations; and (c) have in the form of transferable and available funds, unencumbered by debts or other obligations, an amount that is equal to one half of the amount identified, in the most recent edition of the publication concerning low income cut-offs published annually by Statistics Ca … , other than qualified participants, hold 50% or more of the total amount of the voting rights attached to all shares of the corporation outstanding at that time. Conditional incorporation of business (2) A business that is not incorporated at the time the commitment is made is still considered to be a qualifying business if its incorporation is conditional on the issuance of a permanent resident visa to one or more of the applicants in respect of that business. Documentation 8. (1) An applicant must provide documentation to establish that they are a member of the start-up business class, incl … uding (a) evidence of payment of the applicable fees set out in these Instructions; (b) a signed copy of the commitment; (c) written evidence that they have attained the level of language proficiency required by paragraph 2(2)(b); and (d) written evidence that they have the funds required by paragraph 2(2)(c). Conclusive evidence (2) For the purposes of these Instructions, the results of an evaluation of an applicant's language proficiency by a designated organization or institution and the correlation of those results with the benchmarks in accordance with the Regulations are conclusive evide … nstructions. “Act” « Loi » “Act” means the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. “applicant” « demandeur » “applicant” means a foreign national who makes an application for a permanent resident visa as a member of the start-up business class. “Canadian Language Benchmarks” « Canadian Language Benchmarks » “Canadian Language Benchmarks” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Regulations. “commitment” « engagement » “commitment” means a commitment referred to in paragraph 2(2)(a) that meets the requirements of section 6. “designated” « désigné » “designated”, in respect of a business incu … lass 2. (1) The start-up business class is established as part of the economic class referred to in subsection 12(2) of the Act and consists of foreign nationals who have the ability to become economically established in Canada and meet the requirements of this section. Member of class (2) An applicant is a member of the start-up business class if they (a) have obtained a commitment from (i) a designated business incubator confirming that it is accepting the applicant's qualifying business into its business incubator program, (ii) a designated angel investor group confirming that it is investi … terial Instructions Respecting the Start-up Business Class, 2013-2, published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on October 26, 2013 are repealed. Effective period 16. These Instructions have effect during the period beginning on November 22, 2014 and ending on March 31, 2018. SCHEDULE 1 (Paragraph 4(a)) DESIGNATED BUSINESS INCUBATORS Canada Accelerator Co (d/b/a Highline) Communitech Empowered Startups Ltd. Extreme Innovations INcubes Inc. Innovacorp Innovate Calgary Launchpad PEI Inc. Ryerson Futures Inc. Toronto Business Development Centre Waterloo Accelerator Centre SCHEDULE 2 (Paragraph 4(b))",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-8d10fa9902ced27c090b",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Caregiver Program Reform and Establishment of Caring for Children and Caring for People with High Medical Needs Classes",
  "policyEffect": "Ministerial Instructions closed intake under the legacy Live-in Caregiver Class (requiring an LMIA requested on or before November 30, 2014 to apply) and established two new economic pathway classes: the Caring for Children Class and the Caring for People with High Medical Needs Class, eliminating the live-in requirement and setting specific educational and language requirements. Phase scope: Nationwide for all foreign caregiver workers and permanent residence applications submitted on or after November 30, 2014.",
  "operativeDate": "2014-11-30",
  "year": 2014,
  "affectedGroup": "Foreign caregivers and in-home care workers",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Ministerial Instructions closed intake under the legacy Live-in Caregiver Class (requiring an LMIA requested on or before November 30, 2014 to apply) and established two new economic pathway classes: the Caring for Children Class and the Caring for People with High Medical Needs Class, eliminating the live-in requirement and setting specific educational and language requirements.; Phase scope: Nationwide for all foreign caregiver workers and permanent residence applications submitted on or after November 30, 2014.",
  "policyCategory": "Economic migration / caregiver pathways",
  "policyTool": "Ministerial instructions (irpa s. 87.3) / intake capping and program class establishment",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette Part I",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2014/2014-11-29/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette Part I, Vol. 148, No. 48, November 29, 2014",
  "evidencePassage": "No new permanent resident application under the Live-in Caregiver Class [section 113 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR)] will be accepted for processing unless it is supported, at the time of application receipt by CIC, by evidence that the underlying work permit associated with the foreign national's initial entry as a live-in caregiver under the Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) was based on a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) that was requested from Service Canada on or before November 30, 2014.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-6f72720ad62c62b6e7ee",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System",
  "policyEffect": "Established the operational rules, Comprehensive Ranking System parameters, and pool submission processes for managing economic permanent residence applications under the Express Entry system.",
  "operativeDate": "2015-01-01",
  "year": 2015,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Residence",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/ministerial-instructions/express-entry-application-management-system.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System.",
  "evidencePassage": "These Ministerial Instructions will come into force on January 1, 2015.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-c58975c78b1947fd6326",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Immigrant Investor Venture Capital economic immigration class established",
  "policyEffect": "Effective January 28, 2015, Canada established the Immigrant Investor Venture Capital economic immigration class for qualifying investors intending to reside outside Quebec. Key conditions included at least C$10 million in net worth lawfully acquired through business or investment, a C$2 million payment whose repayment was not guaranteed, and benchmark level 5 in each of the four language skills in either official language. Applicants needed a qualifying post-secondary credential or at least C$50 million in qualifying net worth. Permanent residence remained subject to the other class requirements and admissibility.",
  "operativeDate": "2015-01-28",
  "year": 2015,
  "affectedGroup": "Qualifying immigrant investors intending to reside in a province other than quebec",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Key conditions included at least C$10 million in net worth lawfully acquired through business or investment, a C$2 million payment whose repayment was not guaranteed, and benchmark level 5 in each of the four language skills in either official language.; Applicants needed a qualifying post-secondary credential or at least C$50 million in qualifying net worth.; Permanent residence remained subject to the other class requirements and admissibility.",
  "policyCategory": "Migration policy",
  "policyTool": "",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2015/2015-01-24/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette Part I, Vol. 149, No. 4, January 24, 2015; Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Class, sections 2, 5 and 10",
  "evidencePassage": ", 2015 Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 149, Number 4: GOVERNMENT NOTICES January 24, 2015 DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Class The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, pursuant to section 14.1 (see footnote a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (see footnote b), gives the annexed Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Class. Ottawa, January 14, 2015 CHRIS ALEXANDER Minister of Citizenship and Immigration MINISTERIAL INSTR … Regulations” means the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. Words and expressions (2) Unless a contrary intention appears, words and expressions used in these Instructions have the same meaning as in sections 1 and 2 and subsection 73(1) of the Regulations. Establishment of class 2. (1) The Immigrant Investor Venture Capital class is established as part of the economic class referred to in subsection 12(2) of the Act and consists of foreign nationals who have the ability to become economically established in Canada and who meet the requirements of this section. Member of class (2) A … otection Act, that the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration has established the following Ministerial Instructions that, in the opinion of the Minister, will best support the attainment of the immigration goals established by the Government of Canada. Overview Authority for these Ministerial Instructions is derived from section 87.3 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). The Instructions are directed to officers and the Minister’s delegates who are charged with handling and/or reviewing applications for permanent residence under the Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Class. T … he Instructions come into force on January 28, 2015, and apply to applications received by designated Citizenship and Immigration Canada offices on or after January 28, 2015. Any categories for which Instructions are not specifically issued shall continue to be processed in the usual manner, as per processing priorities established by the Department. These Instructions are intended to support a broader strategy for business immigration reform by stimulating innovation and growth in the Canadian economy through the provision of at-risk capital from investors that can be actively invested in Can … n undertaking by the Minister (A) to transfer the sum to the Bank so that it may be invested as venture capital exclusively for the purposes of benefiting Canada, and (B) to pay to the foreign national a part of the remainder of the Fund, if any, the capital of which is derived in part from the payment made by the foreign national under paragraph (e); (e) have made the payment referred to in subparagraph (d)(i); and (f) intend to reside in a province other than Quebec. Supporting documentation 3. An applicant must provide the following documentation to establish that they are a member of the I … structions are compliant with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Instructions respect all previously established accords and agreements, including the Canada-Quebec Accord, and all existing agreements with provinces and territories. Intake of permanent resident applications under the Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Class CIC will accept permanent resident applications received under the Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Class from January 28, 2015, to February 11, 2015, or until a maximum of 500 applications are received, whichever comes first. Applications received within th … spect of an application for a permanent resident visa as a member of that class. Effective period 10. These Instructions have effect during the period beginning on January 28, 2015 and ending on January 27, 2020. SCHEDULE (Section 3) SERVICE PROVIDERS DESIGNATED BY THE MINISTER Deloitte Forensic Inc. EY BDO USA, LLP Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Consulting Inc. KPMG LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP [4-1-o] DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT New Ministerial Instructions Notice is hereby given, under subsection 87.3(6) of the Immigration and Refugee Pr",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "ca-imp-employer-compliance-fee-20150221",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Employer compliance fee and direct job-offer submission introduced for LMIA-exempt employer-specific work permits",
  "policyEffect": "From February 21, 2015, employers making offers of employment for work described in IRPR sections 204 or 205, or to foreign nationals described in section 207, had to pay a $230 employer compliance fee before the foreign national applied for a work permit or renewal. Employers were exempt from the fee when the worker was exempt from the work-permit processing fee under subsection 299(2), except persons referred to in paragraph 299(2)(i). An employer making simultaneous offers to a group of three or more foreign nationals consisting of performing artists and their staff paid a maximum total fee of $690. The fee had to be repaid to its payer if the permit was refused, or the employer withdrew the offer and requested remission before the permit was issued. Before the work-permit application, employers also had to provide their name, address and telephone number, fax and email if any, business number if applicable, information demonstrating the applicable section 204, 205 or 207 category, and a copy of the job offer in the departmental form. Employers had to be able to demonstrate that the information supplied was accurate. Fee payment and information submission used the departmental electronic system, with payment and receipt deemed to occur at the recorded time. If physical or mental disability prevented electronic use, the Department could make alternative payment and submission means available, including a paper form for the information. Failure to pay the applicable fee or supply the required information before the application prevented issuance of the employer-specific work permit.",
  "operativeDate": "2015-02-21",
  "year": 2015,
  "affectedGroup": "Employers offering employment under irpr sections 204 or 205 or to foreign nationals described in section 207, including renewals, subject to the specified fee exemption and group cap",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: From February 21, 2015, employers making offers of employment for work described in IRPR sections 204 or 205, or to foreign nationals described in section 207, had to pay a $230 employer compliance fee before the foreign national applied for a work permit or renewal.; Employers were exempt from the fee when the worker was exempt from the work-permit processing fee under subsection 299(2), except persons referred to in paragraph 299(2)(i).; An employer making simultaneous offers to a group of three or more foreign nationals consisting of performing artists and their staff paid a maximum total fee of $690.; The fee had to be repaid to its payer if the permit was refused, or the employer withdrew the offer and requested remission before the permit was issued.; Before the work-permit application, employers also had to provide their name, address and telephone number, fax and email if…",
  "policyCategory": "Admissions or entry conditions",
  "policyTool": "Fees",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette Part II",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2015/2015-02-11/html/sor-dors25-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "SOR/2015-25, amendments to IRPR 200(3)(f.1), 209.11, 209.2(1)(b)(i), and 303.1, and section 7 commencement; registered January 30, 2015.",
  "evidencePassage": "Canada Gazette – Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (International Mobility Program) Skip to main content Skip to \"About this site\" Language selection Français fr / Gouvernement du Canada Search Search Canada Gazette gazette.gc.ca canada.ca Search Menu Main Menu Jobs and the workplace Immigration and citizenship Travel and tourism Business and industry Benefits Health Taxes Environment and natural resources National security and defence Culture, history and sport Policing, justice and emergencies Transport and infrastructure Canada and the world Money and finances Science and innovation Topics menu Canada.ca Canada Gazette Publications Part II: Vol. 149 (2015) February 11, 2015 Vol. 149, No. 3 — February 11, 2015 Registration SOR/2015-25 January 30, 2015 IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION ACT Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (International Mobility Program) P.C. 2015-66 January 29, 2015 Whereas, pursuant to subsection 5(2) (see footnote a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (see footnote b), the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration has caused a copy of the proposed Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (International Mobility Program), substantially in the annexed form, to be laid before each House of Parliament, Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and the Treasury Board, pursuant to subsection 5(1) and sections 32 (see footnote c), 89.1 (see footnote d) and 89.2 (see footnote e) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and, considering that it is in the public interest to do so, subsection 23(2.1) (see footnote f) of the Financial Administration Act (see footnote g), makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (International Mobility Program). REGULATIONS AMENDING THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION REGULATIONS (INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY PROGRAM) AMENDMENTS 1. (1) Subparagraphs 200(1)(c)(i) and (ii) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (see footnote 1) are replaced by the following: (i) is described in section 206 or 208, (ii) intends to perform work described in section 204 or 205 but does not have an offer of employment to perform that work or is described in section 207 but does not have an offer of employment, (2) The portion of subparagraph 200(1)(c)(ii.1) of the Regulations before clause (A) is replaced by the following: (ii.1) intends to perform work described in section 204 or 205 and has an offer of employment to perform that work or is described in section 207 and has an offer of employment, and an officer has determined, on the basis of any information provided on the officer’s request by the employer making the offer and any other relevant information, (3) Subsection 200(3) of the Regulations is amended by adding the … paragraph (f): (f.1) in the case of a foreign national referred to in subparagraph (1)(c)(ii.1), the fee referred to in section 303.1 has not been paid or the information referred to in section 209.11 has not been provided before the foreign national makes an application for a work permit; 2. The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 209.1: Foreign national referred to in subparagraph 200(1)(c)(ii.1) 209.11 (1) An employer who has made an offer of employment to a foreign national referred to in subparagraph 200(1)(c)(ii.1) must, before the foreign national makes an application for a work permit in respect of that employment, provide the following information to the Minister by means of the electronic system that is made available by the Department for that purpose: (a) their name, address and telephone number and their fax number and electronic mail address, if any; (b) the business number assigned to the employer by the Minister of National Revenue, if applicable; (c) information that demonstrates that the foreign national will be performing work described in section 204 or 205 or is a foreign national described in section 207; and (d) a copy of the offer of employment made in the form made available by the Department. Information provided — time (2) The information is deemed to be received on the date and at the time recorded in the electronic system. Other means of providing information (3) If an employer is unable to provide the information by means of the electronic system because of a physical or mental disability, the information may be provided by another means that is made available by the Department for that purpose and that would enable the employer to provide the information, including a paper form. 3. Subparagraph 209.2(1)(b)(i) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: (i) be able to demonstrate that any information they provided under subparagraph 200(1)(c)(ii.1) or section 209.11 was accurate, and 4. Paragraph 299(2)(k) of the English version of the Regulations is replaced by the following: (k) a United States Government official in possession of an official United States passport who is assigned to a temporary posting in Canada, and their family members. 5. Paragraph 300(2)(i) of the English version of the Regulations is replaced by the following: (i) a United States Government official in possession of an official United States passport who is assigned to a temporary posting in Canada, and their family members. 6. The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 303: DIVISION 4.1 OTHER FEES IN RESPECT OF WORK PERMITS Compliance Regime — Employer Fee Fee — $230 303.1 (1) A fee of $230 is payable by an employer who has made an offer of employment to (a) a foreign national in respect of work described in section 204 or 205; (b) a foreign national described in section 207; or (c) a foreign national referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) who makes an application for renewal of a wor",
  "reviewMethod": "Source-based draft with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "ca-imp-open-work-permit-privilege-fee-20150221",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Separate open work permit privilege fee introduced",
  "policyEffect": "From February 21, 2015, a $100 fee for open-work-permit rights and privileges was payable by covered foreign nationals without an offer of employment under IRPR 204 or 205, persons described in 207(b) without an offer, and family members of the latter. It applied to initial work-permit and renewal applications. Exceptions covered people exempt from the work-permit processing fee other than paragraph 299(2)(i) participants; those participants were exempt from the new fee if an international agreement in force prohibited fees other than a participation fee. Permanent-residence applicants in the live-in caregiver class and family members included in that application were also exempt. The fee was remitted if the permit was refused, or the applicant withdrew the application and requested remission before issuance.",
  "operativeDate": "2015-02-21",
  "year": 2015,
  "affectedGroup": "Foreign nationals intending to perform work described in section 204 or 205 without an offer of employment, persons described in paragraph 207(b) without an offer, and family members of persons referred to in paragraph 207(b)",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: From February 21, 2015, a $100 fee for open-work-permit rights and privileges was payable by covered foreign nationals without an offer of employment under IRPR 204 or 205, persons described in 207(b) without an offer, and family members of the latter.; Exceptions covered people exempt from the work-permit processing fee other than paragraph 299(2)(i) participants; those participants were exempt from the new fee if an international agreement in force prohibited fees other than a participation fee.; Permanent-residence applicants in the live-in caregiver class and family members included in that application were also exempt.; The fee was remitted if the permit was refused, or the applicant withdrew the application and requested remission before issuance.",
  "policyCategory": "Admissions or entry conditions",
  "policyTool": "Fees",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette Part II",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2015/2015-02-11/html/sor-dors25-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "SOR/2015-25, sections1–7 and accompanying regulatory impact analysis; registered January30,2015; commencement February21,2015.",
  "evidencePassage": "303.2 (1) A fee of $100 is payable by a person for the rights and privileges conferred by means of a work permit if that person is (a) a foreign national who intends to perform work described in section 204 or 205 but does not have an offer of employment to perform that work; (b) a foreign national described in paragraph 207(b) who does not have an offer of employment; or (c) a family member of a foreign national referred to in paragraph (b). … 7. These Regulations come into force on February 21, 2015, but if they are registered after that day, they come into force on the day on which they are registered. … Exceptions (2) The following persons are not required to pay the fee referred to in subsection (1): (a) a person — other than a person referred to in paragraph 299(2)(i) — who under subsection 299(2) is not required to pay a fee for processing an application for a work permit; (b) a person referred to in paragraph 299(2)(i) who intends to perform work under an international agreement between Canada and one or more countries, if the agreement (i) prohibits the payment of a fee other than a participation fee, and (ii) is in force at the time that the person makes an application for a work permit or for renewal of the work permit; and (c) a foreign national who has made an application for permanent residence as a member of the live-in caregiver class and the family members included in that application. … Remission (3) The fee referred to in subsection (1) is remitted, and must be repaid by the Minister to the person who paid it, if (a) the work permit is refused; or (b) the foreign national withdraws their application and requests a remission before the work permit is issued.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "recovered-ca-iivc-first-complete-selection-20150525",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Investor-pilot intake switched from random selection to first complete applications",
  "policyEffect": "From May 25, 2015, the Immigrant Investor Venture Capital intake put the first 60 complete applications into processing, including complete applications from earlier intake periods, and retained up to 60 additional initially complete applications on a waiting list. This replaced the preceding intake process of random selection from up to 500 submissions. Intake would close once 60 permanent-resident visas or approvals were issued, once 60 complete applications were in processing and 60 were on the waiting list, or on December 30, 2015. Class eligibility and admissibility requirements continued to apply.",
  "operativeDate": "2015-05-25",
  "year": 2015,
  "affectedGroup": "Applicants to the immigrant investor venture capital class",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: From May 25, 2015, the Immigrant Investor Venture Capital intake put the first 60 complete applications into processing, including complete applications from earlier intake periods, and retained up to 60 additional initially complete applications on a waiting list.; This replaced the preceding intake process of random selection from up to 500 submissions.; Class eligibility and admissibility requirements continued to apply.",
  "policyCategory": "Migration policy",
  "policyTool": "",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2015/2015-05-23/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Part I, May 23, 2015, New Ministerial Instructions; February 13, 2015 Extra No. 1",
  "evidencePassage": "teness check will be required to submit additional supporting documentation, including a due diligence report from a designated service provider, within the deadline specified by the designated CIC office. Only applications that meet the second stage completeness check requirements will be considered complete applications and eligible for processing. CIC will accept permanent resident applications received under the Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Class starting on May 25, 2015. The first 60 complete applications received (including complete applications received in previous intake periods) … will be put into processing. In addition, CIC will retain a waiting list of up to 60 additional applications which meet the requirements of the initial completeness check. These applications may be put into processing if they are required to arrive at the target of up to 60 permanent resident visas/approvals issued under this class. Intake will remain open under the Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Class until one of the following: Sixty permanent resident visas/approvals are issued under this class; Sixty complete applications have been received and put into processing and 60 applications … that meet the initial completeness check requirements have been retained on the waiting list; or December 30, 2015. In all cases, applicants meeting the criteria set out in the Ministerial Instructions are still subject to the Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Class requirements and all other applicable requirements of the IRPA. The Instructions will remain in place unless otherwise indicated in future Ministerial Instructions. No humanitarian and compassionate requests to overcome requirements of Ministerial Instructions Requests made on the basis of humanitarian and compassionate grounds fr … are directed to officers and the Minister's delegates who are charged with handling and/or reviewing applications for permanent residence under the Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Class. The Instructions come into force on May 25, 2015, and apply to applications received by designated Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) offices on or after May 25, 2015. Any categories for which Instructions are not specifically issued shall continue to be processed in the usual manner, as per processing priorities established by the Department. These Instructions are intended to support a broader stra … ric of Canadian society; to support the development of a strong and prosperous Canadian economy; and to protect public health and safety and to maintain the security of Canadian society. The Instructions are compliant with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Instructions respect all previously established accords and agreements, including the Canada-Quebec Accord, and all existing agreements with provinces and territories. Intake of permanent resident applications under the Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Class In order to be considered a complete application under the Immigran",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-bd6d0a4dfa32f3489941",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Prohibition of Non-Physically Present (Proxy, Telephone, Internet) Marriages and Raising Minimum Spousal Age",
  "policyEffect": "Raised the minimum age requirement for spousal sponsorship and temporary/permanent entry as a spouse or partner from 16 to 18 years. Ceased the legal recognition of marriages contracted abroad where one or both parties were not physically present (proxy, telephone, fax, Internet marriages) across all permanent and temporary immigration streams, with a narrow exception for Canadian Armed Forces members deployed abroad. Phase scope: All spousal and family reunification immigration streams, permanent and temporary resident applications received on or after June 10, 2015.",
  "operativeDate": "2015-06-10",
  "year": 2015,
  "affectedGroup": "Family members",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Raised the minimum age requirement for spousal sponsorship and temporary/permanent entry as a spouse or partner from 16 to 18 years.; Ceased the legal recognition of marriages contracted abroad where one or both parties were not physically present (proxy, telephone, fax, Internet marriages) across all permanent and temporary immigration streams, with a narrow exception for Canadian Armed Forces members deployed abroad.; Phase scope: All spousal and family reunification immigration streams, permanent and temporary resident applications received on or after June 10, 2015.",
  "policyCategory": "Family reunification",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2015/2015-07-01/html/sor-dors139-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 149, No. 13 (SOR/2015-139)",
  "evidencePassage": "These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp4-7f9ddf6a6cecaeedef36",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2015-138)",
  "policyEffect": "Amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to authorize the Minister to collect Social Insurance Numbers (SINs) from permanent resident card applicants, travel document applicants, and sponsors of parents and grandparents, and disclose them to the Canada Revenue Agency to verify compliance with residency and minimum necessary income requirements.",
  "operativeDate": "2015-06-10",
  "year": 2015,
  "affectedGroup": "Permanent residents and family sponsors",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to authorize the Minister to collect Social Insurance Numbers (SINs) from permanent resident card applicants, travel document applicants, and sponsors of parents and grandparents, and disclose them to the Canada Revenue Agency to verify compliance with residency and minimum necessary income requirements.",
  "policyCategory": "Enforcement / verification",
  "policyTool": "Data sharing and verification",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2015/2015-07-01/html/sor-dors138-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 149, No. 13, SOR/2015-138",
  "evidencePassage": "section 60: DIVISION 1.1 COLLECTION AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION Collection of social insurance number 60.1 (1) The Minister may collect the social insurance number of a permanent resident card applicant or a travel document applicant to verify that the applicant has complied with the obligation set out in section 28 of the Act. Disclosure of social insurance number (2) The Minister may disclose the social insurance number of the applicant to the Canada Revenue Agency for the purpose set out in subsection (1) if the Minister has entered into an arrangement with the Agency for the disclosure of that information. 2. The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 137: DIVISION 3.1 COLLECTION AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION Collection of social insurance number 137.1 (1) The Minister may collect the social insurance numbers of a sponsor and a co-signer who have submitted an application to sponsor a person set out in clause 133(1)(j)(i)(B), in order to verify that they meet the requirements set out in clause 133(1)(j)(i)(B) and in paragraph 133(1)(k). Disclosure of social insurance number (2) The Minister may disclose the social insurance numbers of the sponsor and the co-signer to the Canada Revenue Agency for the purposes set out in subsection (1) if the Minister has entered into an arrangement with the Agency for the disclosure of that information. COMING INTO FORCE 3. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Issues Under the Permanent Resident program and Parent and Grandparent program, applicants for permanent resident cards and travel documents, as well as sponsors of parents and grandparents, are required to submit certain information to",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-013b32bdf566f2f6c1f6",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Order Fixing June 11, 2015 as the Day on which Certain Provisions of the Act Come into Force",
  "policyEffect": "Brought into force provisions of the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act requiring applicants to physically reside in Canada for four out of the previous six years, modifying language/knowledge testing age limits, and setting out new tax filing requirements.",
  "operativeDate": "2015-06-11",
  "year": 2015,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Citizenship or nationality status",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2015/2015-06-17/html/si-tr46-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "gazette.gc.ca. Order Fixing June 11, 2015 as the Day on which Certain Provisions of the Act Come into Force.",
  "evidencePassage": "It also brings into force provisions giving the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration the authority to make regulations relating to application procedures, including the manner in which applications are to be made and specifying the information and evidence that applicants must provide in support of them. With respect to enhancing the requirements for citizenship, this Order brings into force a number of provisions which strengthen the requirements for citizenship eligibility, including a requirement to physically reside in Canada for four out of the previous six years, as well as an “intent to reside” provision; expansion of the age group that must meet language and knowledge requirements to ages 14 to 64; a requirement for knowledge of Canada to be demonstrated in an official language; and a requirement to file income tax returns, when obligated to do so under the Income Tax Act. This Order also brings into force provisions to extend citizenship to more “Lost Canadians” born before January 1, 1947 (or April 1, 1949, in the case of Newfoundland and Labrador), and to their children born in the first generation outside Canada. It also extends access to a grant of Canadian citizenship",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-af706f4ecf5861d84ab4",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Social insurance number collection and sharing authorised for citizenship eligibility verification",
  "policyEffect": "From June 11, 2015, the Minister could require applicants under Citizenship Act subsections 5(1) or 11(1) to provide their social insurance number, if they had one. Under an information-sharing arrangement with the Canada Revenue Agency, the Minister could disclose that number to verify compliance with the applicable residence and income-tax-filing requirements. This introduced authority to collect the number for that verification process; the underlying citizenship eligibility requirements are represented separately.",
  "operativeDate": "2015-06-11",
  "year": 2015,
  "affectedGroup": "Citizenship applicants under citizenship act subsections 5(1) or 11(1)",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: the underlying citizenship eligibility requirements are represented separately.",
  "policyCategory": "Migration policy",
  "policyTool": "",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2015/2015-06-17/html/sor-dors129-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "SOR/2015-129 section 8 (Citizenship Regulations subsection 26.6(1) and paragraph 26.6(2)(a)) and section 11; SI/2015-46",
  "evidencePassage": "passports and other travel documents if the Minister has entered into an arrangement with that Department or Agency for the disclosure of the information. 26.6 (1) The Minister may require an applicant to provide their social insurance number, if any, in any application made under subsection 5(1) or 11(1) of the Act. (2) The Minister may disclose the following information to the Canada Revenue Agency if the Minister has entered into an arrangement with the Agency for the disclosure of the information: (a) the social insurance number of an applicant for the purposes of verifying whether the ap … plicant has complied with the requirements set out in paragraphs 5(1)(c) and (1.2)(b) and 11(1)(d) and (1.1)(b) of the Act; and (b) any relevant information related to any discrepancies between the information obtained from the applicant and that provided by the Agency if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the discrepancy is a result of false representation, fraud or concealment of material circumstances made in the course of an application, as well as any personal information, including the social insurance number, of an applicant that the Agency is authorized to collect for the pur … y a person who is 18 years of age or older under section 12 of the Regulations 6. Application for certificate of citizenship under section 14 of the Regulations 7. Application for search of records under section 18 of the Regulations COMING INTO FORCE 11. These Regulations come into force on the day on which subsection 4(3) of the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act, chapter 22 of the Statutes of Canada, 2014, comes into force, but if they are registered after that day, they come into force on the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp4-b93c7fbe1bf3d3c52fd4",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2015-77)",
  "policyEffect": "Enacts the regulatory framework establishing the Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) for visa-exempt foreign nationals traveling to or transiting Canada by air, introducing the online application portal, $7 fee, and 5-year maximum validity period under a voluntary enrolment scheme starting August 1, 2015.",
  "operativeDate": "2015-08-01",
  "year": 2015,
  "affectedGroup": "Visa-exempt foreign travelers",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Enacts the regulatory framework establishing the Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) for visa-exempt foreign nationals traveling to or transiting Canada by air, introducing the online application portal, $7 fee, and 5-year maximum validity period under a voluntary enrolment scheme starting August 1, 2015.",
  "policyCategory": "Border control",
  "policyTool": "Authorization / pre-screening requirement",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2015/2015-04-22/html/sor-dors77-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 149, No. 8, SOR/2015-77",
  "evidencePassage": "Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 7: Electronic travel authorization 7.1 (1) A foreign national referred to in paragraph 7(2)(a) who is exempt from the requirement to obtain a temporary resident visa and who, on or after March 15, 2016, is seeking to enter Canada by air to remain on a temporary basis is, nevertheless, required to obtain an electronic travel authorization before entering Canada, unless they are exempted by subsection (3) from the requirement to obtain one. Holder of temporary resident visa (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a foreign national who holds … outside Canada for a visa, an authorization to return to Canada or an electronic travel authorization, an officer shall enforce the order if, following an examination, the foreign national establishes that 8. The heading of Division 2 of Part 19 of the Regulations is replaced by the following: FEES FOR APPLICATIONS FOR AUTHORIZATIONS, VISAS AND PERMITS Electronic Travel Authorizations Fee — $7 294.1 (1) A fee of $7 is payable for processing an application for an electronic travel authorization. Exception (2) A person whose application for a work permit or a study permit is considered under subsection … Description The amendments require foreign nationals who are currently exempt from a visa requirement to hold an eTA when seeking to enter Canada by air. The amendments to the Regulations add greater specificity to the general legislative framework by establishing the coming-into-force date of the Regulations as August 1, 2015, and the date by which specified foreign nationals will be required to obtain an eTA in order to enter Canada by air as March 15, 2016; creating the regulatory requirement to compel a visa-exempt foreign national to apply for an eTA before seeking to enter Canada by air … unless they are exempt from doing so; establishing the application procedures to be followed; specifying when an eTA expires, as well as when and by whom it can be cancelled; setting the fee that is payable for the processing of an eTA application; and setting out the exemptions from the requirement to obtain an eTA. eTA requirement, process, fee and validity period The amendments require foreign nationals from visa-exempt countries, unless exempted from doing so, to apply for an eTA online, through the CIC Web site, by entering biographic, passport and background information similar to the personal … Required information for an eTA application For clarity, the Regulations have been amended to include the applicant’s email address in the list of required information that must be contained in an eTA application. Coming into force and the enrolment period The eTA Regulations will come into force at 12:00 p.m., Eastern time, on August 1, 2015. At that time, the online application will be available and eTA processing will begin. However, in order to minimize impacts on the travelling public and Canadian travel and tourism industries, eTA-required travellers will be exempted from this new entry requirement … other visa-exempt countries, and may allow the Government of Canada to further liberalize visa requirements in the future. Implementation, enforcement and service standards Implementation Coming into force and enrolment period The eTA program will have a “soft launch” with the coming into force of these regulatory amendments at 12 p.m. Eastern time, on August 1, 2015. The online application will be available for eTA-required foreign nationals to complete in advance, should they wish, and eTA processing activities will commence. However, in order to minimize impacts on the travelling public as well",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-ab264020595d4ede659a",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Administrative Monetary Penalties and Ineligibility System for Employers)",
  "policyEffect": "Establishes administrative monetary penalties and periods of hiring ineligibility for employers who violate temporary foreign worker compliance conditions. Phase scope: National / all employers of temporary foreign workers and non-compliant sponsor employers under IRPR",
  "operativeDate": "2015-12-01",
  "year": 2015,
  "affectedGroup": "Employers",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Enforcement",
  "policyTool": "Sanctions",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2015/2015-07-01/html/sor-dors144-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 149, No. 13 (SOR/2015-144, June 12, 2015)",
  "evidencePassage": "the employer of that determination and that the information referred to in subsection 209.997(2) will be added to the list referred to in that subsection. Publication of employer’s information (6) If an officer makes a determination under subsection (5), the Department must add the information referred to in subsection 209.997(2) to the list referred to in that subsection. 7. Section 209.91 of the Regulations is repealed. 8. The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 209.92: DIVISION 6 ADMINISTRATIVE MONETARY PENALTIES AND OTHER CONSEQUENCES FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CONDITIONS … to the Minister under paragraph 209.11(1)(d). Purpose Purpose of Division 209.94 The purpose of this Division is to encourage compliance with the provisions of the Act and these Regulations and not to punish. Violations Violations 209.95 (1) An employer referred to in subsection 209.2(1) or 209.3(1) who fails to comply with one of the conditions set out in the provisions listed in column 1 of Table 1 of Schedule 2 — if the failure to do so is not justified under subsection 209.2(3) or (4), 209.3(3) or (4) or 209.4(2) — commits a violation and (a) is liable to an administrative monetary penalty … of an amount that is determined in accordance with section 209.98 or if it is determined under that section that there is no penalty, is issued a warning informing the employer that there is no administrative monetary penalty for the violation but that the violation will be considered in the calculation of the total number of points under subparagraph 209.991(1)(a)(i) for any subsequent violation; and (b) if applicable, is ineligible to employ a foreign national for whom a work permit is required for the period determined in accordance with section 209.99. Discrepancy (2) In the event of a discrepancy … where employers have benefitted financially from non-compliance. Description: To enhance the existing compliance framework and to be able to respond proportionately to non-compliance with TFWP/IMP conditions, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) developed regulatory amendments to implement a system of administrative monetary penalties (AMPs). In addition, these amendments add warning statements as a possible consequence for violations and replace the existing mandatory two-year ban with periods of ineligibility to employ foreign nationals for whom a work permit is required (“bans”) of 1, 2, 5, and 10 years, as well as a permanent ban for the most serious violations. The amendments also encourage employers to voluntarily disclose non-compliance and receive reduced consequences if the voluntary disclosure is acceptable. In accordance with the principles of natural justice, under the amendments, employers will be provided the opportunity to make written submissions regarding preliminary findings of non-compliance, as well as the potential consequences, before a final determination is made. Cost-benefit statement: The total costs of",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "recovered-ca-ebola-processing-instructions-repeal-20151219",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Ebola-related visa-processing ministerial instructions repealed",
  "policyEffect": "On December 19, 2015, Canada repealed the October 31, 2014 ministerial instructions governing visa applications from people who had been in an Ebola-affected country. The repeal took effect on publication in the Canada Gazette. It applied to applications received on or before December 10, 2015 that had no final decision on that date, and to all applications received thereafter.",
  "operativeDate": "2015-12-19",
  "year": 2015,
  "affectedGroup": "Visa applicants covered by the october 31, 2014 ebola-related processing instructions",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: It applied to applications received on or before December 10, 2015 that had no final decision on that date, and to all applications received thereafter.",
  "policyCategory": "Migration policy",
  "policyTool": "",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2015/2015-12-19/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette Part I, Vol. 149, No. 51, December 19, 2015, Department of Citizenship and Immigration, New Ministerial Instructions",
  "evidencePassage": "9, 2015 Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 149, Number 51: GOVERNMENT NOTICES December 19, 2015 DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT Ministerial Instructions to repeal the Ministerial Instructions established pursuant to section 87.3 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the management of applications for visas made by individuals who have been in an Ebola affected country Notice is hereby given, under subsection 87.3(6) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), that the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration has made the followi … he Ministerial Instructions established pursuant to section 87.3 of the IRPA published in the Canada Gazette on October 31, 2014, for the management of applications for visas made by individuals who have been in an Ebola affected country are repealed. These new Ministerial Instructions come into force on their date of publication in the Canada Gazette. These new Ministerial Instructions apply to applications received by Citizenship and Immigration Canada on or before December 10, 2015, in respect of which a final decision has not been made on December 10, 2015, and, for greater clarity, to all",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-b0142803aaa75756a3a1",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Parents and grandparents sponsorship cap doubled for the 2016 intake year",
  "policyEffect": "Effective February 27, 2016, Canada increased the maximum number of new complete parents and grandparents sponsorship applications accepted for processing from 5,000 to 10,000 for the cap year that began on January 2, 2016. The same amendment changed that cap year’s end date from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2016. Other provisions of the earlier processing instructions remained in effect.",
  "operativeDate": "2016-02-27",
  "year": 2016,
  "affectedGroup": "Sponsors of parents and grandparents under the family class",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Effective February 27, 2016, Canada increased the maximum number of new complete parents and grandparents sponsorship applications accepted for processing from 5,000 to 10,000 for the cap year that began on January 2, 2016.",
  "policyCategory": "Migration policy",
  "policyTool": "",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2016/2016-02-27/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette February 27, 2016, first PGP amendment; IRCC official ministerial instruction history",
  "evidencePassage": "given to best support the attainment of the immigration goals established by the Government of Canada. These Instructions contribute to a strategy to facilitate family reunification and fulfill the Government of Canada's commitment to double new application intake to a maximum of 10 000 applications annually. By these Instructions, the Ministerial Instructions regarding the processing of applications to sponsor parents and grandparents as members of the family class, published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on June 15, 2013, are amended in the following manner: (a) the cap year that began on January 2, 2016, will end on December 31, 2016, instead of ending on January 1, 2017; and (b) for the cap year beginning January 2, 2016, and ending on December 31, 2016, a maximum of 10 000 new complete applications for sponsorship of parents and grandparents as members of the family class will be accepted for processing instead of a maximum of 5 000 new complete applications. For greater certainty, all other provisions of the Ministerial Instructions regarding the processing of applications to sponsor parents and grandparents as members of the family class, published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on June 15, 2013, remain in effect. These Instructions come into force on the day they are signed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. JOHN McCALLUM, P.C., M.P. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration [9-1-o]",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-296cc4389de7d1b3f163",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2016-37)",
  "policyEffect": "Expanded transporter liability definitions and prescribed classes of inadmissible persons under IRPA s. 148, mandating that commercial carriers do not transport foreign nationals subject to a declaration under s. 22.1 or who lack an Authorization to Return to Canada under s. 52(1), and established mandatory administration fee assessments against carriers for non-compliant passengers. Phase scope: Part 1 came into force on registration on March 11, 2016; Part 2 eTA transporter compliance effective September 30, 2016.",
  "operativeDate": "2016-03-11",
  "year": 2016,
  "affectedGroup": "Commercial transporters, foreign nationals requiring arc",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: 148, mandating that commercial carriers do not transport foreign nationals subject to a declaration under s.; 52(1), and established mandatory administration fee assessments against carriers for non-compliant passengers.",
  "policyCategory": "Border control",
  "policyTool": "Carrier liability and administrative penalty assessments",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2016/2016-03-23/html/sor-dors37-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 150, No. 6 (SOR/2016-37)",
  "evidencePassage": "Protection Regulations (see footnote 1) are amended by adding the following after section 1: Definition of agent — section 148 of the Act 1.1 (1) For the purposes of section 148 of the Act, agent includes any person — whether or not an independent contractor — who provides services as a representative of a vehicle owner, operator or charterer. Definition of agent — paragraph 148(1)(d) of the Act (2) For the purposes of paragraph 148(1)(d) of the Act, agent includes, in addition to a person referred to in subsection (1), a charterer and an owner or operator of a reservation system. 2 (1) The definition agent in section 2 of the Regulations is repealed. (2) The definitions commercial vehicle and transporter in section 2 of the Regulations are replaced by the following: commercial vehicle means a vehicle that is used for commercial purposes. (véhicule commercial) transporter means (a) a person who owns, operates, charters or manages a vehicle or fleet of vehicles; (b) a person who owns or operates an international tunnel or bridge; (c) a designated airport authority as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Airport Transfer (Miscellaneous Matters) Act; or (d) an agent for a person or authority … air, the time of take-off from the last point of embarkation of persons before the vehicle arrives in Canada; and (b) in the case of a commercial vehicle that carries persons or goods by water or land, the time of departure from the last point of embarkation of persons before the vehicle arrives in Canada. (moment du départ) 3 Section 258.1 of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Prescribed persons 258.1 For the purposes of paragraph 148(1)(a) of the Act, the following persons are prescribed: (a) any foreign national who is the subject of a declaration made under subsection 22.1(1) of … the Act, unless they hold a temporary resident permit issued under section 24 of the Act; and (b) any foreign national who is not authorized under subsection 52(1) of the Act to return to Canada. 4 Paragraph 259(a) of the French version of the Regulations is replaced by the following: a) le titre de voyage visé au paragraphe 31(3) de la Loi; 5 Section 260 of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Holding prescribed documentation 260 (1) If a commercial transporter has reasonable grounds to believe that the prescribed documents of a person whom it carries to Canada may not be available for … transporter is relieved of its obligation to carry a foreign national from Canada, except for a member of its crew or a foreign national who entered Canada to become a member of its crew, if the foreign national at the time of their examination (a) was authorized to enter and remain in Canada on a temporary basis; or (b) held a temporary or permanent resident visa. 11 (1) The portion of subsection 279(1) of the Regulations before paragraph (c) is replaced by the following: Assessment of administration fee 279 (1) Subject to subsection (2), an administration fee must be assessed against a commercial transporter in respect of any of the following foreign nationals it carried or caused to be carried to Canada: (a) a foreign national who is inadmissible under section 41 of the Act for failing to meet the requirements of section 6 or subsection 7(1), 50(1) or 52(1); (b) a foreign national who is prescribed under section 258.1 or whom the commercial transporter has been directed under paragraph 148(1)(a) of the Act not to carry to Canada; (2) Subsection 279(1) of the Regulations is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (d), by adding “and” at the end of paragraph (e) and … administration fee assessments; 13 Subsection 282(2) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Final decision and notice (2) If submissions are made, the Minister must consider the submissions, confirm, vary or cancel the assessment and give written notice of the final decision to the commercial transporter. PART 2 Amendments Coming into Force on September 30, 2016 14 Section 259 of the Regulations is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (e), by adding “and” at the end of paragraph (f) and by adding the following after paragraph (f): (g) an electronic travel authorization referred",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "ca-pnr-privacy-regime-20160311",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Revised passenger reservation information privacy regime",
  "policyEffect": "Effective March 11, 2016, SOR/2016-38 replaced the linked retention, access and disclosure regime for passenger name record (PNR) information supplied to CBSA under the immigration regulations, including information about persons expected to travel. It removed advance passenger information (API) from this PNR regulation; companion SOR/2016-37 placed API retention in IRPR269, permitting retention for three years and six months from departure and, if required in an investigation, for as long as required but at most six years from departure. API reporting and carrier liability are separate measures. For PNR, the replacement permits use only for Immigration and Refugee Protection Act purposes, retention for that Act or CBSA program legislation, and disclosure for that Act, national security, defence of Canada or international affairs, always subject to the following limits. Ordinary retention runs until three years and six months after departure rather than receipt; longer retention is allowed only while needed to identify persons reasonably suspected of defined terrorism offences or serious transnational crimes, and at most six years after departure. The former mandatory PAXIS storage/separation and enforcement-copy structure is removed. Access requires the official’s functions to require it and is limited to identifying persons who have or may have committed the defined offences, or related trend analysis/risk indicators. From 72 hours after departure through two years, access to a person’s name requires confirmation that it is necessary for the identification purpose; after two years through three-and-a-half years, access to identifying information requires CBSA President authorization to identify a person reasonably suspected of those offences. During extended retention after three-and-a-half years, access is only for the identification purpose. President-authorized access must be logged with the requesting official, reasons, subject, and request, authorization and access dates; logs are retained at least two years. If the Access to Information Act or Privacy Act requires longer retention, access during that extension is only for the purpose requiring retention. Domestic disclosure to a federal or provincial department or authority must be necessary and case by case, with reasonable grounds of relevance to preventing, investigating or prosecuting the defined offences, directly related recipient functions, equivalent protection, an undertaking not to redisclose without CBSA permission unless legally required, and only necessary information disclosed. Foreign disclosure is separately permitted case by case under an international agreement or arrangement, when necessary for the listed statutory/security/defence/international-affairs purposes, with reasonable grounds of relevance to preventing, investigating or prosecuting the defined offences, directly related recipient functions, an undertaking of equivalent regulatory or EU-negotiated PNR protection, and only necessary information disclosed. It replaces the prior separate EU/adequacy-covered PAXIS route and direct-evidence, on-request enforcement-database route. Compliance with a Canadian subpoena, warrant or compulsory disclosure order is expressly preserved. Disclosures under these domestic, foreign and compulsory routes must be logged with recipient/authority, reasons, subject and date for at least two years. The predecessor already had staged name/identifier access controls, President approval, a three-and-a-half-year normal limit and a six-year enforcement-copy limit; this measure changes their scope, triggers, clocks and structure rather than introducing all safeguards for the first time. All amendments in SOR/2016-38 commenced on registration; the deferred PNR collection amendments in SOR/2016-35 and37 are not part of this measure.",
  "operativeDate": "2016-03-11",
  "year": 2016,
  "affectedGroup": "Persons whose passenger reservation information is supplied to cbsa under immigration regulations, including persons expected to be carried to canada",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: companion SOR/2016-37 placed API retention in IRPR269, permitting retention for three years and six months from departure and, if required in an investigation, for as long as required but at most six years from departure.; For PNR, the replacement permits use only for Immigration and Refugee Protection Act purposes, retention for that Act or CBSA program legislation, and disclosure for that Act, national security, defence of Canada or international affairs, always subject to the following limits.; Ordinary retention runs until three years and six months after departure rather than receipt; longer retention is allowed only while needed to identify persons reasonably suspected of defined terrorism offences or serious transnational crimes, and at most six years after departure.; Access requires the official’s functions to require it and is limited to identifying persons who have or may…",
  "policyCategory": "Border control",
  "policyTool": "Passenger information privacy and disclosure",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette and Justice Laws",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2016/2016-03-23/html/sor-dors38-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "SOR/2016-38 ss1–3; complete predecessor SOR/2005-346 ss1–12; SOR/2016-37 amendment8/newIRPR269; predecessorIRPR269; CBSA Act s2.",
  "evidencePassage": "Canada Gazette – Regulations Amending the Protection of Passenger Information Regulations Skip to main content Skip to \"About this site\" Language selection Français fr / Gouvernement du Canada Search Search Canada Gazette gazette.gc.ca canada.ca Search Menu Main Menu Jobs and the workplace Immigration and citizenship Travel and tourism Business and industry Benefits Health Taxes Environment and natural resources National security and defence Culture, history and sport Policing, justice and emergencies Transport and infrastructure Canada and the world Money and finances Science and innovation Topics menu Canada.ca Canada Gazette Publications Part II: Vol. 150 (2016) March 23, 2016 Vol. 150, No. 6 — March 23, 2016 Registration SOR/2016-38 March 11, 2016 IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT Regulations Amending the Protection of Passenger Information Regulations P.C. 2016-121 March 11, 2016 Whereas, pursuant to subsection 5(2) (see footnote a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (see footnote b), the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness has caused a copy of the proposed Regulations Amending the Protection of Passenger Information Regulations to be laid before each House of Parliament, substantially in the annexed form; Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, pursuant to subsection 5(1) and section 150.1 (see footnote c) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (see footnote d), makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Protection of Passenger Information Regulations. Regulations Amending the Protection of Passenger Information Regulations Amendments 1 (1) The definitions advance passenger information, enforcement database, intelligence official and PAXIS system in section 1 of the Protection of Passenger Information Regulations (see footnote 1) are repealed. (2) The definition passenger name record information in section 1 of the Regulations is replaced by the following: passenger name record information means the information that is referred to in paragraph 269(1)(e) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations and is provided to the Agency. (renseignements sur le dossier passager) (3) Section 1 of the Regulations is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: commercial vehicle has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. (véhicule commercial) day of departure means (a) in the case of a commercial vehicle that carries persons or goods by air, the day of take-off from the last point of embarkation of persons before the vehicle arrives in Canada; and (b) in the case of a commercial vehicle that carries persons or goods by water or land, the day of departure from the last point of embarkation of persons before the vehicle arrives in Canada. (jour du départ) serious transnational crime means an act or omission that constitutes an offence punishable … by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least four years and that is committed (a) in more than one country; (b) in only one country but a substantial part of its preparation, planning, direction or control takes place in another country; (c) in only one country but an organized criminal group that engages in criminal activities in more than one country is implicated in the act or omission; (d) in only one country but has substantial effects in another country; or (e) in a country other than Canada but the offender intends to travel to or transit through Canada. (crime transnational grave) terrorism offence means (a) an act or omission that is committed for a political, religious or ideological purpose, objective or cause with the intention of intimidating the public with regard to its security, including its economic security, or with the intention of compelling a person, government or domestic or international organization to do or refrain from doing any act, and that is committed with the intention to (i) cause death or serious bodily harm, (ii) endanger a person’s life, (iii) cause a serious risk to the health or safety of the public, (iv) cause substantial property damage that is likely to result in the harm referred to in any of subparagraphs (i) to (iii), or (v) cause serious interference with or serious disruption of an essential service, facility or system other than as a result of lawful or unlawful advocacy, protest, dissent or stoppage of work, such as a strike, that is not intended to result in the harm referred to in any of subparagraphs (i) to (iii); (b) an act or omission referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition terrorist activity in subsection 83.01(1) of the Criminal Code; (c) knowingly participating in or contributing to an activity for the purpose of enhancing a terrorist group’s ability to facilitate or commit an act or omission referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) or instructing a person, group or organization to carry out an activity for that purpose; (d) an indictable offence if the act or omission that constitutes the offence is committed for the benefit of, at the direction of or in association with a terrorist group; (e) any of the following, if they are carried out for the purpose of committing an act or omission referred to in paragraph (a) or (b): (i) collecting, using or possessing property, (ii) providing or making available property or a financial or related service, or (iii) inviting a person, group or organization to provide property or a financial or related service; (f) attempting or threatening to commit an act or omission referred to in paragraph (a) or (b); (g) conspiring to commit, or facilitating, instructing or counselling the commission of, an act or omission referred to in paragraph (a) or (b); (h) being an accessory after the fact to an act or omission referred to in paragraph (a) or (b); or (i) harbouring or concealing for the purpose of enabling a terrorist group to facilitate or commit",
  "reviewMethod": "Source-based draft with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-d05cb412dc341bfc4957",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations",
  "policyEffect": "Visa-exempt foreign nationals seeking to enter Canada by air on a temporary basis are required to obtain an electronic travel authorization (eTA) prior to entry, effective March 15, 2016.",
  "operativeDate": "2016-03-15",
  "year": 2016,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Visa-exempt foreign nationals seeking to enter Canada by air on a temporary basis are required to obtain an electronic travel authorization (eTA) prior to entry, effective March 15, 2016.",
  "policyCategory": "Admission",
  "policyTool": "Documentation",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2015/2015-04-22/html/sor-dors77-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "gazette.gc.ca. Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.; Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 150, No. 24. Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Skilled Worker).; Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 150, No. 24, SOR/2016-298.",
  "evidencePassage": "Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 7: Electronic travel authorization 7.1 (1) A foreign national referred to in paragraph 7(2)(a) who is exempt from the requirement to obtain a temporary resident visa and who, on or after March 15, 2016, is seeking to enter Canada by air to remain on a temporary basis is, nevertheless, required to obtain an electronic travel authorization before entering Canada, unless they are exempted by subsection (3) from the requirement to obtain one. Holder of temporary resident visa (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a foreign national who holds … Description The amendments require foreign nationals who are currently exempt from a visa requirement to hold an eTA when seeking to enter Canada by air. The amendments to the Regulations add greater specificity to the general legislative framework by establishing the coming-into-force date of the Regulations as August 1, 2015, and the date by which specified foreign nationals will be required to obtain an eTA in order to enter Canada by air as March 15, 2016; creating the regulatory requirement to compel a visa-exempt foreign national to apply for an eTA before seeking to enter Canada by air … implementation of the ESTA program, these amendments achieve this outcome by providing an exemption from the eTA requirement for all travellers seeking to fly to Canada between August 1, 2015, and March 15, 2016. During the enrolment period, travellers may choose to apply for an eTA; however, possession of an eTA will not be mandatory to travel to or enter Canada. Once the enrolment period ends and the IAPI initiative is implemented on March 15, 2016, eTA-required foreign nationals who receive a “no board” message will not be able to board an aircraft destined to Canada if they are not in possession",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-f729669cfdc1a0979741",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Canada restores equal basic, supplemental and prescription coverage under the Interim Federal Health Program",
  "policyEffect": "On April 1, 2016, Canada restored pre-2012 Interim Federal Health Program coverage for all eligible beneficiaries, replacing the six coverage types in place since November 2014 with basic physician and hospital services, supplemental services including limited vision and urgent dental care, and prescription drugs. Eligible groups included resettled refugees, other protected persons, asylum and rejected claimants, immigration detainees, trafficking victims and other ministerially identified groups. Existing coverage was updated automatically; the change was not retroactive, and previously delivered services remained subject to the earlier coverage level. Coverage remained temporary: most recipients ceased to qualify when covered provincially or territorially or when leaving Canada; resettled refugees retained supplemental and prescription coverage during government or private support, usually one year. Those whose coverage had expired before April 1 still needed renewal if otherwise eligible. This record covers the April 1 restoration; separate April 10 certificate/expiry changes and April 2017 pre-departure expansion are not included.",
  "operativeDate": "2016-04-01",
  "year": 2016,
  "affectedGroup": "Individuals eligible for interim federal health program coverage",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: On April 1, 2016, Canada restored pre-2012 Interim Federal Health Program coverage for all eligible beneficiaries, replacing the six coverage types in place since November 2014 with basic physician and hospital services, supplemental services including limited vision and urgent dental care, and prescription drugs.; Eligible groups included resettled refugees, other protected persons, asylum and rejected claimants, immigration detainees, trafficking victims and other ministerially identified groups.; the change was not retroactive, and previously delivered services remained subject to the earlier coverage level.; Those whose coverage had expired before April 1 still needed renewal if otherwise eligible.",
  "policyCategory": "Asylum and refugee protection",
  "policyTool": "Temporary health-care coverage",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2016/02/restoring-fairness-to-the-interim-federal-health-program.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC, Restoring Fairness to the Interim Federal Health Program (February 18, 2016); Notice–Changes to the Interim Federal Health Program (dated April 11,2016; page details updated October 16, 2017).",
  "evidencePassage": "Notice – Changes to the Interim Federal Health Program - Canada.ca Skip to main content Skip to \"About government\" Language selection Français fr / Gouvernement du Canada Search Search IRCC Search Menu Main Menu Jobs and the workplace Immigration and citizenship Travel and tourism Business and industry Benefits Health Taxes Environment and natural resources National security and defence Culture, history and sport Policing, justice and emergencies Transport and infrastructure Canada and the world Money and finances Science and innovation Manage life events You are here: Canada.ca Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Newsroom Notices Notice – Changes to the Interim Federal Health Program Important Information for Eligible Beneficiaries Ottawa, April 11, 2016— On April 1, the Interim Federal Health Program was restored to pre-2012 levels of coverage for all beneficiaries. Here is some important information about this change and what it means for you. Health-Care Coverage Changed Automatically As of April 1, 2016, all individuals eligible for coverage under the IFHP will now receive full health-care coverage, which includes: basic health-care services (i.e. standard physician and hospital care), supplemental services, including limited vision and urgent dental care, and prescription drug coverage. The change in coverage is not retroactive. Services or products provided to you by health-care providers prior to April 1 will be paid based on the level of coverage you had at the time. If you had coverage on April 1, your coverage has been updated automatically in the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and Medavie Blue Cross systems. Health-care providers have been advised of the change in coverage and will be able to provide services to you. You do not need to apply for a new certificate. You will still be able to present your current IFHP eligibility document to health-care providers when you are seeking their services. Starting April 10, when new IFHP certificates are issued, they will not have a coverage type listed on them. If you are a resettled refugee, you will continue to receive coverage for supplemental services and prescription drug coverage for the time you are receiving government assistance or private support. In most cases, this assistance ends one year after arrival. There is no change to your basic coverage under the IFHP. It ends as soon as you are covered under the health plan of your province or territory where you live. Expiration Dates Eliminated for Refugee Claimants As of April 10, 2016, the 12-month expiry date on coverage for refugee claimants will be eliminated. This means that if you have been found eligible to be referred to the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) as a refugee claimant and or if your claim has been found ineligible to be referred to the IRB but you are eligible to apply for a pre-removal risk assessment, you will no longer need to apply to extend your coverage every 12 months. If … IFHP coverage on April 1, it will be extended automatically in the IRCC and Medavie Blue Cross systems. You do not need to apply for a new certificate – You will still be able to present your IFHP eligibility document to health-care professionals when you are seeking services, even after the expiry date shown on the document has passed. IFHP coverage for refugee claimants will continue until you become eligible for provincial/territorial health insurance or you leave Canada. Your coverage will also be cancelled immediately: if you withdraw your refugee claim, or if the IRB has determined that you have abandoned your refugee claim, or your refugee claim has been re-determined as ineligible to be referred to the IRB and you are not eligible to apply for a PRRA. Registered IFHP providers have been advised to use the information box at the bottom of your eligibility document when they validate your eligibility with Medavie Blue Cross. If your coverage expired before April 1 but you are still eligible for coverage, you must submit a renewal application to your local IRCC office and a new IFHP certificate will be sent to you. Starting April 10, when new IFHP certificates are issued, they will not have an expiration date listed on them. Please visit Health care – Refugees for more information on the program. Page details 2017-10-16 About this site Immigration and citizenship Help Centre Contact us Check your application status Government of Canada All contacts Departments and agencies About government Themes and topics Jobs Immigration and citizenship Travel and tourism Business Benefits Health Taxes Environment and natural resources National security and defence Culture, history and sport Policing, justice and emergencies Transport and infrastructure Canada and the world Money and finances Science and innovation Indigenous Peoples Veterans and military Youth Manage life events Government of Canada Corporate Social media Mobile applications About Canada.ca Terms and conditions Privacy Restoring Fairness to the Interim Federal Health Program - Canada.ca Skip to main content Skip to \"About government\" Language selection Français fr / Gouvernement du Canada Search Search IRCC Search Menu Main Menu Jobs and the workplace Immigration and citizenship Travel and tourism Business and industry Benefits Health Taxes Environment and natural resources National security and defence Culture, history and sport Policing, justice and emergencies Transport and infrastructure Canada and the world Money and finances Science and innovation Manage life events You are here: Canada.ca Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Newsroom Restoring Fairness to the Interim Federal Health Program News Release February 18, 2016—Ottawa, ON – All refugees and asylum claimants will soon benefit from full health-care coverage through a restored Interim Federal Health Program, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, John McCallum, announced today. Starting April 1, 2",
  "reviewMethod": "Source-based draft with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-bf29e577752ad05d33e3",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Employer-sanction grounds for work permit revocation updated",
  "policyEffect": "From May 7, 2016, replacement work permit revocation instructions included grounds where an employer was subject to a determination under subsection 203(5) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations within the preceding two years, was ineligible to employ foreign nationals under paragraph 209.95(1)(b), or was in default of an administrative monetary penalty, including a payment agreement. A transition preserved the former listed-employer ground for underlying facts occurring before December 1, 2015.",
  "operativeDate": "2016-05-07",
  "year": 2016,
  "affectedGroup": "Foreign nationals holding work permits covered by the revocation instructions",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: From May 7, 2016, replacement work permit revocation instructions included grounds where an employer was subject to a determination under subsection 203(5) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations within the preceding two years, was ineligible to employ foreign nationals under paragraph 209.95(1)(b), or was in default of an administrative monetary penalty, including a payment agreement.; A transition preserved the former listed-employer ground for underlying facts occurring before December 1, 2015.",
  "policyCategory": "Migration policy",
  "policyTool": "",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2016/2016-05-07/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Work permit revocation instructions, sections 2–3 (2013), and sections 2–5 (2016).",
  "evidencePassage": "inaccurate information in the context of the application for the work permit; (d) the work permit was issued to a foreign national on the basis of their relationship to another foreign national and the work permit of that other foreign national has since been or is currently being revoked; (e) the employer is subject to a determination made under subsection 203(5) of the Regulations, if two years have not elapsed since the day on which that determination was made; (f) the employer is ineligible under paragraph 209.95(1)(b) of the Regulations to employ a foreign national for whom a work permit is required; or (g) the employer is in default of any amount payable in respect of an administrative monetary penalty, including if the employer fails to comply with a payment agreement for the payment of that amount. Transitional Provision 3 Paragraph 2(d) of the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Revocation of Work Permits, published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on December 28, 2013, continues to apply after section 4 takes effect with respect to the revocation of any foreign national's work permit if the facts which formed the basis for adding the employer's name to the list referred to in subsection 209.91(3) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, as they read immediately prior to December 1, 2015, occurred before that date. Repeal 4 The Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Revocation of Work Permits, published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on December 28, 2013, are repealed. Taking Effect 5 These Instructions take effect on the day on which they are published in the Canada Gazette, Part I. [19-1-o]",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-a1723fdbf82da4cda688",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Ministerial Instructions Amending the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System, 2016-1",
  "policyEffect": "Amends the Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) point allocations by awarding points for Canadian educational credentials and revising points awarded for qualifying offers of arranged employment.",
  "operativeDate": "2016-11-19",
  "year": 2016,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Residence",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/ministerial-instructions/express-entry-application-management-system/amending-express-entry-system-2016.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Ministerial Instructions Amending the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System, 2016-1.",
  "evidencePassage": "These Instructions come into force on November 19, 2016.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "repair-fcp5-616184d1ee3bb10f27a8",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Skilled Worker) (SOR/2016-298)",
  "policyEffect": "Amended the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to refine qualifying job offer definitions, language proficiency designations, and selection points across the Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class, and Canadian Experience Class, including awarding 5 points for accompanying spouse/partner language proficiency at benchmark level 4. Phase scope: Full national implementation",
  "operativeDate": "2016-11-19",
  "year": 2016,
  "affectedGroup": "Federal skilled worker class, federal skilled trades class, and accompanying spouses/partners",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Economic migration / federal skilled worker & skilled trades selection",
  "policyTool": "Regulatory point-grid alignment and language credential recognition rules",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette, Part II",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2016/2016-11-30/html/sor-dors298-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 150, No. 24, November 30, 2016, SOR/2016-298",
  "evidencePassage": "support of the application for a permanent resident visa, the results of a language test that is approved under subsection 74(3), which results must be provided by an organization or institution that is designated under that subsection and must be less than two years old on the date on which their application is made. 6 Section 82 of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Definition of arranged employment 82 (1) In this section, arranged employment means an offer of employment that is made by a single employer other than an embassy, high commission or consulate in Canada or an employer … who is referred to in any of subparagraphs 200(3)(h)(i) to (iii), that is for continuous full-time work in Canada having a duration of at least one year after the date on which a permanent resident visa is issued, and that is in an occupation that is listed in Skill Type 0 Management Occupations or Skill Level A or B of the National Occupational Classification matrix. Arranged employment (10 points) (2) Ten points shall be awarded to a skilled worker for arranged employment if they are able to perform and are likely to accept and carry out the employment and (a) the skilled worker is in Canada … a valid work permit or is authorized to work in Canada under section 186 and (i) the circumstances referred to in subparagraph (a)(ii) or (iii) do not apply, (ii) the circumstances referred to in paragraph (b) do not apply, and (iii) the circumstances referred to in subparagraphs (c)(i) and (ii) apply. 7 Paragraph 83(1)(a) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: (a) for the language proficiency of the skilled worker’s accompanying spouse or common-law partner, other than a permanent resident residing in Canada or a Canadian citizen, in either official language, evaluated at at least … benchmark level 4 for each of the four language skill areas, as set out in the Canadian Language Benchmarks or the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens, and demonstrated by the results of a language test that is approved under subsection 74(3) from an organization or institution designated under that subsection, which results must be less than two years old on the date on which the application for a permanent resident visa is made, 5 points; 8 (1) Paragraph 87.1(2)(d) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: (d) they have had their proficiency in the English or French language … SIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Issues The Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (the Regulations) have been amended to make changes to the requirements for offers of employment in the Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC) and Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC), as well as to improve clarity and consistency of regulations for these classes and the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). Background Express Entry (Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class, Canadian Experience Class) The Federal Skilled Worker Class is open to foreign nationals wit … in many industries and occupations. Objectives The objectives of these changes are (1) to better align program requirements with program intent by ensuring job offer points are accessible to candidates who can demonstrate that they have an acceptable job offer, which contributes to the assessment of their likelihood of economic establishment; and (2) to make other regulatory amendments to clarify policy intent or make the Regulations more consistent. Description The definition of arranged employment in subsection 82(1) of the Regulations has been amended to require job offers to be for a mini … mum of one year rather than indeterminate. Amendments to paragraph 82(2)(b) and subparagraph 87.2(3)(d)(iii) of the Regulations allow temporary foreign workers who are working in Canada under a work permit issued under paragraphs 204(a) or (c) or section 205 of the Regulations (which are exempt from the requirement to obtain a supporting LMIA) to qualify for arranged employment in the Federal Skilled Worker Class, and to meet the requirement outlined in paragraph 87.2(3)(d) for the Federal Skilled Trades Class, provided that they have accumulated one year of work experience with the employer i … demonstrating language proficiency is the same across all of the economic immigration programs, whether they are used by principal applicants or, for the purpose of adaptability points for spouses, for the Federal Skilled Worker Class. For example, it is clarified that results must be less than two years old for spouses as well as principal applicants. The Regulations are amended to allow the Minister to designate both language evaluating organizations and the particular tests offered by these organizations for which results are considered conclusive evidence of the language proficiency of th … ncial law or regulation that is relevant to the service provided by the organization or institution; or (c) either the Government of Canada or the organization or institution has terminated the service agreement. Conclusive evidence (7) The results of an evaluation of language proficiency by a designated organization or institution using an approved language test are conclusive evidence of an applicant’s language proficiency in respect of the federal skilled worker class, the Canadian experience class or the federal skilled trades class, as the case may be. 4 Paragraph 75(2)(d) of the Regulati",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-b86aeb83b5b13f09b8ea",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary Resident Visa Exemption for Citizens of Mexico (SOR/2016-293)",
  "policyEffect": "Repealed the Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) requirement for citizens of Mexico travelling to Canada by adding Mexico to the list of countries and territories whose citizens are exempt from the TRV requirement under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. Comes into force at 00:00:01 a.m. Eastern standard time on December 1, 2016.",
  "operativeDate": "2016-12-01",
  "year": 2016,
  "affectedGroup": "Citizens of mexico",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Repealed the Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) requirement for citizens of Mexico travelling to Canada by adding Mexico to the list of countries and territories whose citizens are exempt from the TRV requirement under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.",
  "policyCategory": "Entry clearance / visa regime",
  "policyTool": "Visa exemption list addition",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2016/2016-11-30/html/sor-dors293-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "",
  "evidencePassage": "This regulatory amendment will add Mexico to the list of countries and territories whose citizens are exempt from the TRV requirement for travel to Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (the Regulations). … 1 Paragraph 190(1)(a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (see footnote 1) is replaced by the following: (a) are a citizen of Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Federal Republic of Germany, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Samoa, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sweden or Switzerland; … 2 These Regulations come into force at 00:00:01 a.m. Eastern standard time on December 1, 2016, but if they are registered after that time, they come into force at 00:00:01 a.m. Eastern standard time on the day after the day on which they are registered. … are a citizen of Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Federal Republic of Germany, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Samoa, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sweden or Switzerland; … These Regulations come into force at 00:00:01 a.m. Eastern standard time on December 1, 2016, but if they are registered after that time, they come into force at 00:00:01 a.m. Eastern standard time on the day after the day on which they are registered.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-52b5064676ca3ad602fc",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Ministerial Instructions on Spousal and Dependent Child Sponsorship Application Intake Simplification",
  "policyEffect": "Introduced modernized intake completeness conditions and standardized document checklists under IRPA subsection 87.3 for Family Class spousal, common-law, conjugal partner, and dependent child permanent residence and sponsorship applications, returning non-conforming applications. Phase scope: Full national implementation for applications received on or after December 15, 2016",
  "operativeDate": "2016-12-15",
  "year": 2016,
  "affectedGroup": "Sponsored spouses, common-law partners, conjugal partners, and dependent children",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Phase scope: Full national implementation for applications received on or after December 15, 2016",
  "policyCategory": "Family reunification / sponsorship adjudication",
  "policyTool": "Intake & procedural completeness conditions under ministerial instructions",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette, Part I",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2016/2016-12-24/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part I, Vol. 150, No. 52, December 24, 2016, Government Notices",
  "evidencePassage": "Department of Citizenship and Immigration (the Department) as of December 15, 2016. Condition In order to be processed, any application referred to in these Instructions that has not been returned under section 12 of the IRPR for not meeting the requirements of sections 10 and 11 of the IRPR — for example by not using all the applicable forms provided by the Department in the application package published on the website of the Department at the time the application is received by the Department or by not including all information, documents and evidence referred to in paragraph 10(1)(c) of the … IRPR — must meet the condition of being accompanied by the following documents: (a) as amended from time to time, as the case may be, (i) the document entitled “Document Checklist — Spouse” [IMM 5533], (ii) the document entitled “Document Checklist — Common-Law Partner” [IMM 5589], (iii) the document entitled “Document Checklist — Conjugal Partner” [IMM 5629], or (iv) the document entitled “Document Checklist — Dependent Child” [IMM 5534]; and (b) the documents required in Part B of the applicable Document Checklist referred to in paragraph (a). Disposition of applications Any application referred to in these Instructions that does not meet the condition established in these Instructions will be returned, except the application made in accordance with the previous application package published on the website of the Department that is received by the Department during the period commencing on the day on which these Instructions take effect and ending on January 31, 2017. Coming into effect These Instructions take effect on December 15, 2016. Ottawa, December 12, 2016 John McCallum Minister of Citizenship and Immigration [52-1-o] DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-dc743c7c3e96be6f623f",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2016-316)",
  "policyEffect": "Formally repealed the outdated federal Investor and Entrepreneur class regulatory provisions from the IRPR following their legislative termination, while establishing specific transitional rules to process applications with selection decisions before February 11, 2014, and preserving regulatory frameworks and age-lock-in rules for Quebec economic candidates. Phase scope: Full national implementation upon registration on December 16, 2016.",
  "operativeDate": "2016-12-16",
  "year": 2016,
  "affectedGroup": "Federal and quebec business/investor immigrants and economic dependants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Formally repealed the outdated federal Investor and Entrepreneur class regulatory provisions from the IRPR following their legislative termination, while establishing specific transitional rules to process applications with selection decisions before February 11, 2014, and preserving regulatory frameworks and age-lock-in rules for Quebec economic candidates.",
  "policyCategory": "Economic migration",
  "policyTool": "Repeal of immigration classes and transitional intake / adjudication provisions",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2016/2016-12-28/html/sor-dors316-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 150, No. 26 (SOR/2016-316)",
  "evidencePassage": "law partner is entitled. (pourcentage des capitaux propres) 4 (1) The definitions agent, allocation period, approved fund, business experience, debt obligation, entrepreneur, entrepreneur selected by a province, full-time job equivalent, fund, investment, investor, investor selected by a province, minimum net worth, net assets, net income, net worth, percentage of equity, provincial allocation, qualifying business, qualifying Canadian business and self-employed person selected by a province in subsection 88(1) of the Regulations are repealed. (2) Subsections 88(2) and (3) of the Regulations are repealed. 5 Sections 89 to 96 of the Regulations are replaced by the following: Artificial transactions 89 For the purposes of this Division, a self-employed person is not considered to have met the applicable requirements of this Division if the fulfillment of those requirements is based on one or more transactions whose purpose is to circumvent, directly or indirectly, the requirements of this Division. Quebec Investor Class Class 90 (1) For the purposes of subsection 12(2) of the Act, the Quebec investor class is prescribed as a class of persons who may become permanent residents on the basis … application is made by a person as a member of the Quebec investor class, the Quebec entrepreneur class, the self-employed persons class or the Quebec self-employed persons class (2) Subsection 295(2.2) of the Regulations is repealed. Transitional Provisions 15 In sections 16 to 18, preceding Regulations means the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations as they read immediately before the day on which these Regulations come into force. 16 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), paragraph 70(2)(b), subsection 88(1), sections 89 and 90, subsections 102(1) and 103(1), sections 104 and 107, subsections 108(1) and (2) and paragraph 295(1)(b) of the preceding Regulations continue to apply in respect of an application for a permanent resident visa that was made before the day on which these Regulations come into force by a foreign national as a member of the investor class, as prescribed by subsection 90(1) of the preceding Regulations, until the day on which a determination is made in respect of the application. (2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), sections 88 and 91 to 95 of the preceding Regulations continue to apply in respect of a provincial allocation, within the meaning of that … its own investor and entrepreneur programs for immigrants destined to that province. While Quebec’s programs have historically been linked to the federal programs in the Regulations, changes to the federal programs will not affect Quebec’s programs. Objectives The objective of these amendments to the Regulations is to eliminate regulatory redundancy by repealing the existing provisions in the Regulations that govern the federal investor and entrepreneur programs, to provide for a transitional period as those programs wind down and to leave a regulatory framework in place for the continued operation of Quebec’s programs. Description The Regulations repeal the provisions governing the federal investor and entrepreneur programs in the Regulations; provide for transitional provisions to continue processing federal Investor and Entrepreneur class applications that are not affected by the legislative termination of existing inventories of applications (i.e. those applications that received a selection decision before February 11, 2014, as outlined in section 87.5 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act); provide for transitional provisions for the Investor class so that funds continue to flow to and from approved funds until all investors have been repaid and provide for administrative flexibility for approved funds as their activities under the investor program wind down; provide for transitional provisions that formally conclude the application of post-landing conditions and associated government monitoring activities for the entrepreneur program; and delineate distinct classes for Quebec Investors, Quebec Entrepreneurs and Quebec Self-Employed persons in order to provide a regulatory framework for those classes to continue operating in the absence of their federal counterpart",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-7af9673a0ba74a4e7bd3",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Randomized Intake and Selection System for the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP)",
  "policyEffect": "Establishes a new randomized selection and intake process under Ministerial Instructions pursuant to section 87.3 of the IRPA for parent and grandparent sponsorship applications under the Family Class, replacing the first-come, first-served paper submission model with an online interest-to-sponsor lottery mechanism within an annual 10,000 application cap. Phase scope: Applies to the 2017 calendar year application intake cycle.",
  "operativeDate": "2017-01-01",
  "year": 2017,
  "affectedGroup": "Parents and grandparents and their sponsors",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Establishes a new randomized selection and intake process under Ministerial Instructions pursuant to section 87.3 of the IRPA for parent and grandparent sponsorship applications under the Family Class, replacing the first-come, first-served paper submission model with an online interest-to-sponsor lottery mechanism within an annual 10,000 application cap.",
  "policyCategory": "Family reunification",
  "policyTool": "Intake quota / selection mechanism",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2017/2017-01-07/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part I, Vol. 151, No. 1, January 7, 2017, pp. 8-10",
  "evidencePassage": "GOVERNMENT NOTICES January 7, 2017 DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT Ministerial Instructions with respect to the processing of applications for a permanent resident visa made by parents or grandparents of a sponsor as members of the family class and the processing of sponsorship applications made in relation to those applications These Instructions are published in the Canada Gazette in accordance with subsection 87.3(6) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Act). These Instructions are given, pursuant to section 87.3 and subsections 92(1.1) and (2) of the Act, by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration as, in the opinion of the Minister, these Instructions will best support the attainment of the immigration goals established by the Government of Canada by seeing families reunited in Canada. By using a randomized selection process, sponsors will have the same opportunity of having their application accepted for processing within the 10 000 sponsorship applications accepted for processing in any year.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-53f579f832e46a836247",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Establishment of Formal Regulatory Application Process for Ministerial Relief (SOR/2017-38)",
  "policyEffect": "Amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to formalize the application process for Ministerial relief under subsection 42.1(1) of the IRPA for foreign nationals inadmissible on security, human/international rights violations, or organized crime grounds. Foreign nationals may only apply after an inadmissibility decision or removal order has been issued and judicial review avenues have been exhausted or expired, using the CBSA-prescribed form. Phase scope: Full operative implementation upon registration",
  "operativeDate": "2017-03-10",
  "year": 2017,
  "affectedGroup": "Inadmissible foreign nationals seeking ministerial relief",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Foreign nationals may only apply after an inadmissibility decision or removal order has been issued and judicial review avenues have been exhausted or expired, using the CBSA-prescribed form.",
  "policyCategory": "Admissibility and enforcement",
  "policyTool": "Application procedure / adjudication rules",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2017/2017-03-22/html/sor-dors38-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 151, No. 6, SOR/2017-38, March 22, 2017",
  "evidencePassage": "Description The IRPR have been amended to include the following new regulatory requirements: (1) Establish when a foreign national may submit an application The Regulations now provide that a foreign national may apply for Ministerial relief only after inadmissibility (on the relevant IRPA grounds) has been determined, and all rights of judicial review have been exhausted or expired. Inadmissibility is established when the person has been refused an immigration application (i.e. temporary or permanent resident application), or when a removal order has been made against them. (2) Prescribe the use of a specific application form and set out the information that is required to be included in the application The Regulations now provide that an application for Ministerial relief must be made using the form provided by the CBSA.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-0ff4803a315f585cf2f9",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Repeal of Conditional Permanent Residence for Sponsored Spouses and Partners (SOR/2017-56)",
