The Program Delivery Instructions for Applications Received On or Before December 31, 2014 (pre-Express Entry)
Processing
Admissibility and Making a Final Decision
The Process for Determining Admissibility
Typically, the office authorities would determine whether an applicant is a member of the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) or not. Thereafter, they would need to ensure that the principal applicant and the applicant’s family members:
- Complete the prescribed medical examinations (refer to Notes)
- Pass the prescribed criminal checks and,
- Pass the prescribed security checks
This is in accordance with the provisions specified in R87.1.
Officers might need to refer to detailed information about determining admissibility. For this, they would need to refer to ENF 2 / OP 18 – Evaluating Inadmissibility.
Note:
- The requirement for a medical examination serves as a safeguard to:
- Protect the health of Canadians
- Protect the safety of Canadians and,
- Reduce and prevent excessive demand on Canada’s health and social services
The Process for Making a Final Decision
The Process for Approving the Application
When they need to approve the application, the officers would need to:
- Send the Confirmation of Permanent Residence (CoPR) and the permanent resident visa (if applicable) to the applicant’s address outside of Canada, in the case of approved applicants in the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) who live outside of Canada
- Avoid issuing a permanent resident visa counterfoil to applicants in case the United States of America or a country identified in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) issued their passport
- In this scenario, officers still have the authority to request the applicants to present their original passport for review
- This is in accordance with the provisions specified in sections 190 (1) (a), 190 (1) (b), 190 (2) (b), 190 (2) (c), 190 (2) (d), 190 (2) (e), 190 (2) (f) or 190 (2.1)
Approved applicants would need to present their Confirmation of Permanent Residence (CoPR) and the permanent resident visa counterfoil (if applicable) to the officer at a Canadian Port of Entry (POE). This is in accordance with the provisions specified in section R71.1 (1).
In many situations, the officer might approve an application from a temporary resident in Canada. This is especially so if the individual is a member of a class referred to in section R70 (2) (a) or R70 (2) (b). In this scenario, the officer would need to:
- Send the applicant’s Confirmation of Permanent Residence (CoPR) and the permanent resident visa counterfoil (if applicable) to the applicant’s address in Canada
- Inform the applicant that, to become a permanent resident, the applicant would need to:
- Present the Confirmation of Permanent Residence (CoPR) and the permanent resident visa counterfoil (if applicable) to the officer at the Canadian Port of Entry (POE) or,
- Contact the Call Centre of Citizenship and Immigration Centre (CIC) to request an appointment at a local Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) office, along with their family members (if applicable)
- This is in accordance with the specifications prescribed in R71.1 (2)
The Process for Refusing the Application
Officers would need to provide a formal refusal letter to all the refused applicants in the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). This refusal letter would need to:
- Inform the applicant of the immigration class in which the authorities considered their application
- Explain in detail to the applicant the reasons for which the authorities refused their application in that specific class and,
- Inform applicants who have paid the Right of Permanent Residence Fee (RPRF) that they are entitled to a refund
- In addition, the letter would need to provide an appropriate timeframe by when the applicant would receive the refund
Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)
