IRCC UPDATES
IRCC updates
PROGRAM DELIVERY UPDATES
| PDU Title | Date Published |
| Economic Permanent Residence – Language testing | August 11, 2023 |
| Removal of Ukraine application intake Program Delivery Instructions (PDIs) | August 8, 2023 |
| Persons directly affected by the 2023 floods in Nova Scotia | August 4, 2023 |
| GSS short-term work permit exemption | August 2, 2023 |
| Temporary resident visas | August 1, 2023 |
| Sudan temporary measures | July 28, 2023 |
| World Anti-Doping Agency international employees | July 28, 2023 | Visual authentication of interpreters | July 25, 2023 |
| Special processing measures: Persons directly affected by the 2023 wildfires throughout Canada | July 24, 2023 |
| Voluntary renunciation of permanent resident status (PR) | July 24, 2023 | Extension of the Yukon Community Pilot | July 24, 2023 |
| Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot | July 18, 2023 |
| Post July 15, 2023 regular temporary resident processing for Ukrainian nationals and their family members | July 17, 2023 |
| Yukon Community Pilot – Open work permits (R205(a) – A75): International | July 14, 2023 |
| Public policy, competitiveness or economy [R205(c)(ii) – C41, C42, C46, C47, C48, C49] – Canadian interest – International Mobility Program | July 13, 2023 |
| Regional and Federal Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot | July 11, 2023 |
| Termination of the Automatic Partner Notification Policy for Applicants Who Test Positive for HIV in the Sponsored Family or Dependent Refugee Classes | July 7, 2023 |
| CAQ format change, minors destined to Quebec, semester deferral and CAQ requirements | July 7, 2023 |
| Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) – Assessing the application against selection criteria | July 5, 2023 |
| Assessing conjugal relationships | July 4, 2023 |
| Work permits for Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot | July 4, 2023 |
| Expiry of special measures for Hurricane Fiona in Atlantic Canada | June 23, 2023 |
| Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) | June 22, 2023 |
| Francophone mobility – [R205(c) - C16] – Canadian interests – International Mobility Program | June 16, 2023 |
| Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot | June 16, 2023 |
| Removal of the public policy exempting foreign nationals with previous biometrics on file who are applying for permanent residence from biometrics | June 14, 2023 |
| Ukraine special measures | June 14, 2023 |
| Regional Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (Regional EMPP) | June 13, 2023 |
| Federal Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (Federal EMPP) | June 13, 2023 |
| Urgent Protection Program (UPP) | May 29, 2023 |
| Public policy exempting certain applicants applying in the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class or the family class from work permit requirements | May 26, 2023 |
| New Express Entry exemptions to facilitate the issuance of permanent resident visas for physicians providing publicly funded medical services in Canada | May 25, 2023 |
| Start-up business class permanent residence applicants [R205(a) – A77] – Canadian interests – International Mobility Program | May 23, 2023 |
| Excessive demand on health and on social services | May 19, 2023 |
| Self-employed persons class – Processing | May 17, 2023 |
| Exemption for nationals of Uganda to the bar on applying for a pre-removal risk assessment | May 15, 2023 |
| Application for a permanent resident visa under the updated public policy for extended families of former Afghan interpreters | May 11, 2023 |
| Temporary residents: Maintained status during processing (previously called implied status) | May 10, 2023 |
| Study permits – Making an application | May 9, 2023 |
| Agri-Food Pilot – Program extension and occupational sub-cap removal | May 8, 2023 |
| Temporary measures to support family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents who have fled Sudan | May 5, 2023 |
| Safe Third Country Agreement | May 4, 2023 |
| Refugee resettlement | May 3, 2023 |
| Resettlement – Updates to dependent family members and separated-unaccompanied children | May 2, 2023 |
| Temporary measures to support nationals of Sudan in Canada | May 1, 2023 |
| Temporary special measures in response to the 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria | April 18, 2023 |
| Exemption for nationals of Chad to the bar on applying for a pre-removal risk assessment | April 17, 2023 |
| Voluntary renunciation of permanent resident status | April 13, 2023 |
| COVID-19 – Removing resettlement COVID-19 program delivery instructions (PDIs) | April 13, 2023 |
| Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) | April 06, 2023 |
| Who may perform an immigration medical exam | April 06, 2023 |
| Temporary residents – Dual intent | April 05, 2023 |