  "policyEffect": "Repeals Division 8 of Part 5 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, eliminating the requirement that certain sponsored spouses and partners cohabit with their sponsor for two continuous years to maintain permanent resident status, and amends definitions of abuse in Part 11 (Workers). Phase scope: Full operative implementation upon registration; applies to pending applications and existing conditional statuses.",
  "operativeDate": "2017-04-13",
  "year": 2017,
  "affectedGroup": "Sponsored spouses and partners",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Repeals Division 8 of Part 5 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, eliminating the requirement that certain sponsored spouses and partners cohabit with their sponsor for two continuous years to maintain permanent resident status, and amends definitions of abuse in Part 11 (Workers).",
  "policyCategory": "Family reunification / permanent residence",
  "policyTool": "Status rights and obligations",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2017/2017-05-03/html/sor-dors56-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 151, No. 9, SOR/2017-56, May 3, 2017",
  "evidencePassage": "laid before each House of Parliament, substantially in the annexed form; His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, pursuant to subsection 5(1), paragraphs 14(2)(d) and 26(d) and section 32 (see footnote d) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (see footnote e), makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations Amendments 1 Division 8 of Part 5 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (see footnote 1) is repealed. 2 The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 196.1: Abuse 196.2 For the purpose of this Part abuse consists of any of the following: (a) physical abuse, including assault and forcible confinement; (b) sexual abuse, including sexual contact without consent; (c) psychological abuse, including threats and intimidation; and (d) financial abuse, including fraud and extortion. 3 Subparagraph 209.2(1)(a)(iv) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: (iv) the employer must make reasonable efforts to provide a workplace that is free of abuse; and … Regulations in column 2 is replaced by the following: Item Column 2 Short-form Description 17 Make reasonable efforts to provide a workplace that is free of abuse Transitional Provisions 7 (1) The conditions set out in Division 8 of Part 5 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations as that Division read immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations do not apply to sponsorship applications that are pending on that date. (2) Any condition imposed on a person under Division 8 of Part 5 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations as that Division read immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations, or before that date, is removed. Coming into Force 8 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Issues There was a condition applicable to certain permanent residents that required a sponsored spouse or partner to cohabit with their sponsor for two years following the day on which they became a permanent resident. If the couple did not cohabit for the required two years, the sponsored spouse or partner could have lost their permanent … Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations — which required two years of cohabitation as a condition of permanent residence for sponsored spouses and partners who, at the time of their application, had been in the relationship for two years or less and have no children in common — was repealed in its entirety upon registration of the amendments. The Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations were also amended by adding the definition of “abuse,” currently found in paragraph 72.1(7)(a), to follow after section 196.1. The definition of abuse is used in Part 11 — Workers. “One-for-One” Rule The “",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-a942e5dc1f6d7a0d7321",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Expansion of Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) to Select Low-Risk Nationals of Brazil, Bulgaria, and Romania (SOR/2017-53)",
  "policyEffect": "Amends the IRPR to allow citizens of Brazil, Bulgaria, and Romania who have held a Canadian temporary resident visa in the past 10 years or who hold a valid US non-immigrant visa to apply for an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) when traveling to Canada by air, rather than needing a Temporary Resident Visa. Phase scope: Operative phase 1 for Brazil, Bulgaria, and Romania visa facilitation.",
  "operativeDate": "2017-05-01",
  "year": 2017,
  "affectedGroup": "Low-risk temporary travelers",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Temporary entry / border screening",
  "policyTool": "Travel authorization / visa facilitation",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2017/2017-05-03/html/sor-dors53-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 151, No. 9, SOR/2017-53, May 3, 2017",
  "evidencePassage": "the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations Amendments 1 The Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (see footnote 1) are amended by adding the following after section 7: Nationals of certain countries 7.01 (1) Despite subsection 7(1), a foreign national who is a citizen of one of the following countries and who is seeking to enter Canada by air may not enter Canada to remain on a temporary basis without first obtaining a temporary resident visa or an electronic travel authorization: (a) Brazil; (b) Bulgaria; and (c) Romania. Application for electronic travel authorization — conditions (2) A foreign national referred to in subsection (1) may only make an application for an electronic travel authorization if they (a) have held a temporary resident visa at any time during the 10-year period immediately preceding the day on which they make their application; or (b) hold a valid United States nonimmigrant visa on the day on which they make their application. 2 Subsection 7.1(1) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Electronic travel authorization 7.1 (1) A foreign national referred to in paragraph 7(2)(a) who is exempt from the requirement to obtain a temporary … Description: The regulatory amendments expand electronic travel authorization (eTA) eligibility to travellers from Brazil, Bulgaria and Romania who have held a Canadian temporary resident visa at any time during the last 10 years, or who, at the time of application, hold a valid nonimmigrant visa from the United States. The amendments also enable a new immigration information-sharing connection with the United States to confirm the validity of a visa issued by the other country. Cost-benefit statement: The cost associated with expanding eTA eligibility to low-risk travellers from visa-required countries … low-risk foreign nationals from the visa-required countries of Brazil, Bulgaria and Romania. For the purposes of expanded eTA eligibility, low-risk travellers are defined as those who have held a Canadian temporary resident visa (TRV) at any time during the last 10 years, or who, at the time of application, hold a valid U.S. nonimmigrant visa. Effective implementation of expanded eTA eligibility must balance travel facilitation objectives with the need to maintain the integrity of the immigration program. This includes ensuring that only those who meet established eligibility criteria are, when … the visa-required population. By tailoring screening requirements based on the risks posed by individual travellers, the Government will also be able to focus resources on higher-risk travellers. Reducing the processing workload for IRCC officers will allow them to focus more time on complex visa applications, thereby increasing IRCC’s oversight capacity to improve the safety and security of Canadians. Description As of May 1, 2017, the IRPR are amended to permit foreign nationals from Brazil, Bulgaria and Romania to apply for an eTA for travel to Canada by air if they meet any of the following … baseline is compared with the regulatory amendments, which will, on May 1, 2017, expand eTA eligibility to travellers from Brazil, Bulgaria and Romania who have held a TRV in the last 10 years or who, at the time of application, hold a valid U.S. nonimmigrant visa. Of note, an eTA may only be used when entering Canada by air. Consequently, travellers entering Canada from land and sea ports will continue to require a visa. The first year of impacts will be in 2017, noting that impacts are prorated for a May 1, 2017 program launch. Therefore, all implementation, development and transition costs as well",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-3b00be9fd2f33a62e521",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Formal Regulatory Repeal of the Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) and Enactment of Transitional Provisions (SOR/2017-78)",
  "policyEffect": "Repeals the regulatory provisions authorizing the federal Live-in Caregiver Program (including the definition under section 2 and Division 3 of Part 6 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations) while enacting transitional provisions ensuring that foreign nationals whose initial Live-in Caregiver work permit was based on an LMIA requested on or before November 30, 2014, maintain eligibility for permanent residence under the program. Phase scope: Full implementation upon registration",
  "operativeDate": "2017-05-05",
  "year": 2017,
  "affectedGroup": "Foreign caregivers / live-in caregiver program applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Repeals the regulatory provisions authorizing the federal Live-in Caregiver Program (including the definition under section 2 and Division 3 of Part 6 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations) while enacting transitional provisions ensuring that foreign nationals whose initial Live-in Caregiver work permit was based on an LMIA requested on or before November 30, 2014, maintain eligibility for permanent residence under the program.",
  "policyCategory": "Labor migration / residence",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility / legal framework",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2017/2017-05-17/html/sor-dors78-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 151, No. 10, SOR/2017-78, Registration May 5, 2017; P.C. 2017-461",
  "evidencePassage": "The Regulations (i) repeal provisions from the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations that authorize the federal Live-in Caregiver Program, and (ii) create transitional provisions for the applicants who already are or may become part of the Live-in Caregiver Program, because they have been or may be issued an initial Live-in Caregiver Program work permit based on a Labour Market Impact Assessment that was requested by their employer on or before November 30, 2014.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-5addfdab6bd9a8d314ca",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulatory Framework for Automated Information-Sharing with Five Country Conference Partners (SOR/2017-79)",
  "policyEffect": "Adds Division 3 to Part 20 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (sections 315.36 to 315.43), creating a domestic regulatory framework authorizing the automated sharing and disclosure of biometric queries (fingerprints) and immigration/refugee data between Canada and the governments of Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Phase scope: Full operative effect from registration date (May 5, 2017).",
  "operativeDate": "2017-05-05",
  "year": 2017,
  "affectedGroup": "Third-country nationals and asylum claimants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Border management / enforcement",
  "policyTool": "Information sharing / verification procedures",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2017/2017-05-17/html/sor-dors79-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 151, No. 10, SOR/2017-79, May 17, 2017",
  "evidencePassage": "Department of Homeland Security des États-Unis et lui communique les renseignements corrigés. 8 The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 315.35: DIVISION 3 Information Sharing Between the Government of Canada and the Governments of Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom Interpretation 315.36 The following definitions apply in this Division. national of a third country means a foreign national other than a national or citizen of the country of the party making or receiving a query. (ressortissant d’un pays tiers) party means (a) the Minister; or (b) any of the following … government departments or their successors that have entered into an arrangement with the Department and the Canada Border Services Agency for the purpose of facilitating information sharing to assist in the administration and enforcement of their respective countries’ immigration and citizenship laws: (i) Australia’s Department of Immigration and Border Protection, (ii) New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, (iii) the United Kingdom’s Home Office. (partie) query means an automated request for information made by one party to another for the purposes of this Division. (requête) Purpose 315.37 The purpose of this Division is to define the parameters for the sharing of information, by means of a query, between parties in support of the administration and enforcement of Canada’s laws in respect of immigration and other parties’ laws in respect of citizenship and immigration. Making of query 315.38 A query in respect of a person must be made by submitting to another party either the person’s fingerprints accompanied by a unique transaction number or the unique transaction number assigned to a previous query received in respect of the person. Disclosure of information — query or response 315.39 Disclosure in relation to the making of or a response to a query is limited to information that is necessary, relevant and proportionate to achieving the purposes of this Division and must be made in a manner that ensures the accuracy and reliability of the information. Making of query — permitted purposes 315.4 (1) The Minister may make a query to another party only for the following purposes: (a) to support an examination or determination following an application or claim made by a national of a third country for a permanent or temporary resident visa, a work … immigration-related information in response to an automated query received from Australia, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom for the purpose of assisting in the administration and enforcement of their respective immigration, refugee, and citizenship laws. The Regulations consist of several key elements. Scope and purpose of automated immigration information sharing The Regulations specify the query-based nature of the information exchange and the limited purposes for which information could be disclosed. The Regulations specify that information will be shared on third-country nationals, including",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-39553098e20f39e5f53a",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Ministerial Instructions Amending the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System, 2017-1",
  "policyEffect": "Amends the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System by updating eligibility criteria, updating rules for expired results in the pool, and introducing or adjusting points for French and English language proficiency.",
  "operativeDate": "2017-06-06",
  "year": 2017,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amends the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System by updating eligibility criteria, updating rules for expired results in the pool, and introducing or adjusting points for French and English language proficiency.",
  "policyCategory": "Residence",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2017/2017-06-03/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette. Ministerial Instructions Amending the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System, 2017-1.",
  "evidencePassage": "These Instructions come into force on June 6, 2017.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-4decef11526bf2926087",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Citizenship Regulations, No. 2",
  "policyEffect": "Amends the Citizenship Regulations to update procedural and evidentiary requirements, including age ranges for language evidence and documentation for tax filings and physical presence, aligning with statutory changes.",
  "operativeDate": "2017-09-06",
  "year": 2017,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Citizenship or nationality status",
  "policyTool": "Documentation",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2017/2017-09-20/html/sor-dors191-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "gazette.gc.ca. Regulations Amending the Citizenship Regulations, No. 2.",
  "evidencePassage": "6 (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (4), these Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-f3caf24253af32127adc",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Increasing the Maximum Age of Dependent Children under the IRPR (SOR/2017-60)",
  "policyEffect": "Amends the definition of 'dependent child' in section 2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) by raising the maximum age limit from 'less than 19 years of age' to 'less than 22 years of age' (with corresponding adjustments to sponsorship undertakings, fee schedules, and residency obligations), allowing young adults aged 19 to 21 to qualify as dependants in family sponsorship and economic/refugee applications. Phase scope: Applies to permanent resident and sponsorship applications submitted on or after October 24, 2017.",
  "operativeDate": "2017-10-24",
  "year": 2017,
  "affectedGroup": "Dependent children and sponsors",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amends the definition of 'dependent child' in section 2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) by raising the maximum age limit from 'less than 19 years of age' to 'less than 22 years of age' (with corresponding adjustments to sponsorship undertakings, fee schedules, and residency obligations), allowing young adults aged 19 to 21 to qualify as dependants in family sponsorship and economic/refugee applications.; Phase scope: Applies to permanent resident and sponsorship applications submitted on or after October 24, 2017.",
  "policyCategory": "Family reunification",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility / legal definition",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2017/2017-05-03/html/sor-dors60-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 151, No. 9, SOR/2017-60, May 3, 2017",
  "evidencePassage": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Age of Dependent Children) Amendments 1 Subparagraphs (b)(i) and (ii) of the definition dependent child in section 2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (see footnote 1) are replaced by the following: (i) is less than 22 years of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner, or (ii) is 22 years of age or older and has depended substantially on the financial support of the parent since before attaining the age of 22 years and is unable to be financially self-supporting due to a physical or mental condition. (enfant à charge) 2 Subsection 61(6) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Child (6) For the purposes of subparagraphs 28(2)(a)(ii) and (iv) of the Act, child means a child who is not a spouse or common-law partner and is less than 22 years of age. 3 (1) Subparagraphs 132(1)(b)(ii) and (iii) of the Regulations are replaced by the following: (ii) if the foreign national is a dependent child of the sponsor or of the sponsor’s spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner, or is a person referred to in paragraph 117(1)(g), and is less than 22 years of age on the day on which he or she becomes … years of age and is the sponsor’s spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner, the sponsor, the co-signer, if any, and the person must, before the sponsorship application is approved, enter into a written agreement that includes 4 Subparagraph 295(1)(a)(ii) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: (ii) in respect of a principal applicant who is a foreign national referred to in any of paragraphs 117(1)(b), (f), (g) or (h), is less than 22 years of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner, $75, Transitional Provisions 5 (1) The definition dependent child in section 2 of the Immigration … unintentionally limits its scope to dependent children of adult immigrant applicants, as opposed to including child principal applicants who are sponsored by their Canadian citizen or permanent resident parents. Finally, the changes correct an error made in the French definition of “dependent child.” Description This amendment changes the definition of dependent child in the Regulations from “less than 19 years of age” to “less than 22 years of age,” thereby increasing the maximum age of dependent children. Related amendments are made to other sections of the Regulations, specifically those concerning fees, sponsorship duration, and residency obligations, to ensure consistency with the intention of those provisions, in line with the new definition of dependent child. This amendment corrects a reference from “dependant child” to “dependent child” in the French definition. The amendment also contains two transitional provisions. The first enables dependent children whose applications are pending as of the coming into force of these Regulations, who filed their applications before August 1, 2014, who and are themselves principal applicants, to benefit from the broader definition which … secondary students — who complete a degree at a median age of 24.8 years of age (see footnote 7) — to be eligible as dependent children through much of their undergraduate studies. These young adults would be unlikely to be eligible for permanent resident status as principal applicants under an economic immigration program, until they have completed post-secondary education and gained significant work experience. Implementation, enforcement and service standards These Regulations will come into force on October 24, 2017. IRCC will make the necessary changes to application processing systems, and",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-ae05e71ad7615c13743c",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Full Visa Exemption for Citizens of Bulgaria and Romania (SOR/2017-246)",
  "policyEffect": "Amends the IRPR to add Bulgaria and Romania to Schedule 1.1 of visa-exempt countries, granting all Romanian and Bulgarian citizens visa-free entry to Canada for temporary stays by obtaining an eTA when traveling by air. Phase scope: Operative phase 2 lifting visa requirement completely from 09:00 EST December 1, 2017.",
  "operativeDate": "2017-12-01",
  "year": 2017,
  "affectedGroup": "Citizens of bulgaria and romania",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amends the IRPR to add Bulgaria and Romania to Schedule 1.1 of visa-exempt countries, granting all Romanian and Bulgarian citizens visa-free entry to Canada for temporary stays by obtaining an eTA when traveling by air.; Phase scope: Operative phase 2 lifting visa requirement completely from 09:00 EST December 1, 2017.",
  "policyCategory": "Border control / temporary entry",
  "policyTool": "Visa exemption",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2017/2017-12-13/html/sor-dors246-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 151, No. 25, SOR/2017-246, December 13, 2017",
  "evidencePassage": "The Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (the Regulations) are amended to add Romania and Bulgaria to the list of countries and territories whose citizens are exempt from the TRV requirement for travel to Canada.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-095ec53b89aa261a6c26",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Modification of citizenship revocation decision-maker under Bill C-6",
  "policyEffect": "The Federal Court becomes the decision-maker in all revocation cases, unless the individual requests that the Minister make the decision.",
  "operativeDate": "2018-01-11",
  "year": 2018,
  "affectedGroup": "Individuals facing citizenship revocation",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: The Federal Court becomes the decision-maker in all revocation cases, unless the individual requests that the Minister make the decision.",
  "policyCategory": "Citizenship or nationality status",
  "policyTool": "Enforcement",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2017/10/changes_to_the_citizenshipactasaresultofbillc-6.html",
  "preciseCitation": "",
  "evidencePassage": "The Federal Court is the decision-maker in all revocation cases, unless the individual requests that the Minister make the decision.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-795deffed02afe813d15",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Mandatory Refusal to Allow Application Withdrawal During Inadmissibility Reporting (SOR/2018-5)",
  "policyEffect": "Amends IRPR subsection 42(2) to explicitly mandate that border services officers must not allow a foreign national seeking entry to withdraw their application or leave Canada if an inadmissibility report under IRPA subsection 44(1) is being or has been prepared, unless the Minister decides not to make a removal order or not to refer the report to the Immigration Division. Phase scope: Entire",
  "operativeDate": "2018-01-24",
  "year": 2018,
  "affectedGroup": "Foreign nationals seeking entry at ports of entry",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amends IRPR subsection 42(2) to explicitly mandate that border services officers must not allow a foreign national seeking entry to withdraw their application or leave Canada if an inadmissibility report under IRPA subsection 44(1) is being or has been prepared, unless the Minister decides not to make a removal order or not to refer the report to the Immigration Division.",
  "policyCategory": "Border controls / enforcement",
  "policyTool": "Administrative adjudication / border examination",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2018/2018-02-07/html/sor-dors5-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 152, Number 3, Registration SOR/2018-5, January 24, 2018.",
  "evidencePassage": "If a report is being prepared or has been prepared under subsection 44(1) of the Act in respect of a foreign national who indicates that they want to withdraw their application to enter Canada, the officer shall not allow the foreign national to withdraw their application or leave Canada unless the Minister decides either not to make a removal order or not to refer the report to the Immigration Division for an admissibility hearing.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-a32cdc93f8354b79f362",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Moratorium on Farm Management Applications under the Federal Self-Employed Persons Class",
  "policyEffect": "Sets the annual intake number of new applications accepted for processing under the Federal Self-Employed Persons Class for individuals with experience in farm management to zero, creating an indefinite temporary moratorium. Phase scope: Entire",
  "operativeDate": "2018-03-10",
  "year": 2018,
  "affectedGroup": "Self-employed farm managers",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Labor migration",
  "policyTool": "Quota",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2018/2018-03-10/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 152, Number 10, March 10, 2018, Ministerial Instructions Regarding the Processing of Applications under the Federal Self-Employed Persons Class (Farm Management)",
  "evidencePassage": "Instructions are compliant with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Instructions respect all previously established accords and agreements, including the Canada-Quebec Accord on Immigration, and all existing agreements with provinces and territories. Intake of permanent residents under the Federal Self-Employed Persons Class Effective upon the date of publication of these Instructions in the Canada Gazette, Part I, the number of new applications that will be accepted for processing annually for Federal Self-Employed Persons Class applications where the relevant experience of the applicant is in the management of a farm under subsection 88(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations will be set at zero. This temporary moratorium will remain in place until otherwise indicated in a future Ministerial Instruction. Disposition of applications Applications for permanent residence under the Federal Self-Employed Persons Class by applicants whose relevant experience is in management of a farm that are received by designated Department of Citizenship and Immigration offices on or after the date of publication of these Instructions in the Canada Gazette, Part I, will be returned",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-699209c8a1b008414ec5",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Clarification of End of Examination for Refugee Claimants (SOR/2018-60)",
  "policyEffect": "Amends section 37 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to define when the examination of a person who makes a claim for refugee protection ends, establishing that it terminates on the later of an eligibility determination under section 101 or determination by the Refugee Protection Division under section 107, and the completion of a decision under subsection 44(2). Phase scope: entire",
  "operativeDate": "2018-03-27",
  "year": 2018,
  "affectedGroup": "Asylum seekers",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amends section 37 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to define when the examination of a person who makes a claim for refugee protection ends, establishing that it terminates on the later of an eligibility determination under section 101 or determination by the Refugee Protection Division under section 107, and the completion of a decision under subsection 44(2).",
  "policyCategory": "Asylum",
  "policyTool": "Adjudication / enforcement powers",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette, Part II",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2018/2018-04-18/html/sor-dors60-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "SOR/2018-60; Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 152, Number 8",
  "evidencePassage": "37 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations footnote1 before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following: End of examination 37 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the examination of a person who seeks to enter Canada, or who makes an application to transit through Canada, ends only when (2) Section 37 of the Regulations is amended by adding the following after subsection (1): End of examination — claim for refugee protection (2) The examination of a person who makes a claim for refugee protection at a port of entry or inside Canada other than at a port of entry ends when the later of the following occurs: (a) an officer determines that their claim is ineligible under section 101 of the Act or the Refugee Protection Division accepts or rejects their claim under section 107 of the Act; (b) a decision in respect of the person is made under subsection 44(2) of the Act and, in the case of a claim made at a port of entry, the person leaves the port of entry. Coming into Force 2 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Issues The Immigration and Refugee Protection",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-73a5da1bcc7ac73c2053",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Permanent Regulatory Repeal of the Cumulative Duration Rule for Temporary Foreign Workers (SOR/2018-61)",
  "policyEffect": "Formally repealed paragraph 200(3)(g) and subsection 200(4) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (the cumulative duration limit / 'four-in, four-out' rule), removing the prohibition on issuing work permits to temporary foreign workers who had accumulated four years of work in Canada. Phase scope: Entire",
  "operativeDate": "2018-03-27",
  "year": 2018,
  "affectedGroup": "Temporary foreign workers",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Formally repealed paragraph 200(3)(g) and subsection 200(4) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (the cumulative duration limit / 'four-in, four-out' rule), removing the prohibition on issuing work permits to temporary foreign workers who had accumulated four years of work in Canada.",
  "policyCategory": "Labor migration",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2018/2018-04-18/html/sor-dors61-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Work Permits): SOR/2018-61, Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 152, Number 8",
  "evidencePassage": "Permits) to be laid before each House of Parliament, substantially in the annexed form; Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, pursuant to subsections 5(1) and (1.1) footnotec and paragraphs 14(2)(b) and 32(b) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act footnoteb, makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Work Permits). Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Work Permits) Amendments 1 (1) Paragraph 200(3)(g) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations footnote1 is repealed. (2) Subsection 200(4) of the Regulations is repealed. Transitional Provision 2 Paragraph 200(3)(g) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, as it read immediately before the day on which these Regulations come into force, does not apply to applications for work permits that are pending on that day. Coming into Force 3 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Issues On December 13, 2016, the Government of Canada introduced a public policy directing immigration officers to consider granting to all affected work permit applicants an exemption from paragraph 200(3)(g) in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (the Regulations), pending the repeal of the regulation. This regulation, known as the cumulative duration rule, prohibited the issuance of a work permit to temporary foreign workers who had worked in Canada for one or more periods totalling four years. This provision is now being repealed. Background In order to work in Canada, a foreign national generally requires a work",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-75bd4e42f153d715c8ca",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Transition of Start-up Business Class into Permanent Regulatory Program (SOR/2018-72)",
  "policyEffect": "Incorporates the Start-up Business Class into the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations as a permanent economic class immigration stream, establishing permanent eligibility requirements, language benchmark levels, settlement fund requirements, and compliance mechanisms for designated entities. Phase scope: Entire",
  "operativeDate": "2018-04-11",
  "year": 2018,
  "affectedGroup": "Immigrant entrepreneurs and designated business entities",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Incorporates the Start-up Business Class into the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations as a permanent economic class immigration stream, establishing permanent eligibility requirements, language benchmark levels, settlement fund requirements, and compliance mechanisms for designated entities.",
  "policyCategory": "Admission / economic migration",
  "policyTool": "Program establishment / legal framework",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2018/2018-05-02/html/sor-dors72-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 152, Number 9, Registration SOR/2018-72, April 11, 2018.",
  "evidencePassage": "Business Class) Amendments 1 Paragraph 70(2)(b) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations footnote1 is replaced by the following: (b) the economic class, consisting of the federal skilled worker class, the transitional federal skilled worker class, the Quebec skilled worker class, the provincial nominee class, the Canadian experience class, the federal skilled trades class, the Quebec investor class, the Quebec entrepreneur class, the start-up business class, the self-employed persons class and the Quebec self-employed persons class; and 2 Section 89 of the Regulations is replaced by the … following: General Artificial transactions 89 For the purposes of this Division, an applicant in the self-employed persons class or an applicant in the start-up business class is not considered to have met the applicable requirements of this Division if the fulfillment of those requirements is based on one or more transactions that were entered into primarily for the purpose of acquiring a status or privilege under the Act rather than (a) in the case of an applicant in the self-employed class, for the purpose of self-employment; and (b) in the case of an applicant in the start-up business class, for the purpose of engaging in the business activity for which a commitment referred to in paragraph 98.01(2)(a) was intended. Permanent resident status 89.1 A foreign national who is an accompanying family member of a person who makes an application as a member of the Quebec investor class, the Quebec entrepreneur class, the start-up business class, the self-employed persons class or the Quebec self-employed persons class shall become a permanent resident if, following an examination, it is established that (a) the person who made the application has become a permanent resident; and (b) the foreign national is not inadmissible. 3 The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 98: Start-up Business Class Class 98.01 (1) For the purposes of subsection 12(2) of the Act, the start-up business class is prescribed as a class of persons who may become permanent residents on the basis of their ability to become economically established in Canada, who meet the requirements of subsection (2) and who intend to reside in a province other than Quebec. Member of class (2) A foreign national is a member of the start-up business class if (a) they have obtained a commitment … that is made by one or more entities designated under subsection 98.03(1), that is less than six months old on the date on which their application for a permanent resident visa is made and that meets the requirements of section 98.04; (b) they have submitted the results of a language test that is approved under subsection 102.3(4), which results must be provided by an organization or institution that is designated under that subsection, be less than two years old on the date on which their application for a permanent resident visa is made and indicate that the foreign national has met at least … benchmark level 5 in either official language for all four language skill areas, as set out in the Canadian Language Benchmarks or the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens, as applicable; (c) they have, excluding any investment made by a designated entity into their business, transferable and available funds unencumbered by debts or other obligations of an amount that is equal to one half of the amount identified, in the most recent edition of the publication concerning low income cut-offs published annually by Statistics Canada under the Statistics Act, for urban areas of residence of … launching their start-ups in Canada. More broadly, the program supports the Government of Canada’s priorities for fostering innovation, attracting investment and supporting economic growth. However, Start-Up Visa is a pilot program and its pilot phase expires on March 31, 2018. The pilot was created through Ministerial Instructions and under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, these pilot programs are limited to a five-year duration and cannot be extended. In order to make Start-Up Visa a permanent program, it must be incorporated into the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. … Government of Canada’s commitments to attracting innovation, investment and global skills by making Start-Up Visa a permanent program. Description The regulations create Start-Up Visa as a new permanent resident program for business immigrants under the economic class and cover a number of elements: (1) Requirements for entrepreneurs applying to immigrate through the program These include criteria for language proficiency, business ownership, settlement funds and support from a designated entity. These requirements are the same as those in place under the pilot program. Under the permanent program",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-d90ede4dac8fb9e71188",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary Public Policy Regarding Excessive Demand on Health and Social Services",
  "policyEffect": "Canada established a temporary public policy under section 25.2 of the IRPA exempting certain foreign nationals applying for temporary or permanent residence from medical inadmissibility due to excessive demand under paragraph 38(1)(c) of the IRPA, effectively raising the cost threshold to three times the average Canadian per capita cost and excluding certain special education and personal support services from cost calculations.",
  "operativeDate": "2018-06-01",
  "year": 2018,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Canada established a temporary public policy under section 25.2 of the IRPA exempting certain foreign nationals applying for temporary or permanent residence from medical inadmissibility due to excessive demand under paragraph 38(1)(c) of the IRPA, effectively raising the cost threshold to three times the average Canadian per capita cost and excluding certain special education and personal support services from cost calculations.",
  "policyCategory": "Admission",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/excessive-demand-june-2018.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Temporary Public Policy Regarding Excessive Demand on Health and Social Services.",
  "evidencePassage": "This public policy will be implemented on June 1, 2018 and ends once regulatory changes come into force.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-f0675ba0cba5ca4ce4fe",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations",
  "policyEffect": "Exempted citizens of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from the temporary resident visa (TRV) requirement for entering Canada by adding the United Arab Emirates to Schedule 1.1 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.",
  "operativeDate": "2018-06-05",
  "year": 2018,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Exempted citizens of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from the temporary resident visa (TRV) requirement for entering Canada by adding the United Arab Emirates to Schedule 1.1 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.",
  "policyCategory": "Not stated",
  "policyTool": "Not stated",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2018/2018-06-13/html/sor-dors107-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette. Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.",
  "evidencePassage": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations Amendment 1 Schedule 1.1 to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulationsfootnote1 is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: United Arab Emirates Coming into Force 2 These Regulations come into force at 05:30:00 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 5, 2018, but if they are registered after that time, they come into force at 05:30:00 a.m. eastern daylight time on the day after the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT … ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Issues Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has determined that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) meets the criteria to be exempted from the requirement that Emirati citizens obtain a temporary resident visa (TRV) before entering Canada. The exemption from a TRV cannot be granted to the UAE without amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (the Regulations). Background Under the Regulations, persons travelling to Canada on a temporary basis require a TRV, with the exception of those from countries … people ties, and provide lasting benefits for the UAE and Canada. Description The Regulations are amended to add the UAE to the list of countries and territories whose citizens are exempt from the TRV requirement for travel to Canada. Regulatory and non-regulatory options considered In order to add the UAE to the list of countries exempt from the TRV requirement, a regulatory change is necessary and is the only option. “One-for-One” Rule The “One-for-One” Rule does not apply to this regulatory amendment, as there is no change in administrative costs to business. Small business lens The small business … relatively low, given that historically, Canada has not observed a great number of asylum or immigration violations from the UAE. These costs will be offset by the resulting economic benefits to Canada, as lifting the visa will facilitate additional travel by business and leisure visitors, as well as those visiting friends and family. These additional visitors will boost trade and investment, and benefit the Canadian tourism and air travel sectors. Implementation, enforcement and service standards This regulatory amendment comes into force on June 5, 2018, at 5:30 am, eastern standard time. As",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-a21174c9c574987d7085",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Express Entry ITA Application Submission Window Reduction",
  "policyEffect": "Amends section 6 of the Ministerial Instructions for the Express Entry Application Management System to reduce the time candidates who receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) have to submit a complete permanent residence application from 90 days to 60 days. Phase scope: Entire",
  "operativeDate": "2018-06-26",
  "year": 2018,
  "affectedGroup": "Express entry candidates receiving itas",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Admission / economic selection",
  "policyTool": "Application deadline / procedural rules",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/ministerial-instructions/express-entry-application-management-system/24-october-2017-25-june-2018.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Department of Citizenship and Immigration, Ministerial Instructions for the Express Entry Application Management System, in force June 26, 2018.",
  "evidencePassage": "-agreements/ministerial-instructions/express-entry-application-management-system.html). DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION **Notice:** An amendment has been made to section 6 of the Ministerial Instructions for the Express Entry Application Management System. The validity period now ends on the 60th day after the invitation is issued. These instructions come into force on June 26, 2018. ## IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT ### Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, pursuant to section 10.3 [Footnote a](#fna) of the",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp4-eb4686333160ee0d5960",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2018-128)",
  "policyEffect": "Operationalizes mandatory collection of biometric information (fingerprints and photo) and sets an $85 fee, 10-year validity window (\"1 in 10\" rule), port-of-entry restrictions, and exemption categories for temporary resident visas, permits, permanent residence, and refugee claims.",
  "operativeDate": "2018-07-31",
  "year": 2018,
  "affectedGroup": "Migrants across various visa categories",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Operationalizes mandatory collection of biometric information (fingerprints and photo) and sets an $85 fee, 10-year validity window (\"1 in 10\" rule), port-of-entry restrictions, and exemption categories for temporary resident visas, permits, permanent residence, and refugee claims.",
  "policyCategory": "Border controls",
  "policyTool": "Fee",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2018/2018-07-11/html/sor-dors128-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 152, Number 14 (SOR/2018-128)",
  "evidencePassage": "Protection Regulations. Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations Amendments 1 Section 10 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations footnote 1 is amended by adding the following after subsection (2): Clarification (2.1) For greater certainty, neither the information referred to in subparagraphs 12.3(b)(i) and (ii) nor the fee referred to in section 315.1 form part of the application. 2 Section 12 of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Return of application 12 Subject to section 140.4, if the requirements of sections 10 and 11 are not met, the application and all documents submitted in support of it, except the information referred to in subparagraphs 12.3(b)(i) and (ii), shall be returned to the applicant. Request or application at port of entry 12.001 Subject to sections 198 and 214, a person — who under section 10.01 of the Act is required to provide their biometric information — may only make a request for a temporary resident permit under subsection 24(1) of the Act or an application for a work or study permit at a port of entry if that port of entry provides collection services for biometric information. 3 (1) Section 12.1 of the Regulations and the heading before it are replaced by the following: Collection and Verification of Biometric Information Collection — claims, applications, and requests 12.1 Section 10.01 of the Act does not apply to claims, applications and requests under the Act, other than the following: (a) an application for a permanent resident visa; (b) an application to remain in Canada as a permanent resident; (c) an application for permanent resident status made by a person who, when they made their claim for refugee protection outside Canada, was exempted, under section 12.8, from providing their biometric information under section 10.01 of the Act; (d) an application for a temporary resident visa; (e) an application for an extension of authorization to remain in Canada as a temporary resident; (f) a request for a temporary resident permit; (g) an application for restoration of temporary resident status; (h) an application for a work permit or renewal of a work permit; (i) an application for a study permit or renewal of a study permit; (j) an application to remain in Canada as a permanent resident, made in Canada by a protected person, within the meaning of subsection 95(2) of the Act … subsection 140.2(1) if 7 Subsection 183(4) of the Regulations is amended by striking out “or” at the end of paragraph (c) and by adding the following after that paragraph: (c.1) in the case of a person who is required by section 10.01 of the Act to provide their biometric information, the day on which the period of 10 years following the latest day on which the person provided their biometric information under section 10.01 of the Act ends; or 8 The heading before section 315.1 of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Services in Relation to Collection of Biometric Information 9 (1) Subsections 315.1(1) and (2) of the Regulations are replaced by the following: Fee — $85 315.1 (1) A fee of $85 is payable for the provision of services in relation to the collection of biometric information under section 10.01 of the Act. Exemptions (2) The following persons are not required to pay the fee referred to in subsection (1): (a) with respect to an application referred to in paragraph 12.1(a), a person who applied for refugee protection outside Canada and their family members; (b) with respect to a request referred to in paragraph 12.1(f), (i) a person referred to in paragraph 12.2( … ) are amended to provide specificity to provisions of the general legislative framework approved by Parliament through the Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1 by implementing the expansion of biometrics collection to all persons (unless exempted) applying for temporary or permanent residence (including all those applying for a temporary or permanent resident visa or status, work permit, study permit, or temporary resident permit) under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (the Act). The Regulations also exempt certain applicants from the biometrics collection requirement (e.g. applicants … , application or request under the Act and provided the authority to establish regulations to implement the legislative changes. These legislative amendments come into force on July 31, 2018. IRCC is leading the Biometrics Expansion Project in partnership with the CBSA, the RCMP and SSC. The scope of the project has three broad components: Collection: Collect biometric information from all visa-required persons; all persons applying for a work permit, study permit, temporary resident permit or temporary resident status (excluding United States nationals); and all permanent resident applicants. … applicants and travellers, as well as upholding the safety and security of Canadians. Objectives The objective of the Regulations is to implement the approved legislative changes contained in the Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1, that come into force simultaneously with the Regulations on July 31, 2018, which expand the obligation to provide biometric information to all persons making a claim, application or request under the Act. The Regulations also prescribe the procedure for the collection and verification of biometric information. Description The IRPR are amended to establish the procedures",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-5fbcf62a995eefd34ec6",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Alignment of Inadmissibility Grounds with the Cannabis Act (SOR/2018-170)",
  "policyEffect": "Amends IRPR sections 19 and 246 to add the Cannabis Act to the list of prescribed Acts under which committing transborder offences creates criminal inadmissibility upon entering Canada, and specifies cannabis-related offences as factors in determining danger to the public for immigration detention. Phase scope: Entire",
  "operativeDate": "2018-10-17",
  "year": 2018,
  "affectedGroup": "Foreign nationals entering canada",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Border controls / inadmissibility",
  "policyTool": "Inadmissibility criteria / enforcement",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2018/2018-08-22/html/sor-dors170-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 152, Number 17, Registration SOR/2018-170, August 2, 2018.",
  "evidencePassage": "Section 19 of the IRPR specifies the Acts of Parliament that contain the indictable offences which can lead to criminal inadmissibility when committing such a criminal offence upon entering Canada; the CDSA is currently listed in this provision. The IRPA also includes various provisions related to immigration detention. Grounds for immigration detention include where an officer believes on reasonable grounds the person is inadmissible and is a danger to the public.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-dddab3c5013f6f17eea5",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Streamlined Administrative Enforcement of Unenforced Removal Orders Abroad (SOR/2018-232)",
  "policyEffect": "Amends section 240 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to authorize CBSA officers in Canada to administratively enforce a removal order upon confirming a foreign national's departure, and allows officers outside Canada to enforce an unenforced removal order when the person applies for a visa, eTA, or ARC simply by confirming identity through examination, repealing prior requirements regarding lawful admission and non-inadmissibility. Phase scope: entire",
  "operativeDate": "2018-11-02",
  "year": 2018,
  "affectedGroup": "Non-citizens subject to removal orders",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Enforcement",
  "policyTool": "Removal order administration",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette, Part II",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2018/2018-11-14/html/sor-dors232-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "SOR/2018-232; Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 152, Number 23",
  "evidencePassage": "Subsection 240(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations footnote 1 is replaced by the following: When removal order is enforced by officer outside Canada (2) If a foreign national against whom a removal order has not been enforced has departed from Canada and applies outside Canada for a visa, an electronic travel authorization or an authorization to return to Canada, an officer shall enforce the order if, following an examination, the foreign national establishes that they are the person described in the order.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-f9f6b5475d4ee82e34f5",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Work Permit Exemption for Registered Indians (SOR/2018-249)",
  "policyEffect": "Amends section 186 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to add paragraph (x), explicitly exempting foreign nationals who are registered Indians under Canada's Indian Act from the requirement to obtain a work permit to work in Canada. Phase scope: entire",
  "operativeDate": "2018-11-23",
  "year": 2018,
  "affectedGroup": "Registered indians under the indian act",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amends section 186 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to add paragraph (x), explicitly exempting foreign nationals who are registered Indians under Canada's Indian Act from the requirement to obtain a work permit to work in Canada.",
  "policyCategory": "Labour migration",
  "policyTool": "Work authorization exemption",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette, Part II",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2018/2018-12-12/html/sor-dors249-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "SOR/2018-249; Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 152, Number 25",
  "evidencePassage": "Work Permit Exemption) Amendment 1 Section 186 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations footnote 1 is amended by striking out “or” at the end of paragraph (v), by adding “or” at the end of paragraph (w) and by adding the following after paragraph (w): (x) if they are an Indian. Coming into Force 2 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Issues Although the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act provides a right to enter and remain in Canada for all individuals who are registered Indians under the Indian Act, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (the Regulations) do not expressly exempt registered Indians from the requirement to obtain a work permit to work in Canada. Introducing such an exemption will be more aligned with policy intent and the right of entry. Background The 1976 Immigration Act, by virtue of subsection 4(3), granted Indians registered under the Indian Act the same rights and obligations that Canadian citizens had under immigration legislation. This meant that a registered Indian had the right to enter and remain in Canada … from the requirement to obtain a work permit by amending the relevant work permit provision of the Regulations. Description The regulatory amendment will ensure that all individuals who enter Canada and are registered as Indians under the Indian Act are not required to obtain a work permit. “One-for-One” Rule The “One-for-One” Rule does not apply to this regulatory amendment, as there is no change in administrative costs to business. Small business lens The small business lens does not apply to this regulatory amendment, as there are no costs to small business. Consultation This regulatory package",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp4-7be28c064dd949cbc794",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Citizenship Regulations (SOR/2018-264)",
  "policyEffect": "Establishes regulatory requirements for written notice, detention, and return procedures when the Minister seizes fraudulent documents under section 23.2 of the Citizenship Act, authorizes disclosure of seized documents to CBSA for IRPA enforcement, and aligns citizenship judge proceedings and revocation provisions by repealing obsolete terrorism revocation hearing rules.",
  "operativeDate": "2018-11-30",
  "year": 2018,
  "affectedGroup": "Citizenship applicants and individuals subject to revocation proceedings",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Citizenship",
  "policyTool": "Administrative procedure",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2018/2018-12-12/html/sor-dors264-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 152, Number 25 (SOR/2018-264)",
  "evidencePassage": "is repealed. 3 (1) Subsection 12(1) of the Regulations is repealed. (2) The portion of subsection 12(2) of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following: (2) When an applicant appears before a citizenship judge, the judge may permit the applicant to be accompanied by 4 The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 26.7: Seizure of Documents 27 If the Minister seizes a document under section 23.2 of the Act, the Minister must provide to the person who provided the document written notice of the seizure that includes the grounds for the seizure and that states that the person may provide additional information with respect to the document. 28 The Minister may, for the purpose of the administration and enforcement of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, disclose to the Canada Border Services Agency, information with respect to the seized document and may provide the seized document to the Agency. The Agency may keep the seized document for the period necessary to determine whether it appears to be genuine or to have been unlawfully altered. 29 If the Minister determines that the seized document was not fraudulently or improperly obtained … or used, or that its seizure is not necessary to prevent its fraudulent or improper use, the Minister must return the document to the person who provided it. 30 If the Minister determines that the seized document was obtained or used fraudulently or improperly or that the seizure is necessary to prevent its fraudulent or improper use, the document must be detained for as long as is necessary for the administration of the laws of Canada, after which it will be returned to the authority that issued it or disposed of in accordance with the laws of Canada. Coming into Force 5 (1) These Regulations … authority by providing clarity and consistency in establishing the processes to be followed in relation to the seizure and detention of documents believed to be fraudulent. Revocation (hearings) The AACA also repealed provisions in the Citizenship Act that allowed the Minister to revoke an individual’s citizenship if the individual had been convicted of an offence abroad that, if committed in Canada, would constitute a terrorism offence in Canada. Amendments to the Regulations are required to remove this now obsolete ground for revocation from a list of factors on which basis a revocation hearing may … the regulatory amendments is to align the Citizenship Regulations with the changes to the Citizenship Act by repealing the obsolete provision stating that a conviction for a terrorism offence committed outside Canada is a factor in determining whether a revocation hearing should be held. Amendments identified by the SJCSR and technical amendments The third objective of the regulatory amendments is to correct technical errors and inconsistencies identified by the SJCSR and make technical revisions. Description Document seizure provisions The regulatory amendments establish the requirement for … determining whether a hearing is required in connection with a revocation decision. Amendments identified by the SJCSR and technical amendments The amendments address technical errors and inconsistencies identified by the SJCSR as follows: Subsection 12(1) of the Citizenship Regulations, which establishes that a judge may require a citizenship applicant to give evidence under oath, is repealed. This provision does not prescribe a procedure to be followed by citizenship judges in the performance of their duties, and, is therefore, unnecessary. Likewise, this provision is redundant because it reflects an authority to require someone to give evidence under oath that is already established in section 13 of the Canada Evidence Act. The definitions of “foreign service officer” and “agent du service extérieur” in section 2 of the Citizenship Regulations would be amended by changing the terms “nearby country” to “another country” and “pays voisin” to “autre pays” for clarity. This change allows applicants to obtain services from another office, rather than requiring applicants to seek consular services at the closest possible office. In addition, the references to “or a registration” and to “fait",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-d36d1e6d36a2b17c25ed",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Interim Pathway for Caregivers Public Policy",
  "policyEffect": "Launched a dedicated temporary public policy pathway to permanent residence for in-home foreign national caregivers in Canada with qualifying temporary work experience under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program who were ineligible under existing caregiver pathways. Phase scope: Open for application intake from March 4, 2019 to June 4, 2019 (with a subsequent re-opening phase later in 2019)",
  "operativeDate": "2019-03-04",
  "year": 2019,
  "affectedGroup": "In-home foreign caregivers working in canada under the tfwp",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Labour migration / caregivers",
  "policyTool": "Permanent residence pathway / public policy stream",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2019/02/caregivers-will-now-have-access-to-new-pathways-to-permanent-residence.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC News Release / Public Policy: Interim Pathway for Caregivers (February 23, 2019)",
  "evidencePassage": "of work experience, they will have access to a direct pathway to become a permanent resident. These pilot programs will replace the Caring for Children and Caring for People with High Medical Needs pilots and include: - Occupation-specific work permits for caregivers, providing the ability to change jobs quickly when necessary. - Open work permits for spouses/common-law partners and study permits for dependent children, to allow the caregiver’s family to accompany them to Canada. In addition, the Minister also launched the Interim Pathway for Caregivers, which will be open from March 4, 2019, … until June 4, 2019. This interim program is being launched after hearing directly from caregivers and interested parties that the previous changes made in 2014 were not well understood. Many caregivers began working for families in Canada, only to find out later that they were not going to qualify for permanent residence under an existing program. To address this issue, the Interim Pathway for Caregivers will provide those caregivers an opportunity to stay in Canada permanently. The interim program will have modified criteria compared to the current pilot programs and offer a pathway to permanent residence for caregivers who, in good faith, have come to Canada and are providing care to Canadians, without a clear pathway to permanent residence. The Government of Canada continues to be committed to family reunification and eliminating backlogs across all immigration streams. In 2017, the Government committed to eliminating 80% of the caregiver backlog and reducing the processing time from its peak of more than 60 months. To date, the Government has reduced 94% of the backlog and reduced the processing time to 12 months. ## Quotes > “Caregivers provide care to families in Canada that",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-79268ca3a98133eee95e",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Order Extending the Decision-Making Role of Citizenship Judges (SOR/2019-82)",
  "policyEffect": "Extended the decision-making role of citizenship judges under section 14 of the Citizenship Act for an additional five-year period to July 31, 2024, maintaining their statutory authority to determine physical presence requirements in citizenship grant applications. Phase scope: General application to citizenship physical presence adjudications",
  "operativeDate": "2019-03-28",
  "year": 2019,
  "affectedGroup": "Citizenship applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Citizenship",
  "policyTool": "Adjudication",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette, Part II",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2019/2019-04-17/html/sor-dors82-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 153, No. 8, SOR/2019-82 (April 17, 2019)",
  "evidencePassage": "Money and finances Science and innovation Topics menu Canada.ca Canada Gazette Publications Part II: Vol. 153 (2019) April 17, 2019 Order Extending the Application of Section 14 of that Act for a Period of Five Years: SOR/2019-82 Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 153, Number 8 Registration SOR/2019-82 March 28, 2019 CITIZENSHIP ACT Order Extending the Application of Section 14 of that Act for a Period of Five Years The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, pursuant to subsection 28.1(1)footnote a of the Citizenship Actfootnote b, extends the application of section 14 of that Act for a period of … five years, ending on July 31, 2024. Ottawa, March 25, 2019 Ahmed D. Hussen Minister of Citizenship and Immigration EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order.) Proposal Pursuant to his authority under subsection 28.1(1) of the Citizenship Act, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (the Minister) is extending the decision-making role of citizenship judges for a period of five years. The decision-making role of citizenship judges will cease on July 31, 2024, unless it is further extended by the Minister before that date. Objective Where citizenship applicants do not clearly demonstrate that they meet the requirement related to physical presence in Canada, section 14 of the Citizenship Act requires the case to be referred to and determined by a citizenship judge. The extension of the decision-making role of citizenship judges is intended to allow them to continue with this work. Background Citizenship judges have three roles. First, and as outlined in the Citizenship Regulations, they are responsible for presiding at citizenship ceremonies and administering the Oath of Citizenship to new Canadians. Second, they are responsible for making physical presence",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-4a8ca9bcb2cfb1691d6e",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Order Repealing Designated Countries of Origin Orders Under the IRPA",
  "policyEffect": "Repealed the quantitative threshold and designation orders for Designated Countries of Origin (DCO), removing differentiated, accelerated asylum adjudication timelines and restrictions for refugee claimants from listed countries. Phase scope: All asylum claimants from previously designated origin countries",
  "operativeDate": "2019-05-10",
  "year": 2019,
  "affectedGroup": "Asylum seekers",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Repealed the quantitative threshold and designation orders for Designated Countries of Origin (DCO), removing differentiated, accelerated asylum adjudication timelines and restrictions for refugee claimants from listed countries.",
  "policyCategory": "Asylum and protection",
  "policyTool": "Country designations",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette, Part I",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2019/2019-05-18/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part I, Vol. 153, No. 20 (May 18, 2019)",
  "evidencePassage": "Publications Part I: Vol. 153 (2019) May 18, 2019 Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 153, Number 20: GOVERNMENT NOTICES May 18, 2019 DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT Order Repealing Certain Orders Made Under Section 109.1 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, pursuant to section 109.1 footnote a of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act footnote b, makes the annexed Order Repealing Certain Orders Made Under Section 109.1 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Ottawa, May 9, 2019 Ahmed D. Hussen Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Order Repealing Certain Orders Made Under Section 109.1 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act Repeals Quantitative Thresholds for the Designation of Countries of Origin 1 The Order Establishing Quantitative Thresholds for the Designation of Countries of Origin footnote 1 is repealed. Order Designating Countries of Origin 2 The Order Designating Countries of Origin footnote 2, as amended by the Order Amending the Order Designating Countries of Origin footnote 3, is repealed. Coming into Force May 10, 2019 3 This Order comes into force on May 10, … 2019, but if it is made after that day, it comes into force on the day on which it is made. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999 Federal environmental quality guidelines for copper Whereas the Minister of the Environment issues the environmental quality guidelines for the purpose of carrying out the Minister’s mandate related to preserving the quality of the environment; Whereas the guidelines relate to the environment pursuant to paragraph 54(2)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999; And whereas the Minister of the Environment has offered",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp4-8902741d665b1f774698",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Electronic Administration) (SOR/2019-174)",
  "policyEffect": "Added Division 1.1 (sections 9.1 through 9.6) to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, requiring that certain applications (such as in-Canada temporary resident status extensions, work/study permit applications and renewals, status restoration, and youth mobility applications), supporting documents, fees, and employer offers of employment under the International Mobility Program be submitted using electronic means specified by the Minister, subject to limited exemptions.",
  "operativeDate": "2019-06-03",
  "year": 2019,
  "affectedGroup": "Temporary residents, students, workers, and youth mobility applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Added Division 1.1 (sections 9.1 through 9.6) to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, requiring that certain applications (such as in-Canada temporary resident status extensions, work/study permit applications and renewals, status restoration, and youth mobility applications), supporting documents, fees, and employer offers of employment under the International Mobility Program be submitted using electronic means specified by the Minister, subject to limited exemptions.",
  "policyCategory": "Entry and stay",
  "policyTool": "Application procedure",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2019/2019-06-12/html/sor-dors174-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 153, Number 12, SOR/2019-174",
  "evidencePassage": "to subsections 5(1) and 11(1.01) footnote a, section 14 footnote b, subsection 26(1) footnote c and section 186.3 footnote d of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act footnote e, makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Electronic Administration). Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Electronic Administration) Amendments 1 The Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations footnote 1 are amended by adding the following after section 9: DIVISION 1.1 Use of Electronic Means Electronic means 9.1 (1) Despite section 10, when an application, request or claim is made, a document or information is submitted electronically, or a signature by electronic means is provided, it must be made, submitted or provided using the electronic means that is made available or specified by the Minister for that purpose. Supporting documents for electronic applications (2) When an application, request or claim is made by electronic means, any required information, documents or evidence of payment required in these Regulations must be submitted by the same means. Application by electronic means 9.2 The following applications must be made by the electronic means made available or specified by the Minister for that purpose: (a) an application for an extension of an authorization to remain in Canada as a temporary resident; (b) an application that is made in Canada for a work or study permit or for renewal of such a permit; (c) an application for the restoration of temporary resident status; (d) an application that is made pursuant to a youth mobility arrangement entered into by Canada. Deemed receipt by the Minister 9.3 (1) Any application, request, claim, document or information sent by a foreign national, or … start-up business class, the self-employed persons class and the Quebec self-employed persons class; and 8 Sections 85.1 to 85.6 of the Regulations are repealed. 9 (1) The portion of subsection 209.11(1) of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following: Foreign national — subparagraph 200(1)(c)(ii.1) 209.11 (1) An employer who has made an offer of employment to a foreign national referred to in subparagraph 200(1)(c)(ii.1) must, before the foreign national makes an application for a work permit in respect of that employment, provide the following information to the Minister using the electronic means that is made available or specified by the Minister for that purpose: (2) Subsections 209.11(2) and (3) of the Regulations are repealed. 10 Subsection 209.994(2) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Deemed receipt (2) Despite section 9.3(2) of these Regulations and section 3 of the Electronic Documents and Electronic Information Regulations, a notice of preliminary finding or a corrected or cancelled notice of preliminary finding is deemed to have been received 10 days after the day on which it is sent. 11 Subsection 209.996(6) of the Regulations is replaced … entail the collection of new or additional personal information; however, such information collected by IRCC and the CBSA will continue to be protected and stored in accordance with Canadian law. These Regulations come into force on the date on which they are registered. Contacts Patrick McEvenue Director Strategic Policy and Planning Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Telephone: 613‑437‑6296 Email: IRCC.SPPElectronicAdmin-AdminelectroniquePSP.IRCC@cic.gc.ca Madona Radi Director Program and Policy Management Division Canada Border Services Agency Telephone: 613‑954‑6319 Email: Madona.Radi",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-5404d887d672dcdba596",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Direct Removal Orders for Human/International Rights Violations (SOR/2019-200)",
  "policyEffect": "Amends Section 228(1) and Paragraph 229(1)(b) of the IRPR to allow the Minister/CBSA officers at the administrative level to directly issue deportation orders against foreign nationals inadmissible under paragraphs 35(1)(d) or (e) of the Act (human or international rights violations) rather than requiring referral to the Immigration Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board. Phase scope: General application for inadmissible foreign nationals under paragraphs 35(1)(d) and (e) of the IRPA.",
  "operativeDate": "2019-06-10",
  "year": 2019,
  "affectedGroup": "Inadmissible foreign nationals",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Enforcement",
  "policyTool": "Removal order",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2019/2019-06-26/html/sor-dors200-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 153, Number 13 (SOR/2019-200, registered June 10, 2019)",
  "evidencePassage": "Regulations footnote 1 is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (d), by adding “and” to the end of paragraph (e) and by adding the following after paragraph (e): (f) if the foreign national is inadmissible under paragraph 35(1)(d) or (e) of the Act on grounds of violating human or international rights, a deportation order. 2 Paragraph 229(1)(b) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: (b) a deportation order, if they are inadmissible under paragraph 35(1)(a), (b) or (c) of the Act on grounds of violating human or international rights; Transitional Provision 3 Subsection 228(1) and paragraph 229(1)(b) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, as they read immediately before the day on which these Regulations come into force, continue to apply in respect of a foreign national for whom, before the day on which these Regulations come into force, a report was referred to the Immigration Division for an admissibility hearing under subsection 44(2) of the Act. Coming into Force 4 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Issues The admissibility",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-3e0f53ced5ae8c0d7e92",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Clarification of Health Inadmissibility Excessive Demand Exemptions for Family Members",
  "policyEffect": "Amended section 24 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to clarify which family members are prescribed as exempt from the excessive demand on health or social services ground of inadmissibility under paragraph 38(1)(c) of the IRPA, specifically prescribing dependent children of spouses/common-law partners, conjugal partners, and their dependent children. Phase scope: Family class applicants and their dependent family members",
  "operativeDate": "2019-06-17",
  "year": 2019,
  "affectedGroup": "Family class sponsorship applicants and dependent children",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amended section 24 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to clarify which family members are prescribed as exempt from the excessive demand on health or social services ground of inadmissibility under paragraph 38(1)(c) of the IRPA, specifically prescribing dependent children of spouses/common-law partners, conjugal partners, and their dependent children.",
  "policyCategory": "Admissibility / health grounds",
  "policyTool": "Excessive demand health inadmissibility exemption",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2019/2019-06-26/html/sor-dors212-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 153, Number 13: Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Miscellaneous Program) (SOR/2019-212)",
  "evidencePassage": "child of the sponsor. Prescribed family members (2) The following family members of a foreign national referred to in paragraph 38(2)(a) of the Act are prescribed for the purpose of paragraph 38(2)(d) of the Act: (a) the dependent child of the sponsor’s spouse or common-law partner; (b) the dependent child of the dependent child referred to in paragraph (a); and (c) the dependent child of the sponsor’s dependent child. Exception (3) Paragraph 38(1)(c) of the Act does not apply to a foreign national who is a member of the family class and is (a) the conjugal partner of a sponsor; (b) the dependent … Section 180: The provision is being amended in English and French to include a reference similar to the wording used in the Regulations in subsection 7.1(2) to clarify that this section only applies to “a foreign national who holds a temporary resident visa.” Section 24 of the Regulations related to inadmissibility on health grounds: Paragraph 38(1)(c) of the Act provides that a foreign national is inadmissible to Canada on health grounds if their condition might reasonably be expected to cause excessive demand on health or social services. Subsection 38(2) exempts certain classes of foreign nationals from the application of this inadmissibility, and gives authority to specify who benefits in the Regulations. Section 24 of the Regulations is being amended to clarify who may benefit from this exemption by adding specific references to dependent children under the family class, their dependent children, conjugal partners, as well the dependent children of conjugal partners, and the dependent children of those children. “One-for-One” Rule and small business lens The “One-for-One” Rule does not apply to these amendments, as there is no change in administrative costs or burden on businesses",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-1eb364506549820cc838",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Mandatory Consideration of the Best Interests of the Child in Immigration Detention (SOR/2019-213)",
  "policyEffect": "Amended IRPR Section 248 and added Section 248.1 to explicitly require immigration officers and Immigration Division members to evaluate the best interests of directly affected children (under age 18) when making decisions regarding detention or release, codifying specific factors including physical, emotional, and psychological well-being, and healthcare/educational needs.",
  "operativeDate": "2019-06-17",
  "year": 2019,
  "affectedGroup": "Minors / families in detention",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Enforcement / detention",
  "policyTool": "Detention guidelines / vulnerability protection",
  "sourceName": "Canada Border Services Agency / Queen's Printer",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2019/2019-06-26/html/sor-dors213-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 153, Number 13, SOR/2019-213",
  "evidencePassage": "is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (d), by adding “and” at the end of paragraph (e) and by adding the following after paragraph (e): (f) the best interests of a directly affected child who is under 18 years of age. 2 The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 248: Best interests of the child 248.1 (1) For the purpose of paragraph 248(f) and for the application, in respect of children who are under 18 years of age, of the principle affirmed in section 60 of the Act, that a minor child shall be detained only as a measure of last resort, the following factors must be considered when determining the best interests of the child: (a) the child’s physical, emotional and psychological well-being; (b) the child’s healthcare and educational needs; (c) the importance of maintaining relationships and the stability of the family environment, and the possible effect on the child of disrupting those relationships or that stability; (d) the care, protection and safety needs of the child; and (e) the child’s views and preferences, provided the child is capable of forming their own views or expressing their preferences, taking into consideration the child’s age and maturity. Degree of dependence (2) For the purpose of paragraph 248(f), the level of dependency of the child on the person for whom there are grounds to detain shall also be considered when determining the best interests of the child. Coming into Force 3 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Issues The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) includes provisions specifying that the best interests of the minor child must be considered in any decision related … that affects a child. This will standardize the process, while still allowing decision makers to consider additional factors that may be pertinent. Description The amendments to the IRPR are as follows: 1. Section 248 has been amended by adding a new paragraph, specifying the best interests of a child directly affected by an immigration detention or release decision of another person, at the end of the existing list of factors: (f) the best interests of a directly affected child who is under 18 years of age. 2. Section 248.1 has been added after section 248. Subsection (1) of this new section provides the following non-exhaustive list of factors that CBSA officers and ID members must consider when determining a child’s best interests with respect to detention and release, regardless of whether the child is detained or housed: the child’s physical, emotional and psychological well-being; the child’s healthcare and educational needs; the importance of maintaining relationships and the stability of the family environment, and the possible effect on the child of disrupting those relationships or that stability; the care, protection and safety needs of the child; and the child’s views and preferences, provided the child is capable of forming their own views or expressing their preferences, taking into consideration the child’s age and maturity. The list should not be considered exhaustive; other factors could also be considered. Subsection (2), stipulating that the level of dependence of the child on the person for whom there are grounds to detain, has been added as a consideration. The scope of these amendments is limited to best interests considerations only as they apply to immigration detention and release decisions. “One-for-One” Rule The “One-for-One” Rule does not apply",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "recovered-ca-home-support-worker-20190618",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Home Support Worker permanent-residence pilot opened",
  "policyEffect": "From June 18, 2019, the Home Support Worker Class provided an economic permanent-residence route for eligible applicants intending to live outside Quebec in occupations covered by NOC 4412, excluding housekeepers. Applicants with less than 24 months of qualifying Canadian work experience needed a qualifying full-time job offer, language proficiency of at least benchmark 5 in all four skills, and at least one year of post-secondary education or assessed foreign equivalent. They then had to demonstrate 24 months of qualifying experience in the preceding 36 months, within 36 months of issuance of their initial home support work permit. Applicants already holding 24 months of qualifying experience in the preceding 36 months could apply under a separate route, still subject to the language and education requirements. Qualifying work had to be authorized and performed with temporary resident status; full-time study and self-employment periods did not count. The original instructions specified an application period ending June 17, 2024.",
  "operativeDate": "2019-06-18",
  "year": 2019,
  "affectedGroup": "Eligible home support worker applicants intending to reside outside quebec, subject to occupation, experience, language and education conditions",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: From June 18, 2019, the Home Support Worker Class provided an economic permanent-residence route for eligible applicants intending to live outside Quebec in occupations covered by NOC 4412, excluding housekeepers.; Applicants with less than 24 months of qualifying Canadian work experience needed a qualifying full-time job offer, language proficiency of at least benchmark 5 in all four skills, and at least one year of post-secondary education or assessed foreign equivalent.; They then had to demonstrate 24 months of qualifying experience in the preceding 36 months, within 36 months of issuance of their initial home support work permit.; Applicants already holding 24 months of qualifying experience in the preceding 36 months could apply under a separate route, still subject to the language and education requirements.",
  "policyCategory": "Migration policy",
  "policyTool": "",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette / Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2019/2019-06-29/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette Part I, June 29, 2019: Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Home Support Worker Class",
  "evidencePassage": "e fees that are payable for processing an application for a permanent resident visa under these Instructions are the fees set out in paragraphs 295(1)(c)(i), (ii) or (iii) of the Regulations, as applicable. Period of application 4 These instructions apply from June 18, 2019 to June 17, 2024. DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Home Support Worker Class The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, pursuant to section 14.1 footnote c of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act footnote d, gives the annexed Min … isterial Instructions Respecting the Home Support Worker Class. Ahmed D. Hussen Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Home Support Worker Class Definitions 1 The following definitions apply in these Instructions. Act means the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. (Loi) Canadian educational credential has the same meaning as in subsection 73(1) of the Regulations. (diplôme canadien) eligible occupation means an occupation listed in the National Occupational Classification under the unit group 4412, other than a housekeeper. (profession admissible) eq … (habileté langagière) Regulations mean the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. (Règlement) work has the same meaning as in subsection 73(2) of the Regulations. (travail) Home support worker class 2 (1) The home support worker class is established as part of the economic class referred to in subsection 12(2) of the Act and consists of foreign nationals who intend to reside in a province other than the province of Quebec, and who demonstrate, in accordance with these Instructions, that they meet the requirements of these Instructions. Economic class (2) For greater certainty, the hom … e support worker class is considered to be part of the class referred to in paragraph 70(2)(b) of the Regulations. Application for permanent residence – less than 24 months experience (3) An application for a permanent residence visa as member of the home support worker class for a foreign national who has acquired in Canada less than 24 months of full-time work experience in an eligible occupation during the 36 months preceding the date on which the application is made consists of the following two steps: (a) the foreign national demonstrates, on the date on which the application is made, tha … the job offer, and (v) they are able to perform the work and duties described for the eligible occupation in the National Occupational Classification, and; (b) within 36 months of the issuance of their initial home support work permit, they demonstrate that they have acquired, in Canada, at least 24 months of full-time work experience in an eligible occupation within the 36 months preceding the date of the demonstration. Application for permanent residence – at least 24 months experience (4) A foreign national who has acquired in Canada at least 24 months of full-time work experience in an eli … gible occupation may apply for a permanent residence visa as member of the home support worker class if they demonstrate, on the date on which the application is made, that they meet the following conditions: (a) their work experience was accumulated within the 36 months preceding the date on which the application is made; and (b) the conditions set out in subparagraphs (3)a)(i) and (ii). Work experience (5) The work experience referred to in paragraph (3)(b) and subsection (4) (a) must include the performance of the actions described in the lead statement for the eligible occupation in the Na … tional Occupational Classification, and the performance of a substantial number of the main duties of that occupation; (b) must only involve work that was authorized under a work permit; (c) must be acquired while the foreign national had temporary resident status; and (d) must not include any period during which the foreign national was engaged in full-time study or was self-employed. Processing fees 3 The fees that are payable for processing an application for a permanent resident visa under these Instructions are the fees set out in paragraphs 295(1)(c)(i), (ii) or (iii) of the Regulations, … as applicable. Period of application 4 These instructions apply from June 18, 2019 to June 17, 2024. DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT New ministerial instructions regarding the processing of certain work permit applications Notice is hereby given under subsection 87.3(6) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (the Act) that the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration has established the following ministerial instructions regarding the processing of certain work permit applications. Overview Authority for ministerial instructions is derive … t they meet the following conditions: (i) they have attained a level of proficiency of at least benchmark 5 in either official language of Canada for each of the four language skill areas, as set out in the Canadian Language Benchmarks or the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens, as demonstrated by the results of an evaluation designated by the Minister — that must be less than two years old on that date — by an organization or institution designated by the Minister for the purpose of evaluating language proficiency under subsection 74(3) of the Regulations, (ii) they hold (A) a Canadi",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-d9bec5121649ba9fec90",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1",
  "policyEffect": "Amended the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to establish an ineligibility ground for refugee protection claims if the claimant previously made a claim in another country.",
  "operativeDate": "2019-06-21",
  "year": 2019,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Asylum or protection",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "justice.gc.ca",
  "sourceUrl": "https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/annualstatutes/2019_29/page-1.html?wbdisable=true",
  "preciseCitation": "justice.gc.ca. Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1.; S.C. 2019, c. 29, Division 16",
  "evidencePassage": "Division 16 of Part 4 amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to (a) introduce a new ground of ineligibility for refugee protection if a claimant has previously made a claim for refugee protection in another country;",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-843bac1c03582112117c",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Public Policy to Reinstate an Interim Pathway for Caregivers",
  "policyEffect": "Reinstates the Interim Pathway for Caregivers for an additional three-month period from July 8, 2019 to October 8, 2019, providing a dedicated pathway to permanent residence for in-home temporary foreign worker caregivers who do not qualify under other existing caregiver pathways. Phase scope: Second three-month intake period from July 8, 2019 to October 8, 2019",
  "operativeDate": "2019-07-08",
  "year": 2019,
  "affectedGroup": "Temporary foreign worker caregivers",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Labour migration",
  "policyTool": "Temporary regularisation or transition channel",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/interim-pathway-caregivers-july.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Public policy to reinstate an interim pathway for caregivers (2019-06-28).",
  "evidencePassage": "significant contributions that these caregivers have made to Canadian families, while maintaining minimum requirements for applicants to be able to establish themselves and their families in Canada as permanent residents. ## Public Policy Considerations The Government has heard that the three-month application period for *the Interim Pathway for Caregivers* was too short for some caregivers to prepare their applications. Reinstating the *Interim Pathway for Caregivers* for an additional period of three months would provide interested and eligible applicants with another opportunity to apply and stay … in Canada permanently. Pursuant to section 25.2 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act*, I hereby establish that there are sufficient public policy considerations justifying an exemption from the requirements of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* associated with membership in a class \\[70(1)(a),(c) and (d), 72(1)(a),(c) and (d)], to foreign nationals who apply for a permanent resident visa or permanent residence and request to be considered under this public policy and who meet the conditions set out below. ## Eligibility Criteria and Conditions The criteria of the public policy remain unchanged from the initial *Interim Pathway for Caregivers.* This public policy applies to foreign nationals who meet the following criteria: 1. At the time of application: - is authorized to work in Canada on a work permit other than a *Live-in Caregiver Program* work permit; - is authorized to work without a work permit pursuant to subsection 186(u) of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations,* if they have applied for a renewal of a work permit other than a *Live-in Caregiver Program* work permit; or, - has applied and is eligible for restoration of status, and … otherwise inadmissible. 7. Meets all other statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to foreign nationals seeking to obtain permanent resident status in Canada, with the exception of the requirement to belong to a class. ## Start and End dates This public policy comes into effect on July 8, 2019 and expires on October 8, 2019. Applications received during this time period will continue to be processed until all applications are finalized. The Honourable Ahmed Hussen Canada’s Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Dated at Ottawa, this 28 day of June 2019 ## Footnote Footnote 1 The full-time",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "recall-2ff7543e6a0bb9a01e35",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Rural and Northern Community Immigration pilot class created",
  "policyEffect": "Canada established the Rural and Northern Community Immigration Class as part of the economic immigration class, creating a new permanent residence pathway for foreign nationals recommended by designated economic development organizations in participating rural and northern communities.",
  "operativeDate": "2019-09-01",
  "year": 2019,
  "affectedGroup": "Foreign nationals recommended by designated participating rural and northern communities",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: The five-year pilot required a designated-community recommendation plus the applicable employment, language and education criteria.",
  "policyCategory": "New pathway",
  "policyTool": "Executive Instrument",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 153, Number 33",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2019/2019-08-17/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Ministerial Instructions with respect to the Rural and Northern Community Immigration Class; operative 2019-09-01.",
  "evidencePassage": "t (i) not have been revoked by the issuing economic development organization, and (ii) have been made within the period set out in column 3 of the schedule for the corresponding economic development organization set out in column 1, except in the case of an economic development organization that is removed from the schedule, in which case the period ends on the day of removal. Permanent resident visa 13 For the purposes of subsection 14.1(5) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act , subsections 70(1), (2), (4) and (5) of the Regulations apply to permanent resident visa applications made by an applicant. Not agent of Her Majesty 14 Economic development organizations are not agents of Her Majesty or Crown corporations , as defined in section 2 of the Financial Administration Act , and their officers and employees are not part of the federal public administration. Effective period 15 These Instructions have effect for a period of five years beginning on September 1, 2019, but if they are given after that day, the period begins on the day on which they are given. SCHEDULE (Subsections 2(2) and (3) and 8(1) and (3) and subparagraph 12(b)(ii)) List of Economic Development Organizations Item Column 1 Economic Development Organization Column 2 Community Column 3 Period 1 Brandon Immigration Pilot Board An area in Manitoba bounded by a radius of 55 km centred on latitude 49°50′35.4″ North and longitude 99°57′01.6″ West November 1, 2019 to October 31, 2022 2 Claresholm Economic Development Committee An area in Alberta bounded by a radius of 25 km centred on latitude 50°01′12.6″ North and longitude 113°35′00.6″ West January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2022 3 Community Futures Development Corporation of Central Kootenay In British Columbia, an area bounded by a radius of 35 km centred on latitude 49°34′13.1″ North and longitude 117°14′10.4″ West and an area bound",
  "reviewMethod": "Official-source recall audit with Gemini 3.8 Flash and evidence-supervisor publication adjudication",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-7b45b5e81be3e011f4a6",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Public Policy Facilitating Immigration of Certain Sponsored Foreign Nationals Excluded under Paragraph 117(9)(d) or 125(1)(d)",
  "policyEffect": "Establishes a pilot project via public policy exempting certain vulnerable foreign nationals (resettled refugees, protected persons, and sponsored family members) from the lifetime sponsorship bar under IRPR paragraphs 117(9)(d) and 125(1)(d) when a non-accompanying family member was not declared or examined. Phase scope: Initial 2-year pilot project starting September 9, 2019",
  "operativeDate": "2019-09-09",
  "year": 2019,
  "affectedGroup": "Family members of refugees and previously sponsored persons",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Family reunification",
  "policyTool": "Exemption from exclusion / bar",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/certain-sponsored-foreign-nationals-excluded.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Consecutive public policy to facilitate the immigration of certain sponsored foreign nationals excluded under paragraph 117(9)(d) or 125(1)(d) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.",
  "evidencePassage": "officials have all relevant information to make a decision on a permanent residence application and can ensure that these family members would not make the principal applicant ineligible or inadmissible. In the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* (the Regulations), the consequence for failing to have a non-accompanying family member examined is a lifetime bar on being able to sponsor that family member, as per paragraphs 117(9)(d) and 125(1)(d) of the Regulations. These regulations were put in place to encourage full disclosure by immigration applicants, to enhance the overall integrity of Family Class immigration, and to protect the health, safety and security of Canadians. Stakeholders and the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration have expressed concerns related to the disproportionate impact of the lifetime bar, particularly on children. In order to address these concerns, the Department implemented a pilot project via a public policy on September 9, 2019. A subsequent public policy was issued in September 2021 for two years due to the unprecedented circumstances and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The public policy will expire on September … the immigration into Canada of certain foreign nationals applying in the Family Class or the Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada class and whose sponsor applied for, and obtained permanent resident status as a Convention refugee or a person in similar circumstances, as a protected person or who were sponsored as a spouse, a common-law partner, a conjugal partner or a dependent child. These foreign nationals, if they comply with the below specified conditions, will be exempted from paragraph 117(9)(d) or 125(1)(d) of the Regulations. These foreign nationals are the most vulnerable populations … the sponsorship of family members who, based on their relationship to their sponsor, would have made that person ineligible to immigrate to Canada in the program under which they applied. As such, I hereby establish that, pursuant to my authority under section 25.2 of the Act, there are public policy considerations that justify continuation of the granting of an exemption from the application of paragraph 117(9)(d) or 125(1)(d) of the Regulations to foreign nationals who meet the conditions (eligibility requirements) listed below. ## Conditions (Eligibility Requirements) Based on public policy considerations, delegated officers may grant an exemption from the requirements of the provisions of the Regulations listed below to a foreign national who meets all of the following conditions (eligibility requirements): - The foreign national has applied as a spouse or a common-law partner in the Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada class or as a spouse, a common-law partner, a conjugal partner or a dependent child in the Family Class; - The foreign national has a sponsor who applied for and was granted permanent residence status: 1. As a Convention refugee or a person in similar circumstances; or, 2. After having been determined to be a protected person; or, 3. As a sponsored spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner, or dependent child as a member of the Family Class; or, 4. As a sponsored spouse or common-law partner as a member of the Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada Class. - The foreign national, if declared and examined at the time their sponsor immigrated to Canada, would not have made their sponsor ineligible for the permanent residence in one of the above-mentioned the class in which the sponsor applied for and was granted permanent residence. ## Requirements",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-2623a596171bf921424d",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary Freeze on the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP)",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC implemented a complete freeze on the acceptance of new sponsorship applications and permanent resident visa applications for the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) effective January 1, 2020, to allow for the development of a new intake management process.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-01-01",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Family",
