Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Year: 2024
Month: May
Request Number: 2A-2021-45619
Request Summary: On July 26 2021 IRCC announced via their Twitter account (see attached) that work permits would be issued/could be applied for on the basis of having submitted a TR-PR (one of three streams, International Graduates, Essential Workers Non-Health Care, Essential Worker Health Care. Previously IRCC had been clear that "bridging open work permits" would NOT be issued for applicants of those streams. So this was a sudden reversal of policy. Looking for corporate records, including emails, policy planning documents, directives related to this CHANGE in policy to allow (suddenly) for work permits to be issued under these circumstances (Until July 19, 2021). Please exclude cabinet confidences
Disposition: Disclosed in part
Number of pages: 64