| T13 – Significant Investment Projects | April 04, 2023 |
| IL 3 – Designation of Officers and Delegation of Authority | April 03, 2023 |
| Guidance for special measures to support Hong Kong residents to come to Canada | March 31, 2023 |
| Submission of immigration medical examinations | March 29, 2023 |
| International Experience Canada [R205(b) – C21] | March 27, 2023 |
| Schedule 12 for refugee claimants and study permits | March 27, 2023 |
| Legal references related to biometrics and identity management | March 22, 2023 |
| Ministerial Instructions amendments and NOC 2021 | March 16, 2023 |
| Temporary Special Measures to Support Iranian Nationals | March 14, 2023 |
| Study permits – Off-campus work | March 10, 2023 |
| Temporary public policy to facilitate the sponsorship of Afghan refugees by groups of five and community sponsors | March 2, 2023 |
| Public policy allowing certain visitors in Canada to apply for a work permit | March 1, 2023 |
| Quebec economic classes | March 1, 2023 |
| Removal of the public policy exempting foreign nationals in Canada applying for temporary residence from biometrics | February 23, 2023 |
| Subsequent temporary public policy to continue to facilitate access to permanent resident status for out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area | February 10, 2023 |
| Economic classes – Procedures at the Centralized Intake Office for applications (non-Express Entry) | February 8, 2023 |
| Procedures for collecting banking information from contracted interpreters | February 8, 2023 |
| Special measures for Hurricane Fiona in Atlantic Canada | February 3, 2023 |
| Updates to work permit instructions due to NOC 2021 implementation | February 2, 2023 |
| Designated language-testing organizations | February 1, 2023 |
| Public policy, competitiveness or economy [R205(c)(ii) – C41, C42, C43, C44, C45] – Canadian interest – International Mobility Program | January 30, 2023 |
| Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) – Assessing the application against selection criteria | January 27, 2023 |
| Global human rights defenders stream | January 26, 2023 |
| Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership | January 18, 2023 |
| Study permits – Who needs a study permit | January 17, 2023 |
| Updates to work permit instructions due to National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 implementation (Phase 2) | January 17, 2023 |
| Biometrics – 1 in 10 expiry periods | January 16, 2023 |
| Specific Quebec Selection Certificate (CSQ) holders currently in Quebec [R205(a) – A73] – International Mobility Program | January 13, 2023 |
| Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot | January 13, 2023 |
| Super visa | January 12, 2023 |
| Launch of the new asylum eApp via the IRCC Portal | January 11, 2023 |
| NOC 2021 – Federal skilled trades and federal skilled workers | January 11, 2023 |
| Applications under the family class with separated spouses | January 10, 2023 |
| Temporary Foreign Worker Program | January 9, 2023 | L 3 – Designation of Officers and Delegation of Authority | January 9, 2023 |
| Permanent residence pathways for Hong Kong residents – Intake | January 9, 2023 |
| COVID-19 – Removing all students COVID-19 program delivery instructions (PDIs) | December 23, 2022 |
| Online applications updates – Economic classes | December 23, 2022 |
| Intake for self-employed program applications | December 23, 2022 |
| NOC 2021 | December 22, 2022 |
| Exemption for nationals of Iran to the bar on applying for a pre-removal risk assessment | December 21, 2022 |
| Labour market impact assessment (LMIA) exemption codes – International Mobility Program | December 16, 2022 |
| Bilateral agreements and arrangements [R205(b) – C21] – International Experience Canada (IEC) – Canadian interests – International Mobility Program | December 13, 2022 |
| Quebec Selection Certificate (CSQ) holders currently outside Quebec [R205(a) – A76] and Open work permit general processing and issuance – International Mobility Program | December 7, 2022 |
| Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot | December 6, 2022 |
| Updates to work permit instructions due to NOC 2021 implementation (Phase 1) | December 6, 2022 |
| Employer compliance inspections - International Mobility Program and employer-specific work permit processing | December 2, 2022 |
| Study permits – Off-campus work | November 30, 2022 |
| NOC 2021 | November 29, 2022 |
| Self-employed and provincially supported entrepreneurs [R205(a) – C11] | November 21, 2022 |
| Federal-provincial agreements [R204(c) – T13] – Agreements and arrangements – International Mobility Program (IMP) | November 17, 2022 |
| National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 | November 16, 2022 |
| 2022 intake process for family class applications for parents and grandparents | November 16, 2022 |