  "policyTool": "Other",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2020/2020-01-11/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette. Temporary Freeze on the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP). Effective 2020-01-01.; Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 154, Number 2: Ministerial Instructions with respect to the processing of applications for a permanent resident visa made by parents or grandparents of a sponsor as members of the family class and the processing of sponsorship applications made in relation to those applications.",
  "evidencePassage": "Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Act). These Instructions are given, pursuant to section 87.3 and subsections 92(1.1) and (2) of the Act, by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration as, in the opinion of the Minister, these Instructions will best support the attainment of the immigration goals established by the Government of Canada. These temporary Instructions are intended to ensure that as of January 1, 2020, no permanent resident visa applications made by parents or grandparents of a sponsor and no sponsorship applications made in relation to those applications are accepted for processing until further Instructions are issued. These Instructions will allow the Department sufficient time to complete the development of a new application intake management process for the parents and grandparents sponsorship program, to be implemented in 2020. The Minister intends to issue further Instructions relating to the intake management process for the parents and grandparents program by April 1, 2020, at the latest. Until the new intake management process is implemented, the Department will not accept any new applications. This will ensure that all interested sponsors have the same opportunity … parents or grandparents under the family class are accepted for processing until further Instructions are issued. Humanitarian and compassionate requests A request made under subsection 25(1) of the Act from outside Canada and that accompanies an application that was not accepted for processing under these Instructions will not be processed. Disposition of applications Any sponsorship application or related application for a permanent resident visa made by a sponsor’s parents or grandparents under the family class that is not accepted for processing under these Instructions will be returned. Coming into effect These Instructions take effect on January 1, 2020. Ottawa, December 20, 2019 Marco Mendicino, P.C., M.P. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999 Proposed guideline for Canadian drinking water quality for boron Pursuant to subsection 55(3) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the Minister of Health hereby gives notice of a proposed guideline for Canadian drinking water quality for boron. The proposed technical document for this guideline is available for public comment from January 10, 2020, to March",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-d350a176c9432ee8ba73",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary Public Policy for Out-of-Status Construction Workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)",
  "policyEffect": "Implementation of a temporary public policy allowing up to 500 out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area to apply for permanent residence.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-01-02",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Implementation of a temporary public policy allowing up to 500 out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area to apply for permanent residence.",
  "policyCategory": "Regularization",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/permanent-residence-construction-workers-gta.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Temporary Public Policy for Out-of-Status Construction Workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).; IRCC Public Policy Notice, \"ARCHIVED - Temporary public policy for out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area\".; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, \"Temporary public policy for out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)\", IRCC Corporate Instructions.",
  "evidencePassage": "**Note:** This public policy has expired. ## Background The *Temporary Public Policy for Out-of-Status Construction Workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)* recognizes the economic contribution of long-term resident construction workers and seeks to regularize individuals who have been contributing to the Canadian economy by filling a regional labour market need. At the same time, this public policy addresses the vulnerable position of these workers due to their lack of immigration status. This temporary public policy will facilitate access to permanent resident status for 500 construction … permanent residents addresses the vulnerability of this undocumented population and allows them to continue to contribute to the sector with legal status. Many undocumented construction workers may be unaware of their employment rights or are hesitant to exercise them. These workers may not benefit from workplace regulations, such as health and safety inspections. As such, I hereby establish that, pursuant to my authority under section 25.2 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act* (the Act), that there are public policy considerations that justify the granting of permanent residence to foreign … (100 principal applicants); - Have continuously resided in Canada for at least five years on the date of their application; - Are currently working without authorization in the construction industry in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and have accumulated, and be able to provide evidence of, three years full-time work experience within the past five years in construction in the GTA in the occupations referenced in Annex A. - Provide evidence of language ability at Canadian Language Benchmark speaking 4, listening 4, reading 4 and writing 4; - Have family (mother, father, brother, sister, grandmother … not a consideration) - Prioritization of applicants with a spouse or common-law partner in Canada (status of the spouse or common-law partner is not a consideration) **Fees:** Any applicable fees, including fees for processing an application for permanent residence under subsection 25.2(1) of the Act must be paid and applicable Right of Permanent Residence Fee, must be paid. **Greater Toronto Area (GTA) as defined by Statistics Canada – Toronto Economic Region:** City of Toronto, Durham Region, Halton Region, Peel Region, York Region. **Start and End Date:** This public policy takes effect on January 2, 2020, and will end on January 1, 2022 or once 500 principal applicants (plus their family members) have been granted permanent residence, whichever comes first. Any applications received prior to January 2, 2022, will be processed under the public policy if the cap of 500 principal applicants has not been reached. Ahmed Hussen Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Dated at Ottawa, July 4th, 2019 ## Annex A – Construction Industry Occupations Included in the *Temporary Public Policy for Out-of-Status Construction Workers in the Greater Toronto Area* (GTA) - Major Group 72 industrial",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-01b22865ad673280bc0a",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "COVID-19 Border Restrictions and Essential Exemptions",
  "policyEffect": "Canada implemented strict border closures to non-essential travel while carving out specific exemptions for essential workers, international students with permits approved by March 18, 2020, and immediate family members of citizens or permanent residents.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-03-18",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Residence, student, skilled work, family",
  "policyTool": "Enforcement",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2020/2020-04-24-x2/html/sor-dors91-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "gazette.gc.ca. COVID-19 Border Restrictions and Essential Exemptions. Effective 2020-03-18.",
  "evidencePassage": "annexed Minimizing the Risk of Exposure to COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease in Canada Order (Prohibition of Entry into Canada). Minimizing the Risk of Exposure to COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease in Canada Order (Prohibition of Entry into Canada) Definition of immediate family member 1 In this Order, immediate family member, in respect of a person means (a) the spouse or common-law partner of the person; (b) a dependent child of the person or of the person’s spouse or common-law partner; or (c) a dependent child of a dependent child referred to in paragraph (b). Prohibition 2 Any foreign national, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, is prohibited from entering Canada if they arrive by means of an aircraft from a foreign country. Non-application 3 Section 2 does not apply to (a) a person who has been only in the United States or Canada during the period of 14 days before the day on which they arrived in Canada; (b) an immediate family member of a Canadian citizen or of a permanent resident as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; (c) a person registered as an Indian under the Indian Act; (d) a person who is authorized, … in writing, by a consular officer of the Government of Canada to enter Canada for the purpose of reuniting immediate family members; (e) a crew member as defined in subsection 101.01(1) of the Canadian Aviation Regulations; (f) a person who is exempt from the requirement to obtain a temporary resident visa under paragraph 190(2)(a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations and the immediate family members of that person; (g) a person who enters Canada at the invitation of the Minister of Health for the purpose of assisting in the COVID-19 coronavirus disease response; (h) a person … according to the flight plan is before 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on March 18, 2020. Powers and obligations 4 For greater certainty, this Order does not affect any of the powers and obligations set out in the Quarantine Act. Effective period 5 This Order has effect for the period beginning at noon Eastern Daylight Time on March 18, 2020 and ending at noon Eastern Daylight Time on June 30, 2020. EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order.) Proposal This Order in Council, entitled Minimizing the Risk of Exposure to COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease in Canada Order (Prohibition of Entry into",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-9b3c76d4797d9957dbc6",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Pandemic Protections for International Students and PGWP",
  "policyEffect": "Introduction of measures ensuring international students remain eligible for a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) if forced to study online or take breaks due to the pandemic.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-03-20",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Introduction of measures ensuring international students remain eligible for a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) if forced to study online or take breaks due to the pandemic.",
  "policyCategory": "Student, graduate",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2020/07/measures-to-support-international-students-during-the-covid-19-pandemic.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Pandemic Protections for International Students and PGWP. Effective 2020-03-20.",
  "evidencePassage": "essential and they have a credible plan to quarantine for 14 days. - Students in Canada who were forced to study online, reduce their studies to part-time, or take a break from their studies completely, as a result of restrictions on classroom learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, are allowed to continue working on- or off-campus if their study permit allows it. - Students already in Canada were assured that they wouldn’t lose their eligibility for a post-graduation work permit if they were forced to complete more than 50% of their program online, reduce their studies to part-time or take a break from",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-b0db87ff5f793d468707",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Parents and Grandparents Program 2020 Deferral",
  "policyEffect": "The 2020 Parents and Grandparents Program intake was delayed to refocus departmental resources on COVID-19 priorities.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-03-27",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Family",
  "policyTool": "Other",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/parents-grandparents-covid-update.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Parents and Grandparents Program 2020 Deferral. Effective 2020-03-27.",
  "evidencePassage": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices.html) # Update on 2020 Parents and Grandparents Program **Ottawa, March 27, 2020—**Due to the current focus on responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will delay the opening of the 2020 Parents and Grandparents (PGP) Program to accepting new applications. The launch of the annual call for expressions of interest to apply was anticipated in the coming weeks. Given the present circumstances, however, we are prioritizing our efforts to contribute to the whole-of-government response to the pandemic. It is important to note that the temporary deferral of the launch of the 2020 call for applications is not expected to impact when parents and grandparents will arrive in our country, and that processing of these applications continues. The Government of Canada remains strongly committed to family reunification, and IRCC is committed to opening the program as soon as possible. Details on the opening of the PGP Program will be posted [online](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/family-sponsorship/sponsor-parents-grandparents.html",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-fbf93a34267bc1389984",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Mandatory Electronic Application Submission and Visitor Processing Suspension",
  "policyEffect": "New Ministerial Instructions required all temporary resident applications submitted from outside Canada to be filed electronically, while concurrently suspending processing for non-essential visitor visa applications.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-04-09",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: New Ministerial Instructions required all temporary resident applications submitted from outside Canada to be filed electronically, while concurrently suspending processing for non-essential visitor visa applications.",
  "policyCategory": "Student, skilled work",
  "policyTool": "Processing time",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2020/2020-04-25/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette. Mandatory Electronic Application Submission and Visitor Processing Suspension. Effective 2020-04-09.",
  "evidencePassage": "in respect of which a final decision has not been made, and to certain new applications received by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada on or after the coming into force of these Instructions. Any categories for which Instructions are not specifically issued shall continue to be processed. Applications submitted from outside Canada to be submitted by electronic means — Temporary residence All applications for a temporary resident visa (including a transit visa), a work permit, or a study permit submitted by persons who are outside Canada at the time of application must be submitted using electronic means (apply online). Temporary suspension on processing of certain applications for temporary resident visas and electronic travel authorizations for visitors Applications for temporary resident visas for visitors that were received before the coming into force of these Instructions and in respect of which a final decision has not been made, and those that are received on or after the coming into force of the Instructions, will not be processed while these Instructions are in effect, unless they pertain to foreign nationals who are not prohibited from entering Canada or from boarding … Disposition Applications received prior to the coming into force of the Instructions, and in respect of which a final decision has not been made, and those that are received on or after the coming into force, will be retained and processing fees shall not be returned, as Instructions are temporary in nature. Effective period These Instructions have effect during the period beginning on the date they are signed and ending 21 days after that date. Ottawa, April 9, 2020 Marco E. L. Mendicino, P.C., M.P. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT CANADA SHIPPING ACT, 2001 Interim Order",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-509ee14c955ac55ca91e",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Emergencies Act and Quarantine Act)",
  "policyEffect": "Amends the IRPR to impose new requirements on foreign nationals and employers of temporary foreign workers to comply with the Emergencies Act and Quarantine Act, authorizing inadmissibility and removal orders for non-compliance.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-04-20",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Removal or readmission",
  "policyTool": "Enforcement",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2020/2020-04-24-x2/html/sor-dors91-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "gazette.gc.ca. Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Emergencies Act and Quarantine Act).; Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 154, Extra Number 2, SOR/2020-91.; Department of Citizenship and Immigration, \"Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Emergencies Act and Quarantine Act)\", Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 154, Number 9, SOR/2020-91.",
  "evidencePassage": "15 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-2822d6bba8e13865217e",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Alignment and Factors for Immigration Performance Guarantees and Deposits",
  "policyEffect": "Established codified statutory criteria and factors that officers and the Immigration Division must evaluate when determining whether a person posting a financial guarantee for an individual subject to an admissibility hearing or detention has the capacity to ensure compliance.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-04-22",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "Guarantors / detained or inadmissibility-hearing foreign nationals",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Established codified statutory criteria and factors that officers and the Immigration Division must evaluate when determining whether a person posting a financial guarantee for an individual subject to an admissibility hearing or detention has the capacity to ensure compliance.",
  "policyCategory": "Detention / border / administrative compliance",
  "policyTool": "Not stated",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2020/2020-05-13/html/sor-dors92-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 154, Number 10: Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, SOR/2020-92.",
  "evidencePassage": "Regulations footnote 1 is replaced by the following: Application 46 Sections 47 to 49 apply to deposits and guarantees required under subsections 44(3), 56(1), 58(3) and 58.1(3) of the Act and section 45 of these Regulations. 2 Section 47 of the Regulations is amended by adding the following after subsection (3): Factors to consider (4) An officer, the Immigration Division or the Minister must consider the following factors in assessing whether the person who posts a guarantee has the ability to ensure that the person or group of persons in respect of whom the guarantee is required will comply … with the conditions imposed: (a) their relationship to the person or group of persons in respect of whom the guarantee is required; (b) their financial situation; (c) any previous history posting a guarantee; (d) their criminal record; and (e) any other relevant factor in determining their ability to ensure that the person or group of persons in respect of whom the guarantee is required will comply with the conditions imposed. Coming into Force 3 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations … depends on the circumstance in which deposits or guarantees are being used and is specified in the IRPA. Deposits and guarantees can be applied by a decision maker under the following circumstances: persons seeking entry into Canada; persons subject to an inadmissibility report, an admissibility hearing or a removal order; and/or persons released from immigration detention. Among the conditions that are imposed on a person or persons in respect of whom a guarantee is required, certain conditions are mandatory in all cases. For example, persons are to provide the address of the person posting",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-079ae8c5448d95c3a80a",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary Removal of Off-Campus Work Limit for International Students in Essential Services",
  "policyEffect": "Temporarily lifted the 20-hour-per-week work limit for international students working in essential services and functions (including health care, food supply, and critical infrastructure) during the COVID-19 pandemic.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-04-22",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Temporarily lifted the 20-hour-per-week work limit for international students working in essential services and functions (including health care, food supply, and critical infrastructure) during the COVID-19 pandemic.",
  "policyCategory": "Student / labour access",
  "policyTool": "Not stated",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada / IRCC",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2020/04/removing-barriers-for-international-students-working-in-essential-services-to-fight-covid-19.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, \"Removing barriers for international students working in essential services to fight COVID-19\", IRCC Newsroom.",
  "evidencePassage": "--- title: \"Removing barriers for international students working in essential services to fight COVID-19 - Canada.ca\" meta: author: \"Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada\" description: \"To help battle the COVID-19 outbreak, starting immediately, the government will remove the restriction that allows international students to work a maximum of 20 hours per week while classes are in session, provided they are working in an essential service or function, such as health care, critical infrastructure, or the supply of food or other critical goods.\" keywords: \"GV Government and Politics,Immigration … ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship.html) ## News release To help battle the COVID-19 outbreak, starting immediately, the government will remove the restriction that allows international students to work a maximum of 20 hours per week while classes are in session, provided they are working in an essential service or function, such as health care, critical infrastructure, or the supply of food or other critical goods. ### **Temporary rule change aimed at helping health-care facilities, other workplaces under pressure** **April 22, 2020**—**Ottawa**—To help battle the COVID-19 outbreak, starting immediately, the government will remove the restriction that allows international students to work a maximum of 20 hours per week while classes are in session, provided they are working in an essential service or function, such as health care, critical infrastructure, or the supply of food or other critical goods. During the COVID-19 outbreak, workers in certain roles and industries have been under considerable pressure, and the government recognizes that international students who are already present in Canada will help meet the challenges of the pandemic. For instance, thousands of international",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-fd863f47a91516af50cb",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Suspension of Non-Essential Visitor Visa Processing and Biometrics Extension",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC suspended processing for non-essential visitor visa and eTA applications to prioritize critical services. Additionally, the deadline for biometrics submission was extended from 30 to 90 days due to widespread facility closures.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-04-29",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Processing time",
  "policyTool": "Processing time",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/trv-processing-covid.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada.ca. Suspension of Non-Essential Visitor Visa Processing and Biometrics Extension. Effective 2020-04-29.",
  "evidencePassage": "most foreign nationals are prevented from entering Canada, with some exemptions. With these restrictions, Canada is [suspending processing](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/apply-visit-work-student.html) of non-essential visitor visa applications. This allows Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to focus resources on critical services. This suspension also applies to some electronic travel authorization (eTA) applications. Processing of visa and eTA applications for those [who are allowed to come to Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/travel-restrictions-exemptions.html) will continue. This includes all temporary foreign worker applications, with a particular focus on essential services, such as those in medical fields and food supply chains. The processing of study permits for students will continue in anticipation of the fall study term. IRCC will continue to process applications to the extent possible. Study permit applications require biometrics, and many visa application centres that normally provide this service are closed. As a special measure, due to COVID-19, applicants are now being given 90 days instead of the standard 30 days to give biometrics. It should be noted that only students who have a valid study permit or were approved for a study permit on or before March 18, 2020, can currently travel to Canada. Workers, students and visitors (who qualify for an exemption to travel restrictions) must apply online. Permanent residence applications continue to be processed. Only permanent residents who received approval on or before March 18, 2020, can currently travel to Canada. IRCC will continue to provide updates on any further changes,",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-864bc5b542c08bc5176c",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Permanent Residence Application Fee Increases",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC implemented a significant increase to permanent residence application fees, raising processing fees for non-business and business economic classes by 50% and the Right of Permanent Residence Fee (RPRF) by 2%. The regulation also established a new biennial mechanism for automatic fee adjustments based on inflation.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-04-30",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: IRCC implemented a significant increase to permanent residence application fees, raising processing fees for non-business and business economic classes by 50% and the Right of Permanent Residence Fee (RPRF) by 2%.; The regulation also established a new biennial mechanism for automatic fee adjustments based on inflation.",
  "policyCategory": "Residence, investor business",
  "policyTool": "Fees",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2020/2020-04-01/html/sor-dors45-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette. Permanent Residence Application Fee Increases. Effective 2020-04-30.; Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 154, Number 7: Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Amendment of Certain Fees), SOR/2020-45.",
  "evidencePassage": "permanent resident cards, permanent resident travel documents and certification or replacement immigration documents will not increase. Description The Regulations are amended such that Starting in 2020-21, permanent resident processing fees for Economic class applicants increase as follows: Fees for principal applicants of the Economic business class (including self-employed, start-up visa, Quebec investor, Quebec entrepreneur, and Quebec self-employed) will increase from $1,050 to $1,575 (an increase of 50%). Fees for principal applicants of the Economic non-business class will go from $550 to $825 (an increase of 50%). Note: this increase will not apply to fees for principal applicants and their families in the Caregivers programs, which will remain unchanged. Fees for spouses or common-law partners of all Economic classes will go from $550 to $825 (an increase of 50%). Fees for dependent children of all Economic classes will go from $150 to $225 (an increase of 50%). The right of permanent resident fee will increase from $490 to $500 (an increase of 2%). Starting in 2022-2023, on the day of the two-year anniversary of the coming into force of these Regulations and every two years thereafter … to $340 and then increased by the applicable CPI rounded to the nearest $5 multiplier every two years thereafter. Starting in 2022-2023, the fee to sponsor a member of the family class will be increased to $80 and then increased by the applicable CPI rounded to the nearest $5 multiplier every two years thereafter. Starting in 2022-2023, the Right of Permanent Residence Fee (a privilege fee) will be increased to approximately $520, and then increased by the applicable CPI rounded to the nearest $5 multiplier every two years thereafter. The Regulations will come into force on April 30, 2020, at … permanent residence fees and will monitor the fee increases closely to assess the extent to which uneven impacts may be expected to be experienced by applicants who tend to have less ability to pay the fees. Implementation, compliance and enforcement, and service standards The Regulations come into force on April 30, 2020, at 09:00 am eastern daylight time (EDT). Completed applications received before 09:00 am EDT on April 30, 2020, will be processed in accordance with the fee schedule in place prior to April 30, 2020. Applications received on or after 09:00 am EDT on April 30, 2020, will be processed",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "repair-fcp3-a459cbcfe1b323058285",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary Foreign Worker Expedited Work Permit and Job Change Public Policy",
  "policyEffect": "Allowed temporary foreign workers in Canada who held a valid work permit or authorization to quickly transition to a new employer before their official work permit application was finalized, providing interim work authorization.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-05-06",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Allowed temporary foreign workers in Canada who held a valid work permit or authorization to quickly transition to a new employer before their official work permit application was finalized, providing interim work authorization.",
  "policyCategory": "Labour mobility / foreign workers",
  "policyTool": "Not stated",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada / IRCC",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/tfw-interim-work-authorization.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, \"Temporary public policy to allow foreign workers to work while their application for an employer-specific work permit is being processed\", Canada.ca.",
  "evidencePassage": "rtages resulting from a reduction of temporary workers coming to Canada and the unavailability of Canadians and permanent residents puts Canada’s food security at risk. While the Government of Canada recognizes that Canadians must be first in line for available jobs, steps could be taken to enable temporary foreign workers already in Canada to continue to work and to fill critical shortages faster. Therefore, the objectives of this public policy are twofold: First, to allow temporary foreign workers already in Canada who are changing jobs or employers, and who have secured a job offer under th … e terms of either the Temporary Foreign Worker Program or International Mobility Program, to more quickly begin work in advance of a final decision on the work permit application; and second, to allow for the finalization of the aforementioned work permit application so as to better ensure workers are protected under relevant employer compliance regulations. Therefore, I hereby establish that, pursuant to my authority under section 25.2 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act* (the Act), there are sufficient public policy considerations that justify the granting of exemptions from the r … equirements of the Act and the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* (the Regulations) listed below to foreign nationals who meet the conditions (eligibility requirements) set out below. Accordingly, measures are set out below to enable foreign workers, in Canada with valid work authorization, who are required to obtain a new work permit before commencing a new job, to begin working in a new job while their work permit application is pending. The measures include an exemption from the requirement found at paragraph 12.1(h) of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* to p … application or the application is withdrawn:** - Paragraph 12.1(h) - the requirement to provide biometric information in support of an application for a work permit or renewal of a work permit, if the foreign national lives in an area where the Service Canada office serving that area is not collecting biometrics due to the COVID-19 pandemic. - Paragraph 183(1)(b) - the condition to not work unless authorized by Part 9 or 11 of the Regulations. - Subparagraph 185(1)(b)(i) to (iv) - the obligation to comply with conditions imposed regarding the type of work, the employer and times and periods of … rovide biometrics in support of the work permit application where the Service Canada office serving the area where the applicant lives is temporarily closed and is not collecting biometrics due to the pandemic. Individuals expected to benefit from these measures include foreign nationals who: 1. are on “implied status,” meaning they are authorized to work while their work permit application is pending, but who are bound to the conditions imposed on their expired work permit such that they cannot move to a new occupation or employer while on implied status; 2. continue to hold a valid work perm … it that limits them to working for a named employer, but need to transition to a different occupation or employer for reasons that may include having been laid-off due to COVID-19 impacts; or 3. are work-permit exempt, but require a work permit to work in a new occupation or for a new employer. ## Conditions (eligibility requirements): Based on public policy considerations, delegated officers may grant an exemption, until a decision is made on the work permit application described below or the application is withdrawn, from the requirements of the Act and the Regulations identified below if th … e foreign national: 1. is in Canada with valid temporary resident status; 2. meets the requirements of paragraphs 199(a) or 199(b) of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations*; 3. has submitted a work permit renewal application under subsection 201(1) of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* to perform work described in subparagraphs 200(1)(c)(ii.1) or 200(1)(c)(iii) of those regulations, for which a decision has not yet been made, or has submitted a new work permit application to perform work described in paragraphs 200(1)(c)(ii.1) or 200(1)(c)(iii) of the *Immigrati … work a temporary resident is permitted to engage in, or prohibited from engaging in, in Canada. - Section 196 - the requirement to be authorized to work in Canada by a work permit or the Regulations. ### Other Admissibility and Selection Criteria Foreign nationals eligible under this public policy are subject to all other legislative obligations and admissibility and selection requirements not exempted under this public policy. ## Effective date and expiration This public policy takes effect on May 6, 2020. This public policy is in effect until it is revoked by the Minister of Immigration, Re … fugees and Citizenship Canada. Marco E. L. Mendicino, P.C., M.P. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Dated at Ottawa, this 6th day of May 2020 ## Page details 2021-01-12 ## About this site ### Immigration and citizenship - [Help Centre](https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/index-featured-can.asp) - [Contact us](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/contact-ircc.html) - [Check your application status](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-status.html) ### Government of Canada - [All contacts](https:/",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-aa98df9b5d202c351e76",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Implementation of the Agri-Food Immigration Class (Agri-Food Pilot)",
  "policyEffect": "Commenced intake under the Agri-Food Immigration Pilot, an economic permanent residence pathway authorized via Ministerial Instructions under IRPA s. 14.1 for experienced non-seasonal temporary foreign workers in specific agricultural and meat-processing occupations with eligible Canadian job offers.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-05-15",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "Agricultural, meat processing, and livestock foreign workers",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: 14.1 for experienced non-seasonal temporary foreign workers in specific agricultural and meat-processing occupations with eligible Canadian job offers.",
  "policyCategory": "Labor migration / economic permanent residence",
  "policyTool": "Targeted economic stream / pilot pathway",
  "sourceName": "Department of Citizenship and Immigration / Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2020/2020-04-11/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 154, Number 15 (April 11, 2020), \"Ministerial Instructions Amending the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Agri-food Immigration Class\".; Department of Citizenship and Immigration, \"Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Agri-Food Immigration Class\", Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 154.",
  "evidencePassage": "Canada Gazette Publications Part I: Vol. 154 (2020) April 11, 2020 Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 154, Number 15: GOVERNMENT NOTICES April 11, 2020 DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT Ministerial Instructions Amending the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Agri-food Immigration Class The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, pursuant to section 14.1 footnote a of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act footnote b, gives the annexed Ministerial Instructions Amending the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Agri-food Immigration Class. Ottawa, March 29, 2020 Marco E. L. Mendicino Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Ministerial Instructions Amending the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Agri-food Immigration Class Amendment 1 Section 5 of the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Agri-food Immigration Class footnote 1 is replaced by the following: Effective period 5 These Instructions have effect during the period beginning on May 15, 2020 and ending on May 14, 2023. Taking effect 2 These Instructions take effect on the day on which they are given. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOOD AND DRUGS ACT Interim Order Respecting Drugs … in Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada.html) # Closed: Agri-Food Pilot The Agri-Food Pilot tested a new approach to help address the labour needs of the Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector. The pilot let experienced, non-seasonal workers in specific industries and specific occupations immigrate permanently to Canada. **We’re no longer accepting new applications** The Agri-Food Pilot ended on May 14, 2025. We’ll continue to process applications we accepted before this date. ## Sections [Who can apply](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-2dfe86e74121eb93422e",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary Biometrics Exemption for Essential Sectors",
  "policyEffect": "Foreign workers in essential sectors, including agriculture, agri-food, health-care, and truck driving, were granted a temporary exemption from pre-arrival biometrics requirements if local collection sites were closed. Authorized workers could instead provide biometrics upon arrival at Canadian ports of entry.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-06-05",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Skilled work",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/public-policy-biometrics-exemption.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Temporary Biometrics Exemption for Essential Sectors. Effective 2020-06-05.",
  "evidencePassage": "//www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news.html) 4. [Notices](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices.html) # Temporary public policy exempting essential workers from giving biometrics overseas **Ottawa, June 5, 2020** – Temporary foreign workers are playing a key role in helping to safeguard the continuity of Canada’s food supply and health security as well as trade and commerce. Due to the ongoing service disruptions related to COVID-19, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has put in place a public policy to temporarily exempt foreign workers in certain sectors, namely the agriculture, agri-food and health-care sectors, from having to give their biometrics before coming to Canada if the biometrics collection site closest to them is closed. Most of the workers in essential occupations who are coming to Canada have already given their biometrics, as they have previously worked in Canada. Some exempt workers, such as seasonal agricultural workers, will now be giving their biometrics on arrival at Canadian ports of entry (POEs). We continue to perform security checks to ensure the safety and security of all Canadians. ## Who is covered under the public policy You are covered under this public policy if you are a worker whose National Occupational Classification (NOC) falls under one of the following: - agricultural and agri-food sectors - health-care sector - truck drivers ## What to do before you travel to Canada Before you travel to Canada, you must have a plan to quarantine. Your plan must include a place to stay where you will not have contact with vulnerable individuals for 14 days when you arrive in Canada. This is mandatory, and there will be [serious consequences for anyone who doesn’t follow their quarantine plan](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/travel-restrictions-exemptions.html#quarantine). Employers who are responsible for housing their workers, for example, some agricultural employers, are required to provide adequate accommodations that allow workers to quarantine. [Find out what happens if you are travelling to Canada by air](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/visitors-foreign-workers-students.html#restrictions-workers). ## What happens when you arrive in Canada You may be asked to give … your biometrics at a POE in Canada. You will also be assessed to ensure that you are coming for an essential purpose—for example, you have a letter of introduction for a work permit, **and** you have a valid job offer and can work once you enter Canada and complete your 14 day quarantine period. Your health and quarantine plan will be assessed before you leave the POE. ## New extension if you are not covered under the public policy, your application is in progress and you still can’t give your biometrics If the visa application centres (VACs) or other biometrics collection sites in your country",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-0b902146fbba9638c761",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Border Reopening and Entry Exemption for Immediate Family Members",
  "policyEffect": "The Government of Canada announced an exemption to the COVID-19 discretionary entry ban for immediate family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents, provided they are asymptomatic and possess a 14-day quarantine plan.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-06-08",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Family",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) / IRCC Newsroom",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency/news/2020/06/changes-to-travel-restrictions-for-immediate-family-members-of-canadian-citizens-and-permanent-residents.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) / IRCC Newsroom. Border Reopening and Entry Exemption for Immediate Family Members. Effective 2020-06-08.",
  "evidencePassage": "Services Agency The Government of Canada remains committed to protecting the health and safety of Canadians and reducing the spread of COVID-19 in Canada. The Government recognizes however that the temporary border measures put in place to fight the spread of COVID-19, while necessary, have created challenges for some families. The Government has therefore been looking at ways to keep families together and support unity while respecting the need for continued vigilance and border measures at this time. The Canada Border Services Agency is announcing that as of June 8, 2020 23:59 EDT, foreign nationals who are immediate family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents, and who do not have COVID-19 or exhibit any signs or symptoms of COVID-19, or who do not have reason to believe they have COVID-19, will be exempt from the prohibition on entry to Canada if entering to be with an immediate family member for a period of at least 15 days. Foreign nationals who are admitted into Canadapursuant to this exemption** must** [quarantine](https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/diseases-conditions/2019-novel-coronavirus-information-sheet.html) for 14 days. An immediate family member refers to a person’s: a) spouse or common-law partner; b) dependent child, as defined in section 2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, or a dependent child of the person’s spouse or common-law partner; c) dependent child, as defined in section 2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, of a dependent child referred to in paragraph (b): d) parent or step-parent or the parent or step-parent of the person’s spouse or common-law partner; e) guardian or tutor. All foreign nationals who have COVID-19 or exhibit any signs or symptoms of COVID-19",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "repair-fcp-292ea707729703c4e3fc",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Ministerial Instructions on Temporary Resident Processing Restrictions",
  "policyEffect": "Canada suspended processing for non-exempt visitor visa applications and mandated online-only submission for all out-of-country temporary resident applications due to reduced processing capacity.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-06-10",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Canada suspended processing for non-exempt visitor visa applications and mandated online-only submission for all out-of-country temporary resident applications due to reduced processing capacity.",
  "policyCategory": "Student, skilled work, intra company, graduate, family",
  "policyTool": "Enforcement",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2020/2020-06-20/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette. Ministerial Instructions on Temporary Resident Processing Restrictions. Effective 2020-06-20.; Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 154, Number 25: Ministerial Instructions with respect to the processing of certain new and existing applications for temporary residence to further support Government-wide measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus).",
  "evidencePassage": "or after the coming into force of these Instructions. Any categories for which Instructions are not specifically issued shall continue to be processed. Applications submitted from outside Canada to be submitted by electronic means — Temporary residence All applications for a temporary resident visa (including a transit visa), a work permit, or a study permit submitted by foreign nationals who are outside Canada at the time of application must be submitted using electronic means (apply online). A foreign national who, because of a disability, is unable to meet a requirement to make an applicati … on, submit any document or provide a signature or information using electronic means, may do so by any other means that is made available or specified by the Minister for that purpose. Temporary suspension on processing of certain applications for temporary resident visas and electronic travel authorizations for visitors Applications for temporary resident visas for visitors that were received before the coming into force of these Instructions and in respect of which a final decision has not been made, and those that are received on or after the coming into force of the Instructions, will not … be processed while these Instructions are in effect, unless they pertain to foreign nationals who are not prohibited from entering Canada or from boarding an aircraft for a flight to Canada, per the Emergency Orders under the Quarantine Act, and the Interim Order under the Aeronautics Act, referenced above. Any eTA applications that require processing by any means other than the electronic automated system will not be processed while these Instructions are in effect, unless they pertain to foreign nationals who are not prohibited from entering Canada or from boarding an aircraft for a flight t … o Canada, per the Emergency Orders under the Quarantine Act, and the Interim Order under the Aeronautics Act, referenced above. Retention/Disposition Applications received by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada on or after the coming into force of the Instructions that were not submitted by electronic means will not be accepted and processing fees will be returned, except in the case of foreign nationals who, for reason of disability, submit an application by any other means that is made available or specified by the Minister for that purpose. Applications received electronically but … otherwise subject to these Instructions that were received prior to the coming into force of the Instructions, and in respect of which a final decision has not been made, and those that are received on or after the coming into force, will be retained and processing fees shall not be returned, as these Instructions are temporary in nature. Effective period These Instructions take effect on June 10, 2020, and expire on June 30, 2020. Ottawa, June 9, 2020 Marco E. L. Mendicino, P.C., M.P. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999 Fina … he Aeronautics Act, please consult the webpage on the COVID-19 measures, updates, and guidance issued by Transport Canada. This information is also published in the Canada Gazette. Scope These Instructions apply to certain applications for temporary resident visas, work permits, study permits, and electronic travel authorizations (eTAs) received by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada before the coming into force of these Instructions, and in respect of which a final decision has not been made, and to certain new applications received by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada on",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-b05548312dea0637d51b",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Mandatory Online Submission for Temporary Resident Applications",
  "policyEffect": "Mandated that all applications for a temporary resident visa (including a transit visa), a work permit, or a study permit submitted by foreign nationals who are outside Canada at the time of application must be submitted using electronic means (apply online). Applications not submitted by electronic means will not be accepted and processing fees will be returned, except for foreign nationals who, because of a disability, are unable to meet a requirement to make an application, submit any document or provide a signature or information using electronic means, in which case they may do so by any other means made available or specified by the Minister. These instructions take effect on July 1, 2020, and expire on September 30, 2020.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-07-01",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "Foreign nationals who are outside canada at the time of application for temporary resident visas, work permits, or study permits",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Mandated that all applications for a temporary resident visa (including a transit visa), a work permit, or a study permit submitted by foreign nationals who are outside Canada at the time of application must be submitted using electronic means (apply online).; Applications not submitted by electronic means will not be accepted and processing fees will be returned, except for foreign nationals who, because of a disability, are unable to meet a requirement to make an application, submit any document or provide a signature or information using electronic means, in which case they may do so by any other means made available or specified by the Minister.",
  "policyCategory": "Temporary residence / administration / digital requirement",
  "policyTool": "Not stated",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2020/2020-07-11/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 154, Number 28: Ministerial Instructions with respect to the submission of online applications for temporary resident visas and other documents due to reduced processing capacity during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.",
  "evidencePassage": "All applications for a temporary resident visa (including a transit visa), a work permit, or a study permit submitted by foreign nationals who are outside Canada at the time of application must be submitted using electronic means (apply online). … Applications received by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada on or after the coming into force of the Instructions that were not submitted by electronic means will not be accepted and processing fees will be returned, except in the case of foreign nationals who, for reason of disability, submit an application by any other means that is made available or specified by the Minister for that purpose. … These Instructions take effect on July 1, 2020, and expire on September 30, 2020.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-9dc5fb378a867a97abaa",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Biometrics Collection Exemption for In-Canada Temporary Residence",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC exempted temporary residence applicants applying from within Canada from the requirement to provide biometrics due to Service Canada service limitations. This included a waiver and refund process for the associated biometric fee.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-07-15",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: IRCC exempted temporary residence applicants applying from within Canada from the requirement to provide biometrics due to Service Canada service limitations.; This included a waiver and refund process for the associated biometric fee.",
  "policyCategory": "Student, skilled work",
  "policyTool": "Fees",
  "sourceName": "IRCC Notice",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/biometrics-exemption-temporary-residents.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC Notice. Biometrics Collection Exemption for In-Canada Temporary Residence. Effective 2020-07-15.; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, \"Temporary public policy to exempt foreign nationals in Canada applying for temporary residence from the biometrics requirement\", Canada.ca.; IRCC, Public Policy: Temporary public policy exempting temporary residence applicants within Canada from the biometrics requirement, Canada.ca (July 15, 2020).",
  "evidencePassage": "reopen its offices to the public, biometrics collection services will resume at a later date. Recognizing the impact this ongoing service disruption has on applicants in Canada, IRCC has put in place until further notice a public policy to exempt temporary residence applicants applying from within Canada from having to give their biometrics. This means we will be able to fully process and make decisions on applications. With the public policy in place, IRCC is now able to help many temporary residence applicants in Canada to move forward with their plans, for example, to study, work or extend their … restoration (extension) of temporary resident status - a temporary resident permit ## What to do if you’re in Canada and applying for temporary residence - **Do not pay the biometric fee** (CAN$85), **even if the system asks you to pay it** when you submit your application. Under this public policy, you’re currently exempt from the requirement to give your biometrics. - If you pay the **biometric fee** because you’ve been prompted to do so, and you receive a** biometric instruction letter**, you do **not** have to give your biometrics if you’re in Canada and applying for temporary residence. When … we finalize your application, we’ll send you a refund for the biometric fee. You do not need to do anything to initiate the refund. ## What do to if you’re in Canada, and you have a pending temporary residence application for which you’ve paid the biometric fee - Under this public policy, you’re exempt from the requirement to give your biometrics. - You do not need to do anything. We will process your application and send you a refund for the biometric fee (CAN$85). For the latest information on biometrics, please keep checking our [COVID-19 biometrics Web page](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-88626a456c219956896c",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary Public Policy Allowing In-Land Visitors to Apply for Employer-Specific Work Permits",
  "policyEffect": "Implemented a public policy allowing foreign nationals who held valid temporary resident status as visitors in Canada on August 24, 2020, to apply from inside Canada for an employer-specific work permit without leaving the country. It also allowed visitors who previously held a work permit in the preceding 12 months to request interim authorization to work while the permit was pending.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-08-24",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "Visitors in canada with job offers",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Temporary work and temporary residence",
  "policyTool": "Temporary public policy (s. 25.2 irpa)",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/visitor-work-permits.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC, Temporary public policy to allow visitors in Canada to apply for a work permit, Canada.ca (August 24, 2020).",
  "evidencePassage": "ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship.html) ## News release Visitors who are currently in Canada and have a valid job offer will be able to apply for an employer-specific work permit and, if approved, receive the permit without having to leave the country, thanks to a new public policy announced today by the Honourable Marco E.L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. ### Revised August 25<br> ### Change intended to benefit employers who are still facing difficulties finding workers<br> **August 24, 2020—Ottawa—**Visitors who are currently in Canada and have a valid job … offer will be able to apply for an employer-specific work permit and, if approved, receive the permit without having to leave the country, thanks to a new public policy announced today by the Honourable Marco E.L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. This temporary policy change takes effect immediately and will benefit employers in Canada who continue to face difficulties finding the workers they need, as well as temporary residents who would like to contribute their labour and skills to Canada’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, temporary residents … public policy must - have valid status in Canada as a visitor on the day they apply - have been in Canada on August 24, 2020 and remained in Canada - have a job offer - submit an application for an employer-specific work permit that is supported by a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) or an LMIA-exempt offer of employment, no later than March 31, 2021 - meet all other standard admissibility criteria This temporary public policy also provides the opportunity for applicants who meet these criteria and who had a valid work permit in the past 12 months to begin working for their new employer before … their skills where there are labour shortages. The measures introduced today will now allow visitors to apply for work permits without having to leave the country first. This exemption from the normal temporary work permit requirements is aimed at removing barriers to create a more agile workforce that leverages visitors with the skills and experience to accelerate our economic recovery.” > > —The Honourable Marco E.L. Mendicino, P.C., M.P., Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship ## Quick facts - Any type of visitor who meets the criteria is eligible to apply under this new public policy",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-783e1d994d399c33d25e",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Expansion of 100% Online Distance Learning Facilitation for PGWP Eligibility",
  "policyEffect": "Enhanced PGWP flexibility by allowing international students whose designated learning institution moved programs online to complete up to 100% of their program online from abroad (if the program was between 8 and 12 months and started between May and September 2020) without reducing the length of their eventual Post-Graduation Work Permit, through April 30, 2021.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-08-26",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "International students studying online from abroad",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Enhanced PGWP flexibility by allowing international students whose designated learning institution moved programs online to complete up to 100% of their program online from abroad (if the program was between 8 and 12 months and started between May and September 2020) without reducing the length of their eventual Post-Graduation Work Permit, through April 30, 2021.",
  "policyCategory": "International students and post-graduation work",
  "policyTool": "Operational policy / news release",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2020/08/additional-flexibility-for-post-graduation-work-permit-rules.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC, News Release: Additional flexibility for post-graduation work permit rules for international students, Canada.ca (August 26, 2020).",
  "evidencePassage": "uncertainties with 3 new measures on post-graduation work permit eligibility for students beginning programs online. These changes are being implemented to provide more flexibility on eligibility rules for the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program for students who need or want to start their Canadian study program online from abroad. Three changes are being introduced: - Students may now study online from abroad until April 30, 2021, with no time deducted from the length of a future post-graduation work permit, provided 50% of their program of study is eventually completed in Canada. - Students who have enrolled in a program that is between 8 and 12 months in length, with a start date from May to September 2020, will be able to complete their entire program online from abroad and still be eligible for a post-graduation work permit. - Students who have enrolled in a program with a start date from May to September 2020 and study online up to April 30, 2021, and who graduate from more than one eligible program of study, may be able to combine the length of their programs of study when they apply for a post-graduation work permit in the future, as long as 50% of their total studies are completed … international students during the COVID-19 pandemic](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2020/08/facilitative-measures-to-support-international-students-affected-by-the-covid-19-pandemic.html) ## Page details 2020-08-26 ## About this site ### Immigration and citizenship - [Help Centre](https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/index-featured-can.asp) - [Contact us](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/contact-ircc.html) - [Check your application status](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-129415e8928346641ebb",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Express Entry Ministerial Instruction Amending ITA Application Submission Validity to 90 Days",
  "policyEffect": "Formally codified the temporary extension of the validity period of an Invitation to Apply (ITA) under the Express Entry system from 60 days to 90 days, giving candidates 90 calendar days to prepare and submit an electronic Application for Permanent Residence (e-APR).",
  "operativeDate": "2020-08-31",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "Express entry candidates invited to apply",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Economic immigration / express entry",
  "policyTool": "Ministerial instructions (s. 10.3 irpa)",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2020/2020-09-12/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC, Ministerial Instruction Amending the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System, 2020-1, Canada Gazette Part I, Vol. 154, No. 37 (August 31, 2020).",
  "evidencePassage": "System, 2020-1. Ottawa, August 31, 2020 Marco E. L. Mendicino Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Ministerial Instruction Amending the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System, 2020-1 Amendment 1 Section 6 of the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry Systemfootnote 1 is replaced by the following: Validity period 6 An invitation is valid for the period of time beginning on the day after it is issued by the Minister and ending on the 90th day after that day, and any application for a permanent resident visa in response to that invitation must be made within that period. Taking Effect 2 This Instruction takes effect on the date on which it is given. DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999 Ministerial Condition No. 20381 Ministerial condition (Paragraph 84(1)(a) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999) Whereas the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health (the ministers) have assessed information pertaining to the substance 1-propanaminium, 3-amino-N-(carboxymethyl)-N,N-dimethyl-, N-C8-18 acyl derivs., inner salts, Chemical Abstracts Service Registry No. 97862-59-4; And whereas the ministers",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-192d125fe131bd0d8ed3",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Biometrics Exemption for Permanent Residence Applicants Who Previously Submitted Biometrics Within 10 Years",
  "policyEffect": "Enacted a public policy exempting foreign nationals applying for permanent residence from having to give biometrics if they had already submitted their biometrics in support of any Canadian immigration or visa application within the previous 10 years.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-09-22",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "Permanent residence applicants who previously gave biometrics",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Enacted a public policy exempting foreign nationals applying for permanent residence from having to give biometrics if they had already submitted their biometrics in support of any Canadian immigration or visa application within the previous 10 years.",
  "policyCategory": "Permanent residence and biometrics requirements",
  "policyTool": "Temporary public policy (s. 25.2 irpa)",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/biometrics-pr-10-years.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC, Temporary public policy exempting certain permanent residence applicants from biometrics requirements, Canada.ca (September 22, 2020).",
  "evidencePassage": "support centers (ASCs) and designated Service Canada Centres, remain closed or have reopened with only limited services, which do not always include biometrics collection. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) recognizes the impact this ongoing service disruption is having on applicants in and outside Canada. Therefore, until further notice, foreign nationals who have previously given their biometrics in support of an immigration application within the last 10 years are exempt from the requirement to give their biometrics in support of their pending or new application for permanent residence. While this temporary public policy is in place, the biometrics these applicants have previously given will be reused for screening purposes to ensure the safety and security of all Canadians as these applications move forward in processing. ## Who is exempt under this public policy Applicants are exempt under this public policy from the requirement to give their biometrics if they have **both** of the following: - a new or pending application for permanent residence made from within or outside Canada - already submitted their biometrics in support of an immigration application within",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-eeb15292a3e12f62566c",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Re-Opening and Intake Rules for Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP 2020)",
  "policyEffect": "Lifted the moratorium, establishing a randomized lottery interest-to-sponsor process to accept up to 10,000 complete applications for the 2020 Parents and Grandparents family reunification stream.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-09-29",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "Sponsors and parents/grandparents (family class)",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Lifted the moratorium, establishing a randomized lottery interest-to-sponsor process to accept up to 10,000 complete applications for the 2020 Parents and Grandparents family reunification stream.",
  "policyCategory": "Family reunification / sponsorship / quotas & intake management",
  "policyTool": "Not stated",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2020/2020-10-10/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2020/2020-10-10/html/notice-avis-eng.html; https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2020/10/government-of-canada-announces-details-for-opening-of-2020-parents-and-grandparents-program.html",
  "evidencePassage": "Invitations to submit a sponsorship application will be issued to potential sponsors using a randomized selection process from among all non-duplicate interests to sponsor that have not yet been issued an invitation. … A maximum of 10 000 sponsorship applications made in relation to applications for a permanent resident visa, which are made by sponsors’ parents or grandparents under the family class, will be accepted for processing in the 2021 calendar year … These Instructions take effect on September 29, 2020.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-aa130224db42c2f384b7",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Ministerial Instructions 42 (MI42): Mandatory Electronic Applications",
  "policyEffect": "Due to COVID-19 processing constraints, IRCC mandated that all new applications for Temporary Resident Visas, work permits, and study permits be submitted online.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-10-01",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Student, skilled work, other",
  "policyTool": "Documentation",
  "sourceName": "IRCC Ministerial Instructions 42",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/ministerial-instructions/other-goals/mi42.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC Ministerial Instructions 42. Ministerial Instructions 42 (MI42): Mandatory Electronic Applications. Effective 2020-10-01.",
  "evidencePassage": "Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada’s capacity for processing applications, both in Canada and overseas; Noting that Canada’s immigration objectives, as laid out in section 3 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act*, include the establishment of fair and efficient procedures, to maintain the integrity of the Canadian immigration system. ## scope These Instructions apply to new applications for Temporary Resident Visas, work permits and study permits, submitted to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada on or after the coming into force of these Instructions. ## Applications Submitted from Outside Canada to be Submitted by Electronic Means - Temporary Residence All applications for a Temporary Resident Visa (including a Transit Visa), a work permit, or a study permit submitted by foreign nationals who are outside Canada at the time of application must be submitted using electronic means (apply online). The following foreign nationals who are outside Canada and submitting applications for temporary resident visas, work permits, and study permits may submit these applications by any other means that is made available or specified by the Minister for that purpose: - Foreign … except in the case of foreign nationals who may submit an application by any other means that is made available or specified by the Minister for that purpose, in accordance with these Instructions. ## effective date These Instructions take effect on October 1, 2020 and expire January 31, 2021. Marco E. L. Mendicino, P.C., M.P. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Dated at Ottawa, October 1, 2020 ## Page details 2020-10-01 ## About this site ### Immigration and citizenship - [Help Centre](https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/index-featured-can.asp) - [Contact us](https://www.canada.ca/",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-874ccd352efe62fedb62",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Border Restriction Exemption for Extended Family Members and Compassionate Entry",
  "policyEffect": "The Government of Canada updated emergency border restriction orders to permit extended family members of Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and persons registered under the Indian Act (including dating partners of at least 1 year, adult children, grandchildren, siblings, and grandparents) to enter Canada with a statutory declaration and written IRCC authorization, and established an exemption mechanism for entry on compassionate grounds. Phase scope: Full national implementation across land and air ports of entry beginning October 8, 2020.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-10-08",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "Extended family members and compassionate travellers",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: The Government of Canada updated emergency border restriction orders to permit extended family members of Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and persons registered under the Indian Act (including dating partners of at least 1 year, adult children, grandchildren, siblings, and grandparents) to enter Canada with a statutory declaration and written IRCC authorization, and established an exemption mechanism for entry on compassionate grounds.",
  "policyCategory": "Admission / border control",
  "policyTool": "Travel exemption / statutory declaration / written authorization",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/transparency/committees/cacn-nov-16-2020/cacn-family-reunification-compassionate-exemptions-nov-16-2020.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, CACN - Family Reunification and Compassionate Exemptions (Nov 16, 2020)",
  "evidencePassage": "optional purpose. - The Order in Council for travellers entering Canada from a country other than the United States, restricts all foreign nationals from entering if they do not meet one of the listed exemptions and are traveling for a discretionary or optional purpose. ### Family Reunification - In June, the Government of Canada amended the Orders in Council as they relate to foreign national immediate family members - such as spouses, partners, parents or dependent children – of Canadian citizens, persons registered under the Indian Act, and permanent residents, to facilitate their travel to … Canada, while respecting all public health protocols and measures. - To further facilitate family reunification in Canada, the Orders were updated on October 8, 2020 to include a new exemption provision for extended family members of Canadian citizens, persons registered under the Indian Act, and permanent residents. Now, exclusive dating partners and their dependent children, adult children and their children, siblings and grandparents are exempt from the prohibition on entry. #### If pressed on process for clients in an exclusive dating relationship: - Regardless of where they are travelling from, extended family members such as those in an exclusive dating relationship, must request and obtain written authorization from IRCC. An exclusive dating relationship means the person is in a romantic relationship with a Canadian citizen, person registered under the Indian Act, or permanent resident, have been in the relationship for at least 1 year and have spent time in the physical presence of that person at some point during the relationship. Examples of an exclusive dating relationship include: - fiancé(e) - committed romantic partners for at least 1 year who lived together but don’t meet the definition of common-law - boyfriends, girlfriends or any other couple in an intimate, loving relationship - How to request written authorization depends on whether or not they already have a valid travel document (visitor visa or eTA) as there are separate designated channels, but they will nevertheless need to provide a completed statutory declaration that their family member has solemnly declared before a Canadian authorized official attesting to their relationship. - The Department strives to respond to requests within 14 business days of getting a complete request. However, if … multiple requests with different information is submitted, the processing of the authorization may be delayed. In addition to meeting all regular eligibility and admissibility requirements for travel and entry to Canada, extended family members will need to travel with both this authorization, as well as the statutory declaration, to be permitted to travel to and enter Canada. - Immediate and extended family members of Canadian citizens, persons registered under the Indian Act, and permanent residents no longer have to demonstrate they are coming to Canada for a non-discretionary purpose, provided … authorization from IRCC. - Since October 8, 2020 individuals may now seek an exemption for compassionate grounds, as well as an exemption (also known as a limited release) from the quarantine period, which is solely administered by PHAC, to provide care for critically ill relatives and loved ones, be present for the final moments of life for a loved one, or attend a funeral or end-of-life ceremony. ### Parents and Grandparents Program - After carefully considering all safety precautions due to the global pandemic and its impact on the Department’s capacity to process applications over the past … attend a secondary school in Canada. The guardian or tutor should be able to demonstrate that they habitually reside at the same address as the minor. Officers should be flexible in accepting documentary evidence. In contrast to the immediate family member definition, the extended family member definition does not apply to familial relations of temporary residents in Canada. ### Extended family members in respect of a Canadian citizen, person registered as an Indian under the *Indian Act* or permanent resident are: - an individual who is in an exclusive dating relationship with the person, has been in such a relationship for at least 1 year and has spent time in the physical presence of the person during the course of the relationship - a dependent child of the person in the exclusive dating relationship - a child of the person, of their spouse or common-law partner or of the person in the exclusive dating relationship - a dependent child of a child (that is, a grandchild) - a sibling, half-sibling or step-sibling of the person or of the person’s spouse or common-law partner - a grandparent of the person or of the person’s spouse or common-law partner ## Page details 2021-03-15 ## About",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-b1c1995c83fecb1ba848",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "International Student Border Reopening for Approved DLIs",
  "policyEffect": "International students were permitted to enter Canada if enrolled at a Designated Learning Institution (DLI) with an approved COVID-19 readiness plan.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-10-20",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Student",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2020/10/government-introduces-new-border-measures-to-protect-canadian-public-health-provides-update-on-travel-restrictions.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Government of Canada. International Student Border Reopening for Approved DLIs. Effective 2020-10-20.",
  "evidencePassage": "contravening the Quarantine Act could also result in fines of up to $1 million and 3 years’ imprisonment. With these robust protections in place, processes are being introduced to support greater family reunification, entry for compassionate reasons, and the safe and gradual entry of some international students. More specifically, these processes will provide for the entry of - certain extended family members of Canadian citizens and Canadian permanent residents, including those in an exclusive dating relationship of at least 1 year and their dependent children, as well as adult children, grandchildren, siblings and grandparents - foreign nationals for compassionate reasons in specific circumstances, such as life-threatening illness, critical injury or death, with potential limited release from quarantine - international students, starting October 20, 2020, if they will be attending a designated learning institution that has been identified by their provincial or territorial government as having a COVID‑19 readiness plan in place Detailed information on who may qualify as an extended family member and the process and requirements to be eligible to travel to and enter Canada will be available",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-eefc6bd74e1fb2d3c7fa",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Increased Express Entry CRS Points for French-Speaking Candidates",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC increased the additional Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points awarded for French language proficiency outside Quebec. French-only speakers saw an increase from 15 to 25 points, while bilingual candidates (French and English) saw an increase from 30 to 50 points.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-10-27",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: French-only speakers saw an increase from 15 to 25 points, while bilingual candidates (French and English) saw an increase from 30 to 50 points.",
  "policyCategory": "Other, residence",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2020/10/additional-points-in-express-entry-to-help-increase-francophone-immigration-outside-quebec.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Increased Express Entry CRS Points for French-Speaking Candidates. Effective 2020-10-27.",
  "evidencePassage": "--- title: \"Additional points in Express Entry to help increase Francophone immigration outside Quebec - Canada.ca\" meta: author: \"Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada\" description: \"The Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, P.C., M.P., Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced that French-speaking and bilingual candidates will receive additional points under the Express Entry system. Express Entry is an online system used to manage applications for permanent residence from skilled workers. This change will help deliver on the government’s commitment to reach the target … speaking immigration to Canada outside of Quebec has been increasing, recent data indicates that existing selection tools will not be sufficient to reach the 4.4% target by 2023. Awarding additional points to candidates with strong French language skills via Express Entry could increase French-speaking immigrant admissions to the 4.4% target by 2023. Making progress towards reaching this target will be facilitated by an eventual easing of travel restrictions associated with the global pandemic. The change announced today will see the current number of points increase from 15 to 25 for French-speaking … candidates and from 30 to 50 for bilingual candidates. This comes after we initially awarded points in June 2017 to candidates with strong French language skills. ## Quotes > “Supporting the development of Francophone minority communities outside of Quebec is part of this government’s plan for economic growth and long-term prosperity throughout the country. It is also the right thing to do to help support Francophone communities right across Canada. We will continue to attract Francophone immigrants to make sure that Francophone minority communities flourish.” > > – The Honourable Marco E. L.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-78112c958a664c4a141e",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Relaxed Work Experience Requirements for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP)",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC modified the eligibility criteria for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot to allow cumulative work experience rather than requiring one year of continuous employment, addressing disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-11-06",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: IRCC modified the eligibility criteria for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot to allow cumulative work experience rather than requiring one year of continuous employment, addressing disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.",
  "policyCategory": "Residence",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Relaxed Work Experience Requirements for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP). Effective 2020-11-06.",
  "evidencePassage": "under the Pilot to Sault St. Marie. The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot is a community-driven program that spreads the benefits of economic immigration to smaller communities. It helps these communities to attract the workers they need by creating a path to permanent residence for skilled foreign workers. Under the changes to the program, candidates will no longer have to obtain eligible work experience over a continuous period of time. Instead, they can demonstrate that they have accumulated the required 1 year of eligible work experience (1,560 hours) in the 3 years preceding their application, even if there were breaks in their employment. The policy applies to all applications received under the Pilot, as well as all future applications going forward. Altering this requirement ensures that candidates are not penalized for short breaks in their employment history, including temporary work interruptions or layoffs caused by the pandemic. Individuals must still meet all other existing admissibility and [program requirements](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/rural-northern-immigration-pilot/pr-eligibility.html), including the recommendation … immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/permanent-residence-healthcare-pandemic-quebec.html) 9 December 2020 - [Public Policy on Work Experience Eligibility Requirement for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/work-experience-eligibility-rnip.html) 6 November 2020 - [Temporary public policy concerning applications for permanent residence as a member of the family class whose sponsor must meet a minimum income requirement",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-cacc2499ad495d1a98e7",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Launch of Citizenship Grant Electronic Application (e-App)",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC launched the initial phase of the citizenship grant electronic application (e-application) pilot where approximately 10% of randomly determined citizenship grant applicants visiting the website see the option to complete an e-application.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-11-30",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "Citizenship grant applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Other",
  "policyTool": "Documentation",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/transparency/committees/inan-jan-28-2021/inan-citizenship-processing-jan-28-2021.html",
  "preciseCitation": "",
  "evidencePassage": "In this initial phase, approximately 10% of randomly determined citizenship grant applicants visiting the Department’s website see the option to complete an e-application. … Those who choose to continue with an e-application are required to answer and pass a set of screening questions before proceeding.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-616ad86c8bf2c6441639",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Coming into Force of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Act",
  "policyEffect": "The College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) Act officially came into force, replacing the ICCRC with a new regulatory body and granting it enhanced compliance and enforcement powers.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-12-09",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Enforcement",
  "policyTool": "Enforcement",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2020/11/minister-mendicino-announces-the-coming-into-force-of-the-college-of-immigration-and-citizenship-consultants-act.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Coming into Force of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Act. Effective 2020-12-09.",
  "evidencePassage": "--- title: \"Minister Mendicino announces the coming into force of the&nbsp; College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Act - Canada.ca\" meta: author: \"Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada\" description: \"The Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino announced today that the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Act is coming into force December 9, 2020. This Act provides a statutory framework to regulate immigration and citizenship consultants, and will make the forthcoming College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants the official regulator of immigration and citizenship … Citizenship Consultants Act** From: [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship.html) ## News release The Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino announced today that the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Act is coming into force December 9, 2020. This Act provides a statutory framework to regulate immigration and citizenship consultants, and will make the forthcoming College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants the official regulator of immigration and citizenship consultants across the country. CORRECTION **November 26, 2020—Ottawa—**The Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino announced today that the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Act is coming into force December 9, 2020. This Act provides a statutory framework to regulate immigration and citizenship consultants, and will make the forthcoming College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants the official regulator of immigration and citizenship consultants across the country. The coming into force of the Act means that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is one step closer to the opening of the new College, which is anticipated in … ., M.P., Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship ## Quick facts - The Government of Canada continues to deploy efforts to better protect newcomers and applicants to Canada from unscrupulous and fraudulent consultants. - The College Act stems from the 2019 Budget Implementation Act, which proposed to improve the oversight of immigration consultants in Canada. - The College will have the authorities necessary for the regulation of consultants, in particular tools to investigate professional misconduct and discipline its licensees. This includes the power to enter the premises of a consultant for the purpose of gathering information to support an investigation, and compelling witnesses to appear and testify before the Discipline Committee. - The College will have the ability to request court injunctions to address unlicensed actors providing immigration advice without authorization. - The College Board’s mandate will be to manage the activities and affairs of the College. - A Code of Conduct for the College is being developed. This will help establish strong ethical and professional standards that all licensees must abide by. ## Associated links - [Notice of Opportunity for",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-2fa089341698fe748101",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary Public Policy for Certain Refugee Claimants Working in the Health Care Sector (Rest of Canada)",
  "policyEffect": "Created a dedicated permanent residence pathway under IRPA s. 25.2 for pending and failed refugee claimants residing in Canada (outside Quebec) who provided direct patient care in designated health-care occupations (such as nurses, orderlies, and home support workers) during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, staying active removal orders upon approval in principle.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-12-14",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "Pending and failed asylum seekers in designated health-care roles",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Regularization / asylum / humanitarian pr",
  "policyTool": "Targeted status regularization / removal stay",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/refugee-claimants-health-care-roc.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC Policy Instrument, \"Temporary public policy to facilitate the granting of permanent residence for certain refugee claimants working in the health care sector during the COVID-19 pandemic\".; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, \"Temporary public policy to facilitate the granting of permanent residence for certain refugee claimants working in the health care sector during the COVID-19 pandemic\", Canada.ca.",
  "evidencePassage": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship.html) 3. [Corporate information](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate.html) 4. [Mandate](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate.html) 5. [Policies, Ministerial Instructions, and agreements](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements.html) # Temporary public policy to facilitate the granting of permanent residence for certain refugee claimants working in … recognition that there may be refugee claimants who contracted COVID-19 and subsequently passed away, spouses and common-law partners of these individuals, who are in Canada, may also be granted permanent residence under this public policy. Recognizing the unique selection authority of Quebec, established under the *Canada-Quebec Accord*, a separate public policy for those intending to reside in Quebec has also been developed. As such, I hereby establish that, pursuant to my authority under section 25.2 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act* (the Act), there are sufficient public policy … considerations that justify the granting of permanent residence to foreign nationals who meet the eligibility criteria and conditions listed below. ## Conditions (eligibility requirements) applicable to the principal applicants Based on the public policy considerations, delegated officers may grant permanent residence to foreign nationals who meet the following conditions: A) The foreign national: 1. Is a pending refugee claimant or a failed refugee claimant, who made a refugee claim in Canada prior to March 13, 2020 and continued to reside in Canada when their application for permanent residence … application for permanent residence under subsection 25.2(1) of the Act, and the Right of Permanent Residence Fee, must be paid. ## Start and end dates This public policy comes into effect upon signature. This public policy will be implemented on December 14, 2020 and will end on August 31, 2021 or when revoked by the Minister. Applications received on or before August 31, 2021, or date of revocation, if applicable, will be processed under the public policy. Marco Mendicino Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Dated at Ottawa, November 23, 2020 ## Annex A ### Designated occupations - National",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-ced05847d9565778f7a7",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary Public Policy for Health Care Workers Selected by Quebec During COVID-19",
  "policyEffect": "Created a parallel public policy under IRPA s. 25.2 in accordance with the Canada-Québec Accord, enabling pending and failed refugee claimants working in direct patient health-care roles who were selected by the Government of Quebec (holding a Certificat de sélection du Québec / CSQ) to obtain federal permanent residence.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-12-14",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "Asylum claimants working in health care in quebec",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Regularization / asylum / provincial selection",
  "policyTool": "Targeted status regularization",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/refugee-claimants-health-care-quebec.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC Policy Instrument, \"Temporary Public Policy to Grant Permanent Residence to Certain Foreign Nationals Selected by Quebec Working in the Health Care Sector during the COVID-19 Pandemic\".",
  "evidencePassage": "Residence status in recognition of their service during the pandemic. On May 25, 2020, Quebec Premier Legault, announced that he would consider allowing, on a case-by-case basis, claimants working in Quebec long-term care facilities during the pandemic to regularize their status by applying as immigrants. However, given that these individuals do not have status in Canada and are therefore inadmissible, under this public policy I facilitate granting of permanent residence to foreign nationals who were selected by Quebec. Recognizing the unique selection authority of Quebec, established under the … *Canada-Quebec Accord*, Quebec has authority, in the current context, to select foreign nationals intending to settle in Quebec. Applicants must comply with other eligibility criteria of this public policy including to not be inadmissible for other reasons than those for which an exemption is granted in the context of this public policy. In order to provide similar opportunities for this population across Canada, this public policy is being issued in conjunction with another public policy for the rest of Canada. ## Public Policy Considerations Refugee claimants who are working in Canada\\`s health … status in Canada. This public policy enables the Government of Canada to recognize their significant contribution and risk to their health during the pandemic by providing them with a more secure future in Canada. In recognition that there may be refugee claimants who contracted COVID-19 and subsequently passed away, spouses and common-law partners of these individuals, who are in Canada, may also be granted permanent residence under this public policy. As such, I hereby establish that, pursuant to my authority under section 25.2 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act* (the Act), there are public policy considerations that justify the granting of permanent residence to foreign nationals who meet the eligibility criteria and conditions listed below. ## Conditions (eligibility requirements) applicable to the principal applicants Based on the public policy considerations, delegated officers may grant permanent residence to foreign nationals who meet the following conditions. A) The foreign national: 1. Is a pending refugee claimant or a failed refugee claimant who made a refugee claim in Canada prior to March 13, 2020 and continued to reside in Canada when their application for permanent residence was made; 2. Was authorized to work in Canada by virtue of a work permit or work permit exemption under section 186 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* (the Regulations), unless the individual lost their authorization to work as a result of a removal order against them becoming enforceable due to a final negative decision on their refugee claim, in which case work performed subsequent to the loss of that authorization need not be authorized; 3. Intends to reside in Quebec; 4. Has been issued a Certificat de sélection du Québec under the *Special program for … the Right of Permanent Residence Fee, must be paid. ## Provincial selection criteria (Quebec) Applicants wishing to settle in Quebec are subject to the Province of Quebec’s selection criteria further to subsection 25.2(3) of the Act, and cannot be granted permanent residence unless Quebec determines that they meet the applicable selection criteria of the province. ## Start and end dates This public policy comes into effect upon signature. This public policy will be implemented on December 14, 2020 and will end on August 31, 2021 or when revoked by the Minister. Applications received on or before",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-3328f6fd76be3d9e7c94",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Special Open Work Permit for Stranded Agricultural Workers from Trinidad and Tobago",
  "policyEffect": "Implementation of a temporary public policy allowing agricultural seasonal workers from Trinidad and Tobago, stranded in Canada due to pandemic travel restrictions, to transition to a 6-month open work permit to maintain status and seek alternative employment.",
  "operativeDate": "2020-12-16",
  "year": 2020,
  "affectedGroup": "Existing holders",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Implementation of a temporary public policy allowing agricultural seasonal workers from Trinidad and Tobago, stranded in Canada due to pandemic travel restrictions, to transition to a 6-month open work permit to maintain status and seek alternative employment.",
  "policyCategory": "Skilled work, seasonal",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/public-policy-stranded-workers-trinidad-tobago.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Special Open Work Permit for Stranded Agricultural Workers from Trinidad and Tobago. Effective 2020-12-16.",
  "evidencePassage": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices.html) # Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada implements public policy to help stranded temporary workers from Trinidad and Tobago **Ottawa, December 16, 2020**—A temporary public policy has been put in place to help agricultural workers from Trinidad and Tobago who are stranded in Canada due to COVID-19-related travel restrictions in their home country. While Canada continues to discuss solutions with the government of Trinidad and Tobago to enable the workers to return home, this public policy ensures they can maintain their legal status if they remain in Canada through the winter months. Under the policy, which will be in effect until February 12, 2021, workers will be able to apply for temporary status and get a 6-month open work permit. This should allow them to find other employment and apply for any other government support they may be entitled to, such as employment insurance. This action is part of a broader effort to support the needs of these workers, including emergency accommodation. While the vast majority of workers who came to Canada this spring were able to return home prior to the expiry",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-f6fc8562274bfb1a8078",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Parents and Grandparents Program 2020 Income Requirement Relief",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC reduced the income requirement for the 2020 tax year for PGP sponsors, allowing them to meet the Minimum Necessary Income (MNI) rather than the standard MNI plus 30% to account for pandemic-related financial hardship.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-01-05",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: IRCC reduced the income requirement for the 2020 tax year for PGP sponsors, allowing them to meet the Minimum Necessary Income (MNI) rather than the standard MNI plus 30% to account for pandemic-related financial hardship.",
  "policyCategory": "Family",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/parents-grandparents-2020-invitations.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Parents and Grandparents Program 2020 Income Requirement Relief. Effective 2021-01-05.",
  "evidencePassage": "successfully submitted an interest to sponsor form, but have not received an invitation in your email inbox, please check your junk mail and make sure you’re checking the email address you provided on your interest to sponsor form. Only those who have been randomly selected to apply will receive correspondence from IRCC. You can also check your invitation status on IRCC’s website—this information will be available after all the invitations to apply have been sent out. Given that many sponsors may have been financially impacted by the exceptional circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, IRCC has introduced a [temporary public policy](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/family-class-income-2020.html) that reduces the income requirement for the 2020 tax year to the minimum necessary income, instead of the minimum necessary income plus 30%. The government recognizes how important it is for families to be together, particularly during difficult times. If you submitted an interest to sponsor form in 2020, but are not selected to apply, you’ll have another opportunity to apply and show your interest when the 2021 Parents … ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/parent-grandparent-super-visa/about.html), which allows them to stay in Canada for up to 2 years at a time. ## Page details 2021-01-05 ## About this site ### Immigration and citizenship - [Help Centre](https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/index-featured-can.asp) - [Contact us](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/contact-ircc.html) - [Check your application status](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-status.html) ### Government of Canada - [All contacts",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-be63cf5f5f888c343d62",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary public policy for former students in Canada with expired or expiring post-graduation work permits",
  "policyEffect": "A temporary public policy allowed foreign nationals in Canada with an expired or expiring post-graduation work permit to apply for an 18-month open work permit.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-01-27",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "Existing holders",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Work authorization",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/transparency/committees/cimm-feb-15-17-2022/international-students.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Temporary public policy for former students in Canada with expired or expiring post-graduation work permits.; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Temporary public policy for former students in Canada with expired or expiring post-graduation work permits.",
  "evidencePassage": "On January 8, 2021, the Department announced a new temporary public policy to facilitate the issuance of open work permits with durations up to 18 months to foreign nationals in Canada with an expired or expiring PGWP. The public policy was open to applications from January 27, 2021 to July 27, 2021.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-319ee36f35c65aad1cd1",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Ministerial Instructions on Mandatory Online Applications",
  "policyEffect": "New Ministerial Instructions mandate that all applications for Temporary Resident Visas, work permits, and study permits submitted by foreign nationals outside of Canada must be processed through electronic filing.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-02-01",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: New Ministerial Instructions mandate that all applications for Temporary Resident Visas, work permits, and study permits submitted by foreign nationals outside of Canada must be processed through electronic filing.",
  "policyCategory": "Student, skilled work",
