Citizenship & Immigration Canada frequently publishes operational bulletins for its personnel to provide guidance in the exercise of their functions. Below we include summaries of CIC Operational Bulletins.
- Global Launch of Electronic Applications (e-Apps) for Temporary Residents
- Changes to the Pre-Removal Risk Assessment Program under the New Legislation
- Replacement of the Protected Person Status Document
- Pilot Project to Print Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) Documents and Permanent Resident Visa Counterfoils by the Case Processing Centre – Ottawa (CPC-O)
- Removal of the 180-Day Time Limit for Protected Persons Applying for Permanent Residence
- Open Work Permit Requests from Provincial Nominees Identified Through the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) Backlog Reduction Pilot
- The Regulatory Changes to the Refugee Resettlement Program
- New Temporary Resident Visa Requirement for Botswana, Namibia, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Swaziland
- Designated Foreign Nationals – Restrictions on Applications for Permanent Residence
- Centralised Processing of Applications for Verification of Status or Replacement of an Immigration Document
- Requests for Humanitarian and Compassionate (H&C) Consideration Citing the November 2011 Temporary Pause on Acceptance of New Sponsorship Applications
- Clarifying the Responsibilities of Service Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the Canada Border Services Agency in regard to Assessing a Temporary Foreign Worker’s Eligibility to Work in Alberta in a Compulsory Certification Trade Position
- New In-Canada 2D Temporary Resident Application Forms
- Special Events – Visa Fee Exempt Special Events: August, September and October 2012
- Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration Pilot Program
- Cessation of Processing and Return of Fees for Certain Federal Skilled Worker Applications
- The Fifth Set of Ministerial Instructions: Temporary Pause on Certain Federal Skilled Worker and on Federal Immigrant Investor Applications
- The New Refugee Determination System
- The Importance of the Solicitor–Client Privilege Relationship
- Centralisation of Temporary Foreign Worker Units in Toronto, Ontario and Montréal, Québec
- LMO-exempt work permit renewals/extensions for certain CSQ holders currently in Quebec
- In-Canada Office Closures and the Elimination of Front Counter Service
- Centralised Intake of Federal Self-employed Persons Class and Quebec Business Class Applications
- Pilot Project for the Issuance of Temporary Resident Counterfoils for Clients Residing in Canada and Holding Valid Study or Work Permits
- Requesting Police Certificates from Mexico
- Change in Procedures for Processing Quebec Family Class Applications – Modified
- Closure of the Visa Office in Belgrade and Transfer of Temporary Resident ServicesClosure and Transfer of Visa and Immigration Services from the Canadian Embassies in Berlin and Tokyo and Canadian High Commissions in Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur
- Processing International Experience Canada (IEC) Applications for Applicants from Germany and Japan
- Closure of the Visa Office in Tehran (Iran) and Transfer of its Business Lines to the Regional Program Centre in Ankara (Turkey)
- Pilot Project for the Direct Distribution of Permanent Resident Cards to existing Permanent Residents
- Special Events – Specific Directives for Processing FMIOA (Foreign Mission and International Organizations Act) Temporary Resident Visa Applications for the Commonwealth Electoral Network Biennial Conference (SE Code 12CENB)
- The Processing Procedures for Certain Federal Skilled Worker Backlog Applications: Budget 2012 – The Amended Version
- Special Events – Visa Fee Exempt Special Events: May, June and July 2012
- Pilot Project for Foreign Spouses and Dependent Children of Highly Skilled Canadians or Permanent Residents Returning to Work in Ontario
- Ontario Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) – Open Work Permits for Master’s or PhD Graduates / Nominees
- The Coming into Force of Information Sharing Regulations (“Authorized Representatives”)
- The Validity of Arranged Employment Opinions
- Instructions to Visa Officers on Making Determinations on Membership in the Family Class
- Sanctions Against Syria
- The Five-year Sponsorship Bar for Persons Who Were Sponsored to Come to Canada as a Spouse or Partner
- Transition Out of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Services When Newcomers Obtain Citizenship
- End of Simplified Entry Process for Information Technology Specialists for Quebec
- Special Events – Visa Fee Exempt Special Events: March, April and May 2012
- The Instructions to Create a Global Case Management System (GCMS) Application for the Sponsorship of Unnamed Children for Adoption and Sibling Adoption Applications
- The New 2D Bar Code Sponsorship Form (IMM 1344)
- The Introduction of the Downloadable IMM 5455 Supplementary Identification Form
- The Expansion of the China Transit Trial – Modified
- Special Events – Specific Directives for Processing Foreign Mission and International Organizations Act (FMIOA) Temporary Resident Visa Applications for the Forum Mondial de la Langue Française (SE Code 12FMLF)
- Closure and Transfer of Visa and Immigration Services from the Canadian Embassy in Damascus, Syria, to Neighbouring Visa Offices
- The Sanctions Against Iran
- The Procedures Applicable for Issuing Refunds for Applications Submitted Under the First Set of Ministerial Instructions (MI-1) to Applicants in the Global Case Management System (GCMS)
- Replacing the Principal Applicant on an Application for Permanent Residence by a Parent or Grandparent sponsored as a member of the Family Class
- The Ministerial Instructions and Canadian Experience Class (CEC) Applications
- The Modified Processing Instructions for Information Technology Work Permit Applications (Software Pilot) for British Columbia and Quebec
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