Public policy allowing certain visitors in Canada to apply for a work permit In these instructions, “officer†refers to an employee of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). A temporary public policy has been issued to allow certain temporary residents in Canada with a visitor status to apply for a work permit from within Canada.…
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Notice – Supplementary Information for the 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan November 1, 2022 – Ottawa – Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is pleased to release details on the Government of Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan for 2023-2025. Canada aims to welcome 465,000 new permanent residents in 2023, 485,000 in 2024 and 500,000 in 2025. 2023-2025 Immigration…
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Temporary public policy to exempt certain foreign nationals from the immigration medical examination requirement Background In response to steady and growing inventories of immigration applications across various lines of business, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is undertaking a broad suite of activities designed to expedite processing and shrink inventories. This will improve service for clients…
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Streamlining immigration medical examination requirements for eligible applicants Ottawa, October 12, 2022—Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has implemented a temporary public policy 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…
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