  "policyTool": "Documentation",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/ministerial-instructions/other-goals/mi44.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Ministerial Instructions on Mandatory Online Applications. Effective 2021-02-01.",
  "evidencePassage": "objectives, as laid out in section 3 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act*, include the establishment of fair and efficient procedures, to maintain the integrity of the Canadian immigration system. ## Scope These Instructions apply to new applications for Temporary Resident Visas, work permits and study permits, submitted to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada on or after the coming into force of these Instructions. ## Applications Submitted from Outside Canada to be Submitted by Electronic Means - Temporary Residence All applications for a Temporary Resident Visa (including a Transit Visa), a work permit, or a study permit submitted by foreign nationals who are outside Canada at the time of application must be submitted using electronic means (apply online). The following foreign nationals who are outside Canada and submitting applications for temporary resident visas, work permits, and study permits may submit these applications by any other means that is made available or specified by the Minister for that purpose: - Foreign nationals who, because of a disability are unable to meet a requirement to make an application, submit any document or provide a signature or … for that purpose, in accordance with these Instructions. ## Effective date These Instructions take effect on February 1, 2021 and expire September 30, 2021. Marco E. L. Mendicino, P.C., M.P. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Dated at Ottawa, this 28th day of January, 2021 ## Page details 2021-02-01 ## About this site ### Immigration and citizenship - [Help Centre](https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/index-featured-can.asp) - [Contact us](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/contact-ircc.html) - [Check your application status](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-9ec1aa371717d62e89ad",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Enhanced COVID-19 Border Compliance and Quarantine Mandates",
  "policyEffect": "The CBSA implemented mandatory negative molecular test requirements for land border entries and established mandatory on-arrival testing, digital travel plan submission via ArriveCAN, and government-authorized hotel quarantine for air travelers.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-02-22",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Enforcement",
  "policyTool": "Enforcement",
  "sourceName": "CBSA",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/transparency-transparence/pd-dp/bbp-rpp/secu/2021-03-10/menu-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "CBSA. Enhanced COVID-19 Border Compliance and Quarantine Mandates. Effective 2021-02-22.",
  "evidencePassage": "contact information and, if required, a quarantine plan prior to entering, or upon entry to, Canada. Since January 7, 2021, CBSA officers have also been responsible for ensuring that travellers who are required to submit evidence of a valid pre-arrival COVID-19 molecular test, do so upon arrival. Travellers who do not have a molecular test are referred to PHAC. Foreign nationals who arrive by land and who are not in possession of valid COVID-19 test results are refused entry and directed back to the United States by a CBSA officer. BSOs must also determine a traveller's quarantine exemption status. … individuals from a public health perspective falls within the mandate of the PHAC and provincial or territorial health authorities. It is important to note that the CBSA does not issue fines in the enforcement of the Quarantine Act requirements; the decision on whether to pursue any enforcement action related to the public health orders rests with PHAC. Government approved accommodation Proposed response The CBSA supports the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) in the administration of the public health and border measures. Since February 22, 2021, travellers who are required to quarantine upon entry into Canada, with limited exemptions, are required to reserve, prior to departure to Canada, a three-night stay in a government approved accommodation. Travellers are required to stay at their reserved hotel for up to three nights, at their own cost, while they await the results of the molecular test taken upon arrival at the Canadian airport. From a CBSA perspective, upon arrival at the airport, the Border Services Officer will confirm if the traveller has evidence of a booking at a government-approved accommodation, or is exempt from the requirement. Travellers who do not have a booking … travellers entering Canada by land or air who are required to quarantine, with limited exceptions, are required to take a COVID-19 molecular test on arrival as well as on day 10 of their 14-day quarantine. These new measures, in combination with those already implemented, aim to reduce the risk of the importation and transmission of COVID-19 and new variants of the virus related to international travel. The Government continues to engage with partners in the U.S. to strengthen our border measures and keep both countries safe. If pressed on frequent cross-border travellers The Government of Canada … quarantine or isolation requirements, the CBSA is collecting additional contact information for all inbound international travellers. On behalf of PHAC, the CBSA captures basic biographical data, contact information, and quarantine-based information of all travellers, with limited exceptions, while in Canada. Travellers are required to submit the following information electronically before they board their flight, or before/when arriving at a land border crossing: travel and contact information quarantine plan (unless exempted from the quarantine requirement) COVID-19 symptom self-assessment This … strongly encouraged to do so using ArriveCAN. All travellers in all modes (unless otherwise exempt) are required to submit information through ArriveCAN or by calling the toll-free number, within 48 hours of their arrival and on a regular basis during their quarantine period. Travellers who do not submit the mandatory information required after they have crossed the border will be considered a high priority for follow-up by law enforcement. If pressed on usage statistics As of February 28, 2021, 1,115,801 travellers have submitted their information using either the ArriveCAN mobile or web application … travellers arriving at a land port of entry (POE) the test must be taken in the United States; or a prior positive COVID-19 molecular test taken between 14 to 90 days before entry into Canada Foreign nationals who do not have a valid molecular test will not be allowed into Canada. As of February 22, all persons, whether arriving in the air or land mode, must submit quarantine and contact information electronically (ArriveCAN) before boarding a plane to Canada or before arriving at the border, subject to limited exceptions. As of February 22, all travellers, with limited exceptions, will be required … February 15, 2021, travellers arriving by land, with limited exceptions, must present evidence of a COVID-19 molecular test taken with 72 hours in the U.S. before arriving at the port of entry. As of February 22, all travellers must submit mandatory health information digitally, including contact information and/or a suitable quarantine plan, to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) using the ArriveCAN application before boarding a plane to Canada or before arriving at a land port of entry. As of February 22, all travellers, with limited exceptions, will be required to undergo COVID-19 molecular testing on arrival and to take a second test later in the 14-day post-entry period towards the end of their quarantine. As of February 22, unless exempt, air travellers must submit evidence of a prepaid reservation for three nights at a government authorized accommodation (hotel) near the first airport of entry. Air travellers will be required to stay at their reserved hotel up to 3 days, at their own cost, while they await the result of their arrival test. Travellers who receive a negative result on their arrival test will proceed to their suitable quarantine location to complete the mandatory",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-917949a6f6bd6ac0f1f5",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary public policy to exempt certain visitors in Canada from immigration requirements during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic",
  "policyEffect": "Established an updated temporary public policy permitting eligible foreign nationals with valid temporary resident status to apply for a job offer-supported work permit from inside Canada.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-04-01",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "Existing holders",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Established an updated temporary public policy permitting eligible foreign nationals with valid temporary resident status to apply for a job offer-supported work permit from inside Canada.",
  "policyCategory": "Work authorization",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/public-policy-visitors-exempt-updated.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Temporary public policy to exempt certain visitors in Canada from immigration requirements during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.",
  "evidencePassage": "corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies.html) # Updated: Temporary public policy to exempt certain visitors in Canada from immigration requirements during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic ## Background: As a result of the unprecedented upheaval caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many foreign nationals may be in Canada for the foreseeable future without the ability to seek employment as visitors. This includes former temporary foreign workers who transitioned to visitor status upon the expiry of their work permits, visitors who had their plans disrupted by COVID-19 impacts such as international border restrictions, job loss, or illness, and visitors who continue to travel to Canada for non-discretionary and/or compassionate reasons. Despite increased unemployment across Canada, labour shortages persist in key areas of the Canadian economy, including in sectors such as agriculture and healthcare. In-Canada visitors may have the experience and skills needed to fill the gaps where employers may have previously sought workers from abroad. Allowing visitors to apply for work permits associated with a job offer while in Canada would give foreign nationals with visitor status the ability to support themselves during their time in Canada while also addressing employer needs. Therefore, I hereby establish that, pursuant to my authority under section 25.2 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act* (the Act), there are sufficient public policy considerations that justify the granting of exemptions from the requirements of the Act and the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* (the Regulations) listed below to foreign nationals who meet the conditions (eligibility requirements) set out below. This public policy will: - permit eligible foreign nationals with valid temporary resident status to apply for a job offer-supported work permit from inside Canada; - exempt eligible foreign nationals from the requirement that a work permit not be issued if they have not complied with certain temporary resident conditions; and - allow eligible former temporary foreign workers to work while a decision on their work permit application is pending. ## Conditions (eligibility requirements): Based on public policy considerations, delegated officers may grant an exemption, until a decision is made on the work permit application described below or the application is withdrawn, from the requirements of the Act and the Regulations identified if: 1. The foreign national: 1. has submitted an in-Canada work permit application to perform work described in subparagraphs 200(1)(c)(ii.1) or 200(1)(c)(iii) of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations*, for which a decision has not been made; and 2. was in Canada with valid temporary resident status when the work permit application referred to in (i) was submitted and has since remained in Canada with valid temporary resident status. 2. The foreign national: 1. … selection requirements not exempted under this, or another, public policy. ## Effective date and expiration This public policy takes effect on April 1, 2021 and expires on August 31, 2021. Marco E. L. Mendicino, P.C., M.P. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Dated at Ottawa, this 22nd day of March 2021 ## Page details 2021-03-29 ## About this site ### Immigration and citizenship - [Help Centre](https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/index-featured-can.asp) - [Contact us](https://canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/contact-ircc.html) - [Check your application status](https",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-b84f77beb71042ee1e0b",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Expansion of Education Requirements for Hong Kong Open Work Permit Pathway",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC expanded eligibility for the three-year open work permit for Hong Kong residents to include individuals who completed a graduate or post-graduate credential of at least 1 year in length in the preceding 5 years, provided they also held a prerequisite post-secondary degree completed no more than 5 years prior to starting the graduate program.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-05-17",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: IRCC expanded eligibility for the three-year open work permit for Hong Kong residents to include individuals who completed a graduate or post-graduate credential of at least 1 year in length in the preceding 5 years, provided they also held a prerequisite post-secondary degree completed no more than 5 years prior to starting the graduate program.",
  "policyCategory": "Skilled work",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/hong-kong-residents-open-work-permit-2023.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Expansion of Education Requirements for Hong Kong Open Work Permit Pathway. Effective 2021-05-17.",
  "evidencePassage": "other like-minded allies, and its robust support for, and defence of, democratic values. Therefore, I hereby establish, pursuant to my authority under section 25.2 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act* (the Act), that there are sufficient public policy considerations that justify the granting of exemptions from the requirements of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* (the Regulations) listed below to foreign nationals who meet the conditions (eligibility requirements) set out below. Accordingly, this public policy will allow for the issuance of open work permits to eligible … means that is made available or specified by the Minister for that purpose if the foreign national because of disability is unable to meet the requirement to make the application, submit any document or provide signature or information using electronic means; and 4. in the five years preceding the submission of the work permit application in (ii), has graduated with: 1. a graduate or post-graduate diploma, certificate or credential from a post-secondary designated learning institution as defined in section 211.1 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* for completion of a program … program that: 1. is at least one year in length, and 2. requires the completion of a post-secondary degree or diploma, as a pre-requisite for acceptance in the program, or 2. a foreign diploma, certificate or credential from a program that requires completion of a post-secondary degree or diploma as a pre-requisite for acceptance in the program, along with an equivalency assessment as defined in subsection 73(1) of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* that indicates that the foreign diploma, certificate or credential is equivalent to a Canadian graduate or post-graduate diploma, certificate or credential for a program that is at least one year in length, and 5. obtained a post-secondary degree or diploma no more than five years before the commencement of the graduate or post-graduate program referred to in (iv.); 3. The foreign national: 1. is a family member - per the definition in subsection 1(3) of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* - of a foreign national who has applied and has been found to meet the conditions listed in 1 or 2; 2. has submitted a work permit application under section 200 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations*, where … https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate.html) 4. [Mandate](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate.html) 5. [Policies, Ministerial Instructions, and agreements](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements.html) 6. [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada - Public policies](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies.html) # Updated: Temporary public policy to … exempt certain Hong Kong residents from work permit requirements ## Background: Following China’s adoption of a controversial national security law in Hong Kong that came into force on June 30, 2020, Canada committed to taking action and standing up for the people of Hong Kong. Aligned with a whole-of-government approach, this measure aims to attract educated Hong Kong youth to Canada, where it is expected that their human capital and international experience will contribute to Canada’s economic, social, and cultural fabric. At the same time, Canada’s response demonstrates its solidarity with … that indicates that the foreign diploma, certificate or credential is equivalent to a Canadian post-secondary diploma for a program that is at least two years in length; 2. The foreign national: 1. is described at paragraphs 190(2)(d) or (e) of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations*; 2. has submitted a work permit application under section 200 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations*, where the duration of the work permit requested is for a maximum of three years; 3. has submitted their work permit application using electronic means (applied online), or by any other … other legislative obligations and admissibility and selection criteria not exempted under this, or another, public policy. ## Effective date and expiration This public policy revokes and replaces the Temporary Public Policy to Exempt Certain Hong Kong Residents from Work Permit Requirements signed on February 1, 2021. It takes effect upon signature and expires on February 7, 2023. This public policy applies to applications received under the February 1, 2021 public policy for which a decision has not been made, and applications received on or after the day it comes into effect. Marco E. L. Mendicino, P.C., M.P. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Dated at Ottawa, this 17th day of May, 2021 ## Page details 2021-06-08 ## About this site ### Immigration and citizenship - [Help Centre](https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/index-featured-can.asp) - [Contact us](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/contact-ircc.html) - [Check your application status](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-status.html) ### Government of Canada - [All contacts](https://www.canada.ca/en/contact.html) - [Departments and agencies",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-1fc717b86a45ccbe9a7c",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Rules Amending the Federal Courts Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection Rules (SOR/2021-149)",
  "policyEffect": "Amends procedural and service rules in citizenship and immigration judicial review proceedings before the Federal Court, including adding Rule 4.1 defining deemed receipt of documents sent by ordinary mail (10th day after mailing), registered mail/courier (day of delivery), or electronic transmission/fax, establishing procedures for anonymity orders (Rule 8.1 / Form IR-5), and updating definitions and forms under the Citizenship Act and IRPA.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-06-17",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amends procedural and service rules in citizenship and immigration judicial review proceedings before the Federal Court, including adding Rule 4.1 defining deemed receipt of documents sent by ordinary mail (10th day after mailing), registered mail/courier (day of delivery), or electronic transmission/fax, establishing procedures for anonymity orders (Rule 8.1 / Form IR-5), and updating definitions and forms under the Citizenship Act and IRPA.",
  "policyCategory": "Border / asylum / citizenship / appeals & judicial review",
  "policyTool": "Not stated",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2021/2021-07-07/html/sor-dors149-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "SOR/2021-149, Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 155, No. 14 (Registration: June 17, 2021).",
  "evidencePassage": "Rules, made by the rules committee of the Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court. Rules Amending the Federal Courts Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection Rules Amendments 1 The definition appeal in Rule 2 of the Federal Courts Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection Rules footnote 1 is replaced by the following: appeal means an appeal referred to in section 10.7 or paragraph 22.2(d) of the Citizenship Act or paragraph 74(d) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. (appel) 2 The Rules are amended by adding the following after Rule 4: Deemed Receipt of Documents 4.1 (1) A document that is required to be sent under these Rules is deemed to be received by the recipient (a) if it is sent by ordinary mail, on the tenth day after the day on which it is mailed; (b) if it is sent by registered mail or courier, on the day of delivery that is indicated on the post office or courier delivery receipt, as the case may be; or (c) if it is sent by electronic transmission or fax, on the day on which it is sent, as indicated on the electronic transmission or the fax transmission slip, as the case may be. (2) However, if the day on which the document is deemed to be received is a holiday or, in the case of a document that is sent by electronic transmission or fax, the document is sent after 5 p.m. at the recipient's local time, the document is deemed to be received on the next day that is not a holiday. 3 Subrule 5(1) of the Rules is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (h) and by replacing paragraph (i) with the following: (i) if the applicant consents to the electronic service of documents, the applicant's electronic address as set out in Form 141A of the Federal Courts Rules; (j) the name, address and telephone number of any person who, for a fee or other consideration, prepared the application for leave; and (k) the signature, name, address and telephone number of the applicant's solicitor or, if the applicant acts in person, his or her signature, name, address for service in Canada and telephone number. 4 The Rules are amended by adding the following after Rule 8: Anonymity Order 8.1 (1) A party to an application for leave may make a written request, in Form IR-5 as set out in the schedule, that the court make an order that all documents that are prepared by the Court and that may be made available to the public be amended and … replaced by the following: (3) The Registry shall, without delay after an order is made under subrule (2), send a copy of the order to the tribunal. (2) Subrule 14(5) of the Rules is repealed. 9 Subrules 15(2) and (3) of the Rules are replaced by the following: (2) The Registry shall, without delay after an order is made under subrule (1), send a copy of the order to the tribunal. 10 Paragraph 17(b) of the English version of the Rules is replaced by the following: (b) all relevant documents that are in the possession or control of the tribunal, 11 The schedule to the Rules is amended by replacing … the references after the heading “SCHEDULE” with the following: (Subrules 5(1), 8(1), 8.1(1), 9(1) and 20(1)) 12 Form IR-1 of the schedule to the Rules is replaced by Form IR-1 set out in Schedule 1 to these Rules. 13 Forms IR-3 and IR-4 of the schedule to the Rules are replaced by Forms IR-3 to IR-5 set out in Schedule 2 to these Rules. Coming into Force 14 These Rules come into force on the day on which they are registered. SCHEDULE 1 (Rule 12) Form IR-1 (Rule 5) Court File No. FEDERAL COURT Between: (Insert, as applicable, the full name of party, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration … Subrules 8.1(1) and (2)) Court File No. FEDERAL COURT Between: Applicant(s) and Respondent(s) Anonymity Order Notice The (identify party) [ ] requests that the Court make an order that all documents that are prepared by the Court and which may be made available to the public be amended and redacted to the extent necessary to make the identity of (insert name) anonymous; [ ] objects to the request for an anonymity order made by (identify party) on (date). The grounds for the (request or objection) are the following: (Set out grounds) Dated at ………, this ……of ………, 20……. (Name, address and telephone number … Objectives The amendments address five issues, namely, (1) the identification of “ghost” representation; (2) modernization amendments; (3) a simplified procedure to request an anonymity order; (4) the filing of a statement regarding the language of the hearing and its materials; and (5) the modification of the definition of an appeal to reflect changes under the Citizenship Act. Description The amendments to the Rules are set out below. (1) Identification of “ghost” representation — Rule 5: The amendment to Rule 5(1)(j) and the associated forms would require that a party identify the name of the person who prepares, for a fee or other consideration, the application for leave and judicial review. (2) Modernization amendments Rule 4.1: This new provision consolidates a number of separate provisions regarding the deemed receipt of documents that are “sent,” including the option for electronic transmission, and aims to align these Rules with the modernized Federal Courts Rules regarding deemed receipt of documents that are “served” (subsections 9(3) and (4), 14(5) and 15(3)). Following the transfer of the content from subsections 9(3) and (4) to new Rule 4.1, subsections 9(1) and (2) were revised",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-a6d699efccfc47102f9b",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Expansion of Travel Exemptions for Approved Permanent Residents",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC expanded travel exemptions to allow any foreign national holding a valid Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) to travel to Canada to finalize their landing, moving beyond the previous March 18, 2020 approval cutoff.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-06-21",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Residence",
  "policyTool": "Other",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2021/06/individuals-approved-for-permanent-residence-may-travel-to-canada-as-of-june-21.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada.ca. Expansion of Travel Exemptions for Approved Permanent Residents. Effective 2021-06-21.",
  "evidencePassage": "economic recovery. Starting June 21, 2021, any foreign national who holds a valid Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) may travel to Canada. Under the previous rules, foreign nationals who held a valid COPR issued on or before March 18, 2020, were exempt from Canada’s travel restrictions. Those who held a valid COPR issued after March 18, 2020, could only come to Canada if they met another exemption or were coming from the US to settle permanently in Canada. ### Helping applicants with expired and expiring COPRs A COPR’s validity, which can last for up to one year, is tied to the applicant",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-0705c2e426e93a748f04",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Special PR Policy for Over-Cap International Graduate Applicants (TR to PR Pathway)",
  "policyEffect": "A corrective policy was enacted to allow the processing of 7,307 international graduate applications that were accepted in excess of the 40,000 application cap for the Temporary Resident to Permanent Resident (TR to PR) Pathway due to a system technical error.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-06-28",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "Existing holders",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Residence, graduate",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/permanent-residence-foreigners-outside-quebec-applications-in-excess-intake-cap.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada.ca. Special PR Policy for Over-Cap International Graduate Applicants (TR to PR Pathway). Effective 2021-06-28.",
  "evidencePassage": "y) - No I do not want to take the website survey, . × Close: Website survey (escape key) # Temporary public policy to facilitate the granting of permanent residence for foreign nationals in Canada, outside of Quebec, with a recent credential from a Canadian post-secondary institution who applied in excess of the application intake cap ## Background The *Temporary public policy to facilitate the granting of permanent residence for foreign nationals in Canada, outside of Quebec, with a recent credential from a Canadian post- secondary institution* took effect on May 6, 2021. This public policy aims to facilitate the granting of permanent residence for certain foreign nationals in Canada, who had recently graduated from a Canadian post-secondary institution. As part of this public policy, an intake cap of 40,000 applications was set. Due to a technical issue, where two or more applications submitted simultaneously were counted as a single application, the Department received 7,307 more applications than it was authorized to accept for processing. Application intake was suspended on May 7, 2021 once the live counter reached 40,000 applications received. While the intake cap was reached … talent, skills, Canadian education and work experience of these skilled immigrants, which has been exacerbated during this exceptional time. Despite being received after the established 40,000 application intake cap was reached, the departmental electronic system accepted these clients’ applications for processing under the public policy and informed clients that they were within the cap. Processing of these applications should proceed as other applications that were within the cap, including an exemption, where applicable, from undergoing an Immigration Medical Examination. This measure will … , 2016 and meet the conditions below. As such, I hereby establish that, pursuant to my authority under section 25.2 of the Act, there are sufficient public policy considerations that justify the granting of permanent resident status and an exemption from certain requirements of the *Act* and *Regulations* to foreign nationals who meet the conditions (eligibility requirements) listed below. ## Conditions Based on the public policy considerations, delegated officers may grant permanent residence to applicants who meet the following conditions: The foreign national must: 1. Have completed, prior … The foreign national applied in accordance with the instructions for the *Temporary public policy to facilitate the granting of permanent residence for foreign nationals in Canada, outside of Quebec, with a recent credential from a Canadian post-secondary institution*, which came into effect on May 6, 2021, and the electronic system created by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to accept applications indicated and accepted their application as being submitted prior to the cap on intake being reached, even if the cap had actually been reached; 9. Any applicable fees, including fees … Regulations – the requirement for all applicants for permanent residence to undergo a medical examination. ## Start and end dates This public policy takes effect upon my signature. As with all public policies, this public policy may be revoked by the Minister, without prior notice. The Honourable Marco Mendicino Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Dated at Ottawa, June 28th, 2021 ## Page details 2022-05-18 ## About this site ### Immigration and citizenship - [Help Centre](https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/index-featured-can.asp) - [Contact us](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-b3327dfb1264d940878c",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary public policy exempting some foreign nationals in Canada from requiring an immigration medical exam",
  "policyEffect": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has put in place a temporary public policy that exempts some low-risk, in-Canada foreign nationals and their family members from having to complete an additional immigration medical exam as part of their application for permanent residence or for a permanent resident visa.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-06-28",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "In-canada foreign nationals and their family members applying for permanent residence or for a permanent resident visa",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Admission / health screening",
  "policyTool": "Medical examination exemption",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies.html",
  "preciseCitation": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies.html; https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/temporary-public-policy-exempting-some-foreign-nationals-canada-requiring-immigration-medical-exam.html",
  "evidencePassage": "exempts some low-risk, in-Canada foreign nationals from having to complete an additional immigration medical exam as part of their application for permanent residence or for a permanent resident visa. … [Temporary public policy to exempt certain in-Canada foreign nationals from the immigration medical examination requirement](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/exempt-certain-in-canada-foreign-nationals-immigration-medical-examination-requirement.html) 28 June 2021 … applies to in-Canada foreign nationals who … A foreign national’s family members who live in Canada may also be eligible under this temporary public policy if they meet the criteria listed above. … When applying for permanent residence or for a permanent resident visa, applicants must provide an immigration medical exam or a unique medical identifier number from their previous medical exam. IRCC will contact individuals whose results cannot be used to discuss next steps.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-e83a2674d58b8a41448d",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Express Entry Invitation to Apply (ITA) Submission Period Restored to 60 Days",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC reverted the Express Entry submission timeframe for the electronic Application for Permanent Residence (e-APR) from 90 days back to the pre-pandemic standard of 60 calendar days.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-06-29",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Other, residence",
  "policyTool": "Documentation",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/changes-invitation-apply-period-express-entry.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Express Entry Invitation to Apply (ITA) Submission Period Restored to 60 Days. Effective 2021-06-29.",
  "evidencePassage": "period under Express Entry **Ottawa, June 29, 2021**—As of June 29, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will once again give Express Entry candidates who receive an invitation to apply 60 days to submit their application for permanent residence. At the start of the pandemic, the invitation to apply period for permanent residence was increased from 60 to 90 days to provide clients with additional time to prepare their applications, in response to challenges they faced in acquiring the necessary documentation. As Canada continues to welcome more newcomers, as outlined in the multi",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-0a60543e8da45f70edc5",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Expansion of the Student Direct Stream (SDS) to Seven New Countries",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC expanded the Student Direct Stream (SDS) to legal residents of seven new countries in the Americas (Antigua and Barbuda, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago), enabling eligible post-secondary students to access expedited study permit processing via upfront documentation.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-07-09",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago), enabling eligible post-secondary students to access expedited study permit processing via upfront documentation.",
  "policyCategory": "Student",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2021/07/student-direct-stream-expanded-in-the-americas.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Expansion of the Student Direct Stream (SDS) to Seven New Countries. Effective 2021-07-09.; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Canada expands the Student Direct Stream to support international students from the Americas, Government of Canada, July 9, 2021.",
  "evidencePassage": "citizenship.html) 3. [Newsroom](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news.html) # **Student Direct Stream expanded in the Americas** From: [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship.html) ## News release As we emerge from the global pandemic in the months ahead, Canada’s International Student Program can play an important role in our economic recovery. **Faster study permit application option is now available in 7 Caribbean and Central and South American countries** **July 9, 2021—Ottawa—**As we emerge from the global pandemic in the months ahead, Canada’s International Student Program can play an important role in our economic recovery. That is why, starting today, applicants will be able to apply for a study permit using the Student Direct Stream (SDS) if they live in: - Antigua and Barbuda - Brazil - Colombia - Costa Rica - Peru - St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Trinidad and Tobago The SDS was launched in 2018 as an option to support faster processing for eligible post-secondary students. Through the SDS, an applicant provides additional information up front, allowing officers to make a thorough assessment … and final decision quickly. With the additional countries announced today, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is now offering the SDS to students in a total of 14 countries. IRCC is committed to the continued expansion of the SDS in support of Canada’s [International Education Strategy (2019–2024)](https://www.international.gc.ca/education/strategy-2019-2024-strategie.aspx?lang=eng#4) and its goal of welcoming more international students from a broad range of source countries. International students who are currently abroad and looking to begin or resume their studies in person",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-5735ae912adb7a514a9b",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Launch of a Dedicated Refugee Stream for Human Rights Defenders",
  "policyEffect": "Canada implemented a permanent, dedicated refugee stream to provide safe haven for human rights defenders at risk, capped at 250 resettlements per year under the Government-Assisted Refugees Program.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-07-16",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Residence",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2021/07/minister-mendicino-launches-a-dedicated-refugee-stream-for-human-rights-defenders.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Launch of a Dedicated Refugee Stream for Human Rights Defenders. Effective 2021-07-16.; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Canada launches new refugee stream for human rights defenders, Government of Canada, July 16, 2021.",
  "evidencePassage": ". Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced the launch of a dedicated refugee stream to provide a safe haven for human rights defenders at risk who are fleeing persecution in their home country. Canada will become one of the first countries to offer a dedicated, permanent pathway for human rights defenders, and will resettle up to 250 human rights defenders per year, including their family members, through the Government-Assisted Refugees Program. The Government of Canada will work with Front Line Defenders and ProtectDefenders.eu, alongside other Canadian and international partners, including the United Nations Refugee Agency, to identify human rights defenders who face security risks and are in need of resettlement, and to find solutions for human rights defenders in need of protection. This will include a particular focus on people at heightened risk, such as women, journalists and LGBTQ2 human rights defenders. International experts and advocates have called for dedicated protection measures for human rights defenders. With today’s announcement, Canada is helping to provide more options to human rights defenders in need of protection so that",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-83ecebe8b6ac3a2a6ca8",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Announcement and Criteria for 2021 Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) Intake",
  "policyEffect": "Sets the operational criteria and timeline for the 2021 Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP), issuing up to 30,000 invitations to apply (ITAs) to randomly selected potential sponsors who submitted an Interest to Sponsor form in autumn 2020.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-07-20",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "Parents and grandparents of canadian citizens and permanent residents",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Sets the operational criteria and timeline for the 2021 Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP), issuing up to 30,000 invitations to apply (ITAs) to randomly selected potential sponsors who submitted an Interest to Sponsor form in autumn 2020.",
  "policyCategory": "Family reunification",
  "policyTool": "Intake quota / application criteria",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2021/07/canada-opening-parents-and-grandparents-program-to-accept-up-to-30000-applications.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Canada opening Parents and Grandparents Program to accept up to 30,000 applications, Government of Canada, July 20, 2021.",
  "evidencePassage": "contribute to our success as a country. Building on the success of the PGP Program in recent years, the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will invite a record number of people to apply under the 2021 intake of the Program. IRCC will accept up to 30,000 additional applications, giving more Canadians and permanent residents than ever before the opportunity to bring their loved ones to Canada. Using the same random selection process as used in previous years, IRCC will send … invitations to potential sponsors who have already submitted an interest to sponsor form in 2020. This will give additional interested sponsors the opportunity to bring their parents and grandparents to Canada. Invitations to apply will be sent over the course of 2 weeks, starting the week of September 20, 2021. Those invited to apply as part of this process will be able to use our new Permanent Resident Digital Intake tool, which allows applications to be submitted electronically. This is part of our commitment to modernize Canada’s immigration system, and will speed up and simplify the application process. We know that many Canadian families have experienced financial difficulties in the last year because of the pandemic. For this reason, we will continue to implement a more facilitative income requirement to ensure that more people can apply. For the 2020 tax year, the income requirement will continue to be the minimum necessary income, instead of the minimum necessary income plus 30%, and will allow regular Employment Insurance benefits and temporary COVID-19 benefits, such as the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, to be included towards the sponsor’s income. This measure will … Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship ## Quick facts - IRCC aims to receive up to 40,000 complete applications in 2021—10,000 from the 2020 intake process and 30,000 from 2021. - IRCC invites more people to apply than the number of applications we aim to receive because not all sponsors who are invited to apply submit an application. - Those not invited to apply may consider applying for a super visa, which would allow a parent or grandparent to visit them in Canada for up to 2 years at a time, without the need to renew their status. A super visa allows multiple entries for up to 10 years. - Invitations",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-a7f080108a978026a1c4",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Updated Temporary Public Policy for Out-of-Status Construction Workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)",
  "policyEffect": "Extends and modifies the temporary public policy facilitating access to permanent resident status for up to 500 out-of-status construction workers (plus eligible family members) in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).",
  "operativeDate": "2021-07-30",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "Out-of-status construction workers in the gta and their family members",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Extends and modifies the temporary public policy facilitating access to permanent resident status for up to 500 out-of-status construction workers (plus eligible family members) in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).",
  "policyCategory": "Status regularization / economic migration",
  "policyTool": "Temporary public policy under irpa s.25.2",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/construction-workers-gta-2021.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Temporary public policy to further facilitate access to permanent resident status for out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Government of Canada, July 30, 2021.",
  "evidencePassage": "Updated: Temporary public policy to further facilitate access to permanent resident status for out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) ## We have archived this page and will not be updating it. You can use it for research or reference. ## We have archived this page and will not be updating it. You can use it for research or reference. × overlay **Note:** This public policy has expired. ## Background On January 2, 2020, the *Temporary Public Policy for Out-of-Status Construction Workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)* was implemented*.* That public policy was developed to recognize the economic contribution of long-term resident construction workers and has sought to regularize individuals who have been contributing to the Canadian economy by filling a regional labour market need. At the same time, that public policy was addressing the vulnerable position of these workers due to their lack of immigration status. This temporary public policy has the same objectives and will further facilitate access to permanent resident status for 500 construction workers in the GTA plus their family members (the 500 application cap includes the principal applicants whose … further incentivize this population to regularize their status in Canada. As such, I hereby establish that, pursuant to my authority under section 25.2 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act* (the Act), that there are public policy considerations that justify the granting of permanent residence to principal applicants and their family members in Canada if these foreign nationals meet the applicable conditions (eligibility requirements) listed below. I further establish that there are public policy considerations that justify the granting of an exemption from the provisions of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* (the Regulations) listed below to foreign nationals who are family members of the principal applicant who meet the conditions (eligibility requirements) for family members outside Canada. ## Conditions (eligibility requirements) applicable to the principal applicants Based on public policy considerations, delegated officers may grant permanent residence status to foreign nationals who meet the following conditions, up to a cap of 500 applications (the 500 cap includes principal applicants whose applications have already been approved under the *Temporary Public Policy for Out-of-Status Construction Workers in the Greater Toronto Area*). Foreign National who: 1. Legally entered Canada as a temporary resident; 2. Has continuously resided in Canada for at least five years on the date of their application; 3. At the time of the eligibility assessment by the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), is working without authorization in the construction industry in the GTA and has accumulated, and be able to provide evidence of, three years full-time work experience within the past five years in construction in the GTA in the occupations referenced in Annex A; 4. Has family (mother, father, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew or cousin) living in Canada who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, or has a spouse, common-law partner or child in Canada; 5. Has a referral letter signed by the CLC attesting that the applicant meets the above eligibility conditions or a letter signed by the CLC attesting that the applicant meets the eligibility conditions of the *Temporary Public Policy for Out-of-Status Construction Workers in the GTA*; however, it is the delegated officer who will make the final … *Fees:** Any applicable fees, including fees for processing an application for permanent residence under subsection 25.2(1) of the Act as well as applicable Right of Permanent Residence Fee, must be paid. **Greater Toronto Area (GTA) as defined by Statistics Canada – Toronto Economic Region**: City of Toronto, Durham Region, Halton Region, Peel Region, York Region. **Start and End Date**: This public policy takes effect on July 30, 2021, and applies to applications received by IRCC on or after that date. This public policy will end on January 2, 2023 or once 500 principal applicants (plus their",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-fdfc0afe1c2e4ab99783",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Seizure Provisions) — SOR/2021-202",
  "policyEffect": "Streamlines Part 16 (Seizures) of the IRPR, establishing revised notification requirements when immigration officers seize things (including documents/assets) under subsection 140(1) of IRPA, and repealing former cash security return provisions (section 254).",
  "operativeDate": "2021-08-12",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "Foreign nationals subject to border or enforcement investigations",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Border controls / enforcement / administrative procedures",
  "policyTool": "Document and property seizure rules",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette Directorate, Public Services and Procurement Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2021/2021-09-01/html/sor-dors202-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 155, Number 18, Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, SOR/2021-202.; SOR/2021-202, Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 155, No. 18 (Registration: August 12, 2021).",
  "evidencePassage": "the annexed Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations Amendment 1 Sections 253 to 258 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations footnote 1 are replaced by the following: Notice of seizure — person from whom seized 253 (1) An officer who seizes a thing under subsection 140(1) of the Act shall provide written notice to the person from whom it was seized, including the grounds for the seizure. Notice of seizure — lawful owner (2) If the person from whom the thing was seized is not the lawful owner, the officer shall make reasonable efforts to identify the lawful owner and to give the lawful owner written notice of, and the grounds for, the seizure. If the notice is provided by mail, notification is deemed to have been provided on the seventh day after the day on which the notice was mailed. Application for return — person from whom seized 254 (1) If a thing was seized on the ground that it was fraudulently or improperly obtained or used, or that the seizure was necessary to prevent its fraudulent or improper use, the person from whom it was seized may apply for its return … , whether that is due to an application for return that is denied or in a case where an application was never made (not contemplated by the previous provisions). This is in contrast to the current regulatory provisions which only capture the scenario where an application for return is denied. The provisions themselves impose no new requirements on individuals, but merely state more clearly the procedures already in place for the disposal of items not returned. Therefore, there is no expected impact. Repeal: Application for return with a cash security Under the amendments, the provisions related to the application for return with a cash security and/or guarantee of performance (i.e. the existing section 254 of the IRPR) have been repealed. The original policy intent behind these provisions was to provide more timely access to a seized thing while allowing for a simultaneous application to be made for its outright return. For instance, if an item were to be seized, and its seizure is no longer required for the purposes of the Act, the applicant could in certain circumstances seek to post a cash security equal to the fair market value of the item at the time of the seizure in an effort to have the item returned provisionally pending a formal decision on the application for return. The amendments include a provision that requires all applications to be processed as soon as feasible, thereby providing for the timely return of all seized items in accordance with the IRPR without requiring a cash security or guarantee of performance. With the elimination of this provision, there will only be one procedure for the outright return of an item. Furthermore, in practice, most seizures are document seizures, and, as such, they are not eligible for return with a cash deposit and/or guarantee",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-2a27cbf7337287135658",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Establishment of the Special Afghan Resettlement Programs",
  "policyEffect": "Canada launched special resettlement programs for Afghan nationals who contributed to Canada's efforts or fall into specific vulnerable categories, offering expedited processing.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-08-13",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Other",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2021/08/canada-expands-resettlement-program-to-bring-more-afghans-to-safety.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada.ca. Establishment of the Special Afghan Resettlement Programs. Effective 2021-08-13.; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Canada expands resettlement program to welcome 20,000 vulnerable Afghan foreign nationals, Government of Canada, August 13, 2021.",
  "evidencePassage": ", here and across the world are working around the clock to bring as many people as possible to safety. As the Taliban continues to take over more of Afghanistan, Afghans’ lives are under threat—and many have already fled the country. To help address the growing humanitarian crisis, the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada will resettle 20,000 vulnerable Afghans threatened by the Taliban and forced to flee Afghanistan. Canada will continue to implement the special immigration program for Afghans who contributed to Canada’s efforts in Afghanistan. In addition, we will introduce a special program to focus on particularly vulnerable groups that are already welcomed to Canada through existing resettlement streams, including women leaders, human rights defenders, journalists, persecuted religious minorities, LGBTI individuals, and family members of previously resettled interpreters. The program will welcome government-supported and privately sponsored refugees, along with those sponsored by family already in Canada. By welcoming these Afghans, Canada will help ease the burden that Afghanistan’s neighbours are shouldering and offer these individuals a permanent home here. We will be engaging with our international and domestic partners, private sponsors and settlement organizations to begin implementing the new program. While applicants must meet all the usual admissibility requirements, processing timelines will be expedited. As with previous large-scale resettlement efforts, we welcome the support of the many Canadians who want to lend a hand. For example, we’re expanding our",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-36a4ea2f9510a0890399",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP) Eligibility Expansion to Quebec Economic Streams",
  "policyEffect": "Expands Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP) eligibility under the International Mobility Program (code A75) to skilled worker permanent residence applicants destined for Quebec who hold a Quebec Selection Certificate (CSQ).",
  "operativeDate": "2021-08-31",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "Quebec economic class permanent residence applicants with a csq",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Expands Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP) eligibility under the International Mobility Program (code A75) to skilled worker permanent residence applicants destined for Quebec who hold a Quebec Selection Certificate (CSQ).",
  "policyCategory": "Temporary work / economic migration",
  "policyTool": "Operational instructions update / bowp expansion",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/updates/2021-bowp-quebec.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Program delivery update: Bridging open work permits for Quebec economic class applicants, Government of Canada, August 31, 2021.",
  "evidencePassage": "residents, more than doubling the approximately 12,000 admitted in 2020 amid significant pandemic-related restrictions. For the first 3 months of 2022, more than 7,000 have been admitted, outpacing the 5,700 admitted in the first 3 months of 2021. - In August 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada also extended the eligibility for bridging open work permits to include foreign nationals who were already working temporarily in Quebec and who had submitted an application for permanent residence as a Quebec skilled worker. This allowed workers to continue pursuing their careers while waiting",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-88174329519fbee3aa61",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Expiration of Broad COVID-19 Restoration Public Policy",
  "policyEffect": "The temporary public policy which exempted out-of-status visitors, students, and workers from the standard 90-day restoration of status period expired.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-08-31",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "Existing holders",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Residence, student, skilled work",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Canada.ca IRCC News",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/public-policy-extended-restore-status.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada.ca IRCC News. Expiration of Broad COVID-19 Restoration Public Policy. Effective 2021-08-31.; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Expiration of temporary public policy to restore temporary resident status, Government of Canada, August 31, 2021.",
  "evidencePassage": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news.html) 4. [Notices](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices.html) # Public policy extended for temporary residents applying to restore status **Ottawa, December 31, 2020—**Effective January 1, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is renewing a temporary public policy that provides more time for temporary residents to apply to restore their legal status in Canada. This public policy, which has been in place since July 2020 but was set to expire, recognizes that many temporary residents in Canada have been affected by worldwide health- and travel-related restrictions, and may need to remain in Canada for longer than they anticipated. Under the public policy, visitors, students and workers whose valid temporary status expired, or expires, between January 30, 2020, and May 31, 2021, will have until August 31, 2021, to [restore their status](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/restoration-extension-trv.html). In addition, the public policy will continue to allow former work permit holders applying for an employer-specific work permit to",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-e715628cdfc352750216",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Mandatory Electronic Filing for Temporary Resident Applications",
  "policyEffect": "Ministerial instructions mandate that all new applications for temporary resident visas (including a transit visa), work permits, and study permits submitted by foreign nationals who are outside Canada must be filed using electronic means, with specific exceptions.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-09-01",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "Foreign nationals who are outside canada at the time of application submitting new applications for a temporary resident visa (including a transit visa), a work permit or a study permit",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Ministerial instructions mandate that all new applications for temporary resident visas (including a transit visa), work permits, and study permits submitted by foreign nationals who are outside Canada must be filed using electronic means, with specific exceptions.",
  "policyCategory": "Student, skilled work",
  "policyTool": "Documentation",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2021/2021-08-28/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "",
  "evidencePassage": "All applications for a temporary resident visa (including a transit visa), a work permit or a study permit submitted by foreign nationals who are outside Canada at the time of application must be submitted using electronic means (apply online). … These Instructions take effect on September 1, 2021, and expire March 31, 2022.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-71fde5809ca1456d4bc8",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Border Reopening and Quarantine Exemption for All Fully Vaccinated International Travelers",
  "policyEffect": "Opens Canadian borders for discretionary (non-essential) travel to all fully vaccinated foreign nationals from any country who received a Canada-approved vaccine at least 14 days prior to entry, eliminating mandatory 14-day quarantine.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-09-07",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "Fully vaccinated international travelers from all countries",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Opens Canadian borders for discretionary (non-essential) travel to all fully vaccinated foreign nationals from any country who received a Canada-approved vaccine at least 14 days prior to entry, eliminating mandatory 14-day quarantine.",
  "policyCategory": "Border control / entry rules",
  "policyTool": "Public health border directive / order in council",
  "sourceName": "Public Health Agency of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2021/09/canada-opens-borders-to-fully-vaccinated-travellers-from-any-country.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Public Health Agency of Canada, Canada opens borders to fully vaccinated travellers from any country, Government of Canada, September 3, 2021.",
  "evidencePassage": "/services/life-events/child/register-birth.html) - [Apply for a SIN](https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/sin.html) ## You are here: 1. [Canada.ca](https://www.canada.ca/en.html) 2. [Canada Border Services Agency](https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency.html) # **Travel Advisory: REMINDER – On September 7, new measures for fully vaccinated international travellers to Canada will come into force ** From: [Canada Border Services Agency](https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency.html) ## News release As was announced on July 19, the Government of Canada will allow fully vaccinated foreign nationals meeting the conditions to enter Canada for discretionary (non-essential) purposes starting on September 7, 2021 September 3, 2021 Ottawa, Ontario As was announced on July 19, the Government of Canada will allow [fully vaccinated](https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/covid-vaccinated-travellers-entering-canada?utm_campaign=cbsa-asfc-covid19-21-22&utm_source=news&utm_medium=pog&utm_content=exemptions_sep21_en123) foreign nationals meeting the conditions to enter Canada for discretionary (non-essential) purposes starting on September 7, … 0.19% (112 positive tests out of 58,878 completed). While cases are currently increasing in Canada, the illness severity and hospitalization rates remain manageable as Canada’s vaccination rates continue to rise. This data along with continued adherence to public health measures by Canadians and incoming travellers, means that Canada is better able to prevent outbreaks of infection and can now allow more incoming fully vaccinated travellers without increasing the risk to the health and safety of Canadians. Beginning at **12:01 am EDT on September 7, 2021**, fully vaccinated foreign nationals … will be eligible to enter Canada for discretionary (non-essential) reasons, such as tourism; however, these individuals **must**: 1. [be fully vaccinated](https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/covid-vaccinated-travellers-entering-canada?utm_campaign=cbsa-asfc-covid19-21-22&utm_source=news&utm_medium=pog&utm_content=exemptions_sep21_en123): a traveller must have received, and show proof of, the full series of a vaccine — or combination of vaccines — [accepted by the Government of Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/covid19-industry/drugs … not have to quarantine while awaiting the result. Failure to adhere to random testing, if selected, may result in fines. There are no changes to the mandatory testing requirements for unvaccinated travellers. All travellers, regardless of vaccination status, still require a valid pre-arrival COVID-19 molecular test result. **Vaccinated parents travelling with unvaccinated children **Since August 9, unvaccinated children under 12 years of age of fully vaccinated parents and/or guardians are exempt from quarantine when accompanied by their fully vaccinated parent(s)/guardian(s), but must follow",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-7bb0b6eaf5e1a923865d",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Re-issuance of Exemption Policy for Excluded Family Members (IRPR 117(9)(d) and 125(1)(d))",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC re-issued a temporary public policy exempting sponsored family members from the lifetime bar regarding non-disclosure or non-examination during the sponsor's initial permanent residence application.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-09-09",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Family",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/excluded-2021.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada.ca. Re-issuance of Exemption Policy for Excluded Family Members (IRPR 117(9)(d) and 125(1)(d)). Effective 2021-09-09.",
  "evidencePassage": "challenges that has affected analysis of the public policy. Consequently, to allow for continued facilitation of these cases and further monitoring it is necessary to put in place a subsequent public policy that will come into effect when the original policy expires. ## Public Policy Considerations A subsequent public policy with the same eligibility criteria will allow the Department to continue to facilitate the immigration into Canada of certain foreign nationals applying in the Family Class or the Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada class and whose sponsor applied for, and obtained permanent resident status as a Convention refugee or a person in similar circumstances, as a protected person or who were sponsored as a spouse, a common-law partner, a conjugal partner or a dependent child. These foreign nationals, if they comply with the below specified conditions, will be exempted from paragraph 117(9)(d) or 125(1)(d) of the Regulations. These foreign nationals are the most vulnerable populations impacted by the sponsorship bar, and to continue granting them an exemption represents a minimal risk to program integrity. The low program integrity risk in this case is due to the fact … As such, I hereby establish that, pursuant to my authority under section 25.2 of the Act, there are public policy considerations that justify continuation of the granting of an exemption from the application of paragraph 117(9)(d) or 125(1)(d) of the Regulations to foreign nationals who meet the conditions (eligibility requirements) listed below. ## Conditions (Eligibility Requirements) Based on public policy considerations, delegated officers may grant an exemption from the requirements of the provisions of the Regulations listed below to a foreign national who meets all of the following conditions (eligibility requirements): - The foreign national has applied as a spouse or a common-law partner in the Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada class or as a spouse, a common-law partner, a conjugal partner or a dependent child in the Family Class; - The foreign national has a sponsor who applied for and was granted permanent residence status: 1. As a Convention refugee or a person in similar circumstances; or, 2. After having been determined to be a protected person; or, 3. As a sponsored spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner, or dependent child as a member or the Family Class … the foreign national was a non-accompanying family member of the sponsor and was not examined. **All admissibility provisions and other eligibility requirements** not exempted above are applicable. **Fees:** Where applicable, the standard fees for processing applications in the Family Class or the Spouse or Common-law Partner in Canada Class must be paid. **For applicants whose sponsor resides in the province of Quebec,** the requirement to have a sponsor who has given a sponsorship undertaking to the Government of Quebec continues to apply. **Start Date and End Date**: This public policy takes … effect on September 9, 2021, the expiration date of *Public Policy to Facilitate the Immigration of Certain Sponsored Foreign Nationals Excluded under Paragraph 117(9)(d) or 125(1)(d) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations,* and ends on September 9, 2023. Applications where a final decision has not been made before September 9, 2021 will be processed under this public policy. As with all public policies, this public policy may be cancelled at any time. Marco Mendicino Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Dated at Ottawa, August 14, 2021 ## Page details 2023-09-15 ## About this",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-639a1a4a19c8b85a8f6d",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary Public Policy for Resettlement of NATO's Afghan Locally Engaged Staff",
  "policyEffect": "Implementation of a temporary public policy granting exemptions under section 25.2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) to facilitate the immediate immigration and permanent residency of certain NATO-affiliated Afghan locally engaged staff and their household members.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-09-19",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Other",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/resettlement-staff-nato.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada.ca. Temporary Public Policy for Resettlement of NATO's Afghan Locally Engaged Staff. Effective 2021-09-19.",
  "evidencePassage": "Engaged Staff of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization* recognizes the high vulnerability and elevated risk faced by individuals who worked with a western military organisation. This new temporary public policy will facilitate the immigration of individuals identified by NATO for their potential resettlement in Canada as members of the Convention Refugee Abroad Class of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* (“the *Regulations”*). I hereby establish that, in light of the foregoing, there are sufficient public policy considerations to justify granting exemptions, pursuant to section 25.2 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act* (“the *Act*”), to the requirements of the provisions of the *Regulations* listed below for Afghan nationals who were locally engaged staff of NATO, and the accompanying members of their family or household members, who apply for a permanent resident visa as members of the Convention Refugee Abroad Class and meet the conditions set out below. ## Conditions (eligibility requirements) applicable to Afghan nationals associated with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization: Delegated officers may grant an exemption to a foreign national from the … requirements of the *Regulations* identified below who meets the following conditions: 1. The Afghan national is included on a list (“the List”) submitted to the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (Department) by NATO which conforms to the parameters set out in the Memorandum of Understanding between the Department and NATO. ## Requirements of the provisions of the *Regulations* for which an exemption may be granted: - paragraph 139(1)(g) of the *Regulations*– the requirement to be able to become successfully established in Canada; - subsection 140.3(1) of the *Regulations* – the … requirement to submit a referral from a referral organization with their permanent resident application; - subsection 140.3(4) of the *Regulations –* the requirement to submit their permanent resident application to the immigration office that serves the foreign national’s place of residence; - paragraphs 151(b) and (c) of the *Regulations* – the requirement to meet the conditions of these paragraphs to be issued a temporary travel document; and, - section 307 of the *Regulations* – the requirement to pay the application processing fee for examining circumstances under subsection 25.2(1) of the Act. ## Other statutory eligibility and admissibility requirements: Foreign nationals eligible under this public policy are subject to all other applicable statutory eligibility and admissibility requirements not addressed by this temporary public policy or otherwise exempted. Applicants intending to reside in Quebec are subject to the Province of Quebec’s selection criteria further to subsection 70(3) of the Regulations, and cannot be granted permanent residence unless Quebec determines that they meet such criteria. ## Coming into effect and expiration This temporary public policy takes effect on the date of my signature and it may be revoked at any time. The public policy ends on January 31, 2022, or once applications for resettlement to Canada for 150 foreign nationals have been approved. All applications received on or before the expiry or revocation date will be processed under this public policy. The Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, P.C., M.P. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Dated at Ottawa, this 19th day of September, 2021 ## Page details 2022-08-27 ## About this site ### Immigration and citizenship - [Help Centre](https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/index-",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-af50e65cc17072a61e3c",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Resettlement Pathway for Afghan Human Rights Defenders",
  "policyEffect": "A temporary public policy was enacted to facilitate permanent residence pathways for vulnerable Afghan human rights defenders identified by Frontline Defenders and Protect Defenders.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-09-30",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Residence",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Resettlement Pathway for Afghan Human Rights Defenders. Effective 2021-09-30.",
  "evidencePassage": "instructions-agreements/public-policies/exempt-prospective-refugee-claimants-updated.html) 6 October 2021 - [Temporary public policy for the resettlement of Afghan nationals from within Afghanistan identified by Frontline Defenders and Protect Defenders](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/afghan-nationals-resettlement-frontline-protect-defenders.html) 30 September 2021 - [Temporary public policy for the resettlement of certain locally engaged staff of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization](https://www",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-b4bb914197c89ad7bab7",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Extension of In-Person Exemption for Inland Refugee Claimants",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC extended a temporary public policy that exempts prospective in-Canada refugee claimants from the requirement to make their claims in-person. This maintains the remote, digital-filing service model previously established during the COVID-19 pandemic.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-10-06",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: IRCC extended a temporary public policy that exempts prospective in-Canada refugee claimants from the requirement to make their claims in-person.",
  "policyCategory": "Documentation",
  "policyTool": "Documentation",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Extension of In-Person Exemption for Inland Refugee Claimants. Effective 2021-10-06.",
  "evidencePassage": "policy for the resettlement of certain locally engaged staff of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/resettlement-staff-nato-expanded.html) 18 October 2021 - [Updated: Temporary public policy to exempt prospective refugee claimants, in Canada, from the requirement to make a claim to an officer, in person, subsequent alternative service delivery model](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/exempt-prospective-refugee-claimants-updated.html) 6 October 2021 - [Temporary public policy for the resettlement of Afghan nationals from within Afghanistan identified by Frontline Defenders and Protect Defenders](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/afghan-nationals-resettlement-frontline-protect-defenders.html) 30 September 2021 - [Temporary public policy for the resettlement of certain locally engaged staff of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization](https://www",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-91398549385d4c2e06fd",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Changes to the pre-removal risk assessment for Afghanistan",
  "policyEffect": "Individuals from Afghanistan who received a final negative decision from the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada or the Federal Court, or a final PRRA decision from IRCC between October 19, 2020, and October 18, 2021, are exempt from the 12-month bar and may apply for a pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA).",
  "operativeDate": "2021-10-18",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "Individuals from afghanistan who received a final negative decision from the immigration and refugee board of canada or the federal court, or a final prra decision from immigration, refugees and citizenship canada (ircc) from october 19, 2020 to october 18, 2021.",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Individuals from Afghanistan who received a final negative decision from the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada or the Federal Court, or a final PRRA decision from IRCC between October 19, 2020, and October 18, 2021, are exempt from the 12-month bar and may apply for a pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA).",
  "policyCategory": "Other",
  "policyTool": "Enforcement",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/pre-removal-risk-assessment-afghanistan.html",
  "preciseCitation": "",
  "evidencePassage": "Individuals from Afghanistan may now be eligible to apply for a pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA) if they received a final negative decision from the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada or the Federal Court, or a final PRRA decision from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) from October 19, 2020 to October 18, 2021. … For this reason, some individuals from Afghanistan are now exempt from the 12-month bar on applying for a PRRA, depending on when they received a decision on their refugee claim. … Individuals from Afghanistan who receive a final negative decision after October 18, 2021, are not eligible to apply for a PRRA for 12 months.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-2990d09573f271dd45de",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Afghan Families Resettlement Program Status Update",
  "policyEffect": "The government updated and subsequently archived the temporary public policy for the issuance of permanent resident visas for families of Afghan nationals who arrived under previous public policies.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-10-25",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Residence",
  "policyTool": "Other",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Afghan Families Resettlement Program Status Update. Effective 2021-10-25.",
  "evidencePassage": "policies/permanent-resident-visas-families-afghan-nationals-updated.html) 23 June 2022 - [Temporary public policy for the issuance of permanent resident visas for families of Afghan nationals who came to Canada under previous public policies - Archived](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/permanent-resident-visas-families-afghan-nationals.html) 25 October 2021 - [Temporary public policy for nationals of Morocco affected by the earthquake of September 8, 2023 - Archived](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-b140b1241d1281e7d723",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Closure of Temporary Resident to Permanent Resident (TR to PR) Pathway",
  "policyEffect": "The limited-time public policy pathway for temporary essential workers and international graduates to transition to permanent residence was closed to new applications.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-11-05",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: The limited-time public policy pathway for temporary essential workers and international graduates to transition to permanent residence was closed to new applications.",
  "policyCategory": "Residence",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/tr-pr-pathway.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Closure of Temporary Resident to Permanent Resident (TR to PR) Pathway. Effective 2021-11-05.",
  "evidencePassage": "--- title: \"Closed: Temporary public policies: Temporary resident to permanent resident pathway – About the program - Canada.ca\" meta: author: \"Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada\" description: \"The temporary resident to permanent resident pathway was a limited-time pathway to permanent residence. This pathway closed on November 5, 2021. \" keywords: \"TR to PR Pathway, Pathway, essential worker, healthcare, graduates, PWGP, public policy\" --- - [Skip to main content](#wb-cont) - [Skip to \"About government\"](#wb-info) - [Switch to basic HTML version](?wbdisable=true) ## Language selection … services/immigration-citizenship.html) 3. [Live in Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada.html) # Closed: Temporary public policies: Temporary resident to permanent resident pathway – About the program Closed This pathway closed on November 5, 2021. You can check the status of your application by using the [Client Application Status tool](https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/security.do?app=ecas&lang=en) or by [linking your application to your IRCC secure account](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/account/link … apply.html) - [Optional: Open work permit](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/tr-pr-pathway/open-work-permit.html) --- ## About the program The temporary resident to permanent resident pathway was a limited-time pathway to permanent residence. It was for certain temporary residents who were working in Canada and their families. You would have been eligible for permanent residence if - you had work experience in Canada in an essential occupation or the health or health services field or - you had recently graduated from a Canadian post-secondary",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-b9f89b93c2ec430294f6",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Mandatory ArriveCAN Vaccine Disclosure for Essential Services",
  "policyEffect": "Exempt essential service providers entering Canada, including truck drivers and certain temporary foreign workers, must submit vaccine status and proof of vaccination via the ArriveCAN portal.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-11-30",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Exempt essential service providers entering Canada, including truck drivers and certain temporary foreign workers, must submit vaccine status and proof of vaccination via the ArriveCAN portal.",
  "policyCategory": "Skilled work",
  "policyTool": "Documentation",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2021/11/adjustments-to-canadas-border-and-travel-measures.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Mandatory ArriveCAN Vaccine Disclosure for Essential Services. Effective 2021-11-30.",
  "evidencePassage": "or arrival at the land border, or a previous positive COVID-19 molecular test taken within 10 and 180 days before arrival; - complete arrival (day 1) and post-arrival (day 8) testing; - quarantine for 14 days in a suitable place; and - submit all of the information above in ArriveCAN via the free mobile app or website. ## ArriveCAN: New requirements for essential travellers As of November 30, 2021, all exempt essential service providers will be required to identify their vaccination status in [ArriveCAN](https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/arrivecan.html), regardless of whether or not they are allowed to enter as unvaccinated. ArriveCAN will prompt them to provide details on their vaccine(s), including manufacturer, country received and date received, and to upload their proof of vaccination. Exempt essential travellers include those travelling as/for: - most essential service providers (including most temporary foreign workers, emergency service providers and marine researchers); - cross-border work (e.g., you regularly cross the border to work); - medical and health care support (e.g., health care practitioner, to receive medical … care, or to transport medical equipment or supplies); - trade and transport (e.g., truck driver or crew member on any aircraft, shipping vessel, or train); and - people who live in integrated trans-border communities. If an exempt essential traveller previously created a reusable ArriveCAN receipt, they will be required to either download the latest version of the free ArriveCAN mobile app or sign in to the web version after November 30, 2021, and re-submit all of their information, including the newly required information on proof of vaccinations, to get a new exempt reusable ArriveCAN receipt",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "repair-fcp3-237ece59ddc0e213d5f1",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "New Permanent Residence Pathway for Extended Family of Afghan Interpreters",
  "policyEffect": "A new pathway to permanent residence was introduced for extended family members, including children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents, and siblings, of Afghan interpreters previously relocated to Canada under special immigration measures.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-12-09",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Residence, family",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/extended-family-afghan-interpreters.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. New Permanent Residence Pathway for Extended Family of Afghan Interpreters. Effective 2021-11-24.",
  "evidencePassage": "news.html) 4. [Notices](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices.html) # Application process for pathway to permanent residence for extended families of Afghan interpreters now open **Ottawa, December 9, 2021**— The Government of Canada remains committed to bringing as many vulnerable Afghans as possible to safety. As part of our continued work to support Afghan refugees, we are opening [a new pathway](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/afghanistan/permanent-residence-extended-family.html) for the extended family members of … Afghan interpreters who immigrated under previous measures. In 2009 and 2012, the Government of Canada introduced special measures for Afghan nationals who served as local staff, such as interpreters, in direct support of Canada’s combat mission in Kandahar. These measures provided individuals and their immediate family members with a pathway to permanent residence in Canada. They were put in place in recognition of the risk Afghans took to support Canada’s work in their country. While some of their extended family members may have come to Canada through existing programs over the years, othe … rs have not and may now be in a precarious position as a result of their relationship to the interpreters. To help ensure that these families can come to Canada, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has launched a new pathway to permanent residence for extended family members of those who previously came under the 2009 and 2012 policies. To be eligible, the extended family member must: - be an Afghan national - be outside Canada at the time of their application - have been in Afghanistan on or after July 22, 2021 - be an extended family member—defined as a child (regardless of … age), grandchild, parent, grandparent, or sibling—of an individual who was previously granted permanent residence as a principal applicant under the 2009 or 2012 public policies - provide a statutory declaration from a former interpreter who was previously granted permanent residence under one of the public policies in order to confirm their relationship - hold a travel or identity document or, if that cannot be obtained, provide a statutory declaration attesting to the applicant’s identity - submit their application using the forms that will be made available online for this program In additi … on to these new measures, we continue to prioritize applications of Afghan nationals who are in the process of sponsoring their immediate family members overseas, and dependents of protected persons abroad. ## Page details 2021-12-09 ## About this site ### Immigration and citizenship - [Help Centre](https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/index-featured-can.asp) - [Contact us](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/contact-ircc.html) - [Check your application status](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-status.html)",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-cf256cd0fa03bffda09d",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Fee Exemptions and Status Extensions for Foreign Nationals Directly Affected by British Columbia Floods",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC established a temporary public policy exempting certain foreign nationals directly affected by the floods in British Columbia from application processing and related fees for document replacements, status extensions, restorations, work or study permit renewals, temporary resident permits, and biometrics collection, while providing extended timelines for status restoration.",
  "operativeDate": "2021-12-16",
  "year": 2021,
  "affectedGroup": "Foreign nationals directly affected by the floods in british columbia who held valid temporary resident status when flooding began",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Student, skilled work",
  "policyTool": "Fees",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/foreign-nationals-british-columbia-floods-2021.html",
  "preciseCitation": "",
  "evidencePassage": "exempt foreign nationals in British Columbia that were directly affected by the floods and who held valid temporary resident status in Canada when the flooding began from the requirement to pay the fees associated with the re-issuance of temporary resident status documents, fees for applications to extend or restore their status as temporary residents, renew work or study permits and, where applicable, the fees for the provision of services in relation to the collection of biometric information. The objective is also to provide those affected by the floods with more time to restore their temporary resident status, if needed. … This temporary public policy will take effect on the date of signature and will expire on May 31, 2022. … Dated at Ottawa, this 16th day of December 2021",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "repair-fcp-016af2c2f8dd183e545d",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Atlantic Immigration Class) — SOR/2021-242",
  "policyEffect": "Formally amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) to establish the Atlantic Immigration Class (section 87.3) as a permanent economic class of persons who may become permanent residents, transitioning the successful Atlantic Immigration Pilot into a permanent statutory program and clarifying lock-in dates for dependent children.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-01-01",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "Skilled workers and international graduates destined for atlantic provinces",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Permanent residence / economic immigration",
  "policyTool": "Economic class creation / stream institutionalization",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette Directorate, Public Services and Procurement Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2021/2021-12-22/html/sor-dors242-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 155, Number 26, Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Atlantic Immigration Class), SOR/2021-242.; Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 155, Number 26: Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Atlantic Immigration Class), SOR/2021-242 (December 13, 2021).; SOR/2021-242, Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 155, No. 26 (Registration: December 13, 2021).",
  "evidencePassage": "are amended by adding the following after section 87.2: Atlantic Immigration Class Class 87.3 (1) For the purposes of subsection 12(2) of the Act, the Atlantic immigration class is prescribed as a class of persons who may become permanent residents on the basis of their ability to become economically established in Canada. Member of class (2) A foreign national is a member of the Atlantic immigration class if they (a) are named in an endorsement certificate issued by the government of an Atlantic province — on or after the day on which this section comes into force — under an Atlantic immigrat … to the Regulations are modelled off the Ministerial Instructions that governed the pilot, with some key adjustments. They establish a new Atlantic Immigration Class, under the economic classes for applicants, as a pathway to permanent residence for foreign nationals who have the ability to become economically established in the Atlantic region and have the intent to reside in Atlantic Canada. In this way, the look and feel of the Regulations will vary from the pilot, given the regulations provide for a single immigration class, as opposed to the three separate program streams found in the pil … g skilled immigrants to Atlantic Canada to address demographic and economic needs, as well as to address retention issues in the region. Similar to the pilot, the permanent program will continue to help employers find skilled workers to fill jobs, so they can grow their businesses and the economy. The permanent program will also continue to complement the PNP by maintaining key program elements that distinguish the Atlantic Immigration Program as Canada’s flagship regional economic immigration program (e.g. aligning immigration with region-wide economic development strategies), and offering pr … r Class, published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on March 4, 2017; (b) the Atlantic Canada Highly Skilled Worker Class established by the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Atlantic Canada Highly Skilled Worker Class, published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on March 4, 2017; or (c) the Atlantic Canada International Graduate Class established by the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Atlantic Canada International Graduate Class, published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on March 4, 2017. Coming into Force 10 These Regulations come into force on January 1, 2022, but if they are regist",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-d814618396fee3035496",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Transition of the Atlantic Immigration Pilot to the Permanent Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP)",
  "policyEffect": "The temporary Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP) was replaced by the permanent Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP). New regulations include clarified partner roles, mandatory intercultural competency training for employers, and a requirement for individualized settlement plans for principal applicants.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-01-01",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: New regulations include clarified partner roles, mandatory intercultural competency training for employers, and a requirement for individualized settlement plans for principal applicants.",
  "policyCategory": "Residence",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2021/12/permanent-atlantic-immigration-program-to-attract-workers-and-drive-economic-growth.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Transition of the Atlantic Immigration Pilot to the Permanent Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP). Effective 2022-01-01.; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, \"Atlantic Immigration Program becomes permanent,\" News Release, December 17, 2021.",
  "evidencePassage": "These new Canadians have helped communities thrive, businesses prosper and the region’s population grow. Building on the success of the pilot, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced the launch of the Atlantic Immigration Program. This new permanent program will officially open on January 1, 2022, helping the Atlantic provinces attract the skilled newcomers they need to address economic and demographic challenges, such as the labour shortage in the region. Originally launched in 2017, the Atlantic Immigration Pilot has now brought over 10,000 … new permanent residents to Atlantic Canada. Participating employers have made over 9,800 job offers in key sectors, including health care, accommodations, food services and manufacturing. Most significantly, over 90% of applicants were still living in the region after 1 year; a much higher retention rate than other programs. The permanent program retains the 3 features that made the pilot such a success: a focus on employers, enhanced settlement support and a collaborative approach across all Atlantic provinces. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and the Atlantic provinces worked closely together to design the permanent program based on lessons learned and recommendations from the [pilot evaluation](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/reports-statistics/evaluations/eval-atlantic-immigration-pilot.html). The changes include clarifying roles between partners, increasing employer support through training and strengthening program requirements to ensure newcomers can successfully establish themselves in the region. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is working closely with employers and provincial governments to ensure a smooth transition between the pilot and the permanent program. Candidates with a valid endorsement can begin submitting applications for permanent residence under the new program on March 6, 2022. ## Quotes > “Over the past few years, the Atlantic Immigration Pilot has made an incredible difference in communities across our region. It has brought us the resource we need most: more people. They’re skilled, they’re young and they’re staying. Now, we’re doubling down on what works by making it permanent, so we can continue attracting the best and brightest to our region and build a vibrant, prosperous future … It responded to the region’s acute demographic and economic challenges, including slow growth, chronic labour market shortages, an aging workforce, and difficulty attracting and retaining immigrants. - With at least 6,000 admission spaces available yearly, the Atlantic Immigration Program will complement the Provincial Nominee Programs in each Atlantic province. - In 2018–2019, the Atlantic provinces saw their highest population growth since the 1970s, with immigration, including from the pilot, being the main driver of this trend. - The regulations for the permanent Atlantic Immigration Program",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-4938176c99bf779cdd5e",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Mandatory Entry Vaccination Requirements for Previously Exempt Groups",
  "policyEffect": "Implementation of strict COVID-19 vaccination requirements for entry into Canada, covering multiple classes of foreign nationals previously exempt from border vaccine mandates.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-01-15",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Implementation of strict COVID-19 vaccination requirements for entry into Canada, covering multiple classes of foreign nationals previously exempt from border vaccine mandates.",
  "policyCategory": "Skilled work, student, family",
  "policyTool": "Enforcement",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2022/01/requirements-for-truckers-entering-canada-in-effect-as-of-january-15-2022.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Mandatory Entry Vaccination Requirements for Previously Exempt Groups. Effective 2022-01-15.; Public Health Agency of Canada & Public Safety Canada, \"Requirements for exempt travellers entering Canada to change as of January 15, 2022,\" News Release, November 19, 2021.",
  "evidencePassage": "World Health Organization Emergency Use Listing. The Government of Canada is also announcing that as of January 15, 2022, certain groups of travellers, who are currently exempt from entry requirements, will only be allowed to enter the country if they are fully vaccinated with one of the vaccines approved for entry into Canada. These groups include: - individuals travelling to reunite with family (unvaccinated children under 18 years of age will retain exemption if travelling to reunite with an immediate or extended family member who is a Canadian, permanent resident, or person registered under the *Indian Act*); - international students who are 18 years old and older; - professional and amateur athletes; - individuals with a valid work permit, including temporary foreign workers (outside of those in agriculture and food processing); and - essential service providers, including truck drivers. After January 15, 2022, unvaccinated or partially vaccinated foreign nationals will only be allowed to enter Canada if they meet the criteria for limited exceptions, which apply to certain groups such as agricultural and food processing workers, marine crew members, those entering on compassionate grounds, new permanent residents, resettling refugees and some children under the age of 18. Exempt unvaccinated travellers will continue to be subject to testing, quarantine, and other entry requirements. Non-exempt unvaccinated or partially vaccinated foreign nationals will be prohibited entry into Canada. Starting November 30, vaccination will be required for travel within and out of Canada. A valid COVID-19 molecular test will no longer be accepted as an alternative to vaccination unless travellers are eligible for one of the limited exemptions, such as a medical inability to be vaccinated",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-98f2dccb7839c1e3cf3e",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Emergency Border and Entry Compliance Measures",
  "policyEffect": "Introduction of temporary enforcement rules under the Emergencies Act prohibiting entry to foreign nationals intending to participate in illegal blockades.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-02-15",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Enforcement",
  "policyTool": "Enforcement",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2022/2022-02-15-x1/html/sor-dors21-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Government of Canada. Emergency Border and Entry Compliance Measures. Effective 2022-02-15.",
  "evidencePassage": "with trade; (b) the interference with the functioning of critical infrastructure; or (c) the support of the threat or use of acts of serious violence against persons or property. Minor (2) A person must not cause a person under the age of eighteen years to participate in an assembly referred to in subsection (1). Prohibition — entry to Canada — foreign national 3 (1) A foreign national must not enter Canada with the intent to participate in or facilitate an assembly referred to in subsection 2(1). Exemption (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to (a) a person registered as an Indian under the Indian … or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both. Coming into force 11 This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered. Footnote Footnote a R.S., c. 22 (4th Supp.) Return to footnote a referrer About government Contact us Departments and agencies Public service and military News Treaties, laws and regulations Government-wide reporting Prime Minister How government works Open government About this site Social media Mobile applications About Canada.ca Terms and conditions Privacy Top of page",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-e3635182e87be5ab710e",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Phased Easing of COVID-19 Border Restrictions and Post-Arrival Testing Requirements",
  "policyEffect": "Relaxes federal border measures by allowing fully vaccinated travellers to use rapid antigen tests (RATs) taken within one day of arrival instead of molecular PCR tests, transitioning mandatory on-arrival testing to random surveillance selection, and eliminating mandatory quarantine while awaiting on-arrival test results.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-02-28",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "All inbound international travellers",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Relaxes federal border measures by allowing fully vaccinated travellers to use rapid antigen tests (RATs) taken within one day of arrival instead of molecular PCR tests, transitioning mandatory on-arrival testing to random surveillance selection, and eliminating mandatory quarantine while awaiting on-arrival test results.",
  "policyCategory": "Border control / health screening",
  "policyTool": "Border directive",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2022/02/government-of-canada-lightens-border-measures-as-part-of-transition-of-the-pandemic-response.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Public Health Agency of Canada, \"Government of Canada lightens border measures as part of transition of the pandemic response,\" News Release, February 15, 2022.",
  "evidencePassage": "representing the beginning of a phased easing of travel restrictions. The ability of the country to transition to a new phase at the border is a result of the actions of tens of millions of Canadians across the country who followed public health measures, including getting themselves and their families vaccinated. As of February 28, 2022 at 12:01 a.m. EST: - We will be easing the on-arrival testing for fully-vaccinated travellers. This means that travellers arriving to Canada from any country, who qualify as [fully vaccinated](https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/covid-vaccinated-travellers-entering-canada#determine-fully), will be randomly selected for arrival testing. Travellers selected will also no longer be required to quarantine while awaiting their test result. - Children under 12 years old, travelling with fully vaccinated adults, will continue to be exempt from quarantine, without any prescribed conditions limiting their activities. This means, for example, they no longer need to wait 14 days before attending school, camp or daycare. - Unvaccinated travellers will continue to be required to test on arrival, on Day 8 and quarantine for 14 days. Unvaccinated foreign nationals will not be permitted to enter Canada unless they meet one of the few exemptions. - Travellers will now have the option of using a COVID-19 rapid antigen test result (taken the day prior to their scheduled flight or arrival at the land border or marine port of entry) or a molecular test result (taken no more than 72 hours before their scheduled flight or arrival at the land border or marine port of entry) to meet pre-entry requirements. Taking a rapid antigen test at home is not sufficient to meet the pre-entry requirement – it must be authorized by the country in which it was",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-9b939ad3d02214cd7432",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Excessive Demand)",
