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.
- Processing of Confirmation of Permanent Residence Documents
- Guidance for Officers on Assessing Labour Market Opinion (LMO) Exemption and Work Permit Exemptions under the Canada Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations
- Guidance for Officers on Assessing “Reciprocal Employment” and Entries via “Wet Lease”
- Measures in Response to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines
- Ministerial Instructions for Canadian Experience Class Applications
- Standardising the Preparation of Citizenship Grant Applications
- An Overview of the Transfer of the International Experience Canada (IEC) Program
- Work Permits for Start-up Business Class & Canadian Permanent Resident Visa Applicants
- Obtaining Passports for Landing from the Canada Border Services Agency and Waiver of the Passport Requirements Based on the Officer’s Discretion
- Biometrics Mandatory Coming Into Force
- Procedure to Rectify the Loss of an Application for Permanent Residence for Humanitarian or Compassionate Reasons
- International Experience Canada Work Permit Application Processing
- Amendments to the Sponsored Spouse/Partner (IMM 5490) and Spouse/Common-Law (IMM 5285) Questionnaires
- The Processing of Confirmation of Permanent Residence Documents (CoPRs)
- Potential Claims Under Article 1(F) (a) of the Refugee Convention and Potential Cases of Persons Described Under Paragraph 35(1) (a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- The Global Electronic Applications (e-Apps) for Temporary Residents
- Amendments in Appeal Rights to the Canada Immigration Appeal Division (Resulting from Bill C-43 – the Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act)
- Interim Global Case Management System (GCMS) Biometric Exemption Codes and the Places Where Missions Could Deposit the Biometric Fees
- The Settlement Program – The Changes to the Settlement Cost Allocation Matrix and Funding Codes
- Specific Directives for Processing Temporary Resident Visa Applications under the Foreign Missions and International Organisations Act for Spouses, Common / Civil Law Partners and Dependent Children Under 22 Years of Age Accompanying Representatives
- Applications for Canadian Citizenship: File Splitting for Applicants who Require a Hearing
- The Process for Retesting and Communicating Results of the Citizenship Knowledge Test
- Biometric Information Collection from Temporary Residence (TR) Applicants Outside Canada
- Extension of Haiti Special Measures for Work Permits
- Extensions to Letters of Acceptance for Study Permit Applications
- Processing of Applications for Displaced Tibetans in the State of Arunachal Pradesh in India
- 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
- How to Process a Humanitarian and Compassionate Application when an Applicant is a Protected Person or is an Applicant who Submitted a Spousal Sponsorship Application in Canada
- Process for Referring a Refused Application for Permanent Residence on H&C Grounds from an SIO to a C&I Officer when there is Possibly an Unreported Inadmissibility or when the Person may Hold no Legal Status in Canada and has no Removal Order
- Special Events – The Specific Directives Given for Processing Foreign Missions and International Organisations Act (FMIOA) Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) Applications for Participants to Meetings in Canada Hosted by the Cospas-Sarsat Secretariat
- The Changes to Humanitarian and Compassionate Considerations – Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act
- The Destruction of Visa Security Seals
- Verification of Permanent Resident Photos at Visa Offices
- Abandonment of Citizenship Grant Applications where Applicants have not Provided Proof of Residence and Closure of Applications Because of Test or Interview No-Shows
- Yukon Temporary Foreign Worker Annex Pilot Projects – Labour Market Opinion-Exempt Work Permits for Occupations Destined to the Oil, Gas, Mineral Exploration and Mining Industry or the Tourism/Hospitality Industry
- Inland Citizenship and Immigration Canada Offices Urgent Processing of Confirmation of Permanent Residence Documents
- Residency Determination Processing for Applicants Outside of Canada Referred by the Sydney Case Processing Centre’s Permanent Resident Card Centre
- Extension of Alberta Pilot for Occupation-Specific Work Permits
- Guidelines for Individuals Affected by the Train Derailment in Lac Mégantic, Quebec
- Guidelines for Individuals Affected by the Flooding in Alberta in June 2013
- Pilot Project for Working Age Dependent Children of Skilled Workers Destined for Alberta
- Pilot Project for Working Age Dependent Children of Skilled Workers Destined to Ontario
- Alberta Pilot Project for Spouses and Common-Law Partners of Long-Haul Truck Drivers
- Procedures for Humanitarian and Compassionate Applications as a Result of Lifting the Temporary Suspension of Removals on Burundi, Liberia and Rwanda
- The Coming into Force of Bill C-43 – Inadmissibility on Security Grounds
- The Coming into Force of Bill C-43 – Obligations for Certain Persons Making an Application Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- In-Canada Itinerant Services – Procedures and Parameters
- Processing Work Permits for Designated Country of Origin and Non-Designated Country of Origin Refugee Claimants
- Temporary Foreign Worker Program – Four-Year Maximum (Cumulative Duration)
- LMO-exempt work permit renewals/extensions for certain CSQ holders currently in Quebec (Revised)
- Processing Immigration Applications where Ministerial Relief Has Been Requested
- Pilot Project for Foreign Spouses and Dependent Children of Highly Skilled Canadians or Permanent Residents Returning to Work in Ontario
- Transition to National Occupational Classification 2011 for the Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Worker Class
- Processing of Refugee Claims by CIC under the New Legislation
- Revised Process for Dissemination of Notification of Arrival Transmissions (NATs) for Privately Sponsored Refugees (PSRs)
- Centralised In-Canada Processing of Private Sponsorship of Refugee sponsorship applications at Centralized Processing Office-Winnipeg (CPO-W)
- Settlement Program Pending Replacement of Data Collection Tool (DCT) by iCARE / iCAMS
- Introducing Portfolio-Based Language Assessment as a Standard Feature of Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) and the Cours de Langue pour les Immigrants au Canada (CLIC)
- Crisis Counselling Within Support Services
- Settlement Program Support Services Provisions for Care for Newcomer Children
- Settlement Program Expenditure Control Policy for Support Services
- Confirmation of Permanent Residence Document
- Processing Relinquishment of Permanent Resident Status
- Inland CIC Processing of Confirmation of Permanent Residence Documents Originating from Visa Offices
- Settlement Program: Implementation of the Annual Performance Report for Community Partnerships
- Amendment to the Return of Incomplete Citizenship Applications Submitted by Minors who Became Permanent Residents Under the Refugee Category
- Changes to the Pilot Program for Spouses/Common-law Partners and Working-Age Dependent Children of Select Temporary Foreign Workers Destined to British Columbia
- Determining the Ability of Provincial Nominees to Economically Establish in Canada
- Closure and Transfer of Visa and Immigration Services of the Canadian Embassy in Caracas
- Changes to the United States of America (U.S.) Processing Network
- Disposition of the IMM 1442 Generic Document – Page 2
- Closure and Transfer of Visa and Immigration Services of the Canadian Embassy in Caracas
- Mailing Canada Permanent Residence Cards to Representatives
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