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The Duration of Family Class Sponsorship Undertakings The regulatory amendments that support the new definition of a dependent child include changes to certain sections of Paragraph 132 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) These sections govern the duration of sponsorship obligations The duration of undertaking for sponsorship of dependent children of the sponsor
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) would typically receive applications where a transitional provision is applicable. In these cases, the dependent children would need to meet the pre-amendment definition of a dependent child. They must meet the demands of the definition at the time Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) receives the principal applicant’s Application
The authorities decided to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) with the objective of introducing a new definition of the term “dependent child”. Some of the objectives that the authorities hope to achieve by implementing this revised definition across all Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) lines of business include: Enhancing the economic
Operational Bulletin 536 (Modified) – December 19, 2016 The authorities plan to issue new instructions soon. Until then, they advise Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) agents to ignore all references made to the term ‘deemed abandoned’ in OB 536. This means that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) agents will need to avoid deeming
Operational Bulletin 379-A – December 06, 2016 Summary This Operational Bulletin (OB) provides updates to the instructions issued previously for the issuance of the Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) document i.e. IMM 5688. Since February 04, 2012, the authorities had been printing documents resulting from cases they had processed in the Global Case Management System
Operational Bulletin 627 – October 20, 2016 Summary On August 29, 2016, the authorities implemented new criteria to qualify for the urgent processing of Permanent Resident (PR) cards. Issue This Operational Bulletin (OB) serves to provide instructions to officers on applying the new criteria to requests for urgent processing of Permanent Resident (PR) cards. Background
Operational Bulletin 631 – October 17, 2016 The Public Policy Guidelines for a Group of Former International Students Who Were Denied Post-Graduation Work Permits Between September 01, 2014 and March 15, 2016 Summary Minister John McCallum established a public policy on September 27, 2016. This public policy aimed at: Facilitating the issuance of three year
Operational Bulletin 202 – September 02, 2016 The Instructions to Immigration Officers in Canada on Processing Cases Involving Military Deserters Issue This Operational Bulletin (OB) serves to provide immigration officers in Canada with instructions on how they would need to process cases involving military deserters. Background Various people seek refuge in Canada for various reasons.