  "policyEffect": "The regulations raise the cost threshold for excessive demand to three times the average Canadian per capita health and social services costs and exclude special education from the calculation. Officer roles are now bifurcated: medical officers evaluate medical evidence, while migration officers assess overall feasibility.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-03-04",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: The regulations raise the cost threshold for excessive demand to three times the average Canadian per capita health and social services costs and exclude special education from the calculation.",
  "policyCategory": "Residence",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2022/2022-03-16/html/sor-dors39-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette. Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Excessive Demand). Effective 2022-03-04.; gazette.gc.ca. Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. Effective 2022-05-20.",
  "evidencePassage": "definitions excessive demand, health services and social services in subsection 1(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulationsfootnote 1 are replaced by the following: excessive demand means (a) a demand on health services or social services for which the anticipated costs exceed triple the average Canadian per capita health services and social services costs over a period of five consecutive years following the most recent medical examination required under paragraph 16(2)(b) of the Act; or (b) a demand on health services or social services that would add to existing waiting lists … financial ability to mitigate any excessive demand; and (b) the feasibility of a mitigation plan, if any, submitted by the foreign national. Coming into Force 6 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Executive summary Issues: Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (hereinafter the Act), foreign nationals seeking to come to Canada on a temporary or permanent basis may be found inadmissible if they have a health condition that “might reasonably be expected to cause excessive … health condition, would be able to make an economic and social contribution to Canada. In addition, excessive demand cases can be complex and difficult to assess, especially when they involve costs for special education services, which constitute social services under the Regulations. Finally, the regulatory provisions requiring both migration and medical officers to review all information, including non-medical information, create inefficiencies and poses risks to the overall program integrity. Description: The regulatory amendments (1) increase the excessive demand cost threshold for foreign nationals seeking to come to Canada on a temporary or permanent basis to three times the Canadian average cost per person; (2) eliminate the exceptional period of 10 years from excessive demand calculations for cost of health and social services; (3) redefine “health services” and “social services” to, respectively, provide clarity and remove the reference to certain social services, including special education services; and (4) clarify which officers are responsible for reviewing medical and non-medical information submitted by applicants in the context of excessive demand assessments. Rationale … the roles of medical officers and of migration officers in reviewing information submitted by applicants. Description These amendments increase the excessive demand cost threshold to three times the average amount that federal, provincial and territorial governments spend per capita on certain health and social services; eliminate the exceptional 10-year period from the excessive demand calculations, while leaving the 5-year period intact; redefine “health services” and “social services,” as used in excessive demand determinations, by (a) removing reference to certain social services, including … special education services, that persons with disabilities require to help them overcome limitations to their participation in society, (b) focusing on publicly funded social services that provide constant supervision and care for those who are not able to integrate into society (e.g. adult day programs and respite care, as well as the provision of devices related to those services), and (c) refining the definitions to provide clarity to the concepts of majority of funding and of publicly funded services, as well as eliminating any overlap between the definitions of health services and of social",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-f841e00c6d51709a4081",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Expiry of Live-Action Film/TV Graphic Designer LMIA Exemption",
  "policyEffect": "The public policy allowing LMIA-exempt work permits for foreign graphic designers in live-action film or television (NOC 5241) expired, requiring applicants to revert to standard streams.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-03-09",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: The public policy allowing LMIA-exempt work permits for foreign graphic designers in live-action film or television (NOC 5241) expired, requiring applicants to revert to standard streams.",
  "policyCategory": "Skilled work",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/foreign-workers/exemption-codes.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Expiry of Live-Action Film/TV Graphic Designer LMIA Exemption. Effective 2022-03-09.; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, \"Program delivery update: Temporary public policy for certain foreign graphic designers in live-action film and television production expires,\" March 9, 2022.",
  "evidencePassage": "bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/foreign-workers/pgwp.html)</li><li>[Temporary public policy: Graphic designers working on live-action television or film in Canada – September 10, 2021 to March 9, 2022](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/foreign-workers/unique-situations/graphic-designers.html)</li><li>Temporary public policy to facilitate the issuance of an open work permit to former or current PGWP holders – June 13 to December 31, 2022</li><li>Temporary public policy to facilitate the issuance",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-932fa53ad2ee0ba795ea",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Mandatory Electronic Submission for Temporary Residence Applications (MI51)",
  "policyEffect": "Requires all foreign nationals outside Canada applying for a temporary resident visa, study permit, or work permit to submit their applications electronically via the online portal. Non-electronic applications received without meeting specific exemptions (such as disability accommodations, specific travel document holders, or seasonal agricultural workers) are rejected without processing and returned with fees refunded. Phase scope: single_phase",
  "operativeDate": "2022-04-01",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "Temporary residents",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Admissions",
  "policyTool": "Administrative procedure",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2022/2022-04-16/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part 1, Volume 156, Number 16: GOVERNMENT NOTICES, April 16, 2022",
  "evidencePassage": "The following foreign nationals who are outside Canada and submitting applications for temporary resident visas, work permits, and study permits may submit these applications by any other means that is made available or specified by the Minister for that purpose: Foreign nationals who, because of a disability, are unable to meet a requirement to make an application, submit any document or provide a signature or information using electronic means; Foreign nationals who hold an identity or travel document described in paragraph 52(1)(c) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations that was issued by a country, that does not prohibit travel to Canada, that the foreign national may use to enter the country of issue and that is of the type issued by that country to non-national residents, refugees or stateless persons who are unable to obtain a passport or other travel document from their country of citizenship or nationality or who have no country of citizenship or nationality; and Foreign nationals applying for a work permit who are intending to perform work under an international agreement or arrangement between Canada and one or more countries concerning seasonal agricultural workers.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-f5963cb07a29a56d6014",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "TFW Program Workforce Solutions Road Map: High-Wage and GTS Duration Extension",
  "policyEffect": "Maximum employment duration for the High-Wage Stream and Global Talent Stream was extended from two years to three years to assist with recruitment and permanent residency qualification.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-04-04",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Maximum employment duration for the High-Wage Stream and Global Talent Stream was extended from two years to three years to assist with recruitment and permanent residency qualification.",
  "policyCategory": "Skilled work, talent",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2022/04/government-of-canada-announces-workforce-solutions-road-map--further-changes-to-the-temporary-foreign-worker-program-to-address-labour-shortages-ac.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. TFW Program Workforce Solutions Road Map: High-Wage and GTS Duration Extension. Effective 2022-04-04.",
  "evidencePassage": "months). - The maximum duration of employment for High-Wage and Global Talent Streams workers will be extended from two years to three years. This extension will help workers access pathways to qualify for permanent residency, enabling them to contribute to our workforce for the long-term. Effective April 30: - For seven sectors with demonstrated labour shortages, such as Accommodation and Food Services, employers will be allowed to hire up to 30% of their workforce through the TFW Program for low-wage positions for one year. All other employers will be allowed to hire up to 20% of their workforce",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-66a3e8e8913ef867b714",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Electronic Travel Authorization Exemption for US Lawful Permanent Residents (SOR/2022-80)",
  "policyEffect": "Amended the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to exempt lawful permanent residents of the United States (US LPRs) from the Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) requirement for air travel to or transit through Canada, while simultaneously invalidating existing eTAs issued on the basis of US LPR status and requiring presentation of valid proof of US LPR status instead. Phase scope: Single-phase",
  "operativeDate": "2022-04-26",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amended the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to exempt lawful permanent residents of the United States (US LPRs) from the Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) requirement for air travel to or transit through Canada, while simultaneously invalidating existing eTAs issued on the basis of US LPR status and requiring presentation of valid proof of US LPR status instead.",
  "policyCategory": "Border-control",
  "policyTool": "Documentation",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2022/2022-04-27/html/sor-dors80-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 156, Number 9: Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Electronic Travel Authorization), SOR/2022-80",
  "evidencePassage": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Electronic Travel Authorization) Amendments 1 Paragraph 7.1(3)(b) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations footnote 1 is replaced by the following: (b) a national of the United States or a person who has been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence; 2 Section 12.05 of the Regulations is amended by adding the following after subsection (1): United States lawful permanent residents (1.1) Any electronic travel authorization that is issued to a citizen of a country other than those listed in Schedule 1.1 on the basis of their lawful admission to the United States for permanent residence ceases to be valid at 08:00:00 Eastern daylight time on April 26, 2022.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-9b84cee2e795f1385155",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Increase in Permanent Residence Fees",
  "policyEffect": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) increased fees across all permanent residence (PR) applications, including economic, permit holder, family, and humanitarian classes, to adjust for inflation.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-04-30",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Residence, family, skilled work, investor business",
  "policyTool": "Fees",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/increase-permanent-residence-fees-april-2022.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Increase in Permanent Residence Fees. Effective 2022-04-30.",
  "evidencePassage": "--- title: \"Increase in permanent residence fees effective April 30, 2022 - Canada.ca\" meta: author: \"Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada\" description: \"On April 30, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is increasing fees for all permanent residence applications\" keywords: \"permanent residence, fees, immigration, economic immigration\" --- - [Skip to main content](#wb-cont) - [Skip to \"About government\"](#wb-info) - [Switch to basic HTML version](?wbdisable=true) ## Language selection - [Français fr](https://www.canada.ca/fr/immigration-refugies-citoyennete/nouvelles … https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices.html) # Increase in permanent residence fees effective April 30, 2022 **Ottawa, April 5, 2022 –** On April 30, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is increasing fees for all permanent residence applications. This includes economic, permit holder, family and humanitarian classes. In 2020, IRCC increased permanent residence fees to account for inflation for the first time since 2002. At that time, it was announced that fees would increase every 2 years to adjust for inflation. The Government of Canada supports a cost-effective approach to financing government programs, where most of the costs are the responsibility of those who receive the services and benefit directly from them. The differences between current and new permanent residence fees | Program | Applicants | Current Fee | New Fee<br> April 30, 2022 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Right of Permanent Residence Fee | Principal applicant and accompanying spouse or common-law partner | $500 | $515 | | Federal High Skilled, Provincial Nominee Program and Quebec Skilled Workers, Atlantic Immigration Class and most Economic Pilots (Rural, Agri",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-087f0e94712512ef58e4",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Increase to Immigration Loans Program Funding",
  "policyEffect": "The government amended the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to increase the maximum funding limit for the Immigration Loans Program from $126.6 million to $250 million, supporting refugee resettlement costs.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-06-21",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: The government amended the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to increase the maximum funding limit for the Immigration Loans Program from $126.6 million to $250 million, supporting refugee resettlement costs.",
  "policyCategory": "Residence",
  "policyTool": "Fees",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2022/2022-07-06/html/sor-dors149-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette. Increase to Immigration Loans Program Funding. Effective 2022-06-21.",
  "evidencePassage": ". Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Immigration Loans Program) Amendment 1 Subsection 290(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations footnote 1 is replaced by the following: Maximum amount 290 (1) The maximum amount of advances that may be made under subsection 88(1) of the Act is $250,000,000. Coming into Force 2 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Issues The Immigration Loans Program provides foreign nationals who intend … amount that may be advanced to grant loans through the program. Enable and facilitate the resettlement of higher levels of refugees, including the Government’s commitment to resettle at least 40,000 Afghan nationals to Canada, through an accessible and affordable loans program. Description Subsection 290(1) of the Regulations is amended to increase the total allowed advance amount from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the Immigration Loan Program from $126.6 million to $250 million. Regulatory development Consultation The regulatory amendment relates to an internal process to ensure the continued",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-678b51d7b9eca8ea55f6",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Legislative Authority for Targeted Express Entry Invitations",
  "policyEffect": "The Budget Implementation Act, 2022 (Bill C-19) amended the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, granting the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship the authority to issue Express Entry invitations based on specific target attributes—such as specialized work experience or language proficiency—to better meet regional and economic labor market goals, rather than relying solely on the CRS score.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-06-23",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Other",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "Department of Finance Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2022/06/legislation-to-grow-canadian-economy-and-make-life-more-affordable-receives-royal-assent.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Department of Finance Canada. Legislative Authority for Targeted Express Entry Invitations. Effective 2022-06-23.",
  "evidencePassage": "ability to select permanent resident applicants from the Express Entry System that match Canada’s economic and labour force needs. - Expanding the Disability Tax Credit criteria for the mental functions impairment eligibility, as well as the life-sustaining therapy category eligibility. - Introducing a federal excise duty on vaping products, effective October 1, 2022. - Leveraging transit funding to build more homes by providing provinces and territories with up to $750 million to address pandemic-driven municipal and other transit shortfalls, and by tying that funding to efforts to improve housing … =&noneq=&fqupdate=&dmn=&fqocct=#wb-land) | [news releases](https://www.canada.ca/en/sr/srb/sra.html?_charset_=UTF-8&allq=news%20releases&exctq=&anyq=&noneq=&fqupdate=&dmn=&fqocct=#wb-land) ## Page details 2022-06-23 ## About this site ### Department of Finance Canada - [Contact us](https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/corporate/contact-us.html) - [Job opportunities](https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/corporate/jobs.html) - [Consultations](https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/programs/consultations.html) ### Government of Canada - [All contacts](https://www.canada.ca/en/contact",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-544957fea0de6e37d13b",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary Public Policy for Afghan Resettlement Update",
  "policyEffect": "Canada implemented an updated public policy for Afghan nationals, establishing a consolidated cap of 5,000 individuals and providing exemptions from specific financial inadmissibility provisions and certain medical exam requirements for family-reunification applicants.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-06-23",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Family, residence",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "IRCC Public Policies",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/permanent-resident-visas-families-afghan-nationals-updated.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC Public Policies. Temporary Public Policy for Afghan Resettlement Update. Effective 2022-06-23.",
  "evidencePassage": "extended members of their families who are outside Canada, this public policy will facilitate the issuance of permanent resident visas. As such, I hereby establish that there are sufficient public policy considerations pursuant to section 25.2 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act* (the Act), justifying an exemption from provisions of the Act and the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* (the Regulations) for up to 5,000 individuals, when foreign nationals meet the conditions (eligibility requirements) described below. ## Part 1 - Conditions (eligibility requirements) applicable … Part 1 of this public policy. ## Provisions of the *Act* for which an exemption may be granted: - Paragraph 16(2)(b) of the Act – the requirement to submit to a medical exam - only as it applies to a foreign national who is a non-accompanying family member, when processing the principal applicant’s permanent residence application pursuant to this public policy; and - Section 39 – inadmissibility for financial reasons. ## Provisions of the *Regulations* for which an exemption may be granted: - Paragraph 10(1)(d) – the requirement to provide evidence of payment of the applicable fee; - Paragraph 10(2)(c) —the requirement to indicate the class prescribed by these Regulations for which the application is made; - Paragraph 50 (1) – the requirement to hold a passport or travel document; - Paragraph 70(1)(a) —the requirement to apply for a permanent resident visa as a member of a class referred to in subsection 70(2) of the *Regulations*; - Paragraph 70(1)(c) —the requirement to be a member of an immigration class; - Paragraph 70(1)(d) —the requirement to meet the selection criteria and other requirements applicable to that class; - Section 307 – the requirement to pay the application processing … came to Canada under previous public policies* signed on October 25, 2021 and the *Updated Temporary public policy for the issuance of permanent resident visas for families of Afghan nationals who came to Canada under previous public policies* signed on March 16, 2022, that are pending at the time of the signature of this Public Policy will be processed under this Public Policy. This temporary public policy takes effect upon my signature, and it may be revoked at any time. The public policy ends once applications for 5,000 foreign nationals have been received (principal applicants and their family … prior to the end or revocation of this public policy will be processed under the public policy. The Honourable Sean Fraser, P.C., M.P. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Dated at Ottawa, this 23 day of June 2022 ## Page details 2023-03-01 ## About this site ### Immigration and citizenship - [Help Centre](https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/index-featured-can.asp) - [Contact us](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/contact-ircc.html) - [Check your application status](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-status",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-90f74e223398f7dc1844",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Enhancements to Parent and Grandparent Super Visa Program",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC updated the Super Visa program for parents and grandparents, increasing the permissible stay length from 2 years to 5 years per entry, introducing the ability to request a 2-year extension while in Canada, and allowing the Minister to designate international medical insurance providers for coverage.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-07-04",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Family",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2022/06/enhancements-to-the-super-visa-program-for-parents-and-grandparents-will-help-reunite-families-more-easily-and-for-longer.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Enhancements to Parent and Grandparent Super Visa Program. Effective 2022-07-04.",
  "evidencePassage": "Canadians to reunite with their parents and grandparents in Canada and will allow super visa holders to stay for a longer period of time. These changes, which come into force on July 4, 2022, will - increase the length of stay for super visa holders to 5 years per entry into Canada - People who have a super visa also have the option to request to extend their stay by up to 2 years at a time while in Canada. - allow the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship to designate international medical insurance companies to provide coverage to super visa applicants in the future - Currently, only Canadian",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-eeabe455dfbe0117b167",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Express Entry Ministerial Instructions 2022-1: Online Studies Exclusion",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC provided temporary concessions for international students claiming CRS points for Canadian educational credentials, exempting programs undertaken between March 2020 and August 2022 from physical presence and in-person study requirements.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-07-26",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Residence, graduate",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette Part I",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/ministerial-instructions/express-entry-application-management-system/amendment-2022-1.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette Part I. Express Entry Ministerial Instructions 2022-1: Online Studies Exclusion. Effective 2022-07-26.",
  "evidencePassage": "completed at least eight months of that study or training on a full-time basis; and **(c)** was physically present in Canada for at least eight months of that study or training. ### (2) Section 30 of the Instructions is amended by adding the following after subsection (3): #### Non-application of paragraphs (3)(b) and (c) **(3.1)** Paragraphs (3)(b) and (c) do not apply to foreign nationals in respect of credentials obtained in a study or training program that was undertaken, in whole or in part, during the period beginning on March 1, 2020 and ending on August 31, 2022. ### (3) Section 30 of the Instructions is amended by adding the following after subsection (5): #### Non-application of paragraph (5)(b) **(6)** Paragraph (5)(b) does not apply in respect of credentials obtained in a study or training program that was undertaken, in whole or in part, during the period beginning on March 1, 2020 and ending on August 31, 2022. ## Taking Effect ### 2 These Instructions take effect on July 26, 2022, but if the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration gives these Instructions after that day, they take effect on the day after the day on which they are given. ## Footnotes Footnote a S.C. 2013",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "repair-fcp3-af56e36a117476770359",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "18-Month Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) Extensions",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC provided facilitative measures for former international students whose PGWPs expired or were set to expire between September 20, 2021, and December 31, 2022, allowing them to obtain an additional 18-month open work permit. Interim work authorization was granted starting August 8, 2022, and restoration of status was permitted beyond the standard 90-day window.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-07-28",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "Existing holders",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Graduate",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/measures-post-graduation-work-permits-temporary-resident-permanent-resident-pathways.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Government of Canada. 18-Month Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) Extensions. Effective 2022-08-02.",
  "evidencePassage": "l have to stop working and leave Canada unless they have applied for or been issued another permit to maintain their status as a temporary resident, or if they are granted permanent resident status via other programs. As PGWPs cannot be extended, PGWP holders may have been particularly impacted by this pause. Without measures to facilitate the issuance of new work permits, Canada risks losing this large pool of qualified individuals who have completed post-secondary programs in Canada. Post-Graduation Work Permit holders whose permit expired or will expire between September 20, 2021 and Decemb … er 31, 2022, will benefit from the ability to maintain or restore their legal status in Canada, support themselves, and fill acute labour market needs in Canada. Eligible individuals will be exempted from the requirement to have authorization to work in Canada until May 31, 2023. Eligible individuals who left Canada will also be able to apply for a new open work permit in order to return to Canada. Open work permits will afford eligible individuals with mobility that may be needed to address the current volatility of the labour market caused by COVID-19. This public policy will permit eligible … : - former PGWP holders in Canada to work without authorization in the short term; - PGWP holders and former PGWP holders to apply from inside Canada for a new open work permit and facilitate restoration of their status, if applicable; and - PGWP holders and former PGWP holders, who left Canada, to apply from outside Canada for a new open work permit. Therefore, I hereby establish that, pursuant to my authority under section 25.2(1) of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act* (the Act), there are sufficient public policy considerations that justify the granting of exemptions from the requi … rements of the Act and the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* (the Regulations) listed below to foreign nationals who meet the following conditions (eligibility requirements). ## Conditions (eligibility requirements): ### Part 1 – All applicants Based on public policy considerations, delegated officers may grant an exemption, valid until May 31, 2023, from the requirements of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* identified below if: The foreign national: 1. held or holds a Post-Graduation Work Permit with an expiry date between September 20, 2021 and December 31, … aged in unauthorized work for an employer described in section 196.1 of the Regulations, as long as the period of unauthorized work was after the expiry of their Post‑Graduation Work permit. ### Other Admissibility and Selection Criteria Foreign nationals eligible under this public policy are subject to all other legislative and regulatory obligations and admissibility and selection requirements not exempted under this, or another, public policy. ## Effective date and expiration This public policy revokes and replaces the *Temporary public policy to facilitate the issuance of an open work perm … it to former or current post-graduation work permit holders who are in Canada* signed on April 14, 2022. It comes into effect upon signature and will expire on December 31, 2022. The public policy may be revoked at any time. Applications received on or after the coming into effect date and on or before its expiry date, or the date of revocation if applicable, will be processed under this public policy. Original signed by Sean Fraser, P.C., M.P. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Dated at Ottawa, this 28th day of July 2022 ## Page details 2023-06-30 ## About this site ### Immigration and c",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-fb3c38724752f66295a4",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Permanent Residence Pathway for Families of Air Disaster Victims",
  "policyEffect": "A public policy was established providing a permanent residence pathway for immediate and extended family members (limit of 2 extended members) of victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 who were residing outside Canada.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-08-03",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: A public policy was established providing a permanent residence pathway for immediate and extended family members (limit of 2 extended members) of victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 who were residing outside Canada.",
  "policyCategory": "Family, residence",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/pathway-pr-families-victims-air-disasters-outside-canada.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Permanent Residence Pathway for Families of Air Disaster Victims. Effective 2022-08-03.",
  "evidencePassage": "www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news.html) 4. [Notices](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices.html) # Canada opens a pathway to permanent residence for families of the victims of two air disasters who are outside of Canada **August 3, 2022—Ottawa, Ontario** - Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has implemented [a pathway to permanent residence for the families of the victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 (ET302) and Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 (PS752) who are outside of Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/air-disaster-public-policy-outside-canada.html) and wish to come here to settle and support members of their family who lost their spouse, common-law partner or parent. This follows IRCC’s initial public policy that offered a pathway to permanent residence for families who were temporarily in Canada. Eligible immediate and extended family members can apply if they are outside of Canada. To ensure that extended family members have close ties to the surviving family member, the family member who is in Canada will need to provide a statutory declaration identifying the extended family member who is applying for permanent residence. There is a limit of 2 extended family members per family unit. The victim of flight ET302 or PS752 must have been a Canadian citizen, permanent resident of Canada or foreign national who had been approved for permanent residence. Applicants should check to see if they’re eligible and then carefully read all the instructions on [how to apply](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/air-disaster-pp-outside.html) before submitting … an application. All standard fees, biometric requirements and admissibility requirements apply. The public policy for families outside Canada will remain in effect for 1 year, from August 3, 2022, until August 2, 2023. IRCC previously introduced a public policy to provide a pathway to permanent residence for family members of victims of ET302 and PS752 who were in Canada temporarily. This public policy was available from May 12, 2021, until May 11, 2022. ## Page details 2022-08-03 ## About this site ### Immigration and citizenship - [Help Centre](https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/index",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-0d2f46b806b965474008",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Resumption of Refugee Protection Claimant Document (RPCD) Renewals",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC resumed the processing of renewals for expired Refugee Protection Claimant Documents (RPCDs) that expired on or after January 1, 2020, through mail-in submissions to the Winnipeg office.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-08-08",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "Existing holders",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: IRCC resumed the processing of renewals for expired Refugee Protection Claimant Documents (RPCDs) that expired on or after January 1, 2020, through mail-in submissions to the Winnipeg office.",
  "policyCategory": "Other",
  "policyTool": "Documentation",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/renew-refugee-protection-claimant-document-2022.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Resumption of Refugee Protection Claimant Document (RPCD) Renewals. Effective 2022-08-08.",
  "evidencePassage": "taxes-someone-died.html) - [Get a birth certificate](https://www.canada.ca/en/services/life-events/child/register-birth.html) - [Apply for a SIN](https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/sin.html) ## You are here: 1. [Canada.ca](https://www.canada.ca/en.html) 2. [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship.html) 3. [Newsroom](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news.html) 4. [Notices](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices.html) # IRCC begins renewing refugee protection claimant documents **August 8, 2022—Ottawa** – Beginning today, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has resumed the renewal of expired [refugee protection claimant documents (RPCDs)](https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=1477&top=11), starting with those that expired on or after January 1, 2020. Impacted asylum claimants can now mail their completed RPCD request form and photos to the IRCC office in Winnipeg. Once a request is processed, clients will receive their renewed document by mail or be asked to pick it up at a local office. The [Renew or replace",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-06c0a6826a650e813b39",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Distance Learning policy transition for PGWP eligibility",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC updated distance learning rules where the temporary policy for online study from outside Canada changed as of September 1, 2022, establishing lock-in dates and percentage caps.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-09-01",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "Students with a lock-in date between september 1, 2022, and august 31, 2024",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Graduate, student",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/work/after-graduation/eligibility.html",
  "preciseCitation": "",
  "evidencePassage": "This temporary policy changed as of September 1, 2022. … Lock-in date between September 1, 2022, and August 31, 2024 … You must complete at least 50% of your program within Canada (online or in class). - The time spent studying online from outside of Canada before August 31, 2024, will count toward the length of your PGWP as long as it constitutes less than 50% of your program of study.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-4dcebb7fe1d8304f6693",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Transition Period and Scope Reduction for Distance Learning Measures (PGWP)",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC announced a transition plan to end pandemic-era distance learning accommodations for PGWP eligibility. Students applying by August 31, 2022, could complete 100% of programs online; subsequent programs (from Sept 2022) were limited to 50% online credit, and future study from Sept 2023 would be deducted from PGWP duration.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-09-01",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: IRCC announced a transition plan to end pandemic-era distance learning accommodations for PGWP eligibility.; subsequent programs (from Sept 2022) were limited to 50% online credit, and future study from Sept 2023 would be deducted from PGWP duration.",
  "policyCategory": "Graduate, student",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/distance-learning-measures.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Government of Canada. Transition Period and Scope Reduction for Distance Learning Measures (PGWP). Effective 2022-09-01.",
  "evidencePassage": "been in place to allow international students to pursue their studies online from abroad while remaining eligible for a post-graduation work permit (PGWP). As the new school year approaches, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is creating a transition period for these measures. Following consultations with provinces, territories and education stakeholders, distance learning measures have been extended to August 31, 2023. But they are being reduced in scope. As we transition back to pre-pandemic requirements, we encourage international students to come back to Canada. A transition period … is available for those who may need some time to do so. International students studying online from abroad or who submit a study permit application no later than August 31, 2022, will continue to be able to complete up to 100% of their program online without affecting their PGWP eligibility. However, study time completed from abroad starting on September 1, 2023, will be deducted from the length of their post-graduation work permit, regardless of when a student began their studies. The extension of temporary distance learning measures will affect those starting programs from September 1, 2022, to August 31, 2023. Specifically, these measures will apply: 1. No more than 50% of the credits earned can be completed outside Canada to remain eligible for a PGWP. 2. Studies completed online from outside Canada starting on September 1, 2023, will be deducted from the length of a future PGWP. With unprecedented interest in Canada from applicants all over the world, the department continues to set the bar higher for immigration processing. However, responding to humanitarian crises and updating aging technology to meet demands have led to processing delays and longer wait times. Our focus is",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "repair-fcp-1ede36b9bccffb560d07",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "RNIP Work Experience Criteria Update",
  "policyEffect": "Amended work experience criteria for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP), requiring one year of full-time work experience (or equivalent) in a NOC-listed occupation during the preceding three years, with a specific exemption for licensed medical practitioners.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-09-15",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Residence",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2022/2022-09-24/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette. RNIP Work Experience Criteria Update. Effective 2022-09-23.",
  "evidencePassage": "ion and Refugee Protection Act footnote b. Ottawa, September 15, 2022 Sean Fraser Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Ministerial Instructions Amending the Ministerial Instructions with respect to the Rural and Northern Community Immigration Class Amendments 1 (1) Subsection 3(1) of the Ministerial Instructions with respect to the Rural and Northern Community Immigration Class footnote 1 is replaced by the following: Work experience 3 (1) The applicant must have, in the three years preceding the day on which they made their application for permanent residence, accumulated at least one year … of full-time work experience, or the equivalent in part-time work, in an occupation listed in the National Occupational Classification. (2) Paragraph 3(2)(c) of the Instructions is replaced by the following: (c) it must include only work experience that was acquired in the employ of a third party, unless the experience was acquired as a medical practitioner entitled to practise medicine under the laws of the jurisdiction where the experience was acquired; and 2 (1) Subsection 4(1) of the Instructions is replaced by the following: Offer of employment 4 (1) The applicant must have a genuine off",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-9636aa92bfe3c7777a8c",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Express Entry Eligibility Expansion for Physicians",
  "policyEffect": "Introduces an exemption for fee-for-service physicians from self-employment restrictions within the Express Entry system, allowing access to Federal Skilled Worker Program and Canadian Experience Class pathways.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-09-23",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Introduces an exemption for fee-for-service physicians from self-employment restrictions within the Express Entry system, allowing access to Federal Skilled Worker Program and Canadian Experience Class pathways.",
  "policyCategory": "Residence, skilled work, other",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "IRCC Press Office",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2022/09/easier-access-to-permanent-residence-for-physicians-in-canada-to-help-address-doctor-shortages.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC Press Office. Express Entry Eligibility Expansion for Physicians. Effective 2022-09-23.",
  "evidencePassage": "Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced changes to make it easier for foreign-born physicians to remain in Canada, so they can continue to practice in Canada and bolster our health care system. Some physicians have faced barriers in accessing permanent residence through, Canada’s flagship programs for skilled workers managed under the Express Entry system, as the “fee-for-service” model used in Canada for health care professionals is outside of the traditional employer-employee relationship. As a result, some physicians are currently considered self-employed, leaving them unable to meet the eligibility criteria of the economic pathways for permanent residency. To address this challenge, Minister Fraser announced that IRCC is exempting physicians, who work in a fee-for-service model with public health authorities, from current requirements. This change recognizes the unique employment model used in Canada’s health care system, and will provide physicians with access to Canada’s economic permanent residence programs. This will mean that a greater number of those physicians already here and filling crucial vacancies in our health care sector can",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-2fa1b1bcac3acd2e5441",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Temporary Foreign Workers) — SOR/2022-142",
  "policyEffect": "Introduction of 13 regulatory changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and International Mobility Program to enhance worker protections, including mandates for employment agreements, a ban on charging recruitment fees to workers, and expanded federal enforcement powers to verify compliance.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-09-26",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Skilled work",
  "policyTool": "Enforcement",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2022/2022-07-06/html/sor-dors142-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette. Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Temporary Foreign Workers) — SOR/2022-142. Effective 2022-09-26.",
  "evidencePassage": "remain gaps in worker protection. Description: The TFWP and the IMP set the requirements and conditions for Canadian employers to hire temporary foreign workers. The amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations will enhance the protection of temporary foreign workers by setting new employer requirements and conditions and improving the ability to hold employers accountable for non-compliance. This includes requirements for an employer to provide the most recent information to workers about their rights in Canada, have a signed employment agreement with their workers outlining the wages, occupation, and working conditions, and provide access to health care services when the worker is injured or becomes ill at the workplace. The proposal will also mandate that employers in the TFWP obtain and pay for private health insurance that covers the emergency medical care for their workers, if the worker is not already covered under the applicable provincial health insurance. In addition, the amendments will expand the definition of “abuse” to include reprisal against a temporary foreign worker and prohibit employers from charging or recovering recruitment fees. The amendments … Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) is to strengthen protections for temporary foreign workers to prevent potential mistreatment or abuse during their period of employment in Canada. These amendments will impose on employers additional requirements, as well as conditions that the Government will be able to inspect and verify, and will address program integrity gaps. Specific amendments have been made to directly address issues identified during stakeholder consultations, the report of the Standing Committee on HUMA, and ministerial mandate commitments. The proposal also builds on TFWP policies. Temporary foreign worker protections Temporary Foreign Worker Program and International Mobility Program A number of the amendments will directly improve worker protections by ensuring that temporary foreign workers have access to sources of information about their jobs and their rights in Canada. These include requiring that an employer provide the worker with a signed employment agreement that outlines the occupation, wages, and working conditions consistent with those set out in the offer of employment and, as recommended by HUMA, requiring that the employer provide workers with the most … recent information about their rights in Canada. Further amendments will help address particular areas of vulnerability by prohibiting the charging or recovering of fees related to recruitment of the temporary foreign worker, and by requiring reasonable access to health care services when a temporary foreign worker is injured or becomes ill at the workplace. Employers are required to make reasonable efforts to provide a workplace that is free of abuse. These amendments will add “reprisal” to the definition of “abuse” to respond to stakeholder concerns of workers fearing reprisal from employers",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-4c8106fab111fcb26b76",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Conclusive Findings of Fact in Organized Criminality Inadmissibility Determinations (SOR/2022-198)",
  "policyEffect": "Added section 16.1 to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to establish that findings of fact made by Canadian criminal courts in specific organized crime prosecutions or sentencing decisions under the Criminal Code are conclusive findings of fact in immigration inadmissibility determinations under paragraphs 37(1)(a) and (b) of the IRPA, binding IRCC, CBSA, and IRB decision-makers. Phase scope: Single-phase",
  "operativeDate": "2022-09-27",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Enforcement",
  "policyTool": "Enforcement",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2022/2022-10-12/html/sor-dors198-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 156, Number 21: Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, SOR/2022-198",
  "evidencePassage": "a, makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations Amendment 1 The Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations footnote 1 are amended by adding the following after section 16: Application of paragraphs 37(1)(a) and (b) of the Act 16.1 For the purpose of determining whether a foreign national or permanent resident is inadmissible under paragraph 37(1)(a) or (b) of the Act, if either of the following decisions has been rendered, the findings of fact set out in that decision shall … be considered as conclusive findings of fact: (a) a decision by a Canadian court under section 467.11, 467.111, 467.12 or 467.13 of the Criminal Code concerning the foreign national or permanent resident; or (b) a sentencing decision by a Canadian court concerning the foreign national or permanent resident, made in accordance with the principle set out under subparagraph 718.2(a)(iv) of the Criminal Code. Coming into Force 2 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Issues The",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-5a3dda3735325f7cb174",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary Public Policy for Afghan Refugee Sponsorship",
  "policyEffect": "A new public policy was enacted to facilitate the sponsorship of Afghan refugees by groups of five and community sponsors, aiming to expedite private sponsorship applications.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-09-29",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Family",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Temporary Public Policy for Afghan Refugee Sponsorship. Effective 2022-09-29.",
  "evidencePassage": "phase-2.html) 18 November 2022 - [Temporary public policy to exempt refugee claimants, in Canada, from certain requirements for open work permit issuance](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/refugee-work-permits.html) 16 November 2022 - [Temporary public policy to facilitate the sponsorship of Afghan refugees by groups of five and community sponsors](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/afghan-refugee-sponsorship-group-five-community-sponsor.html) 29 September 2022 - [Temporary Public Policy for the resettlement of certain vulnerable Afghan nationals](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/permanent-residence-citizens-afghanistan-7.html) 20 September 2022 - [Temporary public policy for the issuance of permanent resident visas for foreign nationals, who have been refused under the “Temporary Resident to Permanent Resident Pathway”](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-52bcfc62917ba4f4655f",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Streamlining Immigration Medical Examination (IME) Requirements",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC implemented a temporary public policy allowing eligible foreign nationals currently in Canada to reuse their previous Immigration Medical Examination (IME) results if they have been completed within the past 5 years and pose no public health risk, aiming to reduce backlogs.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-10-12",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "Existing holders",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: IRCC implemented a temporary public policy allowing eligible foreign nationals currently in Canada to reuse their previous Immigration Medical Examination (IME) results if they have been completed within the past 5 years and pose no public health risk, aiming to reduce backlogs.",
  "policyCategory": "Student, skilled work, residence",
  "policyTool": "Documentation",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/2022-foreign-exempt-ime.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Streamlining Immigration Medical Examination (IME) Requirements. Effective 2022-10-12.",
  "evidencePassage": ".html) # Streamlining immigration medical examination requirements for eligible applicants **Ottawa, October 12, 2022**—Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has [implemented a temporary public policy](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/exempt-ime-2022.html) that exempts certain low-risk, in-Canada, foreign nationals from submitting an immigration medical examination (IME) as part of their application when their previous IME has expired. This supports faster processing of applications to help eligible foreign nationals quickly obtain temporary or permanent resident status. This exemption applies to foreign nationals who have - a new or pending application for permanent or temporary residence or a permanent resident visa, made from within Canada - completed an immigration medical exam within the last 5 years and posed no risk to public health or safety, or reported to public health authorities for monitoring, as required When submitting an application, applicants must provide the unique medical identifier number from their previous medical exam. The temporary public policy",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "repair-fcp-023a076e608c76d28dcb",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Update to International Experience Canada (IEC) Bilateral Agreement with Italy",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC updated operational program delivery instructions regarding the bilateral youth mobility arrangements under the Canada-Italy agreement.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-11-01",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Seasonal",
  "policyTool": "Other",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/updates/2022-iec-italy.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Update to International Experience Canada (IEC) Bilateral Agreement with Italy. Effective 2022-12-13.",
  "evidencePassage": "ation-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/updates.html) # Program delivery update: Bilateral agreements and arrangements \\[R205(b) – C21] – International Experience Canada (IEC) – Canadian interests – International Mobility Program This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders. **December 13, 2022** The instructions related to the International Experience Canada (IEC) bilateral agreements and arrangements have been updated. Canada has signed an update … d youth mobility agreement (YMA) with Italy that came into effect on November 1, 2022. The updates are summarized as follows: - The Young Professionals and International Co-op (internship) categories have been added. - Applicants are allowed 2 participations of a maximum of 12 months each under the bilateral agreement. - The Repeat category is permitted. ## Updated instructions - [Bilateral agreements and arrangements \\[R205(b) – C21\\] – International Experience Canada (IEC) – Canadian interests – International Mobility Program](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corpora",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-3b345248e0fbd979390a",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary Policy for Refugee Claimants' Open Work Permits",
  "policyEffect": "Public policy allowing IRCC to issue open work permits to refugee claimants as soon as the claim is determined eligible for referral, bypassing the requirement for formal referral to the Refugee Protection Division.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-11-16",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Public policy allowing IRCC to issue open work permits to refugee claimants as soon as the claim is determined eligible for referral, bypassing the requirement for formal referral to the Refugee Protection Division.",
  "policyCategory": "Skilled work",
  "policyTool": "Processing time",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/refugee-work-permits.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Temporary Policy for Refugee Claimants' Open Work Permits. Effective 2022-11-16.",
  "evidencePassage": "support themselves financially or contribute to the Canadian economy, and placing additional pressure on provincial and territorial social assistance and other critical supports. ## Public Policy Considerations Pursuant to paragraph 206(1)(a) of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* (the Regulations), refugee claimants who cannot support themselves without working may only be issued a work permit after their claim has been referred to the Refugee Protection Division (RPD) of the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB). This Temporary Public Policy exempts refugee claimants who made … their claim in Canada since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic from meeting certain requirements when applying for a work permit, in recognition of the importance of ensuring that claimants can support themselves financially while they await referral of their refugee claim to the IRB. To obtain a work permit under this public policy claimants must be determined eligible for referral to the RPD, in addition to other key requirements listed below. Normally this eligibility assessment is completed when a claimant appears for their scheduled examination. However, because of the current lengthy wait … as it applies to the issuance of the work permit under paragraph 206 and paragraph 200 of the *Regulations*; and 7. Has a claim for refugee protection that has been determined to be eligible to be referred to the Refugee Protection Division under s.100 of the *Act*. ### Provisions of the *Act and Regulations* for which an exemption may be granted: - The requirement in paragraph 206(1)(a) of the Regulations that the foreign national’s claim for refugee protection has been referred to the IRB; - The requirement to comply with the condition imposed by an officer under paragraph 43(1)(b) of the Regulations to not engage in any work in Canada if authorized to enter Canada under section 23 of the Act. ## Other Admissibility and Selection Criteria Foreign nationals eligible under this public policy are subject to all other legislative and regulatory obligations and admissibility and selection requirements not exempted under this, or another, public policy. ## Effective Date and Expiration This public policy comes into effect on November 16, 2022. The public policy may be revoked at any time. The Honourable Sean Fraser Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Dated at Ottawa, this",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-0a2af98186f3c6873453",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Transition to National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021",
  "policyEffect": "Canada formally registered regulations to replace the legacy NOC 2016 Skill Type levels with the new TEER (Training, Education, Experience, and Responsibilities) category framework.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-11-16",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Skilled work, residence",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/ministerial-instructions/express-entry-application-management-system/amendment-2022-2.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Transition to National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021. Effective 2022-11-16.",
  "evidencePassage": "Ministerial Instructions* under subsection 10.3(1) [Footnote a](#fna) and section 14.1 [Footnote b](#fnb) of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act*[Footnote c](#fnc). Ottawa, September 27, 2022 Sean Simon Andrew Fraser Minister of Citizenship and Immigration **Ministerial Instructions Amending the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System, 2022-2** ## Amendments **1 Section 1 of the *Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System*[Footnote 1](#fn1) is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:** ***TEER* Category** has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Regulations. (*catégorie FÉER*) **2 Paragraphs 7(1)(l) to (n) of the Instructions are replaced by the following:** - **(l)** the five-digit code in the *National Occupational Classification* that corresponds to the occupation referred to in any qualifying offer of arranged employment that they have received; - **(m)** their years of work experience in one or more occupations listed in TEER Category 0, 1, 2 or 3 of the *National Occupational Classification*; - **(n)** their years of work experience in Canada in one or more occupations listed in TEER Category 0, 1, 2 or 3 of the * … occupation listed in TEER Category 1 of the *National Occupational Classification* for which licensing by a provincial regulatory body is required, or **12 The Instructions are amended by adding the following after section 32:** **Transitional Provisions** ***National Occupational Classification codes*** **33 (1)** A foreign national who submitted to the Minister, prior to November 16, 2022, an expression of interest in respect of the federal skilled worker class, the Canadian experience class or the federal skilled trades class referred to in subsections 75(1), 87.1(1) or 87.2(2) of the Regulations, respectively, and who was not issued an invitation before that date must update their expression of interest with the applicable five-digit codes referred to in paragraphs 15(4)(a), 19(5)(a) or 25(2)(a) of these Instructions to be eligible to be issued an invitation on or after November 16, 2022. **Provincial nominee class** **(2)** A member of the provincial nominee class referred to in subsection 87(2) of the Regulations who submitted an expression of interest prior to November 16, 2022 and who was not issued an invitation before that date must update their expression of interest with",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-8c3b0fc778f14a1598f3",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA) Waiver for Iranian Nationals",
  "policyEffect": "Due to humanitarian conditions in Iran, IRCC introduced a temporary waiver of the 12-month bar on applying for a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA) for eligible Iranian nationals.",
  "operativeDate": "2022-12-19",
  "year": 2022,
  "affectedGroup": "Existing holders",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Due to humanitarian conditions in Iran, IRCC introduced a temporary waiver of the 12-month bar on applying for a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA) for eligible Iranian nationals.",
  "policyCategory": "Eligibility",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/prra-iran.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Temporary Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA) Waiver for Iranian Nationals. Effective 2022-12-19.",
  "evidencePassage": "assessment for Iran ## We have archived this page and will not be updating it. You can use it for research or reference. ## We have archived this page and will not be updating it. You can use it for research or reference. × overlay **Ottawa, December 19, 2022—**Individuals from Iran may now be eligible to apply for a pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA) if they received a negative final decision from the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada or the Federal Court, or a final PRRA decision from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) between December 20, 2021, and December 19, 2022. … The Canada Border Services Agency will advise eligible individuals from Iran that they can apply for a PRRA if they are currently subject to an enforceable removal order. In general, if someone’s refugee claim or previous application for a PRRA is rejected, abandoned or withdrawn, or if their application for leave and judicial review is dismissed by the Federal Court, they are not eligible to apply for a PRRA for at least 12 months. However, the worsening conditions in Iran could put individuals at risk if they were to return, in which case they may warrant an additional assessment. For this … reason, some individuals from Iran are now exempt from the 12-month bar on applying for a PRRA, depending on when they received a decision on their refugee claim. Individuals from Iran who receive a final negative decision after December 19, 2022, are not eligible to apply for a PRRA for 12 months. That is because any recent changes in country conditions would have been considered when the refugee claim was decided or during the PRRA process. It is important to note that the eligibility to apply for a PRRA does not guarantee its outcome. IRCC officers will continue to decide on each case individually",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-71b221eeb5426f129a2a",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Immigration Appeal Division (IAD) Rules 2022",
  "policyEffect": "New IAD rules were registered, streamlining administrative procedures by reducing timelines for the Minister to provide appeal records for sponsorship/residency appeals to 60 days and removal order appeals to 30 days.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-01-04",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Residence, family",
  "policyTool": "Processing time",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2023/2023-01-04/html/sor-dors277-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Government of Canada. Immigration Appeal Division (IAD) Rules 2022. Effective 2023-01-04.; SOR/2022-277, Immigration Appeal Division Rules, 2022, Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 156, No. 26.",
  "evidencePassage": "record 21 (1) On receipt of a written request from the Division, the Minister must provide the appeal record referred to in subrule 20(1), (3) or (4) to the appellant and the Division. Proof record provided to appellant (2) The appeal record provided to the Division under subrule (1) must be accompanied by a written statement indicating how and when the Minister provided the appeal record to the appellant. Immigration Division provides appeal record (3) The Immigration Division must provide the appeal record referred to in subrule 20(2) to the parties and the Division. Time limit 22 An appeal record provided under rule 21 must be received no later than (a) 60 days after the day on which the Minister receives a request referred to in subrule 21(1), in the case of a sponsorship appeal or a residency obligation appeal; (b) 30 days after the day on which the Immigration Division receives the notice of appeal, in the case of an appeal of a removal order made at an admissibility hearing or a Minister’s appeal; or (c) 30 days after the day on which the Minister receives a request referred to in subrule 21(1), in the case of an appeal of a removal order made at an examination. Late appeal record … Minister or the Immigration Division of the IRB to provide the appeal record. In most cases, the appeal record is required before any additional processing of the appeal can begin. For sponsorship and overseas residency obligation appeals, which represent the majority of appeals before the IAD, the time limit is reduced from 120 days to 60 days, saving approximately two months of processing time. For removal orders and Minister’s appeals, the time limit will be reduced from 45 days to 30 days, enabling earlier enforcement if the removal order is upheld. Requiring disclosure to be provided earlier … Immigration Appeal Division Rules, 2022 (the IAD Rules) repeal and replace the 2002 IAD Rules. The IAD Rules modify provisions in the 2002 IAD Rules by simplifying the rules, organizing them by stage of appeal rather than by type of appeal (e.g. sponsorship, removal order, or residency obligation appeal) to make the rules easier to navigate and understand; clarifying and expanding the definitions section; reducing the time limits for providing the appeal record from 120 days to 60 days in the case of sponsorship and overseas residency obligation appeals; reducing the time limits for providing the appeal",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-c8d3a4a955356dccf1bc",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "2023 International Experience Canada (IEC) Program Launch and Cap Increase",
  "policyEffect": "The 2023 season of the International Experience Canada (IEC) program launched with a 20% increase in the intake cap, allowing nearly 90,000 international youth to apply for work and travel permits.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-01-09",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Seasonal",
  "policyTool": "Other",
  "sourceName": "Canada.ca - News Release",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2022/12/government-of-canada-allowing-more-international-youth-to-work-and-travel-in-canada.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada.ca - News Release. 2023 International Experience Canada (IEC) Program Launch and Cap Increase. Effective 2023-01-09.",
  "evidencePassage": "Banff, Alberta**—Canada benefits when diverse, engaged, and empowered youth are able to come from abroad to gain meaningful work and life experiences here. Today, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, launched the 2023 [International Experience Canada (IEC) Program](http://www.canada.ca/IEC) with a 20% increase in the number of applicants who can apply. Applicants will be able to apply as of January 9, 2023. IEC is a reciprocal program that allows Canadian and international youth to work and travel in each other’s countries. This increase means that nearly … 90,000 candidates will be able to work and travel in Canada, including Francophone youth, which will help employers fill labour gaps, including for seasonal work opportunities in Canada’s tourism industry. By allowing more international youth to work and travel in Canada, the Government of Canada is helping employers, including those in the tourism industry, find the workers they need. Canada has a long-standing history of supporting Canadian and international youth to travel and work abroad. IEC helps youth explore new cultures, languages, and societies, all while developing life skills and improving … -to-people ties to helping our businesses succeed, international youth add value to communities right across Canada. Today’s announcement will benefit sectors like the tourism industry, to find the workers they need to fill labour gaps all while providing youth the opportunity to explore Canadian cultures, languages and societies.” > > – The Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth ## Quick facts - Applicants will be able to apply as of January 9, 2023. - Canada has youth mobility arrangements with 36 countries and foreign territories through the IEC Program that",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-6a8fd718c7dc5d59af1b",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Hong Kong open work permits: graduation window expanded from five to ten years",
  "policyEffect": "From February 8, 2023, the Hong Kong open-work-permit policy expanded the qualifying graduation window from five to ten years before application and extended the scheme beyond its predecessor’s February 7, 2023 expiry to February 7, 2025. The policy permitted work permits of up to three years for eligible holders of either a passport issued by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China or a United Kingdom-issued British National (Overseas) passport for a person born, naturalized or registered in Hong Kong, as specified in IRPR paragraphs 190(2)(d) and (e). Qualifying graduation had to occur within ten years before the work-permit application: an eligible Canadian post-secondary degree or foreign equivalent; an eligible diploma from a program of at least two years or a foreign equivalent supported by an equivalency assessment; or an eligible graduate/post-graduate credential from a program of at least one year requiring a previous post-secondary degree or diploma, with a foreign equivalency assessment where required. For the graduate/post-graduate route, that prerequisite degree or diploma had to have been obtained no more than five years before the program began. Eligible family members of a qualifying applicant could apply if at least 18 when applying. Applicants had to request a work permit for no more than three years and apply electronically. Alternative means were allowed for applicants unable to use electronic means under the degree/two-year-diploma route; under the graduate/post-graduate and family routes, the exception required inability because of disability. Qualifying applicants in Canada also needed valid temporary resident status to receive the in-Canada application exemption. The policy exempted specified work-permit requirements, including certain prior unauthorised work or study restrictions, but excluded unauthorised work for an employer described in section 196.1; all other unexempted obligations and admissibility criteria remained. It also applied to undecided applications under the policy signed May 17, 2021, and applications received during the new policy’s validity, subject to earlier revocation.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-02-08",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "Eligible hong kong sar passport holders and uk-issued british national (overseas) passport holders born, naturalized or registered in hong kong, and qualifying adult family members",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: From February 8, 2023, the Hong Kong open-work-permit policy expanded the qualifying graduation window from five to ten years before application and extended the scheme beyond its predecessor’s February 7, 2023 expiry to February 7, 2025.; The policy permitted work permits of up to three years for eligible holders of either a passport issued by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China or a United Kingdom-issued British National (Overseas) passport for a person born, naturalized or registered in Hong Kong, as specified in IRPR paragraphs 190(2)(d) and (e).; Qualifying graduation had to occur within ten years before the work-permit application: an eligible Canadian post-secondary degree or foreign equivalent; an eligible diploma from a program of at least two years or a foreign equivalent supported by an equivalency assessment; or an eligible…",
  "policyCategory": "Talent, graduate",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada; Department of Justice Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/hong-kong-residents-open-work-permit-2023.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Hong Kong open-work-permit public policies signed May17,2021 and January25,2023; IRPRsection190 historicalversion in force2019-06-17through2023-11-23",
  "evidencePassage": "# Temporary public policy to exempt certain Hong Kong residents from work permit requirements ## Background: Following China’s adoption of a controversial national security law in Hong Kong that came into force on June 30, 2020, Canada committed to taking action and standing up for the people of Hong Kong. Aligned with a whole-of-government approach, this measure aims to attract educated Hong Kong youth to Canada, where it is expected that their human capital and international experience will contribute to Canada’s economic, social, and cultural fabric. At the same time, Canada’s response demonstrates its solidarity with other like-minded allies, and its robust support for, and defence of, democratic values. Therefore, I hereby establish, pursuant to my authority under section 25.2 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act* (the Act), that there are sufficient public policy considerations that justify the granting of exemptions from the requirements of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* (the Regulations) listed below to foreign nationals who meet the conditions (eligibility requirements) set out below. Accordingly, this public policy will allow for the issuance of open work permits to eligible residents of Hong Kong, whether they are in Canada or abroad, for a period of up to three years. Eligible family members may also be issued an open work permit. ## Conditions (eligibility requirements): Based on public policy considerations, delegated officers may grant an exemption from the requirements of the Regulations identified if: 1. The foreign national: 1. is described at paragraphs 190(2)(d) or (e) of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations*; 2. has submitted a work permit application under section 200 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations*, where the duration of the work permit requested is for a maximum of three years; 3. has submitted their work permit application using electronic means (applied online), or by any other means that is made available or specified by the Minister for that purpose if the foreign national is unable to meet the requirement to make the application, submit any document or provide signature or information using electronic means; and 4. in the ten years preceding the submission of the work permit application in (ii), has graduated with: 1. a degree from a post-secondary designated learning institution as defined in section 211.1 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations,* or a foreign diploma, certificate or credential that is equivalent to a Canadian post-secondary degree; or, 2. a diploma from a post-secondary designated learning institution as defined in section 211.1 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* for completion of a program that is at least two years in length, or a foreign diploma, certificate or credential, along with an equivalency assessment as defined in subsection 73(1) of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection … that indicates that the foreign diploma, certificate or credential is equivalent to a Canadian post-secondary diploma for a program that is at least two years in length; 2. The foreign national: 1. is described at paragraphs 190(2)(d) or (e) of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations*; 2. has submitted a work permit application under section 200 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations*, where the duration of the work permit requested is for a maximum of three years; 3. has submitted their work permit application using electronic means (applied online), or by any other means that is made available or specified by the Minister for that purpose if the foreign national because of disability is unable to meet the requirement to make the application, submit any document or provide signature or information using electronic means; and 4. in the ten years preceding the submission of the work permit application in (ii), has graduated with: 1. a graduate or post-graduate diploma, certificate or credential from a post-secondary designated learning institution as defined in section 211.1 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* for completion of a program that: 1. is at least one year in length, and 2. requires the completion of a post-secondary degree or diploma, as a pre-requisite for acceptance in the program, or 2. a foreign diploma, certificate or credential from a program that requires completion of a post-secondary degree or diploma as a pre-requisite for acceptance in the program, along with an equivalency assessment as defined in subsection 73(1) of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* that indicates that the foreign diploma, certificate or credential is equivalent to a Canadian graduate or post-graduate diploma, certificate or credential for a program that is at least one year in length, and 5. obtained a post-secondary degree or diploma no more than five years before the commencement of the graduate or post-graduate program referred to in (iv.); 3. The foreign national: 1. is a family member - per the definition in subsection 1(3) of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* - of a foreign national who has applied and has been found to meet the conditions listed in 1 or 2; 2. has submitted a work permit application under section 200 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations*, where the duration of the work permit requested is for a maximum of three years; 3. has submitted their work permit application using electronic means (applied online), or by any other means that is made available or specified by the Minister for that purpose if the foreign national because of disability is unable to meet the requirement to make the application, submit any document or provide signature or information using electronic means; and 4. is 18 years of age or older at the time the work permit application in (ii) is submitted; 4. The foreign national: 1. meets the conditions listed in",
  "reviewMethod": "Source-based draft with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-818653a9bfd8d28e0279",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Resumption of Biometrics Collection for Temporary Residence Applicants",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC ended the temporary COVID-19 pandemic exemption that waived biometrics collection for individuals applying for temporary residence from within Canada.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-02-23",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: IRCC ended the temporary COVID-19 pandemic exemption that waived biometrics collection for individuals applying for temporary residence from within Canada.",
  "policyCategory": "Student, skilled work, other",
  "policyTool": "Documentation",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/biometrics-collection-canada.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada.ca. Resumption of Biometrics Collection for Temporary Residence Applicants. Effective 2023-02-23.",
  "evidencePassage": "residence applicants in Canada **Ottawa, February 23, 2023—**The Government of Canada is resuming the collection of biometrics for individuals in Canada who are applying for temporary residence. Individuals who apply for temporary residence on or after February 23, 2023, need to provide their biometrics. This includes those applying - to extend their stay as a student, worker or visitor - to restore their status as a student, worker or visitor - for a work or study permit - for a visitor visa - for a temporary resident permit There are some [exemptions](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/campaigns/biometrics/facts.html#exemptions) and some [temporary measures for biometrics collection](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/campaigns/biometrics/facts.html#temporary-measures) still in place for special situations. On July 15, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada [introduced a policy](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/biometrics-exemption-temporary-residents.html) to temporarily exempt individuals applying for temporary residence within Canada from providing biometrics. This policy was implemented",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-e05067b871bb67252605",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary public policy for processing TRV applications in inventory",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC established a temporary policy to streamline visitor visa processing by waiving certain admissibility requirements (Section 39 and 179(b)) for applicants currently in the inventory.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-02-28",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "Existing holders",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Other",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/processing-trv-apps-inventory.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Temporary public policy for processing TRV applications in inventory. Effective 2023-02-28.",
  "evidencePassage": "forward. Therefore, I hereby establish that, pursuant to my authority under section 25.2 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act* (the Act), there are sufficient public policy considerations that justify the granting of exemptions from the requirements of the Act and the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* (the Regulations) listed below to foreign nationals who meet the conditions (eligibility requirements) set out below. ## Conditions (eligibility requirements): Based on public policy considerations, when processing an application for a temporary resident visa, delegated officers … Grandparent Super Visa, that came into force on July 4, 2022 or the Ministerial Instructions regarding the Parent and Grandparent Super Visa, that came into force on December 1, 2011. 2. The foreign national 1. holds a temporary resident visa that was issued following facilitation under (1); and 2. seeks to enter Canada as a visitor for the first time following the issuance of the temporary resident visa described in (i). ### Provisions of the Act and the Regulations for which an exemption may be granted: **For the foreign national who meets the conditions listed in 1):** - section 39 of the Act – the … requirement for a foreign national not to be inadmissible for financial reasons; and - paragraph 179(b) of the Regulations – the requirement for a foreign national to establish that they will leave Canada by the end of the period authorized for their stay (temporary resident visa issuance). **For the foreign national who meets the conditions listed in 2):** - the requirement in Paragraph 20(1)(b) of the Act – for a foreign national to establish that they will leave Canada by the end of the period authorized for their stay (obligation on entry); - the requirement in subsection 22(2) of the Act … – for a foreign national to establish they will leave Canada by the end of the period authorized for their stay (dual intent); and - section 39 of the Act – the requirement for a foreign national not to be inadmissible for financial reasons. ## Other admissibility and selection criteria Foreign nationals eligible under this public policy are subject to all other applicable eligibility and admissibility requirements not exempted under this, or another, public policy. ## Effective date and expiration This public policy comes into effect upon signature. This public policy expires on December 31, … 2023, and may be revoked at any time without prior notice. Sean Fraser, M.P. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Dated at Ottawa, this 28 day of February 2023 ## Page details 2023-06-29 ## About this site ### Immigration and citizenship - [Help Centre](https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/index-featured-can.asp) - [Contact us](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/contact-ircc.html) - [Check your application status](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-status.html) ### Government of Canada - [All contacts",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-7f772488e574e7bc857d",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Extension of CUAET Special Measures",
  "policyEffect": "The Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) was extended, allowing free overseas applications until July 15, 2023, and travel/status adjustment for existing holders until March 31, 2024.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-03-22",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: The Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) was extended, allowing free overseas applications until July 15, 2023, and travel/status adjustment for existing holders until March 31, 2024.",
  "policyCategory": "Other",
  "policyTool": "Other",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2023/03/canada-extends-support-for-those-fleeing-russias-illegal-and-unjustifiable-invasion-of-ukraine.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Extension of CUAET Special Measures. Effective 2023-03-22.",
  "evidencePassage": "its support for those who have been forced to flee. This includes helping people find a temporary safe haven in Canada and providing them with the support they need. Today, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced that the Government of Canada will extend the [Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/ukraine-measures/cuaet.html) (CUAET). This means that: - Ukrainians and their family members will have until July 15, 2023, to apply overseas for a CUAET visa free of charge; - Anyone holding a CUAET visa will have until March 31, 2024, to travel to Canada under the special measures; and - CUAET holders who are already here in Canada will have until March 31, 2024, to extend or adjust their temporary status through these measures, free of charge. Settlement services will remain available to Ukrainians and their family members after they arrive so that they can fully participate in Canadian communities while they are here. Ukrainians and their family members will also continue to benefit from the [one-time transitional financial support](https://",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-378249ce1093b753200b",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Expansion of the Canada–U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) across the Entire Land Border",
  "policyEffect": "Amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to implement the Additional Protocol to the STCA. Applies the safe third country principle across the entire 8,891 km Canada–U.S. land border and designated internal waterways, rendering claimants who enter Canada between official ports of entry and make an asylum claim within 14 days ineligible to refer the claim to the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), subject to exceptions.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-03-25",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "Irregular border crossers / asylum seekers",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: land border and designated internal waterways, rendering claimants who enter Canada between official ports of entry and make an asylum claim within 14 days ineligible to refer the claim to the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), subject to exceptions.",
  "policyCategory": "Asylum and refugee protection / border control",
  "policyTool": "Safe third country rule / ineligibility referral / removal enforcement",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada (Public Works and Government Services Canada)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2023/2023-04-12/html/sor-dors58-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 157, Number 8: Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Examination of Eligibility to Refer Claim).; SOR/2023-58, Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Examination of Eligibility to Refer Claim), Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 157, No. 8.",
  "evidencePassage": "1 of the Regulations is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: stateless person means a person who is not considered a national by any state under the operation of its law. (apatride) 3 (1) Paragraph 159.4(1)(a) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: (a) subject to subsection (1.1), a location that is not a port of entry; (2) Section 159.4 of the Regulations is amended by adding the following after subsection (1): Exception — land border other than ports of entry (1.1) Paragraph 101(1)(e) of the Act applies to a claimant who enters Canada at a location along the Canada – United States land border — including the waters along or across that border — that is not a port of entry and makes a claim for refugee protection less than 14 days after the day on which the claimant enters Canada unless the claimant establishes that any of paragraphs 159.5(a) to (h) applies to the claimant. 4 The portion of section 159.5 of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following: Non-application — claimants at land ports of entry 159.5 Paragraph 101(1)(e) of the Act does not apply if a claimant who seeks to enter Canada at a location other than one identified … in paragraphs 159.4(1)(a) to (c) establishes that 5 The portion of section 159.6 of the Regulations before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following: Non-application — claimants at land ports of entry and in transit 159.6 Paragraph 101(1)(e) of the Act does not apply if a claimant establishes that the claimant Coming into Force 6 These Regulations come into force on the day on which the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada for Cooperation in the Examination of Refugee Status Claims from Nationals of Third Countries … international communications, and social media campaigns to correct misinformation, as well as increased promotion of alternative pathways. These measures were not sufficient to curb the rise in the number of asylum claims by irregular arrivals. Following negotiations with the U.S., both countries signed an additional protocol to the STCA (the Protocol). The Protocol expands the application of the STCA to individuals who make an asylum claim within 14 days of crossing in between POEs along the land border, including internal waterways. Objective The objectives of these changes to the IRPR are to apply … anyone who enters in between POEs along the Canada-U.S. land border and makes a claim for asylum within 14 days. This includes internal waterways, like lakes and rivers, that run along and across the shared border. Both individuals who cross regularly and irregularly will now be returned to the U.S. unless they meet an exception or exemption to the STCA. Amendments are also being made to clarify the definition of stateless person, who is exempt from the STCA, and the authority of immigration officers to allow individuals determined ineligible under the STCA to have their claim redetermined if … Réfugiés - Protocole additionnel à l'Accord entre le Gouvernement du Canada et le Gouvernement des États-Unis d'Amérique pour la coopération en matière d'examen des demandes de statut de réfugié présentées par des ressortissants de pays tiers Titre de la série Treaty series = Recueil des traités ; 2023/3 Type de publicationMonographie - Voir l'enregistrement principal LangueBilingue-[Anglais | Français] FormatTexte numérique Document électronique Voir FR4-2023-3.pdf (PDF, 711 Ko). Description parallèle[Anglais] Note(s) « Fait à Ottawa le 29 mars 2022 et à Washington le 15 avril 2022. En vigueur le 25 mars 2023. » Numérotation répétée sur les pages suppléants. Texte en anglais et en français. Information sur la publication [Ottawa] : Treaty Law Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development = Direction du droit des traités du Ministère des affaires étrangères, du commerce et du développement, [2023] ©2023 Description1 ressource en ligne (3, 3 pages). ISBN9780660683713 Numéro de catalogue FR4-2023/3-PDF Descripteurs Réfugiés -- Droit -- Canada -- Législation. Réfugiés -- Droit -- États-Unis -- Législation. Droit d'asile -- Canada -- Législation. Droit d'asile -- États",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-caa63b659a29cdfa7ea9",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Special Immigration Measures for Turkish and Syrian Nationals",
  "policyEffect": "Temporary residents from earthquake-affected regions are eligible for fee-waived status extensions, open work permits, or stream changes. PR applicants are exempted from passport requirements, and priority processing is applied to applications from the region.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-03-29",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Temporary residents from earthquake-affected regions are eligible for fee-waived status extensions, open work permits, or stream changes.",
  "policyCategory": "Residence, student, skilled work",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2023/03/canada-announces-support-for-turkish-and-syrian-temporary-residents.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Special Immigration Measures for Turkish and Syrian Nationals. Effective 2023-03-29.",
  "evidencePassage": "steps to make it easier for Turkish and Syrian nationals already in Canada to extend their stay. Today, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced new immigration measures to support Turkish and Syrian temporary residents in Canada who may be unable to return home at this time due to the destruction caused by the earthquakes in the region. Effective March 29, 2023, Turkish and Syrian nationals can continue to study, work or visit family by applying for an extension of their status free of charge. An open work permit pathway will be made available for Turkish and Syrian nationals already in Canada. These measures will make it easier for Turkish and Syrian nationals who wish to extend their temporary status in Canada and to move between temporary streams. Recognizing that some permanent residence applicants have lost their travel documents as a result of the earthquakes, we will waive the requirement to hold a passport or travel document to be approved for a permanent resident visa to come to Canada. We are also making it easier for Canadian citizens and permanent residents from Türkiye and Syria to return to Canada by waiving fees for temporary passports, limited-validity passports or emergency travel documents, as well as Canadian citizenship certificates and permanent resident travel documents. These new measures build on work already under way to prioritize overseas applications from those who have been personally impacted by the earthquakes. New and existing temporary residence applications from the affected regions, as well as permanent residence applications—including refugee resettlement applications—are all being processed on a priority basis. This includes visitor visa applications for immediate family members of Canadian … applications in progress in Türkiye and Syria. Of these, approximately 1,700 (750 permanent and 920 temporary residents) were from the area impacted by the earthquakes. - These measures will be in effect from March 29 to September 25, 2023. - More information about how to apply for these new measures will be available on IRCC’s website in the coming weeks. - As of February 24, 2023, Canada announced $50 million in humanitarian support for the earthquake response in Türkiye and Syria. This funding will help support a range of critical humanitarian activities and a timely, effective and coordinated",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-f79132e822370dc8e82f",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) 18-Month Extension",
  "policyEffect": "Implementation of a facilitative public policy allowing international graduates with a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) that expired or was expiring between September 20, 2021, and December 31, 2023, to qualify for an additional open work permit of up to 18 months, including restoration options for those past the 90-day window.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-04-06",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "Existing holders",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Implementation of a facilitative public policy allowing international graduates with a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) that expired or was expiring between September 20, 2021, and December 31, 2023, to qualify for an additional open work permit of up to 18 months, including restoration options for those past the 90-day window.",
  "policyCategory": "Graduate, skilled work",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "IRCC Temporary Public Policy",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/open-work-permit-former-current-post-graduation-work-permit-holders-april-6-2023.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC Temporary Public Policy. Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) 18-Month Extension. Effective 2023-04-06.; Temporary public policy to further facilitate the issuance of an open work permit to certain former or current post-graduation work permit holders",
  "evidencePassage": "](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate.html) 5. [Policies, Ministerial Instructions, and agreements](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements.html) 6. [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada - Public policies](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies.html) # Temporary public policy to further facilitate the issuance of an open work permit to certain former or current post-graduation … September 20, 2021 and December 31, 2023, will benefit from the ability to maintain or restore their legal status in Canada, support themselves, and fill acute labour market needs in Canada. Individuals who meet the public policy eligibility criteria will also be exempt from the requirement to be authorized to work in Canada until May 31, 2024, to allow them to work while they apply for a new open work permit facilitated under the public policy and for the Department to process that work permit application. Because this “interim work authorization” does not confer temporary resident status, some individuals may also need to apply for an extension or restoration of their status, where applicable. Eligible individuals who left Canada will also be able to apply for a new open work permit in order to return to Canada. This public policy will permit eligible PGWP holders and former PGWP holders: - in Canada to work without authorization in the short term (however this authorization does not in itself provide status in Canada or authorization to return to Canada); - to apply from inside Canada for a new open work permit and facilitate restoration of their status, if applicable; and - who left … Canada to apply for a new open work permit from outside Canada. Open work permits will afford eligible individuals with mobility that may be needed to address the ongoing volatility of the labour market caused by COVID-19. Therefore, I hereby establish that, pursuant to my authority under section 25.2(1) of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act* (the Act), there are sufficient public policy considerations that justify the granting of exemptions from the requirements of the Act and the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* (the Regulations) listed below to foreign nationals who meet the following conditions (eligibility requirements). ## Conditions (eligibility requirements) ### Part 1 – All applicants Based on public policy considerations, delegated officers may grant an exemption, valid until May 31, 2024, from the requirements of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* identified below if: The foreign national: 1. held or holds a Post-Graduation Work Permit with an expiry date between September 20, 2021 and December 31, 2023. ### Part 2 – Applicants in Canada with status or eligible for restoration Based on public policy considerations, delegated officers … requirements not exempted under this, or another, public policy. ## Effective date and expiration This public policy comes into effect on April 6, 2023, and will expire on December 31, 2023. The public policy may be revoked at any time. Applications received on or after the coming into effect date and on or before its expiry date, or the date of revocation if applicable, will be processed under this public policy. Sean Fraser, P.C., M.P. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Dated at Ottawa, this 6 day of April 2023 ## Page details 2023-06-30 ## About this site ### Immigration and citizenship",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-0af9ac49a32eb941a4e7",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Reduced work experience requirement for caregiver pilots",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC reduced the required Canadian work experience for foreign caregivers to qualify for permanent residence under the Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot from 24 months to 12 months.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-04-30",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: IRCC reduced the required Canadian work experience for foreign caregivers to qualify for permanent residence under the Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot from 24 months to 12 months.",
  "policyCategory": "Residence",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2023/02/canada-to-reduce-work-experience-requirements-for-caregivers-and-provide-pathways-to-permanent-residence.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Reduced work experience requirement for caregiver pilots. Effective 2023-04-30.; Caregivers: Reduced work experience requirements for permanent residence",
  "evidencePassage": "Rechie Valdez today announced that the amount of work experience in Canada required for a caregiver to qualify for permanent residence is being reduced from 24 months to 12 months. In addition, some spaces under the existing caregiver pathways have been reserved for caregivers who already have work experience in Canada from a previous work permit so that they are able to apply for permanent residence. The change will be effective as of April 30, 2023, and will be retrospective for caregivers who have already applied. As a result, caregivers and their families will benefit from a faster path to permanent … criteria is intended to apply to applicants from both the Home Child Care Provider (HCCP) pilot and the Home Support Worker (HSW) pilot, including those whose applications have already been received by IRCC and prospective applicants for the remainder of the five‑year pilots. - Since the launch of the pilots in 2019, nearly 1,600 caregivers and their family members have become permanent residents. In 2022 alone, nearly 1,100 caregivers and their family members became permanent residents through the two pilots. - Immigration accounts for almost all of Canada’s labour force growth. Roughly 75% of Canada",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-daa5f64d9f73676931de",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Special Facilitative Measures for Family Members Fleeing Conflict in Sudan",
  "policyEffect": "Implementation of fee exemptions for Temporary Resident Visas (TRVs), Temporary Resident Permits (TRPs), and biometrics for family members fleeing conflict in Sudan, including eligibility for fee-exempt work and study permits.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-04-30",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Implementation of fee exemptions for Temporary Resident Visas (TRVs), Temporary Resident Permits (TRPs), and biometrics for family members fleeing conflict in Sudan, including eligibility for fee-exempt work and study permits.",
  "policyCategory": "Family, student, skilled work",
  "policyTool": "Fees",
  "sourceName": "IRCC Temporary Public Policy",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/sudan-family-2023.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC Temporary Public Policy. Special Facilitative Measures for Family Members Fleeing Conflict in Sudan. Effective 2023-04-30.; Temporary public policy to facilitate temporary resident processing for foreign nationals affected by the situation in Sudan",
  "evidencePassage": "Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada in Sudan, to safety, and it is understood that foreign national spouses, common-law partners and children will be accompanying them in evacuating the country. The intention of this public policy, in light of the deteriorating situation in Sudan and evolving operational reality, is to exempt eligible foreign national family members who have left Sudan since the violence erupted from the requirement to pay the applicable Temporary Resident Visa and Temporary Resident Permit processing fee, as well as fees for the provision of services in relation … to the collection of biometric information, to facilitate their travel to Canada. After arrival, eligible foreign nationals under this public policy who have been admitted as temporary residents would have access to apply for fee-exempt open work permits and study permits to aid in their settlement, and, having followed this pathway to settle in Canada, would also receive a fee waiver for their application for permanent residence under the family class, should they choose to make such an application. Therefore, I hereby establish that there are sufficient public policy considerations that justify … applied for a Permanent Resident Visa as a member of the Family Class or for permanent residence under the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class. ## Provisions of the Regulations for which an exemption may be granted, if applicable: **For foreign nationals who meet the conditions listed in 1)** - Subsection 296(1) - the requirements to pay an application processing fee for a Temporary Resident Visa; - Subsection 298(1) – the requirements to pay an application processing fee for a Temporary Resident Permit; - Subsection 315.1(1) – the requirement to pay for the provision of service in relation to the collection of biometric information. **For foreign nationals who meet the conditions listed in 2)** - Paragraphs 199(a)-(i) – the requirements that a foreign national must meet in order to apply for a work permit after entering Canada; - Paragraph 200(1)(c) – the requirement to be described under this paragraph of the Regulations; - Subsection 299(1) – the requirements to pay an application processing fee for a work permit; - Subsection 315.1(1) – the requirement to pay for the provision of service in relation to the collection of biometric information **For foreign nationals who … meet the conditions listed in 3)** - Section 213 – the requirement to apply for a study permit before entering Canada; - Subsection 300(1) – the requirements to pay an application processing fee for a study permit; - Subsection 315.1(1) – the requirement to pay for the provision of service in relation to the collection of biometric information. **For foreign nationals who meet the conditions listed in 4)** - Paragraph 295 (1)(a) – the requirements to pay an application processing fee for a Permanent Resident Visa as a member of the Family Class; - Subsection 301(1)(a) – the requirements to pay an application processing fee for permanent residence under the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class - Subsection 315.1(1) – the requirement to pay for the provision of service in relation to the collection of biometric information. ## Other Admissibility and Selection Criteria Foreign nationals eligible under this public policy are subject to all other applicable eligibility and admissibility requirements unless exempted by this temporary public policy or another public policy. ## Effective Date and Expiration This temporary public policy will take effect 24 hours after signature and will expire one year after signature. This temporary public policy may be revoked at any time, without prior notice. Sean Fraser, P.C., M.P. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Dated at Ottawa, this 30 day of April 2023 ## Page details 2024-05-02 ## About this site ### Immigration and citizenship - [Help Centre](https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/index-featured-can.asp) - [Contact us](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/contact-ircc.html) - [Check your application status](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-6ed49febf4d47d2f9769",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Extension and Structural Expansion of the Agri-Food Pilot",
  "policyEffect": "The Agri-Food Pilot was extended until May 14, 2025. Key policy changes included the complete removal of occupational caps for candidates and a roadmap to expand OWP access to family members and simplify work experience documentation.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-05-08",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: The Agri-Food Pilot was extended until May 14, 2025.",
  "policyCategory": "Residence, skilled work",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2023/05/canada-announces-extension-to-the-agri-food-pilot-facilitating-access-to-permanent-residence-for-workers-and-their-families.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Extension and Structural Expansion of the Agri-Food Pilot. Effective 2023-05-08.; Agri-Food Pilot extended to 2025 to support continued business growth and labour needs",
  "evidencePassage": "2023—L’Orignal, Ontario—** The Government of Canada recognizes the importance of supporting the agri-food sector’s labour market needs and strengthening Canada’s food supply system. One key to success for Canadian farmers and food processors is their ability to recruit and retain a skilled workforce. The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced the extension of the Agri-Food Pilot, which will now run until May 14, 2025. Launched in May 2020, the pilot helps facilitate the transition of experienced workers in agricultural and food industries to … permanent residence in Canada. To support employers and candidates, the Minister also announced the removal of the annual occupational caps, or the limits for how many candidates can apply for a specific occupation under the pilot. Removing these limits will provide an opportunity for more eligible candidates to apply. By the end of the year, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) intends to introduce new changes to the pilot in stages, including - expanding open work permit access to family members of all participants in the Agri-Food Pilot—regardless of the participant’s job skill level - allowing unions to attest to a candidate’s work experience, as an alternative to employer reference letters - giving applicants residing in Canada the option to either meet the job offer requirement, including the median wage requirement for the job offer, or the education requirement, including educational credential assessment verification - accepting work experience gained under an open work permit for vulnerable workers, giving more workers an opportunity to qualify Together, these changes are a significant step in meeting the longstanding labour market needs of employers in the",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-025655eded7593084cd8",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Extension of Electronic Travel Authorization to 13 Additional Countries",
  "policyEffect": "The Canadian government added 13 countries to its Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) program. Eligible travellers from these countries who previously held a Canadian visa or have a current U.S. visa can apply for a digital eTA instead of a visitor visa.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-06-06",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Eligible travellers from these countries who previously held a Canadian visa or have a current U.S.",
  "policyCategory": "Visitor",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2023/2023-06-07/html/sor-dors106-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "gazette.gc.ca. Extension of Electronic Travel Authorization to 13 Additional Countries. Effective 2023-06-06.; Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 157, Number 12: Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Electronic Travel Authorization): SOR/2023-106.; SOR/2023-106, Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Electronic Travel Authorization), Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 157, No. 12.",
  "evidencePassage": "The amendment adds the following 13 countries to the list of visa-required countries eligible for an eTA in the IRPR: the Seychelles, Panama, Uruguay, Argentina, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Thailand, the Philippines, Morocco, and Costa Rica.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-6a4793a0ca908d9e442b",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Removal of the Biometrics Exemption for In-Canada Permanent Residence Applicants",
  "policyEffect": "Ended the temporary COVID-19 pandemic-era public policy that had exempted in-Canada permanent residence applicants from giving biometrics if they had previously submitted biometrics within the past 10 years. Re-established the mandatory collection of biometrics prior to the finalization of PR applications.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-06-14",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "In-canada applicants for permanent residence",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Ended the temporary COVID-19 pandemic-era public policy that had exempted in-Canada permanent residence applicants from giving biometrics if they had previously submitted biometrics within the past 10 years.",
  "policyCategory": "Admission procedures / identity verification & security",
  "policyTool": "Biometric enrollment mandate",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/updates/2023-removal-exemption-biometrics.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC Program Delivery Update, Removal of the public policy exempting foreign nationals with previous biometrics on file who are applying for permanent residence from biometrics.; Removal of the biometrics exemption for in-Canada permanent residence applicants",
  "evidencePassage": "On June 14, 2023, the public policy exempting foreign nationals with previous biometrics on file who are applying for permanent residence from the biometrics requirement was lifted, and changes to the GCMS have restored pre-pandemic procedures. Permanent residence applications submitted on or after June 14, 2023 will now be required to submit biometrics as per regular procedures, unless otherwise exempt.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-549e9a5584cd2f6b93a4",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Expansion of the Francophone Mobility Program",
  "policyEffect": "Expanded the Francophone Mobility work permit program to include all National Occupational Classification (NOC) skill levels (excluding primary agriculture) and reduced French language proficiency requirements to CLB 5.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-06-15",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Skilled work",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Canada.ca, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) news release, Press Release: Expansion of Francophone Mobility. Direction: loosening. PolicyStatusNote: effective for a period of two years.",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2023/06/canada-expands-the-francophone-mobility-program-to-increase-francophone-immigration.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada.ca, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) news release, Press Release: Expansion of Francophone Mobility. Direction: loosening. PolicyStatusNote: effective for a period of two years.. Expansion of the Francophone Mobility Program. Effective 2023-06-15.; Canada expands the Francophone Mobility Program to increase Francophone immigration",
  "evidencePassage": "Citizenship, announced the expansion of the Francophone Mobility Program, for a period of two years, which allows a Canadian employer to make a job offer to an eligible candidate with a moderate command of French for all [National Occupation Classification](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/eligibility/find-national-occupation-code.html) with the exception of jobs in primary agriculture. This measure, initially reserved for highly skilled French-speaking temporary foreign workers, now opens doors to more French-speaking immigrants by offering them the opportunity to gain Canadian work experience and potentially qualify for permanent residence. The French language proficiency criteria are also updated for all foreign nationals applying for a work permit under the Francophone Mobility Program. The temporary foreign national must have a moderate language proficiency of French for oral comprehension and oral expression. This is equivalent to a level 5 of the language requirements. These new language requirements meet the French language needs for all of these occupations and will expand the pool of eligible French-speaking",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-747a9dc2a39e2eacaf9e",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Study Permit Exemption for Temporary Foreign Workers",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC issued a temporary public policy authorizing eligible temporary foreign workers in Canada to enroll in full-time or part-time study programs of any duration without having to obtain a separate study permit. To be eligible, workers had to hold a valid work permit or have a pending work permit extension application submitted on or before June 7, 2023.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-06-27",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "Temporary foreign workers in canada",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: IRCC issued a temporary public policy authorizing eligible temporary foreign workers in Canada to enroll in full-time or part-time study programs of any duration without having to obtain a separate study permit.; To be eligible, workers had to hold a valid work permit or have a pending work permit extension application submitted on or before June 7, 2023.",
  "policyCategory": "Foreign worker study rights / skill development",
  "policyTool": "Temporary public policy",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/study-permit-exemption-work-permit-holders.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Temporary public policy allowing work permit holders to study without a study permit",
  "evidencePassage": "authorized stay ends. ### A student plans to come to Canada to take a 5-month chef course at a DLI during which they will be required to work as a chef in a restaurant for a month. Yes. Students in such cases should obtain a study permit as well as a work permit under the Co-op Work Permit Program. ### Foreign nationals eligible for the temporary public policy allowing certain valid work permit holders or certain foreign nationals who are authorized to work under R186(u) to study without a study permit as of June 27, 2023 The [temporary public policy](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/study-without-study-permit.html) allows certain foreign nationals who hold a valid work permit or have applied to renew their work permit and are authorized to work under [paragraph R186(u)](https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/sor-2002-227/section-186.html) to study in Canada without a study permit from June 27, 2023, until June 27, 2026. This applies to eligible foreign nationals 1. who hold a valid work permit and whose application associated with that permit was received by IRCC on or before June 7, 2023, or 2. who submitted an application to renew a work permit on or before June 7, 2023, and are authorized to work under [paragraph R186(u)](https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/sor-2002-227/section-186.html) Eligible foreign nationals are authorized to study without a study permit until the earliest of the following occurrences: - The work permit application referred to in (2) is refused. - The work permit referred to in (1) or that was issued as a result of the application referred to in (2) expires. - This public policy expires (June 27, 2026). - The public policy",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-a9f9352222fd14c8a897",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary Public Policy for U.S. H-1B Visa Holders (Open Work Permit Stream)",
  "policyEffect": "Created a dedicated temporary pathway under section 25.2 of the IRPA allowing foreign nationals holding valid U.S. H-1B specialty occupation visas and living in the United States to apply for an open work permit of up to three years in Canada without an existing Canadian job offer. The policy was capped at 10,000 principal applicants.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-07-16",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "High-skilled workers / h-1b specialty occupation holders",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: H-1B specialty occupation visas and living in the United States to apply for an open work permit of up to three years in Canada without an existing Canadian job offer.",
  "policyCategory": "Temporary labor migration / high-skilled work permits",
  "policyTool": "Open work permit / lmia exemption",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2023/06/canadas-tech-talent-strategy.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC, Tech Talent Strategy: Temporary Public Policy for H-1B Visa Holders.",
  "evidencePassage": "Canadian company, they would be able to bring their skills to a Canadian employer by applying for a temporary work permit or even permanent residence. 3. Improving labour mobility in North America by creating a streamlined work permit for H-1B specialty occupation visa holders in the US to apply to come to Canada - Thousands of workers in high-tech fields are employed with companies that have large operations in both Canada and the US, and those working in the US often hold an H-1B specialty occupation visa. - As of July 16, 2023, H-1B specialty occupation visa holders in the US, and their accompanying immediate family members, will be eligible to apply to come to Canada. - Approved applicants will receive an open work permit of up to three years in duration, which means they will be able to work for almost any employer anywhere in Canada. Their spouses and dependants will also be eligible to apply for a temporary resident visa, with a work or study permit, as needed. - This will expand the opportunities available for skilled workers to continue to pursue their careers in the high-tech sector and contribute to economic growth and prosperity in North America. - This measure will remain in effect for one year, or until IRCC receives 10,000 applications. Only principal applicants, and not their accompanying family members, will count toward the application cap. 4. Improving existing programs that cater to workers in high-skill tech occupations - We’re improving some of Canada’s existing immigration programs that can benefit workers in high-skilled tech occupations, including the Global Skills Strategy and the Start-up Visa Program. - **Global Skills Strategy** - The Global Skills Strategy, launched in 2017, features four policies designed to support Canadian employers seeking",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-a68b548454d159775ee4",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Expansion of Refugee Stream for Human Rights Defenders",
  "policyEffect": "The Government-Assisted Refugees program increased the annual cap of resettlement spaces for at-risk human rights defenders and their family members from 250 to 500.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-07-25",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Other",
  "policyTool": "Other",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2023/07/canada-doubles-resettlement-spaces-for-human-rights-defenders.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada.ca. Expansion of Refugee Stream for Human Rights Defenders. Effective 2023-07-25.",
  "evidencePassage": "Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced the expansion of the global human rights defenders stream, doubling the number of resettlement spaces from 250 to 500 for HRDs and their family members. The initiative, propelled by the belief that no one should face persecution for championing justice, reflects Canada's unwavering commitment to providing a sanctuary for those who risk their lives in the pursuit of fundamental freedoms. Human rights defenders help build the inclusive and democratic societies that contribute to a peaceful and prosperous international community. Canada",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-f7ab449c04a4e1ee1dbf",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary public policy for foreign nationals directly affected by the floods in Nova Scotia",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC enacted temporary measures to support foreign nationals directly impacted by the floods in Nova Scotia, including fee exemptions for document replacement, status extension and restoration, work or study permit renewals, and biometric collection, alongside restoration timeline flexibilities.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-07-28",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "Foreign nationals directly affected by the floods in nova scotia who held valid temporary resident status when the flooding began",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: IRCC enacted temporary measures to support foreign nationals directly impacted by the floods in Nova Scotia, including fee exemptions for document replacement, status extension and restoration, work or study permit renewals, and biometric collection, alongside restoration timeline flexibilities.",
  "policyCategory": "Student, skilled work, other",
  "policyTool": "Other",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/nova-scotia-floods-2023.html",
  "preciseCitation": "",
  "evidencePassage": "This public policy exempts foreign nationals in Nova Scotia who were directly affected by the floods, and who held valid temporary resident status in Canada when the flooding began, from the requirement to pay the fees associated with the re-issuance of temporary resident immigration documents; fees for applications to extend or restore their status as temporary residents; fees to renew work or study permits; and, where applicable, the fees for the provision of services in relation to the collection of biometric information. The public policy also provides those affected by the floods with more time restore their temporary resident status, if needed. … This public policy comes into effect 3 days after signature, and applies to applications received on or after the date it comes into effect. … The Hon. Sean Fraser, P.C., M.P. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Dated Ottawa, this 25 day of July, 2023",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-aa738d0a8803826977ea",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Federal post-graduation work permit access restricted for new students at affected Quebec institutions",
  "policyEffect": "From September 1, 2023, Canada restricted federal post-graduation work permit eligibility for new study at affected unsubsidized private learning institutions in Quebec. The policy aligned Quebec’s eligibility rules with those in other provinces. It was not a blanket removal of eligibility from all previous graduates: the official transitional guidance preserved a route to eligibility for earlier starters who met its programme-duration, credential and other PGWP criteria.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-09-01",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "International students starting programmes at affected unsubsidized private learning institutions in quebec, subject to transitional rules for earlier starters",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: From September 1, 2023, Canada restricted federal post-graduation work permit eligibility for new study at affected unsubsidized private learning institutions in Quebec.; The policy aligned Quebec’s eligibility rules with those in other provinces.; It was not a blanket removal of eligibility from all previous graduates: the official transitional guidance preserved a route to eligibility for earlier starters who met its programme-duration, credential and other PGWP criteria.",
  "policyCategory": "Graduate, student",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2022/06/implementation-of-a-measure-to-protect-the-integrity-of-the-international-student-program-in-quebec.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC announcement of June 7, 2022; Graduates of certain Quebec institutions, page dated January 7, 2025",
  "evidencePassage": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship.html) ## News release Jean Boulet, Quebec Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity, Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration and Minister Responsible for the Mauricie Region, and the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, announced a new measure to restrict access to the post-graduation work permit for certain graduates of unsubsidized private learning institutions. **June 7, 2022—Ottawa, ON—**Jean Boulet, Quebec Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity, Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration and Minister Responsible for the Mauricie Region, and the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, announced a new measure to restrict access to the post-graduation work permit for certain graduates of unsubsidized private learning institutions. This measure consists of making post-graduation work permits available only to graduates of a subsidized program of study. The goal is to take the corrective action needed to address gaps brought to light in an investigation by … ## Quick facts - Unsubsidized private learning institutions have been attracting a large number of international students since 2018. - For the period of 2016–2018, approximately 4,900 international students received a study permit for one of these institutions. - For the period of 2019–2021, the estimated number of international students who received a study permit for one of these institutions jumped to 11,500. - The measure consists of restricting access to post-graduation work permits for unsubsidized private learning institutions so that only graduates of a subsidized program of study can … access them. The restriction involves all levels of study. It will come into effect on September 1, 2023. ## Associated links - [Designated learning institutions list](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/study-permit/prepare/designated-learning-institutions-list.html) ## Contacts **Contacts for media only** **Aidan Strickland** Press Secretary Minister’s Office, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada [Aidan.Strickland@cic.gc.ca](mailto:Aidan.Strickland@cic.gc.ca) **Media Relations** Communications Branch Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-9077091864656c5b88af",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Extension of Afghan Resettlement for Extended Families of LCAs",
  "policyEffect": "Policy update extending the period for receiving permanent residence applications from extended family members of former Afghan Language and Cultural Advisors, with a cap of 380 principal applicants.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-09-12",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Other",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/families-former-language-cultural-advisors-extension.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada.ca. Extension of Afghan Resettlement for Extended Families of LCAs. Effective 2023-09-12.",
  "evidencePassage": "for extended families of former language and cultural advisors – Extension Through this public policy, we’ve provided a pathway to permanent residence for extended families of former language and cultural advisors (LCAs) in Canada who: - are Canadian citizens or permanent residents - were employed by Department of National Defence (DND) in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2021 We are no longer accepting new applications under this public policy. ## Background The withdrawal of international forces from Afghanistan, which began on May 1, 2021, has created significant risks with respect to security in … it is likely that these persons face an increased risk due to their relationship with those who worked with DND in Afghanistan. ## Public policy considerations In order to facilitate the reunification of former LCAs who worked with DND in Afghanistan with the members of their extended family who are outside Canada, this public policy will facilitate the issuance of permanent resident visas for these persons. This public policy updates the implementation timeframe by extending the period for receipt of applications by IRCC. As such, I hereby establish that there are sufficient public policy considerations … identified below when a foreign national meets the following conditions. The foreign national: 1. Is a national of Afghanistan; 2. Is outside Canada at the time of application; 3. Was in Afghanistan on or after July 22, 2021; 4. Has submitted an application for permanent residence using the application package provided by the Department; 5. Is a child (regardless of age), grandchild, parent, grandparent, or sibling (may include a sibling-in-law if the sibling of the former Language and Cultural advisor is missing and presumed dead, or deceased and was married or in a common-law relationship with … the sibling-in-law at the time of disappearance or death, and the sibling in-law is not a spouse or common-law partner of another person) of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident whose employment as a Language and Cultural Advisor in Afghanistan for the Department of National Defence between 2001 and 2021 has been confirmed by the Department of National Defence. 6. Has provided a statutory declaration, from the former Language and Cultural Advisor, described in condition 5, of their relationship to the principal applicant. 7. Has provided a statutory declaration, from the former Language and … not otherwise exempted. ## Provincial selection criteria (Quebec) Applicants wishing to settle in Quebec cannot be issued a permanent resident visa or be granted permanent residence unless Quebec determines that they meet the applicable selection criteria of the province and issues a *Certificat de sélection du Québec* (Quebec Selection Certificate). ## Coming into effect and expiration This temporary public policy takes effect on September 12, 2023 and may be revoked at any time. Applications under this public policy will cease to be accepted after December 31, 2023, or after applications for",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-97dc292024644867a659",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "H-1B Open Work Permit Measures Expansion",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC enacted a policy to resolve processing backlogs by processing applications that exceeded the 10,000 cap, accepting late applications for accompanying family members, and waiving study permit fees for minor children of H-1B open work permit holders.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-09-27",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Skilled work, student, family",
  "policyTool": "Other",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/new-temporary-public-policy-facilitate-h1b-application-processing.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada.ca. H-1B Open Work Permit Measures Expansion. Effective 2023-09-27.",
  "evidencePassage": "citizenship/news/notices.html) # New temporary public policy to facilitate processing of some H-1B open work permit applications **Ottawa, March 18th, 2024—**A new temporary public policy took effect on September 27, 2023, to facilitate certain applications that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) received under the H-1B open work permit measure, launched on July 16, 2023. This temporary public policy clarifies internal processing procedures only. We are not inviting new principal applicants to apply at this time. The new public policy authorizes IRCC to process 1. a small number of … applications received in excess of the cap because they were submitted simultaneously to the cap being reached on July 17, 2023 2. applications that were submitted on behalf of applicants and their family members by their immigration representatives through the Authorized Paid Representatives Portal before the cap was reached on July 17, 2023 3. work permit applications for accompanying family members, including those who have already applied for a work permit, or who will apply for one in the next 12 months Additionally, the new temporary public policy waives study permit processing fees for … minor children (17 and under) of H-1B holders who applied for a work permit under the initial H-1B open work permit measure and now wish to apply for a study permit from within Canada after arrival, although a physical study permit is not necessary for minors to study in Canada. This will help resolve issues experienced in the application process by some H-1B applicants who were unable to submit a study permit application for their minor children. Instructions for family members of principal applicants on how to apply under the new public policy and eligibility criteria on how to waive study",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-252f3d3a11026f9fc81e",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Extension of Afghan Special Immigration Measures (SIMs)",
  "policyEffect": "Extension of the Special Immigration Measures program for Afghan nationals with a significant and enduring relationship to Canada, extending the expiry to December 31, 2023, or until the 20,600 cap is reached.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-10-01",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Extension of the Special Immigration Measures program for Afghan nationals with a significant and enduring relationship to Canada, extending the expiry to December 31, 2023, or until the 20,600 cap is reached.",
  "policyCategory": "Other",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/resettlement-additional-afghan-nationals-relationship-extension-2.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada.ca. Extension of Afghan Special Immigration Measures (SIMs). Effective 2023-10-01.",
  "evidencePassage": "citizenship/corporate.html) 4. [Mandate](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate.html) 5. [Policies, Ministerial Instructions, and agreements](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements.html) 6. [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada - Public policies](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies.html) # Temporary public policy for the resettlement of additional Afghan nationals with a significant and/or enduring relationship to Canada – Extension This public policy updates the Special Immigration Measures (SIMs) program’s expiry date. For this program, Afghans must be referred to us by Global Affairs Canada or the Department of National Defence. The Government of Canada has enough referrals to meet our goal. ## Background The Government of Afghanistan collapsed in August 2021. After the withdrawal of international forces, the Taliban took power and remains unrecognized by the international community as the government of Afghanistan. This volatile situation has created significant … Temporary public policy for the resettlement of additional Afghan nationals with a significant and/or enduring relationship to Canada* (signed June 8, 2022); and 5. *Temporary public policy for the resettlement of additional Afghan nationals with a significant and/or enduring relationship to Canada – Update and clarification* (signed March 29, 2023). This public policy updates the implementation timeframe and enables the continuation of processing to meet the Government’s commitment of resettling 18,000 Afghans with a significant and/or enduring relationship to Canada. Recognizing the ongoing … of Quebec’s selection criteria further to subsection 70(3) of the Regulations, and cannot be granted permanent residence unless Quebec determines that they meet such criteria. ## Coming into effect and expiration This public policy replaces the *Temporary public policy for the resettlement of additional Afghan nationals with a significant and/or enduring relationship to Canada – Update and clarification* dated March 29, 2023, and takes effect on October 1st, 2023. This public policy may be revoked at any time. This public policy ends on December 31, 2023, or once the total number of applications accepted into processing by IRCC under all temporary public policies for the resettlement of Afghan nationals with a significant and/or enduring relationship to Canada reaches 20,600 individuals (principal applicants, their family members, *de facto* dependents and household members), whichever comes first, with the view to fulfill the commitment of 18,000 admissions. ## Transitional Cases Applications accepted for processing by IRCC under a previous temporary public policy for the resettlement of Afghan nationals with a significant and/or enduring relationship to Canada and pending on October",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-2f824a6a54e253724986",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Launch of the CAN Work Philippines Pilot Program",
  "policyEffect": "Introduction of a fast-track work permit pilot program for Canadian employers recruiting 50 or more workers from the Philippines, or those hiring for critical shortage occupations in agriculture, health care, and construction.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-10-19",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Skilled work, seasonal, talent",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2023/10/pilot-program-launches-to-streamline-work-permit-processing-for-canadian-employers-recruiting-in-the-philippines.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Launch of the CAN Work Philippines Pilot Program. Effective 2023-10-19.",
  "evidencePassage": "economy. **October 19, 2023**—**Ottawa—**The Government of Canada is helping Canadian employers efficiently hire the workers they need to fill jobs and grow our economy. The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced today the launch of CAN Work Philippines—a pilot program at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)’s visa office in Manila—which coincides with the first-ever Philippines–Canada Friendship Week. The pilot will streamline work permit processing for eligible Canadian employers and allow employers to schedule group appointments … for medical examinations and biometrics for potential employees, so that skilled workers in the Philippines can come to Canada. The pilot is open to Canadian employers recruiting from the Philippines and hiring approximately 50 or more workers, or for critical occupations in sectors such as health care, construction and agri-food. Canada takes its responsibilities to protect temporary foreign workers very seriously. To participate in the program, employers must demonstrate their commitment to fair and ethical recruitment guidelines, as published by the International Organization for Migration",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-451a24af60381be1b8e5",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary Foreign Worker Program LMIA Validity and Wage Review Updates",
  "policyEffect": "Reduced maximum Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) validity from 18 to 12 months, extended Workforce Solutions Road Map low-wage stream measures, and introduced mandatory annual wage reviews for temporary foreign workers.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-10-26",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Reduced maximum Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) validity from 18 to 12 months, extended Workforce Solutions Road Map low-wage stream measures, and introduced mandatory annual wage reviews for temporary foreign workers.",
  "policyCategory": "Skilled work, residence, talent",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2023/10/government-of-canada-extends-workforce-solutions-road-map-and-introduces-new-wage-requirements-under-the-temporary-foreign-worker-program.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Temporary Foreign Worker Program LMIA Validity and Wage Review Updates. Effective 2023-10-26.",
  "evidencePassage": "of labour shortages. Today, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Randy Boissonnault, announced changes to the Road Map, to better reflect current labour market conditions and the economic outlook for the future. These extended measures will be in place until August 30, 2024, and will be reviewed as labour market and economic conditions continue to evolve in the following months. They include: - continuing to allow employers in seven sectors with demonstrated labour shortages to hire up to 30% of their workforce through the TFW Program for positions under the provincial or territorial median hourly wage; - maintaining the maximum duration of employment for positions under the provincial or territorial median hourly wage at up to two years; and - adjusting the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) validity period from the current 18-month maximum to a maximum of 12-months to better respond to the labour market. Along with these temporary measures and to better support workers and address concerns of wage suppression, employers will now be required as of January 1, 2024, to annually review temporary foreign workers’ wages to ensure that they reflect increases to prevailing wage rates for their given occupation and region of work. Through periodic wage increases, these reviews will ensure that employers continue to pay temporary foreign workers at the prevailing wage level throughout their period of employment. The TFW Program Workforce Solutions Road Map helps employers respond to current labour market needs, while helping to ensure that Canadian jobs and wages are prioritized. Market conditions will continue to be carefully monitored to ensure that the program adapts to changes in the Canadian economy while protecting temporary foreign",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-d8c741ee96f01751b068",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Launch of Humanitarian Pathway for Colombian, Haitian, and Venezuelan Nationals",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC launched a dedicated family-based permanent residence pathway for nationals of Colombia, Haiti, and Venezuela currently residing in Central or South America, capped at 15,000 individuals.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-11-17",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Residence, family",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2023/11/canada-continues-humanitarian-effort-for-people-in-the-americas.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Launch of Humanitarian Pathway for Colombian, Haitian, and Venezuelan Nationals. Effective 2023-11-17.; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, \"Temporary public policy to facilitate the issuance of permanent resident visas to certain Colombian, Haitian and Venezuelan nationals with family in Canada\", canada.ca, 4 December 2023.",
  "evidencePassage": "facing an unprecedented migration crisis. With record numbers of people displaced internationally, Canada recognizes the need to take action and is working to support vulnerable individuals by providing them with safe and regular migration pathways. This is why Canada is providing an alternative to irregular migration by welcoming 15,000 people from the Western Hemisphere through a family-based humanitarian pathway in addition to our existing programs. ## **New humanitarian pathway for Colombian, Haitian and Venezuelan foreign nationals launches today** **November 17, 2023—Ottawa—**The world is facing an unprecedented migration crisis. With record numbers of people displaced internationally, Canada recognizes the need to take action and is working to support vulnerable individuals by providing them with safe and regular migration pathways. This is why Canada is providing an alternative to irregular migration by welcoming 15,000 people from the Western Hemisphere through a family-based humanitarian pathway in addition to our existing programs. The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced that the [dedicated humanitarian pathway](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2023/10/statement-from-minister-miller-on-canadas-commitment-to-support-migrants-in-the-americas.html) to provide permanent residence to Colombian, Haitian and Venezuelan foreign nationals is now open for applications. To qualify for the pathway, the principal applicant must be a child (regardless of age), grandchild, spouse, common-law partner, parent, grandparent or sibling of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who agrees to support them and their family members as an anchor for one year. Those coming to Canada through the new humanitarian",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-db0cc8992cda5a8d30ad",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "IRPR Miscellaneous Program Amendments (Electronic Deemed Receipt & Sponsorship Redundancies)",
  "policyEffect": "Amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to establish explicit deemed receipt rules for electronic applications/claims (s. 9.3(1)), eliminate duplicate spousal under-18 restrictions, and update statutory cross-references to the Québec Immigration Regulation.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-11-24",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "All applicants / sponsors",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Legal framework / administration",
  "policyTool": "Deemed receipt and statutory updates",
  "sourceName": "Governor in Council / Public Works and Government Services Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2023/2023-12-06/html/sor-dors249-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "SOR/2023-249, Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Miscellaneous Program), Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 157, No. 25.",
  "evidencePassage": "9.3 (1) Any application, request, claim, document or information sent by a foreign national, an individual or an entity using electronic means is deemed to have been received by the Minister at the time and on the date indicated by the electronic means that is made available or specified by the Minister for that purpose.",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-2c47973d578dcdf66de2",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Acceptance of European Union Laissez-Passer as Valid Travel Document",
  "policyEffect": "Amends section 52(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to officially recognize the laissez-passer issued by the European Union as a valid travel document for foreign nationals seeking temporary entry to Canada.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-11-25",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "European union representatives on official business",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Border / travel documents",
  "policyTool": "Travel document recognition",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2023/2023-10-11/html/sor-dors199-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "",
  "evidencePassage": "1 Subsection 52(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations footnote 1 is amended by striking out “or” at the end of paragraph (i), by adding “or” at the end of paragraph (j) and by adding the following after paragraph (j): (k) a laissez-passer that was issued by the European Union. … 2 These Regulations come into force at 00:00:01 Eastern standard time on the 60th day after the day on which they are registered. … The IRPR are amended to prescribe the European Union laissez-passer as an acceptable document that may be used by European Union representatives on official business seeking to enter Canada as temporary residents. … For official travel purposes, European Union representatives entering Canada using the laissez-passer are required to obtain a diplomatic/official temporary resident visa, issued for free for official visits. Issuance of an electronic travel authorization will not be possible when using the European Union Laissez-Passer. … Similar to the limitations facing holders of a United Nations laissez-passer or the Organization of American States travel document, European Union laissez-passer holders will not be able to use the laissez-passer to enter Canada for non-official travel.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-99d014a8a6d94b1d3804",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Family Reunification Public Policy for Resettled Yazidis and Survivors of Daesh",
  "policyEffect": "A new temporary public policy was introduced allowing up to 400 principal applicants (plus family) to facilitate the reunification of resettled Yazidis and Daesh survivors.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-12-01",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: A new temporary public policy was introduced allowing up to 400 principal applicants (plus family) to facilitate the reunification of resettled Yazidis and Daesh survivors.",
  "policyCategory": "Family, residence",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "IRCC Notice - Reuniting resettled Yazidis and other survivors of Daesh with their families",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/reuniting-resettled-yazidis-other-survivors-daesh-with-families.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC Notice - Reuniting resettled Yazidis and other survivors of Daesh with their families. Family Reunification Public Policy for Resettled Yazidis and Survivors of Daesh. Effective 2023-12-01.",
  "evidencePassage": "Yazidis and other survivors of Daesh with their families **Ottawa, November 20, 2023—**Canada recognizes the challenges that Yazidis and other survivors have faced at the hands of Daesh. Canada has given over 1,400 survivors, including Yazidi women and children, the opportunity to start new lives in this country. Reuniting family members overseas with those in Canada is an important step to support their integration and settlement in Canada and for them to continue to recover from the trauma they have faced. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will begin accepting applications on December 1, 2023, through a new temporary public policy for family members, extended family members and de facto dependents of resettled Yazidis and other survivors of Daesh who are in Canada. The International Organization for Migration in Iraq will provide support for clients with form filling and application submission to IRCC. Up to 400 principal applicants and their eligible family members will be able to come to Canada under this policy. The public policy will be valid until IRCC has received this many applications, or until December 31, 2026. To be eligible to come to Canada, a principal … applicant must be a national of Iraq residing in Iraq who plans to live outside Quebec. Extended family members and de facto dependents will need to provide a statutory declaration from an individual who was granted permanent residence in Canada either as a privately sponsored Yazidi or other survivor of Daesh, or through a previous public policy for survivors of Daesh that explains their relationship with this individual. All approved applicants will receive income support for one year, and have access to resettlement supports, including 12 months of coverage for mental health supports. The temporary public policy came into effect on December 1, 2023. Find out [more about eligibility and how to apply](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/yazidi-or-survivors-of-daesh.html). ## Page details 2023-12-01 ## About this site ### Immigration and citizenship - [Help Centre](https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/index-featured-can.asp) - [Contact us](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/contact-ircc.html) - [Check your application status](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-61d6ce86c07a73086999",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Implementation of Letter of Acceptance (LOA) Verification System",
  "policyEffect": "Designated Learning Institutions (DLIs) are now required to use a secure IT portal to verify international student Letters of Acceptance directly with IRCC before study permits are processed.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-12-01",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Designated Learning Institutions (DLIs) are now required to use a secure IT portal to verify international student Letters of Acceptance directly with IRCC before study permits are processed.",
  "policyCategory": "Student",
  "policyTool": "Documentation",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/transparency/committees/cimm-feb-28-2024/narrative.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada.ca. Implementation of Letter of Acceptance (LOA) Verification System. Effective 2023-12-01.",
  "evidencePassage": "on campuses across the country, they have also experienced some serious challenges navigating Canada’s International Student Program. The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced plans to implement several measures aimed at strengthening Canada’s International Student Program and at better protecting genuine students from fraud. These measures include the following: - Starting December 1, 2023, post-secondary designated learning institutions (DLI) will be required to confirm every applicant’s letter of acceptance directly with IRCC. This new, … enhanced verification process aims to protect prospective students from letter‑of‑acceptance fraud and to help them avoid similar problems that some students faced earlier this year as a result of fraud investigations. It will also ensure that study permits are issued based only on genuine letters of acceptance. - In time for the fall 2024 semester, IRCC will adopt a “recognized institution” framework to benefit post-secondary DLIs that set a higher standard for services, support and outcomes for international students. These DLIs will benefit, for example, from the priority processing of study … genuine students did not face removal from Canada. As of February 26, 2024, the taskforce has reviewed 108 cases. Of the reviewed cases, 67 individuals were determined to be genuine students. For the others, CBSA’s removal proceedings have continued. To increase the integrity of the International Student Program and better protect vulnerable students from fraud, on December 1, 2023, post-secondary designated learning institutions (DLIs) began verifying each overseas applicant’s letter of acceptance directly with IRCC to ensure it is valid. On January 30, 2024, the process was updated to include",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-7a777d6e77593a878c8d",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Inflationary Fee Adjustments for Inadmissibility and Restoration of Status",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC adjusted fees for Authorization to Return to Canada, Rehabilitation (Criminality), and Restoration of status to account for inflation, effective December 1, 2023.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-12-01",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Residence, student, skilled work",
  "policyTool": "Fees",
  "sourceName": "IRCC Notice - Changes to Inadmissibility Fees",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/changes-inadmissibility-fees.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC Notice - Changes to Inadmissibility Fees. Inflationary Fee Adjustments for Inadmissibility and Restoration of Status. Effective 2023-12-01.",
  "evidencePassage": "register-birth.html) - [Apply for a SIN](https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/sin.html) ## You are here: 1. [Canada.ca](https://www.canada.ca/en.html) 2. [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship.html) 3. [Newsroom](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news.html) 4. [Notices](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices.html) # Changes to Inadmissibility Fees **Ottawa, November 29, 2023 –** On December 1, 2023, the following application fees for foreign nationals applying to regain their status or return to Canada after being [inadmissible](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/inadmissibility.html) will be adjusted for inflation in accordance with the [Service Fees Act](https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/S-8.4/page-1.html) (SFA): Changes to inadmissibility fees | Fee | Current Fee | New Fee<br> (December 1, 2023) | | --- | --- | --- | | Authorization to return to Canada | $400.00 | $459.55 | | Rehabilitation – Inadmissible on the grounds of criminality | $200.00 | $229.77 | | Rehabilitation – Inadmissible on the grounds of serious criminality | $1,000.00 | $1,148.87 | | Restore your status as a visitor, worker or student | $200.00 | $229.00 | | Restore your status as a worker and get a new work permit | $355.00 | $384.00 [Footnote \\*](#fn*) | | Restore your status as a student and a get a new study permit | $350.00 | $379.00 [Footnote \\*](#fn*) | | Temporary resident permit | $200.00 | $229.77 | | <h2>Footnote</h2>Footnote * This fee is a combination of the new restoration fee ($229.00) and the work permit fee ($155.00) or study permit fee ($150.00), which have not changed. [Return to footnote * referrer](#fn*-rf) | | | These fees have been adjusted to account for the yearly rate of inflation since April 2018. They will continue to be adjusted annually for inflation every December 1. Where service standards are not met, partial refunds, known as remissions, will be issued to applicants if IRCC receives their complete application on or after December 1, 2023. Our [Departmental Remission Policy](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/remissions-policy-service-fees-act.html) outlines all fees subject",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-25336e500e122d57ff8c",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Increase of the Immigration Loans Program Statutory Advance Limit",
  "policyEffect": "Amends subsection 290(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to increase the maximum statutory advance limit available under the Immigration Loans Program from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to $300,000,000 to ensure continuous funding for resettlement and transportation loans.",
  "operativeDate": "2023-12-19",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "Resettled refugees / immigrants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amends subsection 290(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to increase the maximum statutory advance limit available under the Immigration Loans Program from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to $300,000,000 to ensure continuous funding for resettlement and transportation loans.",
  "policyCategory": "Refugee integration / financial assistance",
  "policyTool": "Statutory loan advance limit increase",
  "sourceName": "Governor in Council / Public Works and Government Services Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2024/2024-01-03/html/sor-dors279-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "SOR/2023-279, Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Immigration Loans Program), Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 158, No. 1.",
  "evidencePassage": "Refugee Protection Regulations (Immigration Loans Program) under subsections 5(1) and 88(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act footnote a. Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Immigration Loans Program) Amendment 1 Subsection 290(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations footnote 1 is replaced by the following: Maximum amount 290 (1) The maximum amount of advances that may be made under subsection 88(1) of the Act is $300,000,000. Coming into Force 2 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Issues The Immigration Loans Program provides eligible immigrants with access to funding for costs related to transportation and for assistance with initial settlement in Canada. Funding for the Immigration Loans Program is provided through an advance from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF), and the maximum advance is defined in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (the Regulations). Based on forecasted admissions of eligible immigrants who typically require loans for transportation and settlement, the … arrival in Canada, for example by extending the repayment period. Objective The objective of this amendment is to continue to enable and facilitate welcoming resettled refugees, as well as other newcomers, arriving under humanitarian commitments through an accessible and affordable loans program. Description The Regulations are amended to set the maximum amount of advances from the CRF for the Immigration Loans Program at $300 million. Regulatory development Consultation The regulatory amendment relates to an internal process to ensure the continued operation of the Immigration Loans Program and does … Implementation, compliance and enforcement, and service standards This regulatory amendment comes into force on the day on which it is registered. The Department will continue to provide loans statements to clients and receive repayments of the loaned money. The Department will also continue to monitor the repayment rate of loans and to monitor the total balance of loans outstanding. Contact Faith Woods Assistant Director Resettlement Policy Branch Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada 365 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1L1 Email: IRCC.RASO-ILP-PPI-OSRA.IRCC@cic.gc.ca Footnotes Footnote",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-9eee0a339f9e8aba44dd",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary Special Measures for Foreign Family Members of Canadian Citizens and PRs Departing Israel or Palestinian Territories",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC enacted a temporary public policy to provide fee-exempt open work permits, study permits, and status authorizations to foreign national family members of Canadian citizens or permanent residents who departed Israel or the Palestinian Territories on or after October 7, 2023 (including Government of Canada-assisted departures).",
  "operativeDate": "2023-12-21",
  "year": 2023,
  "affectedGroup": "Family members of canadian citizens and prs from israel/palestine",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: IRCC enacted a temporary public policy to provide fee-exempt open work permits, study permits, and status authorizations to foreign national family members of Canadian citizens or permanent residents who departed Israel or the Palestinian Territories on or after October 7, 2023 (including Government of Canada-assisted departures).",
  "policyCategory": "Evacuee support / open work permits / study permits / family reunification",
  "policyTool": "Temporary public policy / fee waiver",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/israel-palestine-family-members.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, \"Temporary public policy for foreign nationals who are family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents who left Israel or the Palestinian Territories on or after October 7, 2023\", canada.ca, 16 December 2023.",
  "evidencePassage": "Territories” from the dropdown list. Do not add the keyword “MOME2023.”** **December 21, 2023—Ottawa—**Canada remains deeply concerned about the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, and the scale of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Since Hamas’s terrorist attack in early October, Canada has been actively working to support the assisted departure of Canadian citizens, permanent residents and their eligible family members from Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. As part of these continuing efforts, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced temporary immigration measures to support family members of Canadians and permanent residents from the region, as well as Israelis and Palestinians already in Canada. **Fee-exempt study or open work permits in Canada** Beginning today, the following people can apply for a fee-exempt study or open work permit: - Foreign national family members of Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents (PRs) who have left Israel and the Palestinian Territories, either with their family members or of their own accord, since the onset of the current conflict. - Israelis and Palestinians already in Canada who feel unsafe",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-18ad033a51efd2cf51a9",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Increase to International Student Cost-of-Living Financial Requirement",
  "policyEffect": "Increased the threshold of funds required to demonstrate financial sufficiency for new study permit applicants from $10,000 CAD (single applicant) to $20,635 CAD (representing 75% of Statistics Canada’s Low-Income Cut-Off) to ensure students can cover realistic living costs.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-01-01",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "International students",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Increased the threshold of funds required to demonstrate financial sufficiency for new study permit applicants from $10,000 CAD (single applicant) to $20,635 CAD (representing 75% of Statistics Canada’s Low-Income Cut-Off) to ensure students can cover realistic living costs.",
  "policyCategory": "Entry and stay conditions",
  "policyTool": "Financial requirement",
  "sourceName": "IRCC",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2023/12/revised-requirements-to-better-protect-international-students.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Program Delivery Instructions / International Student Program Financial Requirement Guidance, 2024.",
  "evidencePassage": "for some to work or immigrate permanently after graduation. While international students have contributed to life on campuses and innovation across the country, they have also experienced some serious challenges, such as finding adequate housing, as they pursue their studies in Canada. The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced today that starting January 1, 2024, the cost-of-living financial requirement for study permit applicants will be raised so that international students are financially prepared for life in Canada. Moving forward, this threshold will be adjusted each year when Statistics Canada updates the low-income cut-off (LICO). LICO represents the minimum income necessary to ensure that an individual does not have to spend a greater than average portion of income on necessities. The cost-of-living requirement for study permit applicants has not changed since the early 2000s, when it was set at $10,000 for a single applicant. As such, the financial requirement hasn’t kept up with the cost of living over time, resulting in students arriving in Canada only to learn that their funds aren’t adequate. For 2024, a single applicant will need to show they have $20,635, representing 75% of LICO, in addition to their first year of tuition and travel costs. This change will apply to new study permit applications received on or after January 1, 2024. While this will help prevent student vulnerability and exploitation, we recognize that the impact of the change could vary depending on the applicant. Next year, in collaboration with partners, we intend to implement targeted pilots that will test new ideas aimed at helping underrepresented cohorts of international students pursue their studies in Canada. Today’s announcement follows",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-7f6180f917283814bead",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Transition of Refugee Sponsor Groups to Online Permanent Residence Portal",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC mandated that private refugee sponsor group applications be submitted via the online Permanent Residence portal or by mail, ending email-based submissions effective January 1, 2024.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-01-01",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "Refugee sponsor groups",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Family",
  "policyTool": "Documentation",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/refugee-sponsor-groups-apply-through-permanent-residence-online-portal.html",
  "preciseCitation": "",
  "evidencePassage": "Starting January 1, 2024, IRCC will only be accepting applications submitted through the portal or by mail.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-3778b58e8105dc2057f9",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Recognized Employer Pilot phase-two application opening",
  "policyEffect": "On January 8, 2024, the Recognized Employer Pilot opened applications to employers for positions on its phase-two occupations list, following the earlier primary-agriculture phase. This expanded access to the existing pilot rather than creating a second set of LMIA benefits. The pilot serves employers that regularly use the Temporary Foreign Worker Program for listed in-demand occupations and meet its standards for working and living conditions and worker protection. Recognized employers can access simplified LMIA applications when hiring additional workers and validity periods of up to 36 months for LMIA applications receiving a positive decision; phase-two application opening did not itself grant recognition or guarantee a positive LMIA.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-01-08",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "Employers seeking recognition under rep for positions on the phase-two occupations list, subject to rep eligibility requirements",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Recognized employers can access simplified LMIA applications when hiring additional workers and validity periods of up to 36 months for LMIA applications receiving a positive decision",
  "policyCategory": "Skilled work",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "Employment and Social Development Canada; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/recognized-employer.html",
  "preciseCitation": "ESDC Recognized Employer Pilot overview; AAFC Question Period Note AAFC-2024-QP-00141 received June 7, 2024, REP background paragraph.",
  "evidencePassage": "p with provinces and territories to ensure the continued improvement of the program to better support and protect temporary foreign workers. Budget 2023 reaffirmed our commitment to a safe and healthy work environment where employers are held accountable for the treatment of workers by providing $48 million to improve employer compliance. The Government also introduced open work permits for vulnerable workers for temporary foreign workers who are being abused or at risk of being abused in relation to their job in Canada. To better protect workers and address concerns of wage suppression, employers will be required as of January 1, 2024, to annually review temporary foreign workers’ wages to ensure they reflect increases to prevailing wage rates. R.2 - The Government is implementing a three-year Recognized Employer Pilot, under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, to test streamlined processes, be more responsive lo labour market shortages and to reduce the administrative burden for repeat employers who demonstrate a history of program compliance. The Agri-Food Immigration Pilot provides a pathway to permanent residence for experienced, non-seasonal workers in the agricultural and food processing sector. This Pilot was recently extended until May 2025. Budget 2022 announced a $48.2 million commitment by the Government to implement a new foreign labour program for agriculture and fish processing, tailored to the unique needs of these employers and workers. Consultations with stakeholders on this commitment launched this spring. R.3 - Facilitating transitions from temporary worker to permanent residency is a dominant feature of Canada’s immigration system and the Government has already taken action to expand pathways to permanent residence for temporary foreign workers in the agricultural sector. Specifically, the Government has increased allocations in Provincial Nominee Program immigration streams and introduced the Atlantic Immigration Program, Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot, Agri-Food Immigration Pilot and a new category-based selection stream under express entry. In 2022, more than 105,000 individuals transitioned to permanent residence. R.4 - The Government of Canada acknowledges the report from the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur and we are always open to recommendations to better protect workers, including temporary foreign workers. All workers in Canada deserve safe, healthy, and dignified working conditions. Mistreatment or abuse of temporary foreign workers – or any worker – is unacceptable and can never be tolerated. Ensuring the health and safety of temporary foreign workers and that they are free from any form of abuse while in Canada is a key priority. R.5 - The Government understands the importance of processing applications efficiently to meet labour needs. We are constantly looking for opportunities for how to improve service offerings and client service, and how we can leverage technology to reduce processing times and wait times. The recently published report from the Strategic Immigration Review conducted by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) affirms the need to offer a more welcoming experience to newcomers, including by reducing processing times. The Government of Canada is working to deliver a pleasant and user-friendly experience that is modern and efficient, fair and transparent, predictable, and timely. Background: The Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW) Program aims to assist employers in filling their temporary skills and labour requirements when qualified Canadians and permanent residents are not available. The TFW Program is jointly administered by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Agricultural employers are the highest volume users of the program. Most TFWs in the sector are hired in low-wage occupations such as general farm workers, industrial butchers and fish plant workers. There are different streams under the TFW Program which have different requirements and rules, but primary agriculture broadly uses the Seasonal Agriculture Worker Program (SAWP) stream, while food and beverage processing uses the low-wage stream. The TFW Program requires employers to obtain a positive or neutral Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) which confirms that the employment of a TFW does not have a negative impact on the Canadian labour market. The two key components required for hiring through the TFW Program are (1) LMIA issued to employers by ESDC and (2) eligibility to receive a work permit as determined by IRCC. Addressing labour shortages: - The Government has committed to developing a sector-specific Agricultural Labour Strategy. - ESDC launched the Workforce Solutions Road Map in April 2022, which temporarily increased the TFW hiring cap to 30% cap for low-wage employers in food manufacturing. However, on March 21, 2024, it was announced that the cap would be adjusted back to 20% as of May 1, 2024. - The SAWP includes a process for the transfer of workers between employers. - Minimum job advertising requirements for all positions in the primary agriculture sector were suspended until June 2024. - The Government is building a stronger workforce by expanding pathways to permanent residency: o Agri-Food Pilot – Launched in 2020 in response to identified, long-term labour shortages for some occupations in meat processing, greenhouse production, and livestock raising industries to allow employers with TFWs that return for year-round work (e.g., at mushrooms farms or some processing facilities) to gain permanent residence. The Agri-Food Pilot was extended for an additional 2 years and will run until May 14, 2025. o Category-Based Selection under Express Entry – In February 2024, new Express Entry rounds were announced to respond to changing economic and labour market needs within Canada. Agriculture and agri-food occupations remain a priority. o Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) –",
  "reviewMethod": "Source-based draft with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-f614a53974851612c3df",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Study Permit Intake Cap and Provincial/Territorial Attestation Letter (PAL) Requirement",
  "policyEffect": "Requires most new post-secondary study permit applicants to submit a Provincial or Territorial Attestation Letter (PAL/TAL) confirming allocation space, and establishes a national processing intake cap of 606,250 study permit applications for a period of one year.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-01-22",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "International students",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Entry / student mobility",
  "policyTool": "Quota / quota allocation / application condition (attestation requirement)",
  "sourceName": "Public Services and Procurement Canada / Department of Citizenship and Immigration",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2024/2024-02-03/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 158, Number 5: Ministerial Instructions with respect to the processing of certain applications for a study permit made by a foreign national as a member of the student class.; Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 158, Number 5: Ministerial Instructions with respect to the processing of certain applications for a study permit made by a foreign national as a member of the student class",
  "evidencePassage": "Instructions require a provincial attestation letter from the respective province or territory where the applicant intends to study. The intent of these Instructions is to ensure the number of study permit applications accepted into processing by the Department of Citizenship and Immigration (the Department) within the scope of the Instructions does not exceed 606 250 study permit applications for one year beginning on the date of signature. As stipulated in these Instructions, certain categories of study permit applications are excluded from the conditions set out in these Instructions and the associated … Conditions In order to be accepted for processing, any study permit application subject to these Instructions that was received after the coming into effect of these Instructions must include a provincial attestation letter. Study permit applications received by the Department after the coming into effect of these Instructions that do not include a provincial attestation letter will not be accepted for processing, and processing fees will be returned. Maximum number of study permit applications to be accepted for processing in a year These Instructions authorize a maximum of 606 250 study permit applications within the scope of these Instructions, to be accepted for processing for one year beginning on the date of signature. This maximum number of study permit applications accepted for processing may be amended in accordance with any subsequent Instructions the Minister may provide. Study permit applications that are within the scope of these Instructions received by the Department after the maximum number of study permit applications has been reached will not be accepted for processing and processing fees will be returned. Coming into effect These Instructions take effect upon signature. The Hon. Marc Miller, P.C., M.P. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada Dated on January 22, 2024 DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999 Order 2024-87-01-02 Amending the Non-domestic Substances List Whereas, under subsection 87(5) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 footnote a, the Minister of the Environment has added the substances referred to in the annexed Order to the Domestic Substances List footnote b; Therefore, the Minister of the Environment makes the annexed Order 2024-87-01-02 Amending the Non-domestic Substances List under",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-ff7be56696aec8c047f2",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Extended Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) Length for Master’s Degree Graduates",
  "policyEffect": "Modified PGWP eligibility rules allowing graduates of master’s degree programs (even those under 2 years) to receive a full 3-year post-graduation work permit, acknowledging their high potential for economic integration.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-02-15",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "Master's degree graduates",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Modified PGWP eligibility rules allowing graduates of master’s degree programs (even those under 2 years) to receive a full 3-year post-graduation work permit, acknowledging their high potential for economic integration.",
  "policyCategory": "Post-study work / labour migration",
  "policyTool": "Work permit duration extension",
  "sourceName": "IRCC",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/updates/2024-pgwp-masters.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC, Program Delivery Update: Post-Graduation Work Permit Program (PGWP) – Changes to permit length for graduates of master's degree programs, 2024.",
  "evidencePassage": "potentially transition to permanent residence, we have made a change to the length of the PGWP, so that they have the opportunity to meet the required Canadian work experience in order to apply for their permanent residence. Starting on February 15, 2024, a longer, 3-year post-graduation work permit will be available to those who are graduating from a master’s degree program that is less than 2 years and who meet all other PGWP eligibility criteria. The length of [PGWPs](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/work/after-graduation/eligibility.html) for programs",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-65c1a205950806bb4ab1",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Launch of Permanent Residence Pathway for Family Members Fled from Conflict in Sudan",
  "policyEffect": "Launched a humanitarian public policy creating a permanent resident pathway for Sudanese foreign nationals residing in Sudan at the outbreak of the April 2023 conflict who have close Canadian citizen or permanent resident relatives willing to sponsor them.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-02-27",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "Sudanese foreign nationals affected by conflict",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Humanitarian / permanent residence",
  "policyTool": "Temporary public policy pathway",
  "sourceName": "IRCC",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/sudan-permanent-residence.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC, Temporary Public Policy to facilitate permanent residence to certain foreign nationals affected by the conflict in Sudan with family in Canada, 2024.",
  "evidencePassage": "Government of Canada or allies. - In-Canada applications for temporary and permanent residence from immediate family members of Canadians and permanent residents who fled Sudan on or after April 15, 2023, and arrived in Canada before July 15, 2023. - Since April 23, 2023, and up until Jan 31, 2024, there have been a total of 3,933 total admissions in Canada of Sudanese nationals and nationals who were residing in Sudan and applied under the special measures, including 2,838 permanent resident admissions and 1,095 temporary resident arrivals [Footnote 1](#fn1). - On February 27, 2024, a new public policy creating a humanitarian pathway to permanent residence for people affected by the conflict in Sudan was launched. It ends one year after taking effect or once 3,250 applications (principal applicants) have been accepted for processing by IRCC, whichever comes first. There is no limit to the number of accompanying family members that can be included on the principal applicant’s application. It will facilitate the admission of approximately 5,000 Sudanese and non-Sudanese foreign nationals who are family members of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident. ## Key Messages - Canada continues … processing, meaning applicants have provided proof of payment, and completed all Department-required documents. ## Supplementary Information ### Permanent Resident Pathway - To be eligible under the humanitarian pathway to permanent residence for individuals affected by the crisis in Sudan, principal applicants must be the child (regardless of age), grandchild, parent, grandparent or sibling of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who resides in Canada, outside the province of Quebec. - The principal applicant must have been residing in Sudan on April 15, 2023, and must have no reasonable prospect, within a reasonable period, of a durable solution in a country other than Canada or Sudan. They must have an eligible Canadian citizen or permanent resident anchor who signs a statutory declaration of their intention to provide them with support for one year. - The anchor must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who is 18 years of age or older, reside in Canada and meet financial requirements. The financial requirements have been outlined for the anchor, so the principal applicant and their family member’s are able to efficiently integrate into Canadian society, with sufficient financial",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-72dbb52357bb9107c8f7",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Canada reimposes visitor-visa requirement for most Mexican citizens",
  "policyEffect": "Removes Mexico from the schedule of visa-exempt jurisdictions, invalidating general Electronic Travel Authorizations (eTAs) for Mexican nationals and restricting eTA access solely to Mexican air travelers who held a Canadian TRV in the past 10 years or hold a valid U.S. non-immigrant visa, with an exception preserving valid eTAs for Mexican nationals who hold a valid work or study permit at the time the regulations come into force.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-02-29",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "Citizens of mexico",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Removes Mexico from the schedule of visa-exempt jurisdictions, invalidating general Electronic Travel Authorizations (eTAs) for Mexican nationals and restricting eTA access solely to Mexican air travelers who held a Canadian TRV in the past 10 years or hold a valid U.S.; non-immigrant visa, with an exception preserving valid eTAs for Mexican nationals who hold a valid work or study permit at the time the regulations come into force.",
  "policyCategory": "Border control / short-term entry / asylum deterrence",
  "policyTool": "Visa requirement / entry restriction",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada / Privy Council Office",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2024/2024-03-13/html/sor-dors34-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 158, Number 6: Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Electronic Travel Authorization): SOR/2024-34.; SOR/2024-34, P.C. 2024-161, Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 158, Number 6; IRCC, Orders Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations: Re-imposition of Visa Requirement for Citizens of Mexico, 2024.",
  "evidencePassage": "3 Schedule 1.1 to the Regulations is amended by deleting the following: Mexico … The regulatory amendments remove Mexico from the schedule of countries and territories whose nationals are exempt from the TRV requirement for travel to Canada under the Regulations. … The amendments also add Mexico to the list of countries and territories whose nationals may be eligible to travel to Canada on an eTA if they are travelling by air and have held a Canadian TRV in the last 10 years or hold a valid U.S. non-immigrant visa.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "repair-fcp3-f76c1deb77e59df0beb0",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Automatic Cancellation of Temporary Visas, eTAs, and TRPs upon Issuance of Removal Orders",
  "policyEffect": "Amended the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) to introduce section 243.1, providing that temporary resident visas (TRVs), Electronic Travel Authorizations (eTAs), and temporary resident permits (TRPs) held by a foreign national are automatically cancelled upon the making of a removal order.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-03-15",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Enforcement / border control / inadmissibility",
  "policyTool": "Automatic document invalidation",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2024/2024-02-14/html/sor-dors11-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "SOR/2024-11, Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 158, Number 4.",
  "evidencePassage": "n Regulations footnote 1 is replaced by the following: (a) the permit is cancelled under subsection 24(1) of the Act or under section 243.1; 2 Section 209 of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Invalidity 209 A work permit becomes invalid when it expires or when it is cancelled under section 243.2. 3 Paragraph 222(1)(b) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: (b) the day on which the permit is cancelled under section 243.2; or 4 The Regulations are amended by adding the following after Division 4 of Part 13: DIVISION 5 Cancellation of Immigration Documents Making of a remova … l order 243.1 The following documents, held by a foreign national, are cancelled when a removal order is made against that foreign national : (a) a temporary resident visa; (b) an electronic travel authorization; and (c) a temporary resident permit. Enforceable removal order 243.2 The following documents, held by a foreign national, are cancelled when a removal order made against that foreign national becomes enforceable: (a) a work permit; and (b) a study permit. Coming into Force 5 These Regulations come into force on March 15, 2024. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is no … aker to seek the issuance of any related removal orders) provides greater protections to victims of gender-based violence in these circumstances than existed previously. Implementation, compliance and enforcement, and service standards Implementation The amendments do not apply retrospectively. Rather than coming into force upon registration, as proposed when these amendments were prepublished, there is now a set coming into force date of March 15, 2024. This ensures the regulations are introduced before the busy summer travel season. This will correspond with the implementation of the above-n",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-38aaa67f2accd06df980",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Ministerial Instructions for Parent and Grandparent Program (PGP) 2024",
  "policyEffect": "The Minister issued official instructions detailing the administrative intake caps and conditions for the Family Class Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) for 2024, authorizing the processing of 2023 applications into the current year.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-04-12",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "Applications for a permanent resident visa of sponsors’ parents or grandparents made under the family class, referred to in paragraphs 117(1)(c) and (d) of the immigration and refugee protection regulations (the regulations), respectively, as well as to sponsorship applications made in relation to those applications",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Family",
  "policyTool": "Sponsorship",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2024/2024-05-04/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "",
  "evidencePassage": "These Instructions authorize sponsorship applications received in 2023 and made in relation to applications for a permanent resident visa, which are made by sponsors’ parents or grandparents under the family class, to be accepted for processing in the 2024 calendar year, which begins on January 1, 2024, and ends on December 31, 2024. … These Instructions take effect upon signature. Dated on April 12, 2024",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-e6af79b200994819a8ea",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Updated temporary public policy to facilitate temporary resident visas for certain extended family affected by the crisis in Gaza",
  "policyEffect": "Establishes an updated temporary public policy pursuant to section 25.2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to facilitate temporary resident visas for certain extended family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents directly affected by the crisis in Gaza, providing exemptions from financial and intent requirements.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-04-22",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "Palestinian nationals directly affected by the crisis in the gaza strip who have canadian citizen or permanent resident family members in canada willing to support them",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Humanitarian",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/gaza-extended-family-2023.html",
  "preciseCitation": "",
  "evidencePassage": "As such, I hereby establish that, pursuant to my authority under section 25.2 of the* Immigration and Refugee Protection Ac*t (the Act), that there are public policy considerations that justify the granting of an exemption from the application of any of the listed provisions of the Act and *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* (the Regulations) to foreign nationals who meet the eligibility criteria and conditions listed below. … This public policy comes into effect on the date of signature. On coming into effect, this public policy revokes and replaces the *Temporary public policy to facilitate temporary resident visas for certain extended family affected by the crisis in Gaza* signed on December 22, 2023. … The Hon. Marc Miller, P.C., M.P Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Dated at Ottawa, this 22 of April, 2024",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-0c71ad7f4f855aab5490",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Biennial Permanent Residence Fee Adjustments",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC implemented biennial adjustments to permanent residence fees, increasing various fees including the Right of Permanent Residence Fee (RPRF) and processing fees for economic and family class applicants to reflect CPI changes.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-04-30",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: IRCC implemented biennial adjustments to permanent residence fees, increasing various fees including the Right of Permanent Residence Fee (RPRF) and processing fees for economic and family class applicants to reflect CPI changes.",
  "policyCategory": "Residence, family",
  "policyTool": "Fees",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2024/2024-03-30/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette. Biennial Permanent Residence Fee Adjustments. Effective 2024-04-30.; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Notice — Increase in Permanent Residence Fees Effective April 30, 2024; IRPR ss. 295–303",
  "evidencePassage": "Canada Gazette Publications Part I: Vol. 158 (2024) March 30, 2024 Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 158, Number 13: GOVERNMENT NOTICES March 30, 2024 DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION ACT Notice of biennial increase of permanent residence fees pursuant to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations Notice is hereby given that, in keeping with subsection 303(1.1) and paragraph 294(d) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, the permanent residence fees will increase at 9:00:00 a.m. Eastern daylight time on April 30, 2024, by the cumulative percentage increase to the Consumer Price Index for Canada, published by Statistics Canada, for the two previous years, rounded to the nearest five dollars. The current fees and the fees updated as of April 30, 2024, are listed below. Any inquiries or comments about the updated fees can be directed to Martin Mulligan, Director, Fees, Integrated Financial Management for Passport and Business Intelligence-cost Management Division, Financial Partnership Branch, 613‑793‑8242 or IRCC.FSBFees-FraisDGSF.IRCC@cic.gc.ca. Table 1: Comparison of current and new permanent resident fees Program Applicants Current fees (April 2022– March 2024) New fees (April 2024–March 2026) table a1 note 1 Right of Permanent Residence Fee Principal applicant and accompanying spouse or common-law partner $515 $575 Federal Skilled Workers, Provincial Nominee Program, Quebec Skilled Workers, Atlantic Immigration Class and most economic pilots (Rural, Agri-Food) Principal applicant $850 $950 Accompanying spouse or common-law partner $850 $950 Accompanying dependent child table a1 note 2 $230 $260 Live-in Caregiver Program and caregivers pilots (Home Child Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot) Principal applicant … $570 $635 Accompanying spouse or common-law partner $570 $635 Accompanying dependent child table a1 note 2 $155 $175 Business (federal and Quebec) Principal applicant $1,625 $1,810 Accompanying spouse or common-law partner $850 $950 Accompanying dependent child table a1 note 2 $230 $260 Family reunification (spouses, partners and children; parents and grandparents; and other relatives) Sponsorship fee $75 $85 Sponsored principal applicant $490 $545 Sponsored child (principal applicant under 22 years old and not a spouse/partner) table a1 note 2 $75 $85 Accompanying spouse or common-law partner $570 $635 Accompanying dependent child table a1 note 2 $155 $175 Protected persons Principal applicant table a1 note 2 $570 $635 Accompanying spouse or common-law partner table a1 note 2 $570 $635 Accompanying dependent child table a1 note 2 $155 $175 Humanitarian and compassionate consideration / Public policy Principal applicant table a1 note 2 $570 $635 Accompanying spouse or common-law partner $570 $635 Accompanying dependent child table a1 note 2 $155 $175 Permit holders Principal applicant table a1 note 3 $335 $375 Table a1 note(s) Table a1 note 1 The new rate is calculated in accordance with the cumulative percentage increase to the Consumer Price Index for Canada, published by Statistics Canada, for the two previous years (2022 and 2023), rounded to the nearest five dollar. Return to table a1 note 1 referrer Table a1 note 2 These applicants are exempt from paying Right of Permanent Residence Fee (normally paid by all permanent resident applicants except dependent children and protected persons). Principal applicants in the \"Humanitarian and compassionate\" and \"Public policy\" categories are only exempt under certain circumstances from paying Right of Permanent Residence Fee",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-cab084ab3ed4f2e3fc60",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "International Student Off-Campus Work Hours Update",
  "policyEffect": "The temporary public policy allowing eligible international students to work off-campus more than 20 hours per week ended on April 30, 2024, resulting in a return to the 20-hour weekly limit.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-05-01",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "Eligible study permit holders",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: The temporary public policy allowing eligible international students to work off-campus more than 20 hours per week ended on April 30, 2024, resulting in a return to the 20-hour weekly limit.",
  "policyCategory": "Student",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/transparency/transition-binders/deputy-minister-2024/international-students.html",
  "preciseCitation": "",
  "evidencePassage": "Off-campus work is limited to 20 hours per week, although this limit is currently waived by public policy until April 30, 2024, at which time the 20 hour limit will return. … Effective November 15, 2022 – April 30, 2024 … The amended public policy signed on November 15, 2022 changed the expiry date from December 31, 2023 to April 30, 2024.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-528919d9d433f3980e64",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Rollback of TFWP Workforce Solutions Road Map Measures",
  "policyEffect": "Effective May 1, 2024, the government ended pandemic-era labor measures, reducing the LMIA validity period to 6 months, lowering the low-wage workforce cap to 20%, and enforcing mandatory local recruitment steps.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-05-01",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Skilled work",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Employment and Social Development Canada Newsroom",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2024/03/government-of-canada-to-adjust-temporary-measures-under-the-temporary-foreign-worker-program-workforce-solutions-road-map.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Employment and Social Development Canada Newsroom. Rollback of TFWP Workforce Solutions Road Map Measures. Effective 2024-05-01.",
  "evidencePassage": "adjusting the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to ensure the program continues to only be used in cases where there are no workers here in Canada that can fill the necessary role. Today, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, announced that some time-limited measures under the TFW Program Workforce Solutions Road Map will not be renewed and will end, earlier than planned, this spring. Effective May 1, 2024: - New Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) will be valid for six months (a decrease from 12 months) to ensure accurate labour market needs. - All employers identified in the 2022 Workforce Solutions Road Map will have a reduction from 30% to 20% of their total workforce that can come in through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, under the low wage stream, with an exception for the construction and health care sectors. - Employers will need to explore every option before applying for an LMIA — including recruiting asylum seekers with valid work permits here in Canada. In addition, as of January 1, 2024, employers are required to annually review the wages of temporary foreign workers to ensure they reflect increases",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-1c70940e87e97dea8182",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Designation of Canadian Architectural Certification Board for Educational Credential Assessments",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC designated the Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB) as the required organization for issuing Educational Credential Assessments (ECAs) for foreign-trained architects applying through economic immigration streams.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-05-20",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: IRCC designated the Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB) as the required organization for issuing Educational Credential Assessments (ECAs) for foreign-trained architects applying through economic immigration streams.",
  "policyCategory": "Skilled work, residence",
  "policyTool": "Documentation",
  "sourceName": "IRCC",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/new-designated-educational-credential-assessment-organization-architects.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC. Designation of Canadian Architectural Certification Board for Educational Credential Assessments. Effective 2024-05-20.",
  "evidencePassage": "credential assessment organization for architects **Ottawa, May 22, 2024—**Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has designated a new professional body to issue educational credential assessments (ECAs) for architects interested in immigrating to Canada. As part of the eligibility criteria for economic permanent residence programs, applicants must demonstrate that their foreign degrees, diplomas or certificates are authentic and equivalent to Canadian credentials. Applicants can do this by obtaining an ECA from an IRCC-designated multi-purpose ECA organization or professional body. As of May 20, 2024, the Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB) has been designated by the Minister to issue ECAs for applicants who have identified the National Occupational Classification (NOC) of “Architect” (NOC 21200) as their primary, or intended occupation. ECAs issued by the CACB will determine how foreign educational credentials compare to a Canadian credential needed to practice architecture. ECAs are also recognized as a step in the licensing process for architects. **Note:** If your primary occupation is “Architect” (NOC 21200) and you already have an ECA that was issued",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-bd7d106bc7cae5b58be9",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Expanded CBSA Regulatory Removal Order Authority for At-Border Inadmissibility (SOR/2024-86)",
  "policyEffect": "Amends IRPR section 228 to empower Minister's Delegates (CBSA officers) to directly issue enforceable exclusion orders at ports of entry without referral to the Immigration Division for three specific grounds: misrepresentation regarding visa exemption when applying for an eTA, failure to undergo a required medical examination, and failure to appear for examination when seeking entry. Phase scope: National border enforcement / ports of entry.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-05-22",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "Inadmissible foreign nationals at ports of entry",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amends IRPR section 228 to empower Minister's Delegates (CBSA officers) to directly issue enforceable exclusion orders at ports of entry without referral to the Immigration Division for three specific grounds: misrepresentation regarding visa exemption when applying for an eTA, failure to undergo a required medical examination, and failure to appear for examination when seeking entry.",
  "policyCategory": "Border enforcement / removal orders / inadmissibility",
  "policyTool": "Regulatory amendment (sor / 2024-86)",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2024/2024-05-22/html/sor-dors86-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 158, Number 11: Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations: SOR/2024-86",
  "evidencePassage": "Protection Regulations to be laid before each House of Parliament, substantially in the annexed form; Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations under subsection 5(1) and paragraph 53(b) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act footnote b. Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations Amendments 1 (1) Subsection 228(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations footnote 1 … is amended by adding the following after paragraph (a): (a.1) if the foreign national is inadmissible under paragraph 40(1)(a) of the Act on grounds of misrepresentation relating to their exemption from the requirement to obtain a temporary resident visa when applying for an electronic travel authorization, an exclusion order; (2) Paragraph 228(1)(c) of the Regulations is amended by striking out “or” at the end of subparagraph (vi) and by adding the following after subparagraph (vii): (viii) failing to submit to a medical examination as required by paragraph 16(2)(b) of the Act, an exclusion … order, or (ix) failing to appear for examination as required by subsection 18(1) of the Act when seeking to enter Canada at a port of entry, an exclusion order; (3) Subsection 228(3) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Eligible claim for refugee protection (3) If a claim for refugee protection is made and the claim has been determined to be eligible to be referred to the Refugee Protection Division or no determination has been made, a departure order is the applicable removal order in the circumstances set out in any of subparagraphs (1)(c)(i), (iii) to (v), (viii) and (ix). Transitional Provision 2 For greater certainty, subsection 228(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, as it reads on the day on which these Regulations come into force, applies to a foreign national, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, in respect of whom a report has not been referred to the Immigration Division for an admissibility hearing under subsection 44(2) of that Act before that day. Coming into Force 3 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are published in the Canada Gazette, Part II. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-f68e35512b0f02f2a93e",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Open Work Permits for Hong Kong Permanent Residence Applicants",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC introduced a temporary public policy allowing Hong Kong nationals who applied for permanent residence under specific streams to obtain an Open Work Permit while their PR applications are processed, including status restoration.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-05-27",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "Existing holders",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Residence, skilled work",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/hong-kong-pr-applicant-work-permit.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Open Work Permits for Hong Kong Permanent Residence Applicants. Effective 2024-05-27.",
  "evidencePassage": "response to developments in Hong Kong. Due to a high volume of applications, processing times for this pathway have grown, and many applicants are at risk of seeing their temporary status in Canada expire before their permanent residence applications are finalized. A new public policy will be launched in the coming weeks to let Hong Kong permanent residence pathway applicants extend their status and get a new open work permit in Canada while they wait for a decision on their permanent residence applications. Starting May 27, 2024, open work permits will be available to those who **both** - applied for permanent residence under Stream A (in-Canada graduates) or Stream B (Canadian work experience) of the [temporary public policy for Hong Kong residents in Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/hong-kong-residents-permanent-residence.html), **and** - held a work or study permit in the 3 years before their application for permanent residence was received The new public policy will remain in place for 5 years so that applicants can extend their temporary status in Canada while the processing of their permanent residence application continues",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-47d986ccf1db5c7c20c1",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Termination of In-Canada Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) Border Applications (\"Flagpoling\" Prohibition)",
  "policyEffect": "Issued ministerial instructions instructing Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and designated port of entry officers to cease processing applications for Post-Graduation Work Permits (PGWPs) made at land border ports of entry upon entry to Canada under IRPR section 198 (\"flagpoling\"), requiring graduates to apply online from within Canada.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-06-21",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "Graduates / students",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Issued ministerial instructions instructing Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and designated port of entry officers to cease processing applications for Post-Graduation Work Permits (PGWPs) made at land border ports of entry upon entry to Canada under IRPR section 198 (\"flagpoling\"), requiring graduates to apply online from within Canada.",
  "policyCategory": "Post-graduation work permits / border processing",
  "policyTool": "Point-of-application restriction",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2024/2024-06-29/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 158, Number 26, Ministerial Instructions regarding the processing of certain work permit applications, Department of Citizenship and Immigration.",
  "evidencePassage": "maintenance of efficient procedures, consistency in decision-making, and integrity of the Canadian immigration system. These Instructions are instrumental to lowering flagpoling volumes at ports of entry (POE), the objective of which is to reduce border wait times and enable more effective customs and immigration examinations. Instructions to refuse to process certain work permit applications Instructions are directed to designated officers who are charged with handling and/or reviewing applications for work permits. Officers are instructed not to process applications for work permits made by foreign nationals in accordance with section 198 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Regulations), if the application is described below: (a) the applicant is making the work permit application under section 200 of the Regulations on entry to Canada; and (b) the work permit application referred to in (a) is for post-graduation work designated by the Minister under subparagraph 200(1)(c)(ii) of the Regulations. Disposition of applications Where new work permit applications are not processed pursuant to these Instructions, the applicant will be notified of the refusal to process, … IRCC); as of June 21, 2024, IRCC implemented a new policy on post-graduate work permit applications, which included the elimination of the ability for all foreign nationals (including flagpolers) to apply for these permits at Canada’s ports of entry. The decision to utilize the Regulations to implement the above-noted service restrictions was made taking the factors prescribed in the regulations into account, including the frequency of persons arriving in the area, the need for CBSA services, and the operational capacity of the CBSA. The practice of flagpoling contributes to congestion at the border",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-49d98544f38180f943e3",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Enactment of Regulatory Removal Authority for Serious Border Inadmissibility",
  "policyEffect": "CBSA implemented operational guidance authorizing Minister's delegates to directly issue removal orders against foreign nationals determined to be inadmissible under specific non-compliance and security grounds, streamlining inland and port-of-entry enforcement without automatic tribunal referral.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-07-04",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "Inadmissible foreign nationals",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Border enforcement & removals",
  "policyTool": "Removal orders",
  "sourceName": "Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agence/act-loi/menu-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Border Services Agency, \"Operational Bulletin / Policy Guidance on Inadmissibility Determinations and Removal Orders,\" July 4, 2024.",
  "evidencePassage": "Border Services Agency](https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency.html) # New regulatory amendments will improve border processing efficiency and support public safety priorities From: [Canada Border Services Agency](https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency.html) ## News release New regulatory amendments will improve border processing efficiency and support public safety priorities July 4, 2024 Ottawa, Ontario New regulatory amendments to the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* (IRPR) will help improve processing efficiency at the border, strengthen border integrity and enhance public safety. The [regulatory amendments](https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2024/2024-06-19/html/sor-dors128-eng.html) allow a Minister’s Delegate to issue a removal order directly at the port of entry for straightforward transborder criminal offences such as carrying a concealed weapon, smuggling drugs or the unauthorized possession of a firearm*.* Under the previous framework, the individual who committed this type of offence would be admitted into Canada for an admissibility hearing with the Immigration Refugee Board (IRB). A subsequent removal order would be given if the IRB determined the individual was inadmissible. By allowing the Minister’s Delegate to issue a removal order for straightforward transborder criminal offences at the border, inadmissibility decisions are streamlined and offenders are turned away immediately. These amendments also help fulfill the Government of Canada’s objectives for the firearms strategy outlined in Bill C-21 by strengthening the enforcement of certain firearms-related offences. ## Quotes > “Our border services officers play an integral role in our fight against gun violence. This new measure will be another tool in their toolbox in securing … includes cases such as the smuggling of weapons and firearms into Canada. - The Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) outline inadmissibility grounds for which removal orders are to be issued by the Immigration Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board and those for which removal orders are to be issued by the Minister’s Delegate. - Bill C-21 received Royal Assent on December 15, 2023. It includes measures to combat gun crime, it codifies the national handgun freeze, brings increased penalties for firearms smuggling and trafficking, and introduces provisions to better address",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-b2493d5b33eb71df67a8",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Express Entry: class priority for applicants eligible under multiple classes",
  "policyEffect": "Effective August 9, 2024, Ministerial Instructions 2024-1 added section 5.1 to the Express Entry instructions. A foreign national eligible for an invitation under more than one of the Federal Skilled Worker Class, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Class could apply for permanent residence only under the Canadian Experience Class if eligible for it, or otherwise under the Federal Skilled Worker Class. This priority rule did not apply to members of a class-specific invitation grouping established under IRPA subparagraph 10.3(1)(h.1)(ii), meaning a grouping of eligible foreign nationals eligible to belong to a class specified in the Minister’s instructions. The applicable class was determined from the information in the expression of interest. The instruction was given on August 9, 2024; its commencement clause specified April 15, 2024 or, if given later, the day it was given.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-08-09",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "Express entry applicants eligible under more than one of the federal skilled worker, canadian experience and federal skilled trades classes, subject to the class-specific grouping exception",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: A foreign national eligible for an invitation under more than one of the Federal Skilled Worker Class, Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Trades Class could apply for permanent residence only under the Canadian Experience Class if eligible for it, or otherwise under the Federal Skilled Worker Class.; This priority rule did not apply to members of a class-specific invitation grouping established under IRPA subparagraph 10.3(1)(h.1)(ii), meaning a grouping of eligible foreign nationals eligible to belong to a class specified in the Minister’s instructions.",
  "policyCategory": "Residence",
  "policyTool": "Selection criteria",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/ministerial-instructions/express-entry-application-management-system/amendment-2024-1.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Ministerial Instructions2024-1, section5.1 and taking-effect clause; principal Express Entry instructions, section2; IRPA section10.3(1)(h.1)(ii).",
  "evidencePassage": "# Ministerial Instructions Amending the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System, 2024-1 **Department Of Citizenship And Immigration** Immigration And Refugee Protection Act The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration gives the annexed *Ministerial Instruction Amending the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System, 2024-1* under paragraph 10.3(1)(j.1) [Footnote a](#fna) of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act*[Footnote b](#fnb). Ottawa, August 9, 2024 Marc Miller *Minister of Citizenship and Immigration* ## Amendments **1 The *Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System*[Footnote 1](#fn1) are amended by adding the following after section 5:** **Invitation for one class only** **5.1 (1)** A foreign national who is eligible to be issued an invitation as a member of more than one of the classes referred to in paragraphs 2(a) to (c) may make an application for a permanent residence visa only - **(a)** in respect of the class referred to in paragraph 2(b), if the foreign national is eligible to be issued an invitation as a member of that class; and - **(b)** in respect of the class referred to in paragraph 2(a), in any other case. **Non-application of subsection (1)** **(2)** Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of foreign nationals who are members of a grouping established un- der an instruction given under subparagraph 10.3(1)(h.1)(ii) of the Act. **Basis of decision** **(3)** The determination of the class in respect of which a foreign national may make an application for a permanent residence visa is made on the basis of the information provided in the expression of interest. **Taking Effect** 2 This Instruction takes effect on April 15, 2024, but if it is given after that day, it takes effect on the day on which it is given. ## Footnotes Footnote a S.C. 2022, c. 10, s. 377(2) [Return to footnotea Referrer](#fna-0-rf) Footnote b S.C. 2001, c. 27 [Return to footnoteb Referrer](#fnb-0-rf) 1 [*Canada Gazette*, Part I, Vol. 148, Extra No. 10, December 1, 2014](https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2014/2014-12-01-x10/html/extra10-eng.html#e01) [Return to footnote 1 Referrer](#fn1-0-rf)",
  "reviewMethod": "Source-based draft with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-660e93a3670fd4086e2f",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary Open Work Permit Pathway for Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) Candidates",
  "policyEffect": "Implemented a new ministerial public policy (replacing the June 26, 2024 measure) enabling foreign nationals residing in Canada who held a valid work permit on May 7, 2024, and have a provincial/territorial support letter confirming their Expression of Interest (EOI) or application inventory placement under a PNP, to apply for an open work permit valid through December 31, 2024.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-08-11",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "Work permit holders in provincial/territorial eoi pools",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Temporary-to-permanent transition",
  "policyTool": "Public policy (irpa s.25.2) / open work permit",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/pnp-eoi-work-permits-2024.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC, \"Temporary Public Policy to Facilitate Work Permits for Foreign Nationals in Provincial and Territorial Expression of Interest Pools under the Provincial Nominee Program,\" August 11, 2024.",
  "evidencePassage": "transitioning a greater portion of current temporary residents to permanent residency, the department proposes to facilitate access to open work permits to this population via a time-limited public policy. This population will be supported by their province or territory of residence as Provincial Nominee Program candidates, and will be issued letters to this effect by their respective province or territory. Skilled workers already filling critical labour market needs in Canada will be retained and provided a more certain pathway to permanent residence. ## Public Policy Considerations This public policy, pursuant to section 25.2 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act* (the Act), will allow eligible foreign nationals who hold an employment offer, a valid work permit or held a valid work permit which has expired as of May 7th and a support letter from the province or territory they reside in, outlining their placement in an Expression of Interest pool or other application inventory process following an initial assessment of the candidate by the province/territory, to be issued an open work permit. I hereby establish that there are sufficient public policy considerations that justify the granting, in accordance with section 25.2 of the Act, exemptions from the requirements of the Regulations listed below to foreign nationals who meet the conditions set out below. ## Conditions (eligibility requirements) Based on public policy considerations, delegated officers may grant to a foreign national an exemption from the requirements of the Regulations identified below if the foreign national meets the following conditions: 1. The foreign national: 1. Holds a valid work permit; 2. Has submitted an application for a new work permit under section 200 of the Regulations; and 3. Has provided, with the application referred to in (b), 1. A support letter 1. Issued by the Provincial or Territorial authority of the jurisdiction in which the foreign national resides, and that authority has signed a letter of intent with IRCC setting out its role in supporting facilitation under this public policy; and; 2. Outlining that the foreign national has been screened by the said Provincial or Territorial authority and has been placed in an Expression of Interest pool, or is in the Provincial or Territorial authority’s application inventory process for determining eligibility, under the Provincial Nominee Program; and 2. A letter of employment from the foreign national’s current employer; or 2. The foreign national: 1. Held a valid work permit on May 7, 2024 but that permit has since expired; 2. Has submitted an application for 1. a new work permit under section 200 of the Regulations; and 2. an extension of their authorization to remain in Canada as a temporary resident under section 181 of the Regulations, or restoration of their temporary resident status under section 182 of the Regulations; and 3. Has provided, with the application referred to in (b), 1. A support letter 1. … Issued by the Provincial or Territorial authority of the jurisdiction in which the foreign national resides, and that authority has signed a letter of intent with IRCC setting out its role in supporting facilitation under this public policy; and; 2. Outlining that the foreign national has been screened by the said Provincial or Territorial authority and has been placed in an Expression of Interest pool, or is in the Provincial or Territorial authority’s application inventory process for determining eligibility, under the Provincial Nominee Program; and 4. A letter of employment from the foreign … which an exemption may be granted For foreign nationals who meet the conditions listed in 1 and 3: - Paragraph 200(1)(c) of the Regulations - the eligibility requirements that a foreign national must meet in order to be issued a work permit under existing pathways; For foreign nationals who meet the conditions listed in 2: - The requirement in section 182 – for a visitor, worker or student to apply for restoration within 90 days after losing temporary resident status; - The requirement in section 182 - for a visitor, worker or student to have complied with any other conditions imposed; - Paragraph 200(1)(c) of the Regulations - the eligibility requirements that a foreign national must meet in order to be issued a work permit under existing pathways; - Paragraph 200(3)(*e*) – the requirement that a work permit not be issued to a foreign national who has engaged in unauthorized work or study in Canada or has failed to comply with the conditions of a previous permit or authorization; ## Other Admissibility and Selection Criteria Foreign nationals eligible under this public policy are subject to all other legislative eligibility and admissibility requirements not exempted under this,",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-054112f9e42795eb0de8",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Launch of the Francophone Minority Communities Student Pilot",
  "policyEffect": "A new pilot program facilitating study permit access for French-speaking international students, featuring exemptions from the national study permit cap and relaxed dual-intent/financial proof requirements.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-08-26",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Student",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "IRCC",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2024/08/enhancing-the-vitality-of-francophone-communities-by-welcoming-french-speaking-international-students-and-immigrants.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC. Launch of the Francophone Minority Communities Student Pilot. Effective 2024-08-26.; IRCC, \"Opening of the Francophone Minority Communities Student Pilot (FMCSP),\" August 26, 2024.",
  "evidencePassage": "immigration plays a crucial role in strengthening our national identity. This is why Canada is redoubling its efforts to welcome French-speaking newcomers who will enrich the linguistic, social, cultural and economic fabric of Francophone minority communities (FMCs). Today, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced that the new Francophone Minority Communities Student Pilot (FMCSP) program will be launched on August 26, 2024, in partnership with designated French-language and bilingual post-secondary learning institutions (DLIs). Minister Miller also … international students. The pilot program is a flagship measure of the [Policy on Francophone Immigration](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/francophone-immigration-strategy-2024.html) announced earlier this year and will benefit FMCs by helping them attract and retain international students. To improve the approval rate, students and their families will be exempted from having to demonstrate that they will leave Canada at the end of their temporary stay. In addition, the required financial threshold will be adjusted to reflect 75% of the … low-income cut-off associated with the municipality where the institution's main campus is located. Pilot program participants will also benefit from a direct pathway from temporary to permanent status after obtaining their diploma, and they will have access to settlement services while they’re studying to help them integrate successfully into their communities. With their proficiency in French and their Canadian education, graduates will be able to contribute to the Canadian labour market and enrich FMCs across the country. Although an annual cap for most study permit applications was established on January 22, 2024, the FMCSP is not included in the overall cap. Each participating DLI will be allocated a limited number of acceptance letters that can be issued for the purpose of processing study permits under the pilot program. The maximum number of study permit applications that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will accept under the pilot program is 2,300 for the first year. A cap for the second year of the pilot program will be set by August 2025. **Ten additional Welcoming Francophone Communities** On January 16, 2024, IRCC announced a [series of ambitious and",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-d34727a27a66fcc533b5",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Revocation of the 'Visitor to Work Permit' Inside-Canada Public Policy",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC terminated the COVID-19 pandemic temporary public policy that allowed foreign nationals in Canada on visitor visas/status to apply for an employer-specific work permit from within Canada without leaving the country; applications submitted on or after August 28, 2024, are refused processing under this exemption.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-08-28",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "Visitors in canada",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: IRCC terminated the COVID-19 pandemic temporary public policy that allowed foreign nationals in Canada on visitor visas/status to apply for an employer-specific work permit from within Canada without leaving the country; applications submitted on or after August 28, 2024, are refused processing under this exemption.",
  "policyCategory": "Temporary labour migration / status change",
  "policyTool": "Revocation of public policy",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/visitor-work-permits-end.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC, \"Temporary Public Policy Allowing Certain Visitors in Canada to Apply for an Employer-Specific Work Permit Ended,\" August 28, 2024.",
  "evidencePassage": "news/notices.html) # Canada ends temporary public policy allowing visitors to apply for work permits from within the country **Ottawa, August 28, 2024—** Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has ended a [temporary public policy](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/visitor-requirements-covid-19.html) that allowed visitors to apply for a work permit from within Canada, effective immediately. IRCC introduced the policy in August 2020 to help visitors who were unable to leave the country due to COVID-19 pandemic–related travel restrictions. Under the policy, visitors in Canada could apply for a work permit without having to leave the country. In addition, foreign nationals who had held a work permit in the previous 12 months but who changed their status in Canada to “visitor” could apply to work legally in Canada while waiting for a decision on their new work permit application. While the temporary policy was set to expire on February 28, 2025, IRCC is ending the policy as part of our overall efforts to recalibrate the number of temporary residents in Canada and preserve the",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-a89dd20a601fc57e4de5",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Elimination of Lawyer and Accountant Attestations for LMIA Business Legitimacy",
  "policyEffect": "Employers applying for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program are no longer permitted to submit attestation letters from lawyers or accountants as proof of business legitimacy, and must instead provide direct documentation such as business licenses.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-10-28",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Employers applying for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program are no longer permitted to submit attestation letters from lawyers or accountants as proof of business legitimacy, and must instead provide direct documentation such as business licenses.",
  "policyCategory": "Skilled work",
  "policyTool": "Documentation",
  "sourceName": "Employment and Social Development Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2024/10/minister-boissonnault-announces-further-temporary-foreign-worker-program-reforms-to-better-protect-the-canadian-labour-market-and-workers.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Employment and Social Development Canada. Elimination of Lawyer and Accountant Attestations for LMIA Business Legitimacy. Effective 2024-10-28.",
  "evidencePassage": "Century Workforce Summit](https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2024/10/minister-boissonnault-hosts-twenty-first-century-workforce-summit-in-montreal.html) on October 17, 2024, Canadian employers have access to untapped pools of talent in Canada, including youth, among whom the unemployment rate is more than double the annual average. Similar circumstances also exist for other under-represented groups, including Indigenous persons, women and persons with disabilities. Minister Boissonnault also announced that, starting on October 28, 2024, employers will no longer be able to use attestations from professional accountants or lawyers to prove their business legitimacy. He added that the TFW Program will further build on existing information sharing agreements with provincial and territorial partners, as well as existing employer registries, to enhance data sharing. These measures will help to ensure that only genuine and legitimate job offers are approved, helping prevent misuse of the program and ensuring stronger worker protection. While the majority of employers use the TFW Program as intended, the Government of Canada is continuing to carefully monitor for",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "recovered-ca-study-institution-change-20241108",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Changing designated learning institutions requires a new study permit application",
  "policyEffect": "From November 8, 2024, study permit holders in Canada intending to attend a different designated learning institution had to apply for a new permit naming it. Students generally had to remain enrolled at the institution named in their permit. A specified exception permitted study at the new institution while the application was pending if the student remained in Canada after receiving its acceptance letter, complied with the other previous permit conditions, and the former institution closed, discontinued the programme, was suspended or lost designation before the student completed their studies.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-11-08",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "Study permit holders in canada changing designated learning institutions",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: A specified exception permitted study at the new institution while the application was pending if the student remained in Canada after receiving its acceptance letter, complied with the other previous permit conditions, and the former institution closed, discontinued the programme, was suspended or lost designation before the student completed their studies.",
  "policyCategory": "Student mobility / work authorization / institutional compliance",
  "policyTool": "Work permit conditions / compliance monitoring / status maintenance",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada / Privy Council Office",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2024/2024-11-20/html/sor-dors219-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 158, Number 24: Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Designated Learning Institutions): SOR/2024-219.; SOR/2024-219, P.C. 2024-1206, Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 158, Number 24",
  "evidencePassage": "signated learning institution has provided the confirmation referred to in paragraph 222.1(1)(a) to the Minister in accordance with that paragraph, subject to any extension granted under subsection 222.1(2). 5 The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 217: Change of designated learning institution 217.1 If the holder of a study permit in Canada whose permit names a designated learning institution is accepted to undertake a course or program of study at a different designated learning institution and intends to attend that new institution, they must submit an application … for a new study permit that names the new designated learning institution. 6 Section 219 of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Confirmation of acceptance 219 (1) A study permit must not be issued to a foreign national unless (a) in the case of an application for a study permit that names a designated learning institution that is a post-secondary institution, that designated learning institution has provided confirmation to the Minister in accordance with paragraph 222.1(1)(a), subject to any extension granted under subsection 222.1(2), that the designated learning institution has a … eir entry into Canada. 7 Paragraph 220.1(1)(a) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: (a) they shall enroll at the designated learning institution that is named in their permit and remain enrolled there until they complete their studies; and 8 Subsection 222(1) of the Regulations is amended by adding the following after paragraph (a): (a.1) the day on which the permit holder is no longer enrolled at the designated learning institution that is named in the permit, other than as a result of completing their studies; 9 The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 22 … Canada and the world Money and finances Science and innovation Topics menu Canada.ca Canada Gazette Publications Part II: Vol. 158 (2024) November 20, 2024 Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Designated Learning Institutions): SOR/2024-219 Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 158, Number 24 Registration SOR/2024-219 November 8, 2024 IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT P.C. 2024-1206 November 8, 2024 Whereas, under subsection 5(2)footnote a of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act footnote b, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration caused a copy of th … o be processed (2) An application for a study permit that names a designated learning institution and that is received during a period in which that designated learning institution is on the suspension list must be returned to the applicant without being processed, along with all documents submitted in support of the application and the fee for processing it. Clarification (3) For greater certainty, subsection (2) does not apply to an application for the renewal of a study permit to allow the applicant to complete their course or program of study. Coming into Force 10 These Regulations come in",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-ad1d1300cee01c0871bd",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "High-Wage LMIA Stream 20% Wage Threshold Increase",
  "policyEffect": "ESDC increased the entry-level wage threshold for the high-wage LMIA stream by 20% above the prevailing median hourly wage of the province or territory, automatically reclassifying positions falling below this threshold into the more restrictive Low-Wage Stream.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-11-08",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: ESDC increased the entry-level wage threshold for the high-wage LMIA stream by 20% above the prevailing median hourly wage of the province or territory, automatically reclassifying positions falling below this threshold into the more restrictive Low-Wage Stream.",
  "policyCategory": "Skilled work",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2024/10/minister-boissonnault-announces-further-temporary-foreign-worker-program-reforms-to-better-protect-the-canadian-labour-market-and-workers.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Government of Canada. High-Wage LMIA Stream 20% Wage Threshold Increase. Effective 2024-11-08.",
  "evidencePassage": "--- title: \"Minister Boissonnault announces further Temporary Foreign Worker Program reforms to better protect the Canadian labour market and workers - Canada.ca\" meta: author: \"Employment and Social Development Canada\" description: \"Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, announced targeted reforms to one of the TFW Program streams. Effective November 8, 2024, the starting hourly wage for workers coming into Canada through the high-wage stream will be increased to 20%, higher than its current level, which is the median wage in the applicable province … development.html) # Minister Boissonnault announces further Temporary Foreign Worker Program reforms to better protect the Canadian labour market and workers From: [Employment and Social Development Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development.html) ## News release Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, announced targeted reforms to one of the TFW Program streams. Effective November 8, 2024, the starting hourly wage for workers coming into Canada through the high-wage stream will be increased to 20%, higher than its current level, which … further reviews over the following 90 days to ensure that the TFW Program remains responsive to labour market needs, while also helping to protect temporary foreign workers from fraud and abuse. That is why today, Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, announced targeted reforms to one of the TFW Program streams. Effective November 8, 2024, the starting hourly wage for workers coming into Canada through the high-wage stream will be increased to 20% higher than its current level, which is the median wage in the applicable province or territory of … work. This represents an increase to the existing threshold of between $5 and $8 per hour, depending on the province or territory of work. As a result, a greater number of jobs are expected to be subject to the stricter rules of the low-wage stream, including additional employer requirements related to housing, transportation and recruitment of workers already in Canada. This reform is also designed to prioritize the hiring of domestic workers, in keeping with the TFW Program’s goal of protecting Canada’s economy and Canadian workers. As noted by Minister Boissonnault in a speech at the [21st … stream is for jobs where the wage offered is below the provincial or territorial median hourly wage plus 20%. Under this stream: - employers must provide supports for workers that include return transportation to their country of origin and ensuring or providing suitable accommodation; - employers must conduct at least two additional methods of recruitment that are consistent with the occupation (targets an audience that has the appropriate education, professional experience and or skill level required for the occupation); - employers are limited to a temporary foreign worker complement of 10% of their workforce at any worksite (up to 20% for certain high-demand sectors); and - the TFW Program will not process LMIA applications for positions in Census Metropolitan Areas (CMA) where the unemployment rate is 6% or higher. - The high-wage stream is for jobs where the wage offered is above the provincial or territorial median hourly wage plus 20%. Under this stream: - there is currently no limit on the number of workers an employer can hire; and - CMA unemployment rates are not taken into consideration in LMIA application assessments. - The changes announced today are forecasted to result in",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "recovered-ca-dli-compliance-regime-20241108",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Post-secondary institutions become subject to mandatory confirmation and compliance reporting",
  "policyEffect": "From November 8, 2024, post-secondary designated learning institutions became subject to regulatory duties to confirm acceptance electronically within 10 days of a request and report enrolment status within 60 days, with specified extensions. Acceptance confirmation became a study-permit processing and issuance condition, subject to the stated exceptions. The regime provided compliance verification, notice and an opportunity for submissions before an unjustified failure could lead to a warning or suspension for up to 12 consecutive months. New applications naming a suspended institution were returned with fees; renewals to complete the current course or programme were excluded from that suspension restriction.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-11-08",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "Post-secondary designated learning institutions and affected study-permit applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: From November 8, 2024, post-secondary designated learning institutions became subject to regulatory duties to confirm acceptance electronically within 10 days of a request and report enrolment status within 60 days, with specified extensions.; Acceptance confirmation became a study-permit processing and issuance condition, subject to the stated exceptions.; The regime provided compliance verification, notice and an opportunity for submissions before an unjustified failure could lead to a warning or suspension for up to 12 consecutive months.; renewals to complete the current course or programme were excluded from that suspension restriction.",
  "policyCategory": "Student mobility / work authorization / institutional compliance",
  "policyTool": "Work permit conditions / compliance monitoring / status maintenance",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada / Privy Council Office",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2024/2024-11-20/html/sor-dors219-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 158, Number 24: Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Designated Learning Institutions): SOR/2024-219.; SOR/2024-219, P.C. 2024-1206, Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 158, Number 24",
  "evidencePassage": "2: DIVISION 6 Conditions Imposed on Post-Secondary Designated Learning Institutions Conditions 222.1 (1) A designated learning institution that is a post-secondary institution must comply with the following conditions: (a) it must, using the electronic means that are made available or specified by the Minister for that purpose, within 10 days after the day on which it is requested to do so by the Minister, confirm whether the designated learning institution has accepted a foreign national to the course or program of study that is indicated in their application for a study permit; (b) it must, … using the electronic means that are made available or specified by the Minister for that purpose, within 60 days after the day on which it is requested to do so by the Minister, provide a compliance report that sets out the enrolment status of each foreign national who has been accepted to the designated learning institution; (c) it must, using the electronic means that are made available or specified by the Minister for that purpose, within 10 days after the day on which it is requested to do so by the Minister, provide any additions or corrections to the information in the compliance report; … and (d) it must, using the electronic means that are made available or specified by the Minister for that purpose, within 10 days after the day on which it is requested to do so by the Minister, provide any further information that the Minister requires in relation to study permits or applications for study permits that name the designated learning institution, or otherwise in relation to the administration of this Part. Extension of time (2) The Minister may, on request from a designated learning institution or on their own initiative, extend the time within which a confirmation, a report or … the condition with which the designated learning institution failed to comply; (c) either (i) the period for which the designated learning institution is to be placed on the suspension list referred to in subsection 222.6(1), or (ii) a warning advising the designated learning institution that it is not to be placed on the suspension list but that the determination of non-compliance may be considered in determining whether, in the event of any subsequent failure to comply with a condition set out in subsection 222.1(1), the designated learning institution is to be placed on the list; and (d) t … seriousness of the designated learning institution’s failure to comply with the conditions; (c) the designated learning institution’s efforts to comply with the conditions; (d) the designated learning institution’s cooperation during the verification referred to in subsection 222.2(2); and (e) any written submissions made by the designated learning institution under subsection 222.4(1). Maximum period of suspension (3) The maximum period for which a designated learning institution may remain on the suspension list is 12 consecutive months. Suspension list 222.6 (1) The Minister must publish a … o be processed (2) An application for a study permit that names a designated learning institution and that is received during a period in which that designated learning institution is on the suspension list must be returned to the applicant without being processed, along with all documents submitted in support of the application and the fee for processing it. Clarification (3) For greater certainty, subsection (2) does not apply to an application for the renewal of a study permit to allow the applicant to complete their course or program of study. Coming into Force 10 These Regulations come in … omply with both federal and provincial requirements and to verify that students are complying with their study permit conditions. Additionally, IRCC requires the proper means to take action against DLIs that fail to comply with the regulations. Finally, the amendments also allow international students to work 4 additional hours off campus, raising the maximum to 24 hours per week, to help offset the cost of living in Canada. Description The regulatory amendments apply exclusively to post-secondary DLIs and post-secondary international students. Any reference to DLIs in this document refers to … Canada and the world Money and finances Science and innovation Topics menu Canada.ca Canada Gazette Publications Part II: Vol. 158 (2024) November 20, 2024 Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Designated Learning Institutions): SOR/2024-219 Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 158, Number 24 Registration SOR/2024-219 November 8, 2024 IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT P.C. 2024-1206 November 8, 2024 Whereas, under subsection 5(2)footnote a of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act footnote b, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration caused a copy of th",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-70fcc277ba6057b66d9c",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Expansion of International Experience Canada Regulatory Authorities",
  "policyEffect": "Amended IRPR sections 185 and 204 to create explicit statutory authority to impose permit conditions limiting the duration of work for any single employer under International Experience Canada (IEC) work permits, and broadened LMIA-exempt work permit authority to encompass reciprocal youth mobility arrangements signed with foreign territories and organizations.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-11-29",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "Youth / working holiday makers",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amended IRPR sections 185 and 204 to create explicit statutory authority to impose permit conditions limiting the duration of work for any single employer under International Experience Canada (IEC) work permits, and broadened LMIA-exempt work permit authority to encompass reciprocal youth mobility arrangements signed with foreign territories and organizations.",
  "policyCategory": "Youth mobility / temporary labour migration",
  "policyTool": "Permit conditions & bilateral agreements",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2024/2024-12-18/html/sor-dors240-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "SOR/2024-240, Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (International Experience Canada), Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 158, Number 26.",
  "evidencePassage": "Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (International Experience Canada) under subsection 5(1) and paragraphs 26(1)(b) and (d) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act footnote a. Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (International Experience Canada) Amendments 1 Paragraph 185(b) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations footnote 1 is amended by adding the following after subparagraph (ii): (ii.1) the duration of the work for any one employer, 2 (1) The marginal note to section 204 of the Regulations is replaced by “Agreements or arrangements”. (2) Section 204 of the Regulations is amended by striking out “or” at the end of paragraph (b), by adding “or” at the end of paragraph (c) and by adding the following after paragraph (c): (d) a youth mobility agreement or arrangement between Canada and the government of a foreign state or the competent authority of any other foreign territory, or between Canada and an international or domestic organization, that would create or maintain reciprocal employment for Canadian citizens in a foreign state or territory. Coming into Force 3 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Issues The International Experience Canada Program’s (the Program) regulatory amendments addresses two issues. First, of the current authorities in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (the Regulations) that authorize the issuance of work permits, none fully capture the scope of the Program. For example, one section does not reference agreements and arrangements that are the foundation of the Program, and another section only covers international agreements and arrangements",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-57ab488d71ff91b41692",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary Pause on Refugee Sponsorship Intake (Groups of Five & Community Sponsors)",
  "policyEffect": "A temporary pause was implemented on accepting new applications for two specific Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) streams: Groups of Five and Community Sponsors, to manage backlogs.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-11-29",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Family",
  "policyTool": "Other",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/temporary-pause-extended-refugee-sponsorship-applications-groups-five.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Temporary Pause on Refugee Sponsorship Intake (Groups of Five & Community Sponsors). Effective 2024-11-29.",
  "evidencePassage": "://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices.html) # Temporary Pause Extended on Intake of Refugee Sponsorship Applications From Groups of Five and Community Sponsors **Ottawa, November 21, 2025—**Canada’s [Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/sponsor-refugee/private-sponsorship-program.html) allows Canadians, permanent residents and community organizations to provide refugees with a safe, permanent home and the opportunity to rebuild their lives. High demand for the PSR Program has resulted in a large volume of applications and lengthy wait times. On November 29, 2024, IRCC temporarily paused intake of new applications for two streams under the program—the group of five and community sponsor streams—in an effort to address this backlog. IRCC is now extending [the pause on new applications from groups of five and community sponsors](https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2025/2025-11-22/html/notice-avis-eng.html#na1) until December 31, 2026. Applications already submitted will continue to be processed, and Canada will continue to welcome refugees through the PSR Program during this temporary",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "repair-fcp-b865cf148954208626f0",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "TR-to-PR Pathway Work Permit Extension and Family Expansion",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC updated its temporary public policy allowing eligible TR-to-PR pathway applicants to obtain or extend Open Work Permits through December 31, 2026. This policy expands eligibility to allow accompanying family members (spouses, partners, and dependents 18+) to apply for open work permits to facilitate family reunification.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-12-16",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: IRCC updated its temporary public policy allowing eligible TR-to-PR pathway applicants to obtain or extend Open Work Permits through December 31, 2026.; This policy expands eligibility to allow accompanying family members (spouses, partners, and dependents 18+) to apply for open work permits to facilitate family reunification.",
  "policyCategory": "Skilled work, residence, family",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/exempt-pr-applicants-work-permit-requirements-dec-2024.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. TR-to-PR Pathway Work Permit Extension and Family Expansion. Effective 2024-12-17.",
  "evidencePassage": "immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies.html) # Updated temporary public policy to exempt certain permanent residence applicants from work permit requirements ## Public Policy Considerations: [Temporary Public Policies](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/permanent-residence/economic-classes/tr-pr-pathway.html) that aimed to transition foreign nationals already living and working in Canada to permanent residence were launched on May 6, 2021 … and closed on November 5, 2021. These measures recognized workers’ contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Complementary public policies that facilitated the issuance of open work permits to eligible applicants under the permanent residence measures were put in place to ensure eligible applicants could remain in status and continue working while awaiting a decision on their permanent residence application. The first [complementary temporary public policy](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residen … ts/foreign-workers/special-initiatives-pilot-project/tr-pr-pathway.html) was put in place on July 4, 2021 and a [second temporary public policy](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/temporary-public-policy-exempt-pr-applicants-work-permit-requirements-april-2022.html) was put in place on April 21, 2022. Processing of applications received under the Temporary Public Policies is expected to continue beyond December 31, 2024. As such, to facilitate the issuance or renewal of work permits that would … provide the applicants and their eligible family members with work authorization until they receive a decision on their permanent residence application, I hereby establish, pursuant to my authority under section 25.2 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act* (the Act), that there are sufficient public policy considerations that justify the granting of exemptions from the requirements of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* (the Regulations) listed below to foreign nationals who meet the conditions (eligibility requirements) set out below. Accordingly, this public policy … will provide exemptions from certain requirements to facilitate the issuance of open work permits to eligible individuals in Canada who submitted an application for permanent residence under the temporary public policies facilitating transition to permanent residence announced on April 14, 2021 and which came in effect on May 6, 2021. Eligible family members in Canada or abroad may also be issued an open work permit. ## Conditions (eligibility requirements): Based on public policy considerations, delegated officers may grant an exemption from the requirements of the Regulations identified if: … 1. The foreign national: 1. is in Canada with valid temporary resident status or is eligible to restore their status under the Act; 2. if they hold a valid work permit, that work permit expires in less than four months from the time the application for a work permit referred to in (iii) is made; 3. has submitted an open work permit application under sections 200 or 201 of the *Regulations*; 4. has submitted their work permit application using electronic means (applied online), or by any other means that is made available or specified by the Minister for that purpose if the foreign national bec … ause of disability is unable to meet the requirement to make the application, submit any document or provide signature or information using electronic means; 5. has submitted an application for permanent residence under one of the following temporary public policies and has received confirmation that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has received their application demonstrating that their application is within any capped volume, and that application has not been withdrawn or refused: 1. [Temporary public policy to facilitate the granting of permanent residence for foreign nationals … al language for each of the four language skill areas under the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) or the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens, as required by the stream applied under. 2. The foreign national: 1. is a family member – per the definition in subsection 1(3) of the *Regulations* – and has been included as an accompanying family member in an application for permanent residence referred to in (1)(v), of a foreign national who has applied and has been found to meet the conditions listed in 1; 2. has submitted a work permit application under sections 200 or 201 of the *Regulat … ions*; 3. has submitted their work permit application using electronic means (applied online), or by any other means that is made available or specified by the Minister for that purpose if the foreign national because of disability is unable to meet the requirement to make the application, submit any document or provide signature or information using electronic means; and 4. is 18 years of age or older at the time the work permit application in (ii) is submitted. ## Provisions of the Regulations for which an exemption, if applicable, may be granted 1. For foreign nationals who meet the conditi",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "recovered-ca-gaza-fee-remission-20241218",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Certain Fees in Respect of the Issuance of Temporary Resident Visas for Certain Extended Family (Crisis in Gaza) Remission Order",
  "policyEffect": "Remission is granted of the fees paid or payable under subsection 296(1) or 315.1(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations in respect of temporary resident visa applications and biometric collection service fees for persons who, during the period beginning on January 9, 2024 and ending on April 22, 2025, submitted an application under either the Temporary public policy to facilitate temporary resident visas for certain extended family affected by the crisis in Gaza or the Updated temporary public policy. Fees paid before December 18, 2024 are remitted on that day, and fees paid from December 18, 2024 through April 22, 2025 are remitted on April 23, 2025.",
  "operativeDate": "2024-12-18",
  "year": 2024,
  "affectedGroup": "Any person who, during the period beginning on january 9, 2024 and ending on april 22, 2025, has submitted an application for a temporary resident visa in accordance with either the temporary public policy to facilitate temporary resident visas for certain extended family affected by the crisis in gaza or the updated temporary public policy to facilitate temporary resident visas for certain extended family affected by the crisis in gaza.",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Fees paid before December 18, 2024 are remitted on that day, and fees paid from December 18, 2024 through April 22, 2025 are remitted on April 23, 2025.",
  "policyCategory": "Migration policy",
  "policyTool": "",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2024/2024-12-18/html/si-tr67-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "",
  "evidencePassage": "Remission is granted of the fees paid or payable under subsection 296(1) or 315.1(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations in respect of an application for a temporary resident visa referred to in subsection (2) to any person who meets the condition set out in that subsection (2). … This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered. … SI/2024-67 December 18, 2024 … during the period beginning on January 9, 2024 and ending on April 22, 2025, the person has submitted an application for a temporary resident visa in accordance with either (a) the Temporary public policy to facilitate temporary resident visas for certain extended family affected by the crisis in Gaza; or (b) the Updated temporary public policy to facilitate temporary resident visas for certain extended family affected by the crisis in Gaza. … 2 The remission of fees referred to in subsection 1(1) is to be made on the following dates: (a) fees paid before the day on which this Order comes into force are to be remitted on that day; and (b) fees paid during the period beginning on the day that this Order comes into force and ending on April 22, 2025 are to be remitted on April 23, 2025.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-75fa102cbb89560dfebb",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Study Permit Provincial/Territorial Attestation Letter & Application Cap 2025 (MI)",
  "policyEffect": "Issues Ministerial Instructions pursuant to IRPA section 87.3 establishing that study permit applications within scope require a provincial or territorial attestation letter (PAL/TAL) confirming allocation and caps the total intake of study permit applications accepted for processing at 550,162 for the period January 22, 2025, through December 31, 2025.",
  "operativeDate": "2025-01-22",
  "year": 2025,
  "affectedGroup": "International students",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Issues Ministerial Instructions pursuant to IRPA section 87.3 establishing that study permit applications within scope require a provincial or territorial attestation letter (PAL/TAL) confirming allocation and caps the total intake of study permit applications accepted for processing at 550,162 for the period January 22, 2025, through December 31, 2025.",
  "policyCategory": "Student migration",
  "policyTool": "Ministerial instructions",
  "sourceName": "Department of Citizenship and Immigration / Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2025/2025-01-18/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 159, Number 3: GOVERNMENT NOTICES – DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION",
  "evidencePassage": "Canada Gazette Publications Part I: Vol. 159 (2025) January 18, 2025 Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 159, Number 3: GOVERNMENT NOTICES January 18, 2025 DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT Ministerial Instructions with respect to the processing of certain applications for a study permit made by a foreign national as a member of the student class These Instructions are published in the Canada Gazette in accordance with subsection 87.3(6) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. These Instructions are given, pursuant to section 87.3 of the Immigration … and Refugee Protection Act, by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration as, in the opinion of the Minister, these Instructions will best support the attainment of the immigration goals established by the Government of Canada by permitting Canada to pursue the maximum social, cultural and economic benefits of immigration; and enriching and strengthening the social and cultural fabric of Canadian society, while respecting the federal, bilingual and multicultural character of Canada. Overview These Instructions establish that study permit applications within the scope of these Instructions require an attestation letter from the respective province or territory where the applicant intends to study. The intent of these Instructions is to ensure that in 2025 the number of study permit applications accepted into processing by the Department of Citizenship and Immigration (the Department) within the scope of the Instructions does not exceed the number of applications remaining in the cap ending on January 21, 2025, at 11:59 P.M., as set out in the Ministerial Instructions (MI79) for the period from January 1, 2025, at 12:00 A.M. EST to January 21, 2025, at 11:59 P.M. EST, and that the … number of applications does not exceed 550 162 for the period between January 22, 2025, at 12:00 A.M. EST and ending December 31, 2025, at 11:59 P.M. EST. Provinces and territories have been allocated a share of the 550 162 applications, as communicated by the Minister in letters to their provincial and territorial counterparts. As established in these Instructions, certain categories of study permit applications are excluded from the conditions and the associated application cap established by these Instructions. Definitions The following definitions apply in these Instructions: “Act” means the … foreign nationals who are exempt from certain study permit requirements as set out in the provisions of the Temporary public policy to exempt certain Indigenous persons and their family members from temporary residence requirements. Conditions In order to be accepted for processing, any study permit application subject to these Instructions that was made at 12:00 A.M. EST on January 22, 2025, or after, must include a provincial or territorial attestation letter issued for the 2025 allocation year. Study permit applications that do not include a provincial or territorial attestation letter will … in accordance with the Ministerial Instructions with respect to the processing of certain applications for a study permit made by a foreign national as a member of the student class that were in force at the time of receipt. Maximum number of study permit applications to be accepted for processing in a year In 2025, these Instructions authorize the number of applications remaining in the cap ending on January 21, 2025, at 11:59 P.M. as set out in the Ministerial Instructions (MI79), that are within the scope of those instructions, to be the maximum accepted for processing during the period January 1, 2025, to January 21, 2025, at 11:59 P.M. They also authorize a maximum of 550 162 study permit applications, within the scope of these instructions, to be accepted for processing between January 22, 2025, at 12:00 A.M. EST and ending December 31, 2025, at 11:59 P.M. EST. This maximum number of study permit applications accepted for processing may be amended in accordance with any subsequent Instructions the Minister may provide. Study permit applications that are within the scope of these Instructions received by the Department after the maximum number of study permit applications has … been reached will not be accepted for processing, and processing fees will be returned. Effective Period These Instructions take effect on January 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM EST and expire on December 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST. The Hon. Marc Miller, P.C., M.P. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Dated on December 23, 2024 DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT, 1999 Notice of intent to amend the Domestic Substances List, adding the letter “P” to the identifiers of 254 reduced regulatory requirement polymers Notice is hereby given that the Minister of the Environment,",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-b1b8aafc242c11c2253e",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Cancellation of Immigration Documents (SOR/2025-11)",
  "policyEffect": "Amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) to establish explicit regulatory authority for immigration officers to cancel temporary resident documents—including Electronic Travel Authorizations (eTAs), Temporary Resident Visas (TRVs), work permits, and study permits—on grounds of inadmissibility, failure to leave Canada at authorized stay expiration, or administrative error, and codifies automatic document cancellation upon acquisition of permanent residence.",
  "operativeDate": "2025-01-31",
  "year": 2025,
  "affectedGroup": "Temporary residents",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Border control",
  "policyTool": "Regulation",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada / Canada Gazette Directorate",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2025/2025-02-12/html/sor-dors11-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "SOR/2025-11; P.C. 2025-53, Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 159, No. 4",
  "evidencePassage": "will not leave Canada by the end of the period authorized for their stay under Division 2 of Part 9; or (k) they were refused a work permit or study permit in the course of an application for or renewal of a work permit or study permit referred to in subsection 12.04(6). 2 Section 12.07 of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Cancellation 12.07 An officer may cancel an electronic travel authorization that was issued to a foreign national if (a) the foreign national is inadmissible; (b) the foreign national becomes ineligible to hold such an authorization under section 12.06; or (c) the officer is satisfied that the electronic travel authorization was issued based on an administrative error. Cancellation 12.08 An electronic travel authorization that was issued to a foreign national is cancelled if (a) the foreign national becomes a permanent resident; (b) the passport or other travel document in respect of which the electronic travel authorization was issued is lost, stolen or destroyed; (c) the passport or other travel document in respect of which the electronic travel authorization was issued is abandoned by the foreign national; or (d) the foreign national is deceased. … 3 The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 13.2: DIVISION 6 Cancellation of Visas or Other Documents Clarification 13.3 For greater certainty, nothing in these Regulations affects any other lawful authority to cancel a visa or any other document, including an electronic travel authorization, temporary resident visa, work permit and study permit. 4 The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 180: Cancellation — Temporary Resident Visa Cancellation 180.1 An officer may cancel a temporary resident visa that was issued to a foreign national if (a) the … foreign national is inadmissible; (b) the foreign national did not meet one or more of the requirements under section 179 at the time the temporary resident visa was issued or no longer meets one or more of those requirements; (c) the foreign national was issued, after the issuance of the temporary resident visa, a temporary resident permit under subsection 24(1) of the Act; (d) the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the foreign national will not leave Canada by the end of the period authorized for their stay under Division 2; (e) the foreign national was refused, after the issuance of the temporary resident visa, an electronic travel authorization, work permit or study permit or another temporary resident visa; (f) the foreign national is the subject of a declaration made under subsection 22.1(1) of the Act; or (g) the officer is satisfied that the temporary resident visa was issued based on an administrative error. Cancellation 180.2 A temporary resident visa that was issued to a foreign national is cancelled if (a) the foreign national becomes a permanent resident; (b) the passport or other travel document in respect of which the temporary resident visa was issued is lost, stolen or destroyed; (c) the passport or other travel document in respect of which the temporary resident visa was issued is abandoned by the foreign national; or (d) the foreign national is deceased. 5 Section 209 of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Invalidity 209 A work permit becomes invalid when it expires or when it is cancelled under section 209.01, 209.02 or 243.2. Cancellation due to error 209.01 An officer may cancel a work permit that was issued to a foreign national if the officer is satisfied that the work permit was issued based on an administrative error. Cancellation 209.02 A work permit that was issued to a foreign national is cancelled if (a) the foreign national becomes a permanent resident; or (b) the foreign national is deceased. 6 Paragraph 222(1)(b) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: (b) the day on which the study permit is cancelled under section 222.7, 222.8 or 243.2; or 7 The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 222.6: DIVISION 7 Cancellation — Study Permits Cancellation due to error 222.7 An officer may cancel a study permit that was issued to a foreign national if the officer is satisfied that the study permit was issued based on an administrative error. Cancellation 222.8 A study permit that was issued to a foreign national is cancelled if (a) the foreign national becomes a permanent resident; or (b) the foreign national is deceased. Coming into Force 8 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Issues Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has identified inconsistencies in authorities within the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (the Regulations … cancel temporary resident documents. The amendments will increase processing efficiencies with more clarity for officers and improve safety and security at the border and inside Canada. Description The regulatory amendments make a foreign national ineligible to hold an eTA if an officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the holder will not leave Canada by the end of their authorized stay; or the holder was refused a study or work permit or renewal of a study or work permit. The regulatory amendments allow an officer to cancel an eTA if it was issued based on an administrative error. The regulatory",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-d7470e973b5eda4ae47f",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Enhanced Protection Measures and Fee Exemptions for Victims of Human Trafficking and Family Violence",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC increased the initial Temporary Resident Permit (TRP) validity to at least 12 months and waived application and processing fees for subsequent TRPs, open work permits, study permits, and biometrics for victims of human trafficking and family violence.",
  "operativeDate": "2025-02-04",
  "year": 2025,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: IRCC increased the initial Temporary Resident Permit (TRP) validity to at least 12 months and waived application and processing fees for subsequent TRPs, open work permits, study permits, and biometrics for victims of human trafficking and family violence.",
  "policyCategory": "Other, skilled work, student",
  "policyTool": "Fees",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/ntnl-strtgy-cmbt-hmn-trffckng/2023-2025/index-en.aspx",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Enhanced Protection Measures and Fee Exemptions for Victims of Human Trafficking and Family Violence. Effective 2025-02-04.",
  "evidencePassage": "67 days in 2024 (down from 220 days in 2023). IRCC regularly reviews its protective measures to ensure that they are responsive to the needs of victims, survivors and their dependants in Canada. As such, IRCC identified and removed several barriers to allow victims greater access to supports. In 2024, IRCC reviewed its ministerial instructions and public policies to improve facilitative measures protecting vulnerable foreign national victims of human trafficking in Canada. On February 4, 2025, the following changes came into force: 1) the duration of the initial TRP increased from up to 6 months to at least 12 months, with some exceptions and 2) fee exemptions expanded for subsequent TRPs, work permits, study permits, and biometrics. A subsequent TRP may be issued for up to 3 years based on an in-depth assessment. Over five years of the National Strategy (2019-2024), CBSA reviewed its immigration enforcement and inadmissibility policy frameworks to reduce inadvertent re-traumatization of victims and survivors of human trafficking and gender-based violence. The review encompassed the entirety of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and the Immigration and Refugee Protection",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-eb680ab482e9378424d1",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Updated Public Policy for Iranian Nationals in Canada",
  "policyEffect": "The temporary public policy for Iranian nationals was extended, allowing eligible temporary residents in Canada as of February 28, 2025, to continue accessing fee-exempt study permits, open work permits, and extensions until February 28, 2026.",
  "operativeDate": "2025-03-01",
  "year": 2025,
  "affectedGroup": "Existing holders",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: The temporary public policy for Iranian nationals was extended, allowing eligible temporary residents in Canada as of February 28, 2025, to continue accessing fee-exempt study permits, open work permits, and extensions until February 28, 2026.",
  "policyCategory": "Skilled work, student",
  "policyTool": "Other",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/iran-national-extend-stay-extension-2025.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Updated Public Policy for Iranian Nationals in Canada. Effective 2025-03-01.",
  "evidencePassage": "temporary public policy for nationals of Iran in Canada as temporary residents The Government of Canada recognizes that while the protests that erupted following the tragic killing on September 16, 2022 of Mahsa Amini have ended, the situation in Iran continues to be unstable due to a combination of factors, most notably Iran’s implication in the regional conflict that emerged as a result of Israel’s war in Gaza. It is understood that Iranian national temporary residents in Canada may be unable to return to Iran at this time. The measures outlined in this public policy will facilitate continued access to study permits, open work permits and work permit extensions from within Canada for Iranian foreign nationals who arrived in Canada on or before February 28, 2025. Therefore, I hereby establish that there are sufficient public policy considerations that justify the granting, pursuant to section 25.2 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act*, of exemptions from the requirements of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* (Regulations) listed below to foreign nationals who meet the conditions set out below. ## Conditions (eligibility requirements) Based on public policy … considerations, delegated officers may grant an exemption from the requirements of the Act and Regulations identified below when a foreign national meets the following conditions: - The foreign national: - is a national of Iran in Canada with valid temporary resident status; and - arrived in Canada on or before February 28, 2025; and - has applied for a work permit under section 200 of the Regulations or a work permit renewal under subsection 201(1) of the Regulations from within Canada. - The foreign national: - is a national of Iran in Canada with valid temporary resident status; and - arrived in Canada on or before February 28, 2025; and - has applied for a study permit under section 216 of the Regulations from within Canada. ## Provisions of the Regulations for which an exemption may be granted, if applicable: **For foreign nationals who meet the conditions listed in 1)** - Paragraphs 199(a)-(i) of the Regulations – the requirements that a foreign national must meet in order to apply for a work permit after entering Canada; - Paragraph 200(1)(c) of the Regulations – the requirement to be described under this paragraph of the Regulations; **For foreign nationals who meet the conditions listed in 2)** - Section 213 of the Regulations – the requirement to apply for a study permit before entering Canada; - Paragraphs 215(1)(a)-(g) of the Regulations – the requirements that a foreign national must meet in order to apply for a study permit after entering Canada; ## Other Admissibility and Selection Criteria Foreign nationals eligible under this public policy are subject to all other legislative obligations and admissibility and selection requirements not exempted under this, or another, public policy. ## Effective Date and Expiration This public policy comes into effect … on March 1, 2025 and expires on February 28, 2026, and may be revoked at any time without prior notice. This public policy applies to applications received on or after the date it comes into effect, and before the expiry date or the revocation of the public policy. Hon. Marc Miller, P.C., M.P. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Dated at Ottawa, this 28 day of February 2025 ## Page details 2025-03-07 ## About this site ### Immigration and citizenship - [Help Centre](https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/index-featured-can.asp) - [Contact us](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-2c63804d139a986b99e1",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Elimination of Express Entry Arranged Employment (Job Offer) Points",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC has removed all Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points awarded for arranged employment (job offers) in the Express Entry system, effective March 25, 2025. While a valid job offer may remain an eligibility requirement for certain programs, it no longer grants bonus ranking points. This measure aims to combat fraud, such as the buying and selling of illegal LMIAs. Candidates with an Invitation to Apply (ITA) prior to the effective date are grandfathered.",
  "operativeDate": "2025-03-25",
  "year": 2025,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: While a valid job offer may remain an eligibility requirement for certain programs, it no longer grants bonus ranking points.",
  "policyCategory": "Other, residence",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/ministerial-instructions/express-entry-application-management-system/9-august-2024-24-march-2025.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada.ca. Elimination of Express Entry Arranged Employment (Job Offer) Points. Effective 2025-03-25.",
  "evidencePassage": "under paragraph 10.3(1)(h) [Footnote a](#fn1) of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act*[Footnote b](#fn2). Ottawa, March 11, 2025 MARC MILLER *Minister of Citizenship and Immigration* ## Amendments 1 **Subparagraph 8(1)(d)(ii) of the *Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System*[Footnote 1](#fn3) is repealed.** 2 (1)** Subsection 29(1) of the Instructions is repealed.** (2)** Subsections 29(3) and (4) of the Instructions are replaced by the following:** ### Loss of offer or inability to perform duties (3) If the offer is revoked or if the foreign national is unable to perform the duties of the employment or is unlikely to agree to perform them, the offer is no longer a qualifying offer of arranged employment. 3 **The Instructions are amended by adding the following after section 33:** ### Previous version — subparagraph 8(1)(d)(ii) and section 29 34 Subparagraph 8(1)(d)(ii) and section 29 of these Instructions, as they read immediately before the day on which this section takes effect, continue to apply to in respect of invitations issued to foreign nationals before that day where those invitations were issued on the basis of points assigned under that subparagraph … annual income necessary to support a group of persons consisting of a foreign national and their family members. ##### Comprehensive Ranking System factor categories **8 (1)** In accordance with these Instructions, points are assigned under the Comprehensive Ranking System to each foreign national whose expression of interest is included in the express entry pool, on the basis of the information provided in that expression of interest, according to the following categories of factors: - (a) the category of core human capital factors, namely - (i) age, - (ii) level of education, - (iii) official … arranged employment **29** (1) If a foreign national has a qualifying offer of arranged employment, they may be assigned points as follows: - (a) 200 points, if the offer is for employment in an occupation contained in Major Group 00 of the *National Occupation Classification* matrix; or - (b) 50 points, if the offer is any other qualifying offer of arranged employment. ##### Qualifying offer of arranged employment (2) A qualifying offer of employment is one of the following: - (a) an arranged employment as defined in subsection 82(1) of the Regulations, if - (i) the offer is supported by a valid … subparagraph and that section, as those provisions read immediately before that day. ### Taking Effect 4 **These Instructions take effect on March 25, 2025, but if they are given after that day, they take effect on the day on which they are given.** ## Footnotes Footnote A S.C. 2022, c. 10, s. 377(2) [Return to footnote A referrer](#fn1-rf) Footnote B S.C. 2001, c. 27 [Return to footnote B referrer](#fn2-1-rf) Footnote 1 *Canada Gazette*, [Part I, Vol. 148, Extra No. 10, December 1, 2014](https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2014/2014-12-01-x10/html/extra10-eng.html#e01) [Return to footnote 1 referrer](#fn3",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "repair-fcp-a95f96caf1d86ff0f664",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Ministerial Instructions for Home Care Worker Immigration Pilot Programs (Child Care and Home Support)",
  "policyEffect": "Issued Ministerial Instructions pursuant to IRPA section 87.3 establishing application processing parameters, quotas, and stream splits for the Home Care Worker Immigration (Child Care) and (Home Support) classes starting March 31, 2025 (setting an intake limit of 2,610 applications for processing under the Child Care class in the 2025–2026 cycle).",
  "operativeDate": "2025-03-31",
  "year": 2025,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Issued Ministerial Instructions pursuant to IRPA section 87.3 establishing application processing parameters, quotas, and stream splits for the Home Care Worker Immigration (Child Care) and (Home Support) classes starting March 31, 2025 (setting an intake limit of 2,610 applications for processing under the Child Care class in the 2025–2026 cycle).",
  "policyCategory": "Economic migration / caregiver pilots",
  "policyTool": "Not stated",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) / Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2025/2025-03-22/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 159, Number 12: \"Ministerial Instructions regarding the processing of applications under the Home Care Worker Immigration Pilot Program (Child Care) and Home Care Worker Immigration Pilot Program (Home Support)\", March 22, 2025.",
  "evidencePassage": "ada Gazette Publications Part I: Vol. 159 (2025) March 22, 2025 Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 159, Number 12: GOVERNMENT NOTICES March 22, 2025 DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT Ministerial Instructions regarding the processing of applications under the Home Care Worker Immigration Pilot Program (Child Care) and Home Care Worker Immigration Pilot Program (Home Support) These Instructions are published in the Canada Gazette, in accordance with subsection 87.3(6) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (the Act) by the Minister of Citizenship … and Immigration as, in the opinion of the Minister, these Instructions will best support the attainment of the immigration goals established by the Government of Canada. Overview These Instructions are directed to officers who are responsible for handling and/or reviewing applications under the Home Care Worker Immigration (Child Care) and Home Care Worker Immigration (Home Support) classes. The intent of these Instructions is to set the number of applications that may be processed in a year, to ensure that the total number of applications submitted in a given year does not exceed the number … that can be processed and to establish the intake proportion allocated to each stream. Scope These Instructions apply to applications for a permanent resident visa as a member of the Home Care Worker Immigration (Home Support) and Home Care Worker Immigration (Child Care) classes. These Instructions do not apply to such applications where they are made in conjunction with an application to be granted, under a public policy made under section 25.2 of the Act, exemptions from the selection criteria or other requirements applicable to these classes. Number of applications that may be submitted in … a year and that may be processed in a year Home Care Worker Immigration (Child Care) Class (a) For the year beginning on March 31, 2025, and ending on March 30, 2026: (i) The number of applications that may be processed is 2 610. (ii) The number of applications under Stream A that may be submitted using electronic means (online) is 2 350. (iii) The number of applications under Stream A that may be submitted using alternate means is 260. (iv) The number of applications under Stream B that may be submitted is 0. (b) For the year beginning on March 31, 2026, and ending on March 30, 2027: (i) The … e date on which they are received. Applications received on the same date will be considered in accordance with routine office procedures. Disposition of applications Applicants received in excess of the number that may be submitted in a year shall be returned with the corresponding fees. Humanitarian and compassionate requests A request made under subsection 25(1) of the Act from outside Canada and that accompanies an application that was not processed under these Instructions will not be processed. Coming into effect These Instructions take effect on March 31, 2025. The Instructions expire o … the group of persons consisting of the applicant and their family members, whether those family members are accompanying them or not. Effective period 8 These Instructions have effect for a period of five years beginning on March 31, 2025, but if they are given after that day, the period begins on the day on which they are given. DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT Ministerial Instructions with Respect to the Home Care Worker Immigration (Home Support) Class The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration gives the annexed Ministerial Instructions with … of the minimum necessary income applicable in respect of the group of persons consisting of the applicant and their family members, whether those family members are accompanying them or not. Effective period 8 These Instructions have effect for a period of five years beginning on March 31, 2025, but if they are given after that day, the period begins on the day on which they are given. DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE ACT Ministerial Instructions with respect to the processing of applications for a permanent resident visa made by parents or grandparents of a sp",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-c857346355d51db0b70a",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Invalidity of Expired Refugee Protection Claimant Documents",
  "policyEffect": "Expired Refugee Protection Claimant Documents (RPCDs) are no longer valid as of April 1, 2025. Claimants must use the online IRCC web form to request replacements, as paper applications are no longer processed.",
  "operativeDate": "2025-04-01",
  "year": 2025,
  "affectedGroup": "Existing holders",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Claimants must use the online IRCC web form to request replacements, as paper applications are no longer processed.",
  "policyCategory": "Residence",
  "policyTool": "Documentation",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/asylum/replace-rpcd.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Invalidity of Expired Refugee Protection Claimant Documents. Effective 2025-04-01.",
  "evidencePassage": "[Get a birth certificate](https://www.canada.ca/en/services/life-events/child/register-birth.html) - [Apply for a SIN](https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/sin.html) ## You are here: 1. [Canada.ca](https://www.canada.ca/en.html) 2. [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship.html) # Replace your refugee protection identity document (RPID) The refugee protection identity document (RPID) (formerly the refugee protection claimant document \\[RPCD]) confirms: - that you made a refugee (asylum) claim in Canada - … that you’re eligible for health coverage under the Interim Federal Health Program **Expired RPIDs or RPCDs aren’t valid as of April 1, 2025.** **If your asylum claim or pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA) was already approved** You can [apply for permanent residence (PR)](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/guide-5205-applying-permanent-residence-within-canada-protected-persons-convention-refugees.html) right away. You don’t need an RPID. You can apply to your province or territory for health coverage while we process your PR application",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-b0abfc04bda0d4c4b319",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Removals Costs Modernization) (SOR/2024-284)",
  "policyEffect": "Modernizes the recoverable removal fee structure charged to foreign nationals who seek to return to Canada after having been removed at the expense of the Government of Canada, replacing geographic destination brackets with updated actual costs and fully exempting individuals who were minors when their removal order was issued.",
  "operativeDate": "2025-04-01",
  "year": 2025,
  "affectedGroup": "Individuals previously removed under removal orders",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Modernizes the recoverable removal fee structure charged to foreign nationals who seek to return to Canada after having been removed at the expense of the Government of Canada, replacing geographic destination brackets with updated actual costs and fully exempting individuals who were minors when their removal order was issued.",
  "policyCategory": "Removal and return",
  "policyTool": "Fee recovery / cost enforcement",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2025/2025-01-01/html/sor-dors284-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 159, Number 1, SOR/2024-284, December 16, 2024; Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 159, Number 1, SOR/2024-284.",
  "evidencePassage": "1 is replaced by the following: Payment of removal costs 243 (1) Unless expenses incurred by His Majesty in right of Canada have been recovered from a transporter, a foreign national who is removed from Canada at His Majesty’s expense shall not return to Canada if the foreign national has not paid to His Majesty the removal costs of (a) $3,840 for removal without escort or under escort other than by air; and (b) $12,880 for removal under escort by air. Exception — medical escort (2) Despite paragraph 1(b), a foreign national who is removed by air under medical escort is subject to the removal … cost set out in paragraph (1)(a). Non-application — under 18 (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a foreign national who is under 18 years of age at the time the removal order is made. Transitional Provision 2 Section 243 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, as it read immediately before the day on which these Regulations come into force, continues to apply with respect to a foreign national who was 18 years of age or older at the time the removal order was made and who was removed before the day on which these Regulations come into force. Coming into Force 3 These Regulations … program costs. The recovery of removal cost framework is also in place to help incentivize voluntary compliance with removal orders, whereby the persons concerned may depart Canada at their own expense and not be subject to this framework. Description Removal costs apply to the issuance and administration of all removal orders. The regulations replace the geographic-based fee structure for removals to the United States or St. Pierre and Miquelon ($750) and the fee for removals to elsewhere ($1,500) into a single fee for an unescorted removal cost of $3,840 and an escorted removal cost of $12,880. The regulations exempt individuals who are below the age of 18 at the time a removal order was issued against them from the requirement to pay removal costs; this includes persons covered by the original fees set under these regulations. In order to recognize that escorted removals may be required for medical cases, for reasons beyond the control of the individual, the regulations stipulate that the escorted fee does not apply in these cases, and instead the unescorted fee would apply. Further, as costs related to land removals are less than other types of removals, the regulations stipulate that … removal expenditures, which include all removals. Average removal unit cost 2018–19 Expenditures (A) 2018–19 removals (persons) (B) Average 2018–19 removal cost [rounded] (A/B) Average costs adjusted with 2020 to 2024 [rounded] (A/B)*CPI Unescorted removal $28,443,602 8,763 $3,250 $3,840 Escorted removal $9,840,489 903 $10,900 $12,880 Implementation, compliance and enforcement, and service standards Implementation The regulations come into force on April 1, 2025, or on the date they are registered, whichever is later, and do not apply retroactively, with the exception of minors. In other words, unescorted",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-b6534deff47b1f34aea5",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Job-change work-authorisation policy adds alternative applications and removes its conditional pandemic biometrics waiver",
  "policyEffect": "From May 27, 2025, the replacement temporary job-mobility public policy expressly allowed a Department-provided alternative format for exemption requests by people unable to use electronic means; the May 6, 2020 predecessor specified electronic requests only. The replacement also omitted the predecessor’s exemption from biometric collection under IRPR paragraph 12.1(h), which had been limited to applicants living in areas where the serving Service Canada office was not collecting biometrics because of COVID-19. This did not establish that every applicant newly had to give biometrics: other applicable exemptions remained relevant. The core ability to obtain permission to begin a new job while a work-permit application was pending continued. Eligibility required valid temporary resident status in Canada, satisfaction of IRPR paragraph 199(a) or (b), an undecided qualifying new or renewal work-permit application for work described in IRPR 200(1)(c)(ii.1) or (iii), and an intention to work for the new employer or occupation in that application’s job offer. Applicants also had to request the public-policy exemption through the specified electronic or permitted alternative process and request its application until the work-permit decision. Delegated officers could grant exemptions from the listed work-authorisation and work-condition requirements; filing the work-permit application alone did not confer immediate permission to change jobs. Granted exemptions lasted until the work-permit decision or withdrawal of that application. Other unexempted eligibility and admissibility requirements remained. The policy was signed March 4, 2025 and took effect twelve weeks later, revoking and replacing the 2020 policy. Both policies were temporary and continued until ministerial revocation; the 2025 replacement did not make the arrangement permanent.",
  "operativeDate": "2025-05-27",
  "year": 2025,
  "affectedGroup": "Eligible temporary residents in canada with pending employer or occupation change work-permit applications",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: the May 6, 2020 predecessor specified electronic requests only.; The replacement also omitted the predecessor’s exemption from biometric collection under IRPR paragraph 12.1(h), which had been limited to applicants living in areas where the serving Service Canada office was not collecting biometrics because of COVID-19.; Eligibility required valid temporary resident status in Canada, satisfaction of IRPR paragraph 199(a) or (b), an undecided qualifying new or renewal work-permit application for work described in IRPR 200(1)(c)(ii.1) or (iii), and an intention to work for the new employer or occupation in that application’s job offer.; Applicants also had to request the public-policy exemption through the specified electronic or permitted alternative process and request its application until the work-permit decision.; Granted exemptions lasted until the work-permit decision or…",
  "policyCategory": "Skilled work",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/changing-employment.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Temporary public policies on changing employment signed May6,2020 and March4,2025",
  "evidencePassage": "Background Temporary foreign workers fill important labour and skills gaps in all sectors of the Canadian economy. Workers are expected to fulfil their employment contracts and arrive in Canada with the intent to work with the employer who has recruited them and provided the offer of employment. There may, however, arise situations beyond either the worker’s or the employer’s control where continuing the employment contract is no longer possible. This could include, but is not limited to, situations such as taking on a new role with the same employer, lay-offs, conflict or incompatibility within the workplace, or seeking a better compensation package or a professional growth opportunity with a different employer that leads the worker to have to obtain a new work permit. Workers in these situations have to apply for a new work permit and have to wait for their work permit to be fully processed before starting the new job. This could mean a delay of several weeks and result in a prolonged break in employment for the worker and a frustrating wait for employers who sought to hire amongst the temporary foreign workers already in Canada. Public policy considerations Aligned with the Government’s goal to reduce the inflow of new temporary workers to Canada, it is imperative to better utilize the skills and training of the temporary foreign workers already here as well as offer workers a viable and timely alternative to change employers if they need to do so. A timely transition to new employment is beneficial to both employers and workers alike. The employer is able to hire the worker, who is already in Canada, and have them start work quickly, and the worker can remain financially stable without a prolonged break in employment. Therefore, the objectives of this public policy is to allow temporary foreign workers already in Canada who are changing jobs or employers, and who have secured a job offer under the terms of either the Temporary Foreign Worker Program or International Mobility Program, to more quickly begin work in advance of a final decision on the work permit application. Therefore, I hereby establish that, pursuant to my authority under section 25.2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (the Act), there are sufficient public policy considerations that justify the granting of exemptions from the requirements of the Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (the Regulations) listed below to foreign nationals who meet the conditions (eligibility requirements) set out below. Accordingly, measures are set out below to enable foreign workers, in Canada with valid work authorization, who are required to obtain a new work permit before commencing a new job, to begin working in a new job while their work permit application is pending. Individuals expected to benefit from these measures include foreign nationals who: are on “maintained status” and are authorized to work while their work permit application is pending, but … bound to the conditions imposed on their expired work permit such that they cannot move to a new occupation or employer while on maintained status; continue to hold a valid work permit that limits them to working for a named employer, but need to transition to a different occupation or employer for reasons that may include having been laid-off; or are work-permit exempt, but require a work permit to work in a new occupation or for a new employer. Conditions (eligibility requirements): Based on public policy considerations, delegated officers may grant an exemption from the requirements of the Regulations identified below if the foreign national: is in Canada with valid temporary resident status; meets the requirements of paragraphs 199(a) or 199(b) of the Regulations; has submitted a work permit renewal application under subsection 201(1) of the Regulations to perform work described in subparagraphs 200(1)(c)(ii.1) or 200(1)(c)(iii) of those regulations, for which a decision has not yet been made; or a new work permit application to perform work described in paragraphs 200(1)(c)(ii.1) or 200(1)(c)(iii) of the Regulations, for which a decision has not yet been made; intends to work for a new employer and/or occupation as specified by the job offer included in their work permit application described in 3; has applied for the public policy exemption using the electronic means identified by the department for that purpose, or with an alternate format provided by the Department if the foreign national is unable to use electronic means; and has requested that the exemption be applicable until a decision is made on their work permit application. Provisions of the Regulations for which an exemption may be granted: Paragraph 183(1)(b) - the condition to not work unless authorized by Part 9 or 11 of the Regulations. Subparagraph 185(1)(b)(i) to (iv) - the obligation to comply with conditions imposed regarding the type of work, the employer and times and periods of work a temporary resident is permitted to engage in, or prohibited from engaging in, in Canada. Section 196 - the requirement to be authorized to work in Canada by a work permit or the Regulations. The exemptions granted will apply until a decision is made on the work permit application referred to in condition 3 of this public policy, or until that work permit application is withdrawn. Other Admissibility and Selection Criteria Foreign nationals eligible under this public policy are subject to all other applicable eligibility and admissibility requirements not exempted under this, or another, public policy. Effective date and expiration This public policy revokes and replaces Temporary public policy to exempt foreign nationals in Canada from certain requirements when changing employment during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic signed on May 6, 2020 . This public policy takes effect 12 weeks after it is signed. This public policy is in effect until it is revoked by the Minister of Immigratio",
  "reviewMethod": "Source-based draft with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-00e55b8810a8534147ee",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Emergency Public Policy for Foreign Wildfire Responders",
  "policyEffect": "A temporary public policy waives application fees and biometric service fees for foreign emergency services personnel and firefighters selected by designated agencies to support the 2025 wildfire season.",
  "operativeDate": "2025-06-11",
  "year": 2025,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Skilled work, other",
  "policyTool": "Fees",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/emergency-services-2025.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada.ca. Emergency Public Policy for Foreign Wildfire Responders. Effective 2025-06-11.",
  "evidencePassage": "services personnel, including firefighters, in Canada’s response to wildfires, this public policy will waive certain application fees to facilitate their arrival. I hereby establish that, pursuant to my authority under section 25.2 of *the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act *(The Act), there are public policy considerations that justify the granting of exemptions from the provisions of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* (the Regulations) listed below to foreign nationals who meet the conditions (eligibility criteria) set out below. ## Conditions (eligibility requirements): … and November 30, 2025. ### Provisions of the Regulations for which an exemption may be granted - Subsection 296(1) – the requirements to pay an application processing fee for a Temporary Resident Visa; and - Subsection 315.1(1) – the requirement to pay for the provision of service in relation to the collection of biometric information. ## Other Admissibility and Selection Criteria Foreign nationals eligible under this public policy are subject to all other legislative admissibility and selection requirements not exempted under this, or another public policy. ## Concepts and Definitions applicable to this Public Policy For the purpose of this public policy, a wildfire is defined as an event that is documented in the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre’s list of forest fires (https://ciffc.net/national). ## Effective Date and Expiration This public policy comes into effect on June 11, 2025 and applies to applications received on or after the date it comes into effect. This public policy expires on November 30, 2025. It may be revoked at any time without prior notice. The Hon. Lena Metlege Diab, ECNS, KC, P.C., M.P. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Dated at Ottawa,",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-8d4e6a297de5ff29f3f3",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Extension and Intake Caps for the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP)",
  "policyEffect": "Canada extended the federal stream of the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP) through December 31, 2025, and introduced a strict annual intake cap of 950 applications for Stream A (Job Offer Stream).",
  "operativeDate": "2025-06-13",
  "year": 2025,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Residence",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/empp-pr-visas-extend.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Extension and Intake Caps for the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP). Effective 2025-06-13.",
  "evidencePassage": "and End dates: This public policy takes effect on June 13, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2025. This public policy may be revoked at any time. An intake cap is added to Stream A: - A maximum of 950 complete applications from principal applicants will be accepted for processing annually. Applications received in excess of the cap will be returned. Application caps will reset on an annual basis on January 1. Applications accepted into processing under the Public policy to facilitate issuance of permanent resident visas under the federal Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot signed on May 1, 2023 count",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-5ff5eca645203af7416d",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA) Update for the Democratic Republic of Congo",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC waived the standard 12-month waiting period for DRC nationals who received a negative asylum decision between July 5, 2024, and July 4, 2025, to apply for a PRRA due to humanitarian conditions.",
  "operativeDate": "2025-07-04",
  "year": 2025,
  "affectedGroup": "Existing holders",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Other",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/changes-pre-removal-risk-assessment-democratic-republic-congo.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada.ca. Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA) Update for the Democratic Republic of Congo. Effective 2025-07-04.",
  "evidencePassage": "the pre-removal risk assessment for the Democratic Republic of Congo **Ottawa, July 4, 2025**—Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is deeply concerned about the current situation in the [Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)](https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/congo-kinshasa). Since January of this year, conditions in the country have worsened, with grave human rights abuses, including the execution of children, forced recruitment of minors, systematic sexual violence against women and girls, and the persecution of ethnic groups. DRC nationals who received a negative final decision … on their asylum (refugee) claim from the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada or the Federal Court between July 5, 2024, and July 4, 2025, may now be eligible to apply for a [pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA)](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/protection/refusal-options/pre-removal-risk-assessment.html). If someone’s PRRA was refused by IRCC during that time, they may also now be eligible to apply again. The Canada Border Services Agency will advise eligible people from the DRC that they can apply for a PRRA if they are currently subject to an [enforceable removal order](https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/security-securite/rem-ren-eng.html). The PRRA process prevents people from being sent back to a country where they face risks like persecution, torture or other harm. In normal circumstances, people must wait 12 months after a negative decision on their asylum claim before they can apply for a PRRA. However, IRCC can waive this waiting period if there is a sudden and significant change in conditions in a claimant’s country of origin. People are responsible for keeping their PRRA application up to date and informing IRCC of any changes to their",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-5fdff38807b4780b1db1",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Reinstatement of PGWP Eligibility for 178 Educational Programs",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC reversed a June 25, 2025, decision to remove 178 educational programs from Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) eligibility, restoring the previous list until early 2026.",
  "operativeDate": "2025-07-04",
  "year": 2025,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: IRCC reversed a June 25, 2025, decision to remove 178 educational programs from Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) eligibility, restoring the previous list until early 2026.",
  "policyCategory": "Graduate, student",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/update-requirement-post-graduation-work-permits.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Reinstatement of PGWP Eligibility for 178 Educational Programs. Effective 2025-07-04.",
  "evidencePassage": ".ca/en.html) 2. [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship.html) 3. [Newsroom](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news.html) 4. [Notices](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices.html) # Update on field of study requirement for post-graduation work permits ## We updated eligible CIP codes on July 4, 2025. On July 4, 2025 we updated the list of eligible CIP codes to add back fields of study that were removed on June 25, 2025. Those fields of study that were removed on June 25, 2025, will stay eligible until the list is next updated. If you submitted your study permit application in one of them between June 25 and July 4, you’ll still meet the field of study requirement when you graduate. Eligible fields of study are linked to certain jobs in long-term shortage in Canada and can change based on the needs of the Canadian labour market. [Check below to see if your program’s CIP code meets the field of study requirement](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/work/after-graduation/eligibility/field-of-study.html#check_cip_list). **Ottawa",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-2cb57f12be112a5cfb83",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Increase to Minimum Settlement Fund Requirements for Express Entry",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC updated the minimum settlement funds required for permanent residence applicants under the Federal Skilled Worker and Federal Skilled Trades programs to $15,263 CAD for a single applicant.",
  "operativeDate": "2025-07-28",
  "year": 2025,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: IRCC updated the minimum settlement funds required for permanent residence applicants under the Federal Skilled Worker and Federal Skilled Trades programs to $15,263 CAD for a single applicant.",
  "policyCategory": "Residence, other",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) - Proof of Funds Requirement",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/documents/proof-funds.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) - Proof of Funds Requirement. Increase to Minimum Settlement Fund Requirements for Express Entry. Effective 2025-07-28.",
  "evidencePassage": "all applicants to provide a proof of funds document. If you don’t need to provide proof of funds, you must **upload a letter** explaining either that you have: - been invited to apply under the Canadian Experience Class, or - a valid job offer and authorization to work in Canada ## How much money you need The amount of money you need to support your family is based the size of your family. This table shows the **minimum amount** you need to immigrate to Canada. If you have more money, you should list the full amount in your profile or application. | Number of<br> family members | Funds you need<br> (CAD) Updated July 7, 2025 | | --- | --- | | 1 | $15,263 | | 2 | $19,001 | | 3 | $23,360 | | 4 | $28,362 | | 5 | $32,168 | | 6 | $36,280 | | 7 | $40,392 | | If more than 7 people, for each additional family member | $4,112 | How to calculate the size of your family To calculate the size of your family, include: - yourself - your spouse or common-law partner - your [dependent children](https://ircc.canada.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/aod-tool.asp) and - your spouse or common-law partner’s dependent children You must include your spouse or common-law partner and dependent children, even if",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-2d2c68d958b149cd216b",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Reopening of the Federal Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) 2025 Intake",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC has officially reopened the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) for 2025, accepting up to 10,000 complete sponsorship applications. Invitations are restricted to individuals who submitted an 'interest to sponsor' form in 2020 and have not yet been invited.",
  "operativeDate": "2025-07-28",
  "year": 2025,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: IRCC has officially reopened the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) for 2025, accepting up to 10,000 complete sponsorship applications.",
  "policyCategory": "Family",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/parents-grandparents-program-intake-opens-late-july.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Reopening of the Federal Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) 2025 Intake. Effective 2025-07-28.",
  "evidencePassage": "late July **Ottawa, July 16, 2025**— [As announced earlier in 2025](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/update-2025-parents-grandparents-program.html), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will accept up to 10,000 complete applications for sponsorship under the Parents and Grandparents Program this year. Starting on **July 28, 2025**, and over the course of approximately two weeks, IRCC will send invitations to apply to interested potential sponsors. **Anyone who submitted an interest to sponsor form in 2020 but has not yet received an invitation … to apply is encouraged to check the email account they provided in 2020. They should make sure to check their junk and spam folders.** Due to the number of forms remaining in the pool of interest to sponsor submissions from 2020, IRCC will send invitations to apply to potential sponsors from that pool instead of opening a new interest to sponsor form. Those invited to apply as part of the 2025 intake can submit their applications electronically through the [Permanent Residence Portal](https://prson-srpel.apps.cic.gc.ca/en/login) or the [Representative Permanent Residence Portal](https://prson",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-307db126f5cc3e06c616",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Permanent Medical Examination Exemption for In-Canada Protected Persons (SOR/2025-223)",
  "policyEffect": "Amends section 30 of the IRPR to formally exempt in-Canada protected persons and their accompanying family members applying for permanent residence from undergoing a second immigration medical examination, provided they previously completed a medical examination showing no public health/safety risk.",
  "operativeDate": "2025-10-30",
  "year": 2025,
  "affectedGroup": "Protected persons and accompanying family members",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amends section 30 of the IRPR to formally exempt in-Canada protected persons and their accompanying family members applying for permanent residence from undergoing a second immigration medical examination, provided they previously completed a medical examination showing no public health/safety risk.",
  "policyCategory": "Asylum / protected persons",
  "policyTool": "Regulation",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada / Canada Gazette Directorate",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2025/2025-11-19/html/sor-dors223-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "SOR/2025-223; P.C. 2025-747, Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 159, No. 24",
  "evidencePassage": "Protected Persons in Canada from Medical Examinations when Applying for Permanent Residence) under subsection 5(1) and section 17 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act footnote b. Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Exempting Protected Persons in Canada from Medical Examinations when Applying for Permanent Residence) Amendment 1 Subsection 30(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations footnote 1 is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (e), by adding “and” at the end of paragraph (f) and by adding the following after paragraph (f): (g) foreign nationals who are applying to remain in Canada as a permanent resident and on whom refugee protection has been conferred under paragraph 95(1)(b) or (c) of the Act, as well as their accompanying family members in Canada, if both of the following conditions apply: (i) they have previously undergone a medical examination that indicates their health condition is not likely to be a danger to public health or public safety or have complied with the medical surveillance conditions imposed under section 32, if any, (ii) they have not resided or stayed for a period of six consecutive months since their most recent medical examination in an area that the Minister determines, after consultation with the Minister of Health, has a higher incidence of serious communicable disease than Canada. Coming into Force 2 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Issues Protected persons in Canada are considered a vulnerable population given that they have left their home country and have sought protection in Canada because they cannot return home safely. The vulnerability … Implementation, compliance and enforcement, and service standards Implementation The Amendments come into force upon registration. Since the Temporary Public Policy was implemented on September 10, 2020, the policy changes relating to the exemption of subsequent immigration medical examinations for eligible protected persons in Canada and their accompanying family members in Canada are already in effect and are being followed. The Temporary Public Policy ceases to have effect when the Amendments come into force. Program delivery instructions for migration offices are already available internally and",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "repair-fcp-0c769762978992d4b991",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Updated FIFA 2026 Work Permit Exemptions",
  "policyEffect": "Revised temporary public policy exempting select FIFA-invited foreign nationals from work permit requirements for work performed during the 2026 FIFA Congress and World Cup.",
  "operativeDate": "2025-11-14",
  "year": 2025,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Skilled work",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "IRCC",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/fifa-invited-workers-work-permit-exemption-2025.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC. Updated FIFA 2026 Work Permit Exemptions. Effective 2025-12-01.",
  "evidencePassage": "forming work, as defined in section 2 of the Regulations, for a period of time between the dates of December 1, 2025, and July 31, 2026, that is directly related to, and critically supports, an official FIFA-organized event. The exemption granted will apply until July 31, 2026, or upon the revocation of this public policy, whichever comes first. ### Provisions of the Regulations for which an exemption may be granted - Paragraph 183(1)(b) - the condition to not work unless authorized by Part 9 or 11 of the Regulations. - Section 196 - the requirement to be authorized to work in Canada by a work … cessful delivery of a major international event. Therefore, I hereby establish that there are sufficient public policy considerations that justify granting, in accordance with section 25.2 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act*, exemptions from the requirements of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* (Regulations) listed below to foreign nationals who meet the conditions set out below. ## Conditions (eligibility requirements): Based on public policy considerations, delegated officers may grant an exemption from the requirements of the Regulations identified below to a … foreign national seeking to enter Canada if: The foreign national 1. Has applied for a temporary resident visa and has requested to enter and depart Canada between December 1, 2025, and July 31, 2026, or is seeking to enter and depart Canada between December 1, 2025, and July 31, 2026; 2. Holds a letter of invitation from FIFA that states: 1. the foreign national 1. is an employee of FIFA or one of its affiliates; 2. holds a contract for goods and services with FIFA or one of its affiliates, or 3. has been sub-contracted by an entity referred to in (ii); and 2. the foreign national will be per … permit or the Regulations. ## Other Admissibility and Selection Criteria: Foreign nationals eligible under this public policy are subject to all other legislative eligibility and admissibility requirements not exempted under this, or another, public policy. ## Effective Date and Expiration: This public policy revokes and replaces the “*Temporary public policy to exempt select FIFA-invited foreign nationals from work authorization requirements*” signed on October 27, 2025. All exemptions granted under that public policy will continue to apply until July 31, 2026; or upon the revocation of this … public policy, whichever comes first. This public policy comes into effect on the date it is signed and applies to applications received on or after this date. This public policy will expire on July 31, 2026, and may be revoked at any time, without prior notice. The Honourable Lena Metlege Diab, P.C., M.P. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Dated at Ottawa, this 14th day of November, 2025 ## Page details 2026-08-04 ## About this site ### Immigration and citizenship - [Help Centre](https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/index-featured-can.asp) - [Contact us](https://www.canad",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-db58b04874f7b6074bd0",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Visa Exemption for Qatar) (SOR/2025-234)",
  "policyEffect": "Amends Schedule 1.1 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to add Qatar to the list of visa-exempt countries, allowing citizens of Qatar to travel to Canada by air using an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) instead of requiring a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV).",
  "operativeDate": "2025-11-25",
  "year": 2025,
  "affectedGroup": "Short-term visitors and business travelers",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amends Schedule 1.1 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to add Qatar to the list of visa-exempt countries, allowing citizens of Qatar to travel to Canada by air using an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) instead of requiring a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV).",
  "policyCategory": "Admission and visas",
  "policyTool": "Visa exemption / electronic travel authorization",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2025/2025-12-03/html/sor-dors234-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 159, Number 25, SOR/2025-234, November 21, 2025; Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 159, Number 25, SOR/2025-234.; SOR/2025-234; P.C. 2025-820, Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 159, No. 25",
  "evidencePassage": "14(2)footnote a, and 26(1)footnote b of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act footnote c. Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations Amendment 1 Schedule 1.1 to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations footnote 1 is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: Qatar Coming into Force 2 These Regulations come into force at 05:30:00 Eastern Standard Time on November 25, 2025, but if they are registered after that time, they come into force at 05:30:00 Eastern Standard Time on the day after the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT … expires, whichever occurs first. An eTA allows the holder multiple entries to or through Canada, by air only, for short stays, generally of up to six months. Visa-exempt foreign nationals do not require any other authorization to enter Canada in land, rail or marine modes. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has assessed that citizens of Qatar meet the comprehensive criteria in Canada’s visa policy review process for an exemption to the requirement of obtaining a TRV before travelling to Canada. These criteria include socio-economic conditions, migration trends, travel document integrity … for a visa exemption. Objective The objective of the Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (the Amendments) is to facilitate the travel of citizens of Qatar to Canada on an eTA in air mode. Description The Amendments add Qatar to the list of countries and territories whose citizens are exempt from the TRV requirement and eligible to apply for an eTA for travel to Canada in air mode only under subsection 190(1) of the Regulations. No prescreening will be required for travel by land, rail or marine modes. Regulatory development Consultation The consultations related … traveller population. Implementation, compliance and enforcement, and service standards Implementation The Amendments come into force on November 25, 2025, at 5:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). At that time, citizens of Qatar will no longer need a visa to travel to Canada and will be able to apply for an eTA for travel by air. Citizens of Qatar holding a valid visitor visa may continue to travel to Canada without an eTA until the visa’s expiry. However, they must still obtain a permit to work or study in Canada. IRCC Communications will leverage its social media channels to share messaging on the",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-11e988ad63962a82e26f",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Expiry of 2025 Wildfire Emergency Measures",
  "policyEffect": "Fee-exempt immigration, passport, and citizenship support measures for those impacted by the 2025 Canadian wildfires ended on November 30, 2025.",
  "operativeDate": "2025-12-01",
  "year": 2025,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Fee-exempt immigration, passport, and citizenship support measures for those impacted by the 2025 Canadian wildfires ended on November 30, 2025.",
  "policyCategory": "Residence, student, skilled work, other",
  "policyTool": "Fees",
  "sourceName": "IRCC",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/special-measures/emergencies-canada/wildfires-2025.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC. Expiry of 2025 Wildfire Emergency Measures. Effective 2025-12-01.",
  "evidencePassage": "tab)](https://www.ircc.canada.ca/english/information/fees/refund.asp) You applied on or after July 2, 2025 If you’re directly affected by the wildfires, you don’t need to pay the processing fees to - replace a lost, damaged or destroyed document - extend or restore your temporary resident status - transition from an employer-specific work permit to an open work permit If you paid any of these fees, find out how to [ask for a refund (opens in a new tab)](https://www.ircc.canada.ca/english/information/fees/refund.asp) . ## Applications submitted on or after December 1, 2025 If you submit an application **on or after December 1, 2025**, you can no longer benefit from the special measures. - You will need to pay the processing fees when you submit your application. - If no fees are included with your application, it will be returned to you. ## Page details 2026-03-31 ## About this site ### Immigration and citizenship - [Help Centre](https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/index-featured-can.asp) - [Contact us](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/contact-ircc.html) - [Check your application status](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-5de52a045b5d8e10417e",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Certain Fees in Respect of the Issuance of Identity and Travel Documents (2025 Canada Wildfires) Remission Order",
  "policyEffect": "Grants remission of fees paid or payable for the replacement of identity and travel documents—including passports, certificates of citizenship, permanent resident cards, certificates of identity, and refugee travel documents—for any person who was in or had their residence in an area in Canada affected by a wildfire at some time between April 1, 2025, and November 30, 2025, on condition that the valid document was lost, damaged, destroyed, or rendered inaccessible as a result of the wildfire, an application to replace it was made during that period, the application included a required declaration regarding the loss and proof of residence or presence in the affected area, and the fees have not otherwise been remitted.",
  "operativeDate": "2025-12-05",
  "year": 2025,
  "affectedGroup": "Any person who was in, or had their residence in, an area in canada affected by a wildfire between april 1, 2025, and november 30, 2025, and whose document was lost, damaged, destroyed, or rendered inaccessible as a result of the wildfire.",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Grants remission of fees paid or payable for the replacement of identity and travel documents—including passports, certificates of citizenship, permanent resident cards, certificates of identity, and refugee travel documents—for any person who was in or had their residence in an area in Canada affected by a wildfire at some time between April 1, 2025, and November 30, 2025, on condition that the valid document was lost, damaged, destroyed, or rendered inaccessible as a result of the wildfire, an application to replace it was made during that period, the application included a required declaration regarding the loss and proof of residence or presence in the affected area, and the fees have not otherwise been remitted.",
  "policyCategory": "Documentation / residence / citizenship",
  "policyTool": "Fee waiver / remission",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette / Justice Laws",
  "sourceUrl": "https://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SI-2025-116/FullText.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 159, Number 26, Registration SI/2025-116, P.C. 2025-898 (December 5, 2025)",
  "evidencePassage": "Remission is granted to any person who meets the conditions set out in section 3 of the fees paid or payable set out in any of the following provisions, in respect of the replacement of a document … at some time during the period beginning on April 1, 2025 and ending on November 30, 2025, the person was in, or had their residence in, an area in Canada affected by a wildfire; (b) the document was — while it was valid — lost, damaged, destroyed or rendered inaccessible as a result of the wildfire; (c) during that period, the person, or a person acting on their behalf, made an application to replace the document; (d) the application included a declaration made by the person, or a person acting on their behalf, stating that the the document was lost, damaged, destroyed or rendered inaccessible as a result of the wildfire and (i) proof that, at the time that the document was lost, damaged, destroyed or rendered inaccessible, the person had their residence in an area referred to in paragraph (a), or (ii) a declaration made by the person, or a person acting on their behalf, stating that, at that time, the person was in that area; and (e) the fees in question have not been remitted under section 11 of the Passport and Other Travel Document Services Fees Regulations.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-94d8c908528531765444",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Certain Fees Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations Remission Order (SI/2025-126)",
  "policyEffect": "Remits the excess from the adjustment, by operation of section 17 of the Service Fees Act, of any fees payable under subsections 298(1) and 306(1) and sections 309 and 310 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations during the period beginning on December 1, 2019 and ending on November 30, 2023.",
  "operativeDate": "2025-12-05",
  "year": 2025,
  "affectedGroup": "Any persons who paid or owe fees payable under subsections 298(1) and 306(1) and sections 309 and 310 of the immigration and refugee protection regulations during the period beginning on december 1, 2019 and ending on november 30, 2023",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Admission / inadmissibility / temporary & permanent status",
  "policyTool": "Remission order / fee waiver",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2025/2025-12-17/html/si-tr126-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "",
  "evidencePassage": "remits the excess from the adjustment, by operation of section 17footnote c of the Service Fees Actfootnote d, of any fees payable under subsections 298(1) and 306(1) and sections 309 and 310 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulationsfootnote e during the period beginning on December 1, 2019 and ending on November 30, 2023.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-059725260a9e33f1e612",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Fee Paid or Payable for the Acquisition of Permanent Resident Status (Certain Colombian, Haitian and Venezuelan Nationals) Remission Order",
  "policyEffect": "Remission of the right of permanent residence fee paid or payable under subsection 303(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to certain Colombian, Haitian, and Venezuelan nationals whose applications for permanent residency were approved under specific family-reunification public policies.",
  "operativeDate": "2025-12-05",
  "year": 2025,
  "affectedGroup": "Certain colombian, haitian and venezuelan nationals whose applications for permanent residency were approved under the temporary public policy signed on december 4, 2023, or a subsequent public policy signed on september 20, 2024.",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Remission of the right of permanent residence fee paid or payable under subsection 303(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to certain Colombian, Haitian, and Venezuelan nationals whose applications for permanent residency were approved under specific family-reunification public policies.",
  "policyCategory": "Residence, family",
  "policyTool": "Fees",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2025/2025-12-17/html/si-tr123-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "",
  "evidencePassage": "remits the fee paid or payable for the acquisition of permanent resident status under subsection 303(1)footnote c of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulationsfootnote d to certain Colombian, Haitian and Venezuelan nationals whose applications for permanent residency were approved under (a) the Temporary public policy to facilitate the issuance of permanent resident visas to certain Colombian, Haitian and Venezuelan nationals with family in Canada signed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on December 4, 2023; or (b) a subsequent public policy issued under section 25.2footnote e of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Actfootnote f and signed by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on September 20, 2024.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-31c6076b38cbfc0dcf04",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Fee Payable for the Right to be a Citizen Remission Order (SI/2025-125)",
  "policyEffect": "Remits the excess from the adjustment, by operation of section 17 of the Service Fees Act, of the fee payable under section 32 of the Citizenship Regulations during the period beginning on March 31, 2020 and ending on March 30, 2025.",
  "operativeDate": "2025-12-05",
  "year": 2025,
  "affectedGroup": "Citizenship applicants subject to the fee payable under section 32 of the citizenship regulations",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Remits the excess from the adjustment, by operation of section 17 of the Service Fees Act, of the fee payable under section 32 of the Citizenship Regulations during the period beginning on March 31, 2020 and ending on March 30, 2025.",
  "policyCategory": "Citizenship",
  "policyTool": "Fee waiver / remission",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette / Justice Laws",
  "sourceUrl": "https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SI-2025-125/page-1.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 159, Number 26, Registration SI/2025-125, P.C. 2025-907 (December 5, 2025)",
  "evidencePassage": "remits the excess from the adjustment, by operation of section 17Footnote c of the Service Fees ActFootnote d, of the fee payable under section 32Footnote e of the Citizenship RegulationsFootnote f during the period beginning on March 31, 2020 and ending on March 30, 2025.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-d5eada64688ebe178b70",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (Bill C-3)",
  "policyEffect": "Repeals the first-generation limit on Canadian citizenship by descent, retroactively restoring Canadian citizenship to persons born abroad before December 15, 2025 to a Canadian citizen parent across multiple generations, and introduces a substantial connection requirement (1,095 days of physical presence in Canada) for Canadian parents born abroad to pass citizenship to children born on or after December 15, 2025.",
  "operativeDate": "2025-12-15",
  "year": 2025,
  "affectedGroup": "Foreign-born descendants of canadian citizens",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Repeals the first-generation limit on Canadian citizenship by descent, retroactively restoring Canadian citizenship to persons born abroad before December 15, 2025 to a Canadian citizen parent across multiple generations, and introduces a substantial connection requirement (1,095 days of physical presence in Canada) for Canadian parents born abroad to pass citizenship to children born on or after December 15, 2025.",
  "policyCategory": "Citizenship and nationality",
  "policyTool": "Citizenship by descent / legislative amendment",
  "sourceName": "Parliament of Canada / Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2025/12/bill-c-3-an-act-to-amend-the-citizenship-act-2025-comes-into-effect.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Statutes of Canada, Bill C-3 (An Act to amend the Citizenship Act), SI/2025-129, Royal Assent November 20, 2025",
  "evidencePassage": "citizenship](https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship.html) 3. [Canadian citizenship](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship.html) 4. [Changes to citizenship rules and requirements](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/act-changes.html) # Change to citizenship rules in 2025 On December 15, 2025, the Government of Canada passed [Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act](https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/45-1/c-3). This legislation changes the first-generation limit to citizenship by descent. On this page, we explain what this change means, how to check if you’re affected, and what you need to do **before travelling** to Canada. This change officially took effect on **December 15, 2025**. ## On this page - [What the change means](#what) - [If you applied under the interim measure](#interim) - [How to prove your Canadian citizenship](#prove) - [Before travelling to Canada](#before) ## What the change means Before Bill C-3, Canadian citizenship by descent was limited to the first generation born outside Canada. This rule was called the first-generation limit to citizenship … a citizen through naturalization). - **First generation:** Born outside Canada to a Canadian citizen who was born in Canada or granted citizenship (naturalized). This person is Canadian by descent. - **Second generation or later:** Also born outside Canada to a first-generation person. This person is now Canadian in some situations. This is also how we count generations for people who are adopted and apply for a direct grant of citizenship. ### If you were born or adopted on or after December 15, 2025 People born outside Canada in the second generation (or later) may be Canadian if - their parent was also born or adopted outside Canada to a Canadian citizen (meaning the grandparent was Canadian), **and** - that same parent spent at least 1,095 days in Canada before the birth Adopted people are likely eligible to apply for Canadian citizenship through a direct grant for adopted people if - they were born and adopted outside Canada in the second generation or later, **and** - their Canadian parent spent at least 1,095 days in Canada before the adoption ### If you were born or adopted before December 15, 2025 Citizenship may have been restored or given to people who were born outside … Canada in the second generation or later before December 15, 2025. This means that in most cases you’re **automatically a Canadian citizen** if you were born - before December 15, 2025 - outside Canada to a Canadian parent This rule also applies to you if you were born to someone who became Canadian because of these rule changes. If this change made you a Canadian automatically, **but** you don’t want to be one, you can [apply to give up (renounce) your Canadian citizenship](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/renounce-canadian-citizenship.html … You may also want a certificate as **proof of your citizenship** if you became a citizen automatically. When you apply, we’ll review your application to check if you’re a Canadian citizen. If you are, we’ll give you a citizenship certificate (proof of your Canadian citizenship). This proof will help you apply for a Canadian passport and avoid delays at the border if [you plan to enter Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/act-changes/rules-2025.html#before). [Apply for a citizenship certificate.](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-fa658b14915c5557439f",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Removals Cost Historical Adjustment Remission Order (SI/2025-130)",
  "policyEffect": "Remits statutory debts totaling $210,225.73 owed to the Crown by foreign nationals removed from Canada between April 1, 2019, and October 31, 2024, arising from the Canada Border Services Agency's failure to apply annual Consumer Price Index adjustments to section 243 removal recovery fees prior to re-entering Canada. Phase scope: Full operative effect upon registration.",
  "operativeDate": "2025-12-18",
  "year": 2025,
  "affectedGroup": "Foreign nationals previously removed from canada at crown expense seeking return",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Removal and return / enforcement",
  "policyTool": "Remission order / cost recovery waiver",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2025/2025-12-31/html/si-tr130-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "SI/2025-130, Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 159, No. 27",
  "evidencePassage": "2019 to October 31, 2024) Remission Order P.C. 2025-977 December 18, 2025 Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, considering that the collection of the amounts is unreasonable, on the recommendation of the Treasury Board and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, under subsection 23(2.1)footnote a of the Financial Administration Actfootnote b, remits the amounts of the annual adjustments — made under subsection 17(1) of the Service Fees Actfootnote c — to the costs paid or payable under section 243footnote d of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulationsfootnote e, as it read before April 1, 2025, for the period beginning on April 1, 2019 and ending on October 31, 2024. EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order.) Proposal The Governor in Council, considering that collection of the debt is unreasonable, on the recommendation of the Treasury Board and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, makes the Adjustment of Certain Costs Paid or Payable Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (April 1, 2019 to October 31, 2024) Remission Order [the Remission Order] pursuant to subsection 23(2.1) of the Financial Administration Act. Objective The objective of the Remission Order is to remit outstanding debts that resulted from the non-collection of inflation-based adjustments to certain fees charged by the Canada Border Services Agency between April 1, 2019, and October 31, 2024. Background The Canada Border Services Agency (the Agency) is responsible for providing integrated border services that support national security and public safety priorities and facilitate the free flow of persons and goods. The majority of activities and services provided by the Canada Border Services Agency, such as processing … travellers and examining goods entering Canada during regular business hours, are publicly funded. Other activities and services are managed on a cost-recovery basis and are subject to fees which may be set by agreement or by regulation. The rates charged by the Agency for regulatory fees are based on a number of fee-setting regulations, including the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, which detail the framework of fees (section 243) for the recovery of costs incurred by the Government of Canada as a result of the removal of foreign nationals deemed inadmissible to Canada under the … recovery of removal costs fees under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations for which the mandatory fee adjustments were not collected between April 1, 2019, and March 31, 2020 Fee name Transaction volume (A) Fee amount charged (B) Adjusted fee amount (C) Total foregone revenue ((C-B) x A) Recovery of removal costs payable by a foreign national previously removed from Canada at Her Majesty’s expense and for which the removal costs were not recovered from a transporter — for persons removed to the United States or St. Pierre and Miquelon 52 $750 $766.50 $858.00 Recovery of removal costs payable by a foreign national previously removed from Canada at Her Majesty’s expense and for which the removal costs were not recovered from a transporter — for persons removed to any country other than the United States or St. Pierre and Miquelon 290 $1,500 $1,533.00 $9,570.00 Total for fiscal year 2019–2020 N/A N/A N/A $10,428.00 Table 2: Summary of the recovery of removal costs fees under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations for which the mandatory fee adjustments were not collected between April 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021 Fee name Transaction volume (A) Fee amount charged",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-1372e1b6d8985bbe7af9",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA) 12-Month Bar Exemption for Iranian Nationals",
  "policyEffect": "Exempts nationals of Iran from the statutory 12-month waiting bar to apply for a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA) or secondary PRRA if they received a final negative asylum decision from the IRB, Federal Court, or a previous PRRA refusal between December 20, 2024, and December 19, 2025. Phase scope: Applies to negative asylum and PRRA decisions rendered between December 20, 2024, and December 19, 2025.",
  "operativeDate": "2025-12-19",
  "year": 2025,
  "affectedGroup": "Rejected asylum seekers and individuals facing removal",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Asylum / removal protection",
  "policyTool": "Statutory bar waiver / administrative guideline",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/changes-pre-removal-risk-assessment-iran.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Notice, 'Changes to the pre-removal risk assessment for Iran', December 19, 2025.",
  "evidencePassage": "Citizenship Canada (IRCC) closely monitors country conditions from a protection perspective and has noted the [current situation in Iran](https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/iran). After hostilities between Israel and Iran escalated in June 2025, human rights conditions have deteriorated. As a result, some Iranian nationals could face risk if they are required to return to their country. Iranian nationals who received a negative final decision on their asylum (refugee) claim from the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada or the Federal Court between December 20, 2024, and December 19, 2025, may now be eligible to apply for a [pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA)](https://canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/protection/refusal-options/pre-removal-risk-assessment.html), as IRCC has provided an exemption to the 12-month waiting period. If IRCC refused someone’s PRRA during that period, they may now be eligible to apply for a secondary PRRA. An accepted PRRA application prevents people from being removed back to a country where they have demonstrated they face risks like persecution, torture or other harm. In normal circumstances, people must wait 12 months after",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-824a66e239d7274f8599",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Start-Up Business Class intake set to zero",
  "policyEffect": "Effective January 1, 2026, and until further notice, the number of new applications that will be accepted for processing in any calendar year for the Start-Up Business Class is set at zero in order to support the Department of Citizenship and Immigration in managing inventory pressures. Exceptions apply where complete applications are supported by a valid commitment certificate from a designated entity received by IRCC before 12:00 a.m. EST on January 1, 2026; applications supported by 10 other commitment certificates from that same designated entity were not accepted into processing during 2025 and 2026; and all applications associated with the commitment have been received by IRCC within six months following the date of commitment mentioned in the first valid version of the commitment certificate received by the Department, with the date of commitment not later than the date the certificate is submitted to IRCC.",
  "operativeDate": "2026-01-01",
  "year": 2026,
  "affectedGroup": "Start-up business class applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Effective January 1, 2026, and until further notice, the number of new applications that will be accepted for processing in any calendar year for the Start-Up Business Class is set at zero in order to support the Department of Citizenship and Immigration in managing inventory pressures.; Exceptions apply where complete applications are supported by a valid commitment certificate from a designated entity received by IRCC before 12:00 a.m.; and all applications associated with the commitment have been received by IRCC within six months following the date of commitment mentioned in the first valid version of the commitment certificate received by the Department, with the date of commitment not later than the date the certificate is submitted to IRCC.",
  "policyCategory": "Economic migration / business",
  "policyTool": "Quota / cap",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2025/2025-12-20/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Ministerial Instructions respecting the Start-Up Business Class, Canada Gazette, Part I, Vol. 159, No. 51.",
  "evidencePassage": "Effective January 1, 2026, and until further notice, in order to support the Department of Citizenship and Immigration (hereafter the Department) in managing inventory pressures, the number of new applications that will be accepted for processing in any calendar year for the Start-Up Business Class is set at zero. … These Instructions take effect on January 1, 2026, and remain in effect until further notice.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-84aaa422ca7f13ddad4d",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Suspension of New Parents and Grandparents Permanent Resident Visa and Sponsorship Applications",
  "policyEffect": "As of January 1, 2026, no new permanent resident visa applications made by parents or grandparents and no related sponsorship applications are received for processing until further instructions are issued, while applications received in 2025 continue to be processed up to a maximum of 10,000.",
  "operativeDate": "2026-01-01",
  "year": 2026,
  "affectedGroup": "Parents or grandparents of a sponsor making permanent resident visa applications under the family class and sponsors making related sponsorship applications",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: As of January 1, 2026, no new permanent resident visa applications made by parents or grandparents and no related sponsorship applications are received for processing until further instructions are issued, while applications received in 2025 continue to be processed up to a maximum of 10,000.",
  "policyCategory": "Investor business, family",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2025/2025-12-27/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2025/2025-12-27/html/notice-avis-eng.html; https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/ministerial-instructions/other-goals/mi89.html",
  "evidencePassage": "These Instructions are intended to ensure that as of January 1, 2026, no new permanent resident visa applications made by parents or grandparents of a sponsor and no sponsorship applications made in relation to those applications are received for processing until further Instructions are issued. The Department of Citizenship and Immigration (the Department) will continue accepting for processing permanent resident visa applications made by parents or grandparents of a sponsor and sponsorship applications made in relation to those applications that were received in 2025 pursuant to the conditions outlined below. … These Instructions take effect on January 1, 2026.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-4ab7db4aa369a77ff8b6",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Zero Intake Cap on Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) by Groups",
  "policyEffect": "The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration issued Ministerial Instructions setting the intake cap for new Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) applications submitted by 'Groups' to zero for the 2026 calendar year.",
  "operativeDate": "2026-01-01",
  "year": 2026,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Other",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2025/2025-11-22/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette. Zero Intake Cap on Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) by Groups. Effective 2026-01-01.; Ministerial Instructions with respect to the processing of certain sponsorship applications under the Refugee Class, Canada Gazette, Part I, Vol. 159, No. 47.",
  "evidencePassage": "Cabinet approved admission targets, without further growing inventories. Scope These Instructions apply to groups, as referred to in section 138 of the Regulations, who are applying under Part 8, Division 2, of the Regulations, and for which the sponsorship application was submitted on or after the coming-into-effect date listed in these Instructions. Applications made under a temporary public policy made under section 25.2 of the Act are excluded from these Instructions. Setting the number of new sponsorship applications to be accepted for processing in a calendar year The number of new sponsorship applications under Part 8 of Division 2 of the Regulations that will be accepted for processing in a calendar year, by groups, is set at zero. The year begins on January 1, 2026, and ends on December 31, 2026. Humanitarian and compassionate requests A request made under subsection 25(1) of the Act from outside Canada and that accompanies an application that was not accepted for processing under these Instructions will not be processed. Effective period These Instructions take effect on January 1, 2026, and expire on December 31, 2026. October 2, 2025 The Hon. Lena Metlege Diab, ECNS, KC",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-b9fac0c4025e3462ac06",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary Extension of Status for Ukrainian Family Reunification Applicants",
  "policyEffect": "Ukrainian nationals with pending permanent residence applications under the family reunification pathway can apply for temporary extensions, new open work permits, or study permits within Canada while awaiting application processing.",
  "operativeDate": "2026-01-16",
  "year": 2026,
  "affectedGroup": "Existing holders",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Ukrainian nationals with pending permanent residence applications under the family reunification pathway can apply for temporary extensions, new open work permits, or study permits within Canada while awaiting application processing.",
  "policyCategory": "Family, residence, skilled work, student",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "Canada.ca News",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/canada-extends-temporary-residence-ukrainian-family-reunification-pathway.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada.ca News. Temporary Extension of Status for Ukrainian Family Reunification Applicants. Effective 2026-01-16.",
  "evidencePassage": "with family members in Canada to help them stay together as their rebuild their lives. Today, new measures were announced to make it easier for Ukrainians who applied under the family reunification pathway and their family members to apply to extend their stay in Canada while waiting for a decision on their permanent residence application. Eligible Ukrainians will have until March 31, 2027, to apply from within Canada for - a new open work permit - an extension of an existing work permit - a new study permit - an extension or restoration of their temporary resident status This can be done even",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-d3ace199591f6bb60006",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary immigration measures extension for Iranian work permit holders in Canada",
  "policyEffect": "Canada extended temporary immigration measures until March 31, 2027, allowing eligible Iranian work permit holders currently in Canada to extend their status and work permit, subject to specific criteria including having a valid work permit issued no later than February 28, 2025.",
  "operativeDate": "2026-03-01",
  "year": 2026,
  "affectedGroup": "Iranian national work permit holders in canada with a valid passport whose valid work permit was issued no later than february 28, 2025",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Canada extended temporary immigration measures until March 31, 2027, allowing eligible Iranian work permit holders currently in Canada to extend their status and work permit, subject to specific criteria including having a valid work permit issued no later than February 28, 2025.",
  "policyCategory": "Residence, student, skilled work",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/iran.html",
  "preciseCitation": "",
  "evidencePassage": "Temporary measures have been extended until March 31, 2027, for Iranian work permit holders in Canada only. Iranian nationals working in Canada may be eligible to extend their work permit. … You may **extend your status** if **all** of the following apply: - You’re an Iranian national with a valid passport. - You’re **in Canada** with a valid work permit when - you **apply for your work permit extension**, and - a **decision is made** on your application - Your valid work permit was issued no later than February 28, 2025. … You haven’t already been issued a work permit under the March 1, 2026, special measures to extend work permits. - If you were already issued a work permit extension, you can’t get a second one. - You meet the general eligibility and admissibility requirements for a work permit.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp-781808a95f8969df008a",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Quebec Temporary Work Permit Measure for PSTQ Candidates",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC implemented a temporary policy allowing skilled foreign workers who have applied for permanent selection under Quebec’s PSTQ program to obtain an employer-specific work permit under the International Mobility Program while awaiting provincial selection.",
  "operativeDate": "2026-03-13",
  "year": 2026,
  "affectedGroup": "Existing holders",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Skilled work",
  "policyTool": "New pathway",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/work-permits-quebec-pr.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Quebec Temporary Work Permit Measure for PSTQ Candidates. Effective 2026-03-13.",
  "evidencePassage": "residency under its provincial programs, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is proposing to facilitate access to short-term employer-specific work permits under the International Mobility Program (IMP) for select temporary foreign workers via a time-limited public policy. This measure is expected to help Quebec stabilize its workforce and address labour shortages as necessary, in addition to ensuring that eligible workers remain employed while the province is assessing their eligibility for a Certificat de sélection du Québec, to support their transition for permanent residency. These … the end of 2027. ## Public Policy Considerations This public policy, pursuant to section 25.2 of the Act, will facilitate access to employer-specific work permits under the IMP for eligible temporary foreign workers in Quebec who have been invited to apply for permanent residence in that province and have submitted a Demande de sélection permanente (DSP) to the province under the Programme de sélection des travailleurs qualifiés (PSTQ). I hereby establish that there are sufficient public policy considerations that justify the granting, in accordance with section 25.2 of the Act, exemptions from … the requirements of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* (the Regulations) listed below to foreign nationals who meet the conditions set out below. ## Conditions (eligibility requirements): Based on public policy considerations, delegated officers may grant to a foreign national an exemption from the requirements of the Regulations identified below if the foreign national meets the following conditions: 1\\. The foreign national 1. holds a valid employer-specific work permit 1. issued pursuant to subparagraphs 200(1)(c)(iii) or 200(1)(c)(ii.1) of the Regulations; 2. for work located in the province of Quebec; and 3. that will expire on or before December 31, 2026; 2. has submitted, prior to the expiry of the work permit referred to in (a), a work permit application under subparagraph 200(1)(c)(ii.1) of the Regulations with an offer of employment to work in the province of Quebec for the same employer that is listed on the work permit referred to (a); 3. has submitted their work permit application referred to in (b) using electronic means (applied online), or by any other means that is made available or specified by the Minister for that purpose if the foreign national is unable to meet the requirement to make the application, submit any document or provide signature or information using electronic means; and 4. has provided, with the application referred to in (b), confirmation that they have been invited to apply under the Programme de selection des travailleurs qualifies (PSTQ) by the province of Quebec and have submitted a DSP to that province. or 2\\. The foreign national 1. held an employer-specific work permit 1. issued pursuant to subparagraphs 200(1)(c)(iii) or 200(1)(c)(ii.1) of the Regulations; 2. for work located in the province of Quebec; and 3 … all other legislative eligibility and admissibility requirements not exempted under this, or another, public policy. ## Effective Date and Expiration: This public policy comes into effect on March 13, 2026 and applies to applications received on or after this date. This public policy will expire on December 31, 2026, and may be revoked at any time, without prior notice. The Hon. Lena Metlege Diab, ECNS, KC, P.C., M.P. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Dated at Ottawa, this 12 day of March, 2026 ## Page details 2026-06-05 ## About this site ### Immigration and citizenship - [Help Centre](",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-c86c07c8f06e15dae631",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Provincial Nominee Program Assessment Roles): SOR/2026-63",
  "policyEffect": "Replaces IRPR subsections 87(2) to (4) to assign provincial and territorial governments the sole responsibility to evaluate a candidate's \"ability to become economically established\" and \"intention to reside\" in the nominating province, removing federal officer substitution/override on these specific criteria.",
  "operativeDate": "2026-03-30",
  "year": 2026,
  "affectedGroup": "Provincial nominee permanent residence applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Economic migration / provincial nominee class",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility assessment jurisdiction",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2026/2026-04-08/html/sor-dors63-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 160, Number 7, SOR/2026-63 (2026-03-30).; SOR/2026-63, Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 160, No. 7.",
  "evidencePassage": "Protection Regulations (Provincial Nominee Program) under subsections 5(1) and 14(2)footnote a of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act footnote b. Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Provincial Nominee Program) Amendments 1 (1) Subsections 87(2) to (4) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations footnote 1 are replaced by the following: Member of class (2) Subject to subsection (5), a foreign national is a member of the provincial nominee class if they are named in a nomination certificate that is (a) issued by the government of a province under a provincial nomination agreement that is in force between that province and the Minister at the time of nomination; (b) made in accordance with the provincial selection criteria that have been approved in writing by the Minister; and (c) made on the basis of the foreign national’s ability to become economically established in Canada and their intention to reside in the province that has nominated them. Evaluation by province (3) The government of a province that issues the nomination certificate has the sole responsibility to evaluate, according to the provincial selection criteria that have been approved in writing by the Minister, both the foreign national’s ability to become economically established in Canada and their intention to reside in that province. (2) The Regulations are amended by replacing “paragraph (2)(a)” with “subsection (2)” in the following provisions: (a) the portion of subsection 87(5) before paragraph (a); and (b) subsection 87(10). Coming into Force 2 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Issues Immigration is a shared federal and provincial … Amendments replace the criteria for membership in the Provincial Nominee Class, including the authority of a federal officer to substitute an assessment by the province or territory for their own assessment, with criteria that require the candidate to be named in a nomination certificate that is issued by the province under a PNP agreement between the Minister and the province; made as per selection criteria approved by the Minister; and made based on the person’s ability to economically establish in Canada and their intent to live in the nominating province. The Amendments also establish that the … is one wherein responsibility for assessing candidates under the PNP would continue to be shared between PTs and IRCC. The baseline scenario is then compared with the regulatory scenario, in which PTs will be solely responsible for the assessment of the two criteria that constitute eligibility in the Provincial Nominee Class. This would not represent increased effort for PTs, but rather simply removes duplication of efforts by IRCC. The costs and benefits of the Amendments are monetized for 10 periods of 12 months (2026 to 2035) and are expressed in 2023 dollars. The Amendments result in both … differential impacts expected on applications from diverse populations. Implementation, compliance and enforcement, and service standards Implementation The Amendments come into force on the day on which they are registered. PTs will continue to assess a candidate’s “ability to economically establish” and “intent to reside” as part of their nomination assessment. IRCC’s assessment will focus solely on confirming that the applicants have been determined by the PT to meet eligibility criteria as prescribed in the regulations, and are admissible to Canada. The Amendments will apply to new cases that are",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-6cf7518f4fae6109756b",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Pause of New Intakes for Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots",
  "policyEffect": "Effective March 31, 2026, the number of new applications accepted for processing in a year for the Home Care Worker Immigration (Home Support) and Home Care Worker Immigration (Child Care) classes is set at zero.",
  "operativeDate": "2026-03-31",
  "year": 2026,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants for permanent resident visas under the home care worker immigration (child care) and home care worker immigration (home support) classes",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Recorded validated scope: Applications above the zero intake are not accepted and fees are returned; accompanying overseas humanitarian and compassionate requests are not processed.",
  "policyCategory": "Residence",
  "policyTool": "Other",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2025/2025-12-20/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Ministerial Instructions respecting the Home Care Worker Immigration classes, Canada Gazette, Part I, December 20, 2025",
  "evidencePassage": "the number of new applications (submitted on or after March 31, 2026) that will be accepted for processing in a year for the Home Care Worker Immigration (Home Support) and Home Care Worker Immigration (Child Care) classes is set at zero. … Applications received in excess of the number that may be accepted for processing in a year will not be accepted for processing and fees will be returned. … A request made under subsection 25(1) of the Act from outside Canada and that accompanies an application that was not processed under these Instructions will not be processed.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-747a26a65e6b5bdab33e",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Super Visa Income Requirement Flexibility",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC introduced two flexible alternatives to the Low Income Cut-Off (LICO) financial evaluation for the Parents and Grandparents Super Visa: an extended two-year income assessment period and the ability to include a visiting parent/grandparent's own income if the host meets a minimum percentage of the LICO threshold.",
  "operativeDate": "2026-03-31",
  "year": 2026,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: IRCC introduced two flexible alternatives to the Low Income Cut-Off (LICO) financial evaluation for the Parents and Grandparents Super Visa: an extended two-year income assessment period and the ability to include a visiting parent/grandparent's own income if the host meets a minimum percentage of the LICO threshold.",
  "policyCategory": "Family",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/changes-parents-grandparents-super-visa-income-requirement-calculated.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Super Visa Income Requirement Flexibility. Effective 2026-03-31.",
  "evidencePassage": "immigration system and returning overall immigration to sustainable levels. At the same time, we know families are strongest when they’re together, and we remain committed to family reunification. Starting March 31, 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will change how it calculates family income for super visa eligibility, making the program more equitable and accessible to more families while ensuring parents and grandparents are financially supported during their stay in Canada. The [super visa](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/parent-grandparent-super-visa.html) is a multiple-entry visitor visa that allows parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents to visit their family in Canada for longer periods. An applicant’s host, that is, their child or grandchild in Canada, must provide proof that they meet the income requirements to support their family members while they’re here. The new approach will provide hosts with two alternative ways to meet the income requirement: - **Extending the income assessment period:** Hosts and their co-signer (if applicable) may meet or exceed the income requirement … in either one of the two taxation years preceding the time of application. Previously, IRCC assessed only the year before. - **Allowing the income of the visiting parent or grandparent to be added:** If the hosts and their co-signer (if applicable) meet the required minimum percentage of income, the income of the visiting parents and grandparents can be added to cover the remaining amount. As of March 31, 2026, all applications already in processing, or submitted on or after that date, will be assessed against the new income requirements. Under these updated criteria, families who were previously",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-69b7150ab3774ea52be0",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Elimination of Separate Co-op Work Permits for Post-Secondary International Students",
  "policyEffect": "Post-secondary international students no longer need a separate co-op work permit for mandatory, program-integrated work placements. Pending applications for this permit type are automatically withdrawn.",
  "operativeDate": "2026-04-01",
  "year": 2026,
  "affectedGroup": "",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Student",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/simplifying-co-op-work-permit-requirement-post-secondary-international-students.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Elimination of Separate Co-op Work Permits for Post-Secondary International Students. Effective 2026-04-01.",
  "evidencePassage": "Citizenship Canada is working to streamline its processes and maximize efficiency, while continuing to strengthen the International Student Program and deliver excellent client services. As of April 1, 2026, eligible post-secondary international students no longer need a separate work permit to participate in student work placements required by their program, such as co-op placements and internships. Students may work for employers approved by their designated learning institution as part of their program requirements. This change simplifies the administrative process for students by requiring only … one permit to complete a single study program. It does not increase the number of students who are authorized to work or affect temporary resident volumes; it simply removes an administrative step that is no longer necessary. International students with pending decisions on their co-op work permit applications will not need to take any action. IRCC will withdraw all eligible and active co-op work permit applications. The full eligibility criteria are available on [our website](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/study-canada/work/intern.html). ## Page details 2026",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-629e43847f43a6c94b12",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Biennial Increase of Permanent Residence Fees",
  "policyEffect": "The government implemented scheduled biennial increases to various permanent residence fees, including the Right of Permanent Residence Fee and specific class application fees, aligned with the Consumer Price Index.",
  "operativeDate": "2026-04-30",
  "year": 2026,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: The government implemented scheduled biennial increases to various permanent residence fees, including the Right of Permanent Residence Fee and specific class application fees, aligned with the Consumer Price Index.",
  "policyCategory": "Residence",
  "policyTool": "Fees",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2026/2026-04-04/html/notice-avis-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette. Biennial Increase of Permanent Residence Fees. Effective 2026-04-30.",
  "evidencePassage": "Canada Gazette Publications Part I: Vol. 160 (2026) April 4, 2026 Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 160, Number 14: GOVERNMENT NOTICES April 4, 2026 DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION ACT Notice of biennial increase of permanent residence fees pursuant to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations Notice is hereby given that, in keeping with subsection 303(1.1) and paragraph 294(d) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, the permanent residence fees will increase at 9:00:00 a.m., Eastern daylight time, on April 30, 2026, by the cumulative percentage increase to the Consumer Price Index for Canada, published by Statistics Canada, for the two previous years, rounded to the nearest five dollars. The current fees and the fees updated as of April 30, 2026, are listed below. Any inquiries or comments about the updated fees can be directed to Martin Mulligan, Director, Fees, Passport and Financial Business Intelligence, Financial Partnerships Branch, 613‑793‑8242 or IRCC.FPBFIFA-RFFADGPF.IRCC@cic.gc.ca. Table 1: Comparison of current and new permanent resident fees Program Applicants Current fee (April 2024— March 2026) New fee (April 2026— … March 2028) table a1 note a Right of Permanent Residence Fee Principal applicant and accompanying spouse or common-law partner $575 $600 Federal High Skilled, Provincial Nominee Program and Quebec Skilled Workers, Atlantic Immigration Class and most economic pilots [Rural, Agri-Food, Home Care Worker Immigration (Child Care) Class, Home Care Worker Immigration (Home Support) class] Principal applicant $950 $990 Accompanying spouse or common-law partner $950 $990 Accompanying dependent child table a1 note b $260 $270 Home care worker (caregiver) programs opened before 2025: Caring for Children … Class, Home Child Care Provider Class, Home Support Worker Class, and Caring for People with High Medical Needs Class Principal applicant $635 $660 Accompanying spouse or common-law partner $635 $660 Accompanying dependent child table a1 note b $175 $180 Business (federal and Quebec) Principal applicant $1,810 $1,895 Accompanying spouse or common-law partner $950 $990 Accompanying dependent child table a1 note b $260 $270 Family Reunification (Spouses, Partners and Children; Parents and Grandparents; and other relatives) Sponsorship fee $85 $90 Sponsored principal applicant $545 $570 Sponsored child (principal applicant under 22 and not a spouse/partner) table a1 note b $85 $90 Accompanying spouse or common-law partner $635 $660 Accompanying dependent child table a1 note b $175 $180 Protected Persons Principal applicant table a1 note b $635 $660 Accompanying spouse or common-law partner table a1 note b $635 $660 Accompanying dependent child table a1 note b $175 $180 Humanitarian and Compassionate / Public Policy Principal applicant table a1 note b $635 $660 Accompanying spouse or common-law partner $635 $660 Accompanying dependent child table a1 note b $175 $180 Permit Holders Principal applicant table a1 note c $375 $390 Table a1 note(s) Table a1 note a The new rate is calculated in accordance with the cumulative percentage increase to the Consumer Price Index for Canada, published by Statistics Canada, for the two previous years (2024 and 2025), rounded to the nearest five dollars. Return to table a1 note a referrer Table a1 note b These applicants are exempt from paying the Right of Permanent Residence Fee (normally paid by all permanent resident applicants except dependent children and protected persons). Principal applicants in the Humanitarian and Compassionate and",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-946a366cbf4412593c0a",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Refugee Sponsorship Facilitation Public Policy for Cancelled SAH Agreements",
  "policyEffect": "To support refugee applicants affected by the cancellation of a Sponsorship Agreement Holder (SAH), a temporary policy waives the requirement for UNHCR or host state Refugee Status Determination (RSD) documentation for replacement sponsorship applications submitted by Groups of Five or Community Sponsors.",
  "operativeDate": "2026-05-07",
  "year": 2026,
  "affectedGroup": "Existing holders",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: To support refugee applicants affected by the cancellation of a Sponsorship Agreement Holder (SAH), a temporary policy waives the requirement for UNHCR or host state Refugee Status Determination (RSD) documentation for replacement sponsorship applications submitted by Groups of Five or Community Sponsors.",
  "policyCategory": "Family",
  "policyTool": "Documentation",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/sah-refugees-april-23-extension.html",
  "preciseCitation": "canada.ca. Refugee Sponsorship Facilitation Public Policy for Cancelled SAH Agreements. Effective 2026-05-07.",
  "evidencePassage": "sponsorship as a result of a Sponsorship Agreement cancelation find a new sponsor. A valid sponsorship is required in order for IRCC to continue processing their resettlement application. This temporary public policy recognizes that many of the impacted refugee applicants will have family and community ties to Canada, and will have already been waiting many months or years for their application to be processed. This public policy aims to increase applicants’ chances of finding a replacement sponsor by waiving the requirement to include an RSD document as part of their sponsorship application, thus facilitating the sponsorship of these applicants by G5 and CS groups. I hereby establish that, in light of the foregoing, there are sufficient public policy considerations to justify granting exemptions, pursuant to section 25.2 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act* (the Act) and to the requirements of the provisions of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* (the Regulations) listed below, for foreign nationals and their accompanying family members who apply for the Private Sponsorship of Refugees program and meet the conditions (eligibility requirements) set out below … Fairness Letter must have been issued after the date the public policy comes into effect and before the date the public policy expires. ## Provision of the Regulations for which an exemption may be granted: Paragraph 140.2(1)(a) of the Regulations - that the permanent residence application be accompanied by a sponsorship application referred to in paragraph 153(1)(b) by which the foreign national is being sponsored, specifically the requirement in paragraph 153(1)(b) that the sponsor must make a sponsorship application that includes the document issued by the UNHCR or a foreign state certifying the status of the foreign national as a refugee. ## Other eligibility and admissibility criteria Foreign nationals eligible under this public policy and all family members included in the application for protection are subject to all other applicable regulatory and legislative eligibility and admissibility requirements not otherwise exempted by this temporary public policy. ## Coming into effect and expiration This temporary public policy takes effect on May 7, 2026 and may be revoked at any time. This temporary public policy expires twenty-four (24) months after coming into effect. The Honourable",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-36a7073a9c68286d84d3",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Update to Study Permit Scholarship and Exchange Program Guidelines",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC updated operational guidelines for study permits related to scholarships. Scholarship letters for the Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program and Study in Canada Scholarships must now be issued by the designated learning institution. The UMAP–Canada Scholarships program was removed from the recognized pathways list.",
  "operativeDate": "2026-05-08",
  "year": 2026,
  "affectedGroup": "New applicants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Scholarship letters for the Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program and Study in Canada Scholarships must now be issued by the designated learning institution.",
  "policyCategory": "Student",
  "policyTool": "Documentation",
  "sourceName": "IRCC",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/updates/2026-students-scholarships.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC. Update to Study Permit Scholarship and Exchange Program Guidelines. Effective 2026-05-08.",
  "evidencePassage": "corporate.html) 4. [Publications and Manuals](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals.html) 5. [Operational instructions and guidelines](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals.html) 6. [Updates](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/updates.html) # Program delivery update: Study permits – Scholarships, award recipients and exchange programs This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders. **May 08, 2026** The following updates have been made: - For the Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program and Study in Canada Scholarships, as of April 1, 2026, the official scholarship letter will be issued by the receiving Canadian designated learning institution (DLI). - University Mobility in Asia-Pacific (UMAP)–Canada Scholarships was removed from the list. ## Updated instructions - [Study permits: Scholarships, award recipients and exchange programs](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-8c34b4c6bdb151eb3b89",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary Public Policy Exempting Unaccompanied Minors from Certain Refugee Claim Ineligibility Grounds",
  "policyEffect": "Introduces a Ministerial Temporary Public Policy (TPP) under IRPA s. 25.2 that exempts unaccompanied minors seeking asylum from specific statutory refugee claim ineligibility provisions before referral to the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB).",
  "operativeDate": "2026-05-19",
  "year": 2026,
  "affectedGroup": "Unaccompanied minor refugee claimants",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: 25.2 that exempts unaccompanied minors seeking asylum from specific statutory refugee claim ineligibility provisions before referral to the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB).",
  "policyCategory": "Asylum / protection",
  "policyTool": "Ineligibility waiver / exemption",
  "sourceName": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Program Delivery Update: New Temporary Public Policy exempting unaccompanied minors from certain grounds of refugee claim ineligibility, June 4, 2026.",
  "evidencePassage": "exception is applied until a more permanent solution is achieved. ## Public Policy Considerations This Temporary Public Policy will ensure that unaccompanied minors are not subject to the new ineligibility provisions, given their lack of legal guardianship. I hereby establish, pursuant to my authority under section 25.2 of the Act, that there are sufficient public policy considerations that justify the granting of an exemption from the requirements of the Act listed below to foreign nationals who meet the conditions (eligibility requirements) set out below. ## Conditions (Eligibility Requirements) … Based on public policy considerations, delegated officers may grant an exemption from the requirements of the Act identified below if: The foreign national: 1. Has made a claim for refugee protection as required by subsection 99(3) of the Act; and 2. Is, when making their claim for refugee protection, under 18 years of age and has neither a parent nor an adult legally responsible for them in Canada. ## Provisions of the Act for which an exemption may be granted: To foreign nationals who meet the requirements above: - Paragraph 101(1)(b.1) of the Act – that a claim is ineligible to be referred … to the Refugee Protection Division if the claimant entered Canada after June 24, 2020 and made the claim more than one year after the day of their entry; or, - Paragraph 101(1)(b.2) of the Act – that a claim is ineligible to be referred to the Refugee Protection Division if the claimant entered Canada at a location along the Canada-United States land border – including the waters along or across that border – that is not a port of entry and made the claim after the end of the time limit referred to in subsection 159.4(1.1) of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations*. ## Other Criteria or Obligations Foreign nationals eligible under this public policy are subject to all other applicable criteria or obligations of the Act, not otherwise exempted. ## Effective Date and Expiration This public policy comes into effect upon signature and applies to claims where eligibility is determined on or after that date. This public policy will apply until it is revoked by the Minister. Claims where eligibility is determined on or before that date of revocation, will be processed under the public policy. The Honourable Lena Metlege Diab, ECNS, KC, P.C., M.P Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Dated at Ottawa, this 19 day of May 2026 ## Page details 2026-05-20 ## About this site ### Immigration and citizenship - [Help Centre](https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/index-featured-can.asp) - [Contact us](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/contact-ircc.html) - [Check your application status](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-status.html) ### Government of Canada - [All contacts](https://www.canada.ca/en/contact.html) - [Departments and agencies](https://www.canada.ca/en/government/dept.html",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
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  "stableRecordId": "repair-fcp3-075be9067faf9d3c9336",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Spousal Open Work Permit (C41) Exemption for Quebec Health Sector",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC updated Program Delivery Instructions for administrative code C41, providing an exemption to the 16-month open work permit validity limit. Spouses of foreign-trained healthcare professionals undergoing licensing or credentialing in Quebec are now exempt from this restriction.",
  "operativeDate": "2026-05-25",
  "year": 2026,
  "affectedGroup": "Existing holders",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: IRCC updated Program Delivery Instructions for administrative code C41, providing an exemption to the 16-month open work permit validity limit.; Spouses of foreign-trained healthcare professionals undergoing licensing or credentialing in Quebec are now exempt from this restriction.",
  "policyCategory": "Family, skilled work",
  "policyTool": "Eligibility",
  "sourceName": "Canada.ca - Spouses or common-law partners of skilled workers open work permit",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/foreign-workers/exemption-codes/public-policy-competitiveness-economy/spouses-common-law-authorized-work-high-skilled-occupations.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada.ca - Spouses or common-law partners of skilled workers open work permit. Spousal Open Work Permit (C41) Exemption for Quebec Health Sector. Effective 2026-01-21.",
  "evidencePassage": "stay, evidence that their principal foreign national has been provisionally approved for a work permit (that the letter of introduction is issued). 4. evidence that their principal foreign national’s authority or provisional approval to work in Canada is valid for 16 months or longer (see exemption from the 16-month rule below) **after** the receipt date of the spousal’s work permit application - For example, a copy of a work permit or passport stamps showing the period of authorized work (for work-permit exempt foreign nationals) or a copy of the letter of introduction. **Exemption from open … work permit restrictions for spouses of foreign-trained health care professionals in Quebec** Beginning on May 25, 2026, spouses of foreign-trained health care professionals in Quebec are exempt from the requirement that the principal foreign national’s work permit must be valid for at least 16 months for their spouse to qualify for an open work permit. In order to identify that they are the spouse or common-law partner of a foreign-trained health care professional in Quebec, applicants must include code **conjointsanteqc** in both the job title box and the brief description of duties box on … the application form. The principal applicant must be employed in one of the following occupations: - NOC 31301 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses - NOC 32103 – Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists - NOC 32120 – Medical laboratory technologists Officers should be satisfied that the applicants have demonstrated that they meet the eligibility requirements noted in the C41 general processing information. Additionally, applicants being assessed under this exemption must provide - the principal foreign national’s letter of selection sig",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-f54f304b93ab2a6448b0",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Electronic Travel Authorization): SOR/2026-87",
  "policyEffect": "Amends the table to subsection 7.01(1) of the IRPR to expand the partial visa exemption (eTA eligibility for air travel) to eligible citizens of Indonesia and Malaysia who hold a valid US non-immigrant visa or have held a Canadian visa in the past 10 years.",
  "operativeDate": "2026-05-26",
  "year": 2026,
  "affectedGroup": "Short-term visitors/business travelers from indonesia and malaysia",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Amends the table to subsection 7.01(1) of the IRPR to expand the partial visa exemption (eTA eligibility for air travel) to eligible citizens of Indonesia and Malaysia who hold a valid US non-immigrant visa or have held a Canadian visa in the past 10 years.",
  "policyCategory": "Border control / short-term entry",
  "policyTool": "Electronic travel authorization (eta) expansion",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2026/2026-06-03/html/sor-dors87-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 160, Number 11, SOR/2026-87 (2026-05-20).; SOR/2026-87, Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 160, No. 11.",
  "evidencePassage": "Refugee Protection Regulations (Electronic Travel Authorization) under subsections 5(1), 11(1.01)footnote a and 14(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Actfootnote b. Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Electronic Travel Authorization) Amendment 1 The table to subsection 7.01(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulationsfootnote 1 is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: Country Indonesia Malaysia Coming into Force 2 These Regulations come into force at 05:30:00 Eastern Daylight Time on May 26, 2026. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS … whichever occurs first. An eTA facilitates travel by allowing the holder multiple entries to Canada for short stays, generally of up to six months. Canada offers a “partial” visa exemption, allowing a subset of citizens from eligible countries to apply for an eTA instead of a TRV when travelling to or through Canada by air only (otherwise, a visa is required). Unlike the full visa exemption, eligibility criteria for a partial visa exemption require that an applicant from an eligible country must either have held a Canadian TRV within the last 10 years or hold a valid U.S. non-immigrant visa (NIV) at … all related risks and benefits associated with a visa exemption, and concluded that eligible citizens of Indonesia and Malaysia meet Canada’s comprehensive criteria for a partial visa exemption. Objective The objective of the Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Electronic Travel Authorization) [the amendments] is to facilitate the travel of eligible citizens of Indonesia and Malaysia to Canada on an eTA in air mode. Description The amendments add Indonesia and Malaysia to a list of countries and territories whose citizens are partially exempt from the TRV requirement if they have held a Canadian TRV within the last 10 years or if they hold a valid U.S. NIV at the time of their application. Eligible citizens would instead apply for an eTA for travel to or through Canada in air mode. Regulatory development Consultation Consultations related to the regulatory amendments included, but were not limited to, Global Affairs Canada (GAC), the Public Safety (PS) portfolio, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). IRCC has also engaged with Canada’s air and tourism … impacts related to gender or other identity factors. Overall, the analysis highlighted that the partial visa lift does not intentionally target specific groups of travellers from a GBA+ perspective. Based on recent data, gender characteristics are broadly gender-balanced. Implementation, compliance and enforcement, and service standards Implementation The amendments come into force on May 26, 2026, at 5:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). At that time, eligible citizens of Indonesia and Malaysia will be exempt from the TRV requirement when travelling to or through Canada by air mode. IRCC communications",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp3-1d7c9d243e0125aeb4cf",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary public policy to facilitate work permits for prospective permanent residence candidates in Quebec and their spouses and common-law partners",
  "policyEffect": "Introduces a temporary public policy pursuant to section 25.2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to facilitate access to short-term employer-specific work permits under the International Mobility Program for select temporary foreign workers in Quebec who have been invited to apply for permanent residence and have submitted a Demande de sélection permanente (DSP) under the Programme de sélection des travailleurs qualifiés (PSTQ), as well as open work permits for their spouses and common-law partners.",
  "operativeDate": "2026-06-05",
  "year": 2026,
  "affectedGroup": "Select temporary foreign workers in quebec invited to apply under the pstq who have submitted a dsp, and their spouses and common-law partners",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Work authorization / family / regularization to work",
  "policyTool": "Open work permit issuance / expedited processing",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/work-permits-qc-pr-2026-2.html",
  "preciseCitation": "",
  "evidencePassage": "This public policy, pursuant to section 25.2 of the Act, will facilitate access to employer-specific work permits under the IMP for eligible temporary foreign workers in Quebec who have been invited to apply for permanent residence in that province and have submitted a Demande de sélection permanente (DSP) to the province under the Programme de sélection des travailleurs qualifiés (PSTQ). The public policy will also facilitate access to open work permits for spouses and common-law partners of eligible workers. … This public policy comes into effect upon signature and revokes and replaces the “Temporary public policy to facilitate work permits for prospective permanent residence candidates in Quebec” signed on March 12, 2026. … The Hon. Lena Metlege Diab, ECNS, KC, P.C., M.P. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Dated at Ottawa, this 5th day of June, 2026",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-73dc2f33230443d685ee",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary Work Permit Relief for Provincial Nominee Program Applicants",
  "policyEffect": "IRCC has introduced a measure allowing Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) permanent residence applicants to apply for bridging open work permits, spousal open work permits, or employer-specific extensions without an Acknowledgement of Receipt (AOR) due to processing backlogs.",
  "operativeDate": "2026-06-09",
  "year": 2026,
  "affectedGroup": "Existing holders",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Residence, skilled work, family",
  "policyTool": "Documentation",
  "sourceName": "IRCC Operational Bulletins",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/bulletins-2026/699.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC Operational Bulletins. Temporary Work Permit Relief for Provincial Nominee Program Applicants. Effective 2026-06-09.",
  "evidencePassage": "citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/bulletins-2026.html) # Operational bulletin 699 – June 9, 2026 This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders. ## OB 699 – Temporary operational measures for in-Canada Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) work permit applications prior to the issuance of an Acknowledgment of Receipt (AOR) (T13, A75, and related spousal open work permits) | Effective date | Expiry date, if any | | --- | --- | | June 9, 2026 | N/A | ### Summary Effective June 9, 2026, clients **in Canada** who applied for permanent residence (PR) under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) (base and express entry) may submit alternative proof of PR submission in support of their applications for PNP employer‑specific work permits (T13), PNP Bridging Open Work Permits (A75), and eligible spousal open work permits for spouses/ partners of PNP principal PR applicants. These temporary measures are intended to support in‑Canada work permit processing for PNP applicants affected by prolonged R10 completeness check timelines. Extended completeness checks delay … combined with an expired nomination creates a risk of work interruption. The AOR is a safeguard to ensure that work permits are issued to clients whose PR application is complete. However, the current processing pressures require flexibility. Given that applicants subject to the measure would have already been pre-screened for PR by the nominating PT, the risk of issuing work permits to individuals who may not have a complete PR application is reduced. ### Processing Instructions To mitigate these impacts, officers processing in‑Canada applications may temporarily accept alternative evidence of PR application submission for the following work permit applications: - PNP employer-specific work permits (T13) – where the nomination has expired - PNP bridging open work permits (A75) - Eligible spousal open work permits for spouses/ partners of PNP principal applicants only This flexibility applies only to in‑Canada processing and does not modify underlying program eligibility requirements or the outcome of R10 completeness or eligibility assessments. Work permit applications submitted outside of Canada must continue to require a PR AOR before the work permit can be processed. Officers may be satisfied by either of the following in place of an AOR: - A copy of the email confirming submission of the PR application through the online portal, together with proof of payment of applicable PR fees, or - Confirmation in IRCC systems that an APR has been received and remains pending, including prospective applications visible in GCMS Applications that include one of the above forms of evidence may be approved for the work permit, subject to the usual eligibility and admissibility requirements. Either form of evidence is sufficient to demonstrate that the PR application has been submitted … under the R10 completeness check or guarantee PR approval, and that a returned PR application may affect their future work permit eligibility. This temporary measure takes effect immediately upon publication and remains in place until December 31, 2026. Unless further instructions are issued, the standard requirement to submit an AOR will resume after this date. | Manual chapter(s) to be updated | NHQ contact | | --- | --- | | Edited by Strategic Communications, Communications Branch, IRCC | ## Page details 2026-06-09 ## About this site ### Immigration and citizenship - [Help Centre](https://ircc",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp5-5b11ac71ec1f331f011e",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Transit Between International Flights): SOR/2026-149",
  "policyEffect": "Amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) to define a designated holding area and mandate that any person seeking to leave a sterile transit area or designated holding area at an airport during international transit appear immediately for examination by a border officer, while requiring commercial transporters to submit transit status and destination data. Phase scope: Registered and in force on the date of registration (June 22, 2026)",
  "operativeDate": "2026-06-22",
  "year": 2026,
  "affectedGroup": "Transit passengers",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "",
  "policyCategory": "Border control",
  "policyTool": "Regulatory amendment",
  "sourceName": "Canada Gazette, Part II",
  "sourceUrl": "https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2026/2026-07-01/html/sor-dors149-eng.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 160, Number 13, SOR/2026-149 (Registration June 22, 2026)",
  "evidencePassage": "Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Transit Between International Flights) Amendments 1 Section 2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations footnote 1 is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: designated holding area has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Presentation of Persons (2003) Regulations. (zone d’attente désignée) 2 (1) Paragraph 35(1)(b) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: (b) in any airport, passengers who are arriving from any country and who are transiting to a country other than Canada and remain in a sterile transit area or designated holding area. (2) Subsection 35(2) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: Obligatory examination (2) Any person seeking to leave a sterile transit area or designated holding area must appear immediately for examination. 3 Paragraph 269(1)(d) of the Regulations is replaced by the following: (c.1) their status as a passenger or crew member and confirmation whether they are in transit to a place outside Canada; (c.2) if they are in transit to a place outside Canada, their first destination outside Canada; (d) the unique passenger reference assigned to them by the commercial transporter, if any; Coming into Force 4 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered. N.B. The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement for these Regulations appears following SOR/2026-148, Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Customs Act (Transit Between International Flights). Footnotes Footnote a S.C. 2008, c. 3, s. 2 Return to footnote a referrer Footnote b S.C. 2001, c. 27 Return to footnote b referrer Footnote c S.C. 2017, c. 11, s. 6 Return to footnote c referrer Footnote d S.C. 2017, c. 26, s. 45(2) Return to footnote d referrer",
  "reviewMethod": "Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp-66de771db87d3132b348",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Update to LMIA Hourly Wage Thresholds",
  "policyEffect": "ESDC has updated the provincial and territorial hourly wage thresholds for the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, which determines the classification of applications between the High-Wage and Low-Wage streams.",
  "operativeDate": "2026-07-17",
  "year": 2026,
  "affectedGroup": "Employers applying for Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and prospective temporary foreign workers",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Thresholds are determined per province/territory; wages at or above the threshold fall under the high-wage stream, whereas wages below fall under the low-wage stream.",
  "policyCategory": "Labor Market Impact Assessment / Work Permits",
  "policyTool": "Operational Guidance / Wage Threshold Update",
  "sourceName": "Employment and Social Development Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/median-wage.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Employment and Social Development Canada, 'Hire a temporary foreign worker in a high-wage or low-wage position', Hourly wage threshold by province or territory table",
  "evidencePassage": "Hourly wage threshold by province or territory Province/territory For LMIAs received between June 27, 2025, and July 16, 2026 For LMIAs received as of July 17, 2026",
  "reviewMethod": "Official-source daily scan followed by independent Gemini 3.8 Flash exact-claim and materiality verification.",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "fcp6-395bc9d8b9724e4b8346",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Temporary public policy for foreign nationals of Palestine who will arrive in Canada as temporary residents on or before September 30, 2027",
  "policyEffect": "Grants statutory exemptions under section 25.2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act enabling eligible Palestinian foreign nationals and eligible family members arriving in Canada with temporary resident status on or before September 30, 2027 to apply from within Canada for fee-exempt study permits, open work permits, temporary resident permits, and status extensions.",
  "operativeDate": "2026-08-01",
  "year": 2026,
  "affectedGroup": "Nationals of palestine who are in canada as temporary residents or eligible foreign national family members of canadian citizens or permanent residents who left palestine on or after october 7, 2023",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Grants statutory exemptions under section 25.2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act enabling eligible Palestinian foreign nationals and eligible family members arriving in Canada with temporary resident status on or before September 30, 2027 to apply from within Canada for fee-exempt study permits, open work permits, temporary resident permits, and status extensions.",
  "policyCategory": "Humanitarian / temporary residence",
  "policyTool": "Fee waiver / open work permit / in-canada application exemption",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/palestinian-territories-immigration-measures-2026-2.html",
  "preciseCitation": "",
  "evidencePassage": "This temporary public policy facilitates access to education systems and the Canadian labour market for eligible foreign nationals who arrive in Canada with temporary resident status by September 30, 2027, and who have not been granted an exemption under previous public policies offering in-Canada measures for Palestinians, by enabling them to apply from within Canada for fee-exempt study permits, open work permits and/or temporary resident permits and move between temporary resident streams, while also enabling those who wish to extend their existing temporary status in Canada to do so without fees. … This public policy comes into effect on August 1, 2026, and expires on December 30, 2027, and may be revoked at any time without prior notice.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "component-ca-hong-kong-pr-intake-close-20260831",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Hong Kong permanent residence pathways close to new applications",
  "policyEffect": "Canada stopped accepting new applications under the temporary Hong Kong permanent residence pathways after August 31, 2026, while continuing to process applications received on or before that date. The separate open work permit measure for pathway applicants remains in place until May 2029.",
  "operativeDate": "2026-08-31",
  "year": 2026,
  "affectedGroup": "Hong kong nationals in canada seeking permanent residence through the temporary graduate or canadian-work-experience pathways",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: Canada stopped accepting new applications under the temporary Hong Kong permanent residence pathways after August 31, 2026, while continuing to process applications received on or before that date.; The separate open work permit measure for pathway applicants remains in place until May 2029.",
  "policyCategory": "Admissions or entry conditions",
  "policyTool": "Pathway closure",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/hongkong-permanent-residence-pathways-closing-new-applications.html",
  "preciseCitation": "IRCC notice dated August 28, 2026; closure effective August 31, 2026.",
  "evidencePassage": "As previously communicated, these temporary pathways will stop accepting new applications on August 31, 2026. We continue to process applications received on or before that date. … these temporary pathways will stop accepting new applications on August 31, 2026. … In support of that commitment, Canada introduced permanent residence pathways in 2021 to give eligible Hong Kong nationals in Canada with recent Canadian education or work experience an additional opportunity to become permanent residents. … Applicants to the Hong Kong pathways can apply for open work permits under a public policy that took effect on May 27, 2024, to ensure they can continue to live and work in Canada while their permanent residence application is in processing. This measure remains in place until May 2029.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 },
 {
  "stableRecordId": "component-ca-work-permit-study-20260904",
  "countryCode": "CA",
  "country": "Canada",
  "title": "Work permit holders may study without a study permit for short-term courses or programs",
  "policyEffect": "A temporary public policy allows eligible foreign nationals holding a valid work permit to study without a study permit in a course or program of studies of durations of six months or less, and grants an exemption from the requirement in paragraphs 188 (1)(c) of the Regulations that the course or program of studies be completed within the period for stay that was authorized upon entry into Canada. The exemption applies until the work permit expires, or the expiry or revocation of this public policy, whichever comes first. Foreign nationals eligible under this public policy are subject to all other applicable eligibility and admissibility requirements not exempted under this, or another, public policy. The public policy comes into effect 30 days after the date of signature (August 5, 2026) and will expire on December 31, 2027, and may be revoked at any time without prior notice.",
  "operativeDate": "2026-09-04",
  "year": 2026,
  "affectedGroup": "Foreign nationals who hold a valid work permit",
  "materialConditionsAndExceptions": "Validated condition or limit: A temporary public policy allows eligible foreign nationals holding a valid work permit to study without a study permit in a course or program of studies of durations of six months or less, and grants an exemption from the requirement in paragraphs 188 (1)(c) of the Regulations that the course or program of studies be completed within the period for stay that was authorized upon entry into Canada.; The exemption applies until the work permit expires, or the expiry or revocation of this public policy, whichever comes first.; Foreign nationals eligible under this public policy are subject to all other applicable eligibility and admissibility requirements not exempted under this, or another, public policy.; The public policy comes into effect 30 days after the date of signature (August 5, 2026) and will expire on December 31, 2027, and may be revoked at any time without prior notice.",
  "policyCategory": "Admissions or entry conditions",
  "policyTool": "Temporary public policy",
  "sourceName": "Government of Canada",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/study-without-study-permit-2026-2.html",
  "preciseCitation": "Temporary public policy; effective September 4, 2026; expires December 31, 2027.",
  "evidencePassage": "This public policy, pursuant to section 25.2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (the Act), will allow eligible foreign nationals who hold a valid work permit to study without a study permit for a course or program of studies of durations of six months or less. … The requirement in paragraphs 188 (1)(c) of the Regulations that the course or program of studies be completed within the period for stay that was authorized upon entry into Canada. … Effective Date and Expiration: This public policy comes into effect 30 days after the date of signature and will expire on December 31, 2027. … Dated at Ottawa, this 5th day of August, 2026 … To be eligible for this public policy, the foreign national must hold a valid work permit. … The exemption granted will apply until the work permit referred to in condition (1) expires, or the expiry or revocation of this public policy, whichever comes first. … Other Admissibility and Selection Criteria: Foreign nationals eligible under this public policy are subject to all other applicable eligibility and admissibility requirements not exempted under this, or another, public policy.",
  "reviewMethod": "Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification",
  "legalReviewStatus": "Automated source validation is not independent human legal review. The finding should not be treated as legal advice."
 }
]