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Req # A-2018-76170
Clarification All current policy manuals concerning investigations and penalties under Sections 209.1-209.92 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, including, but not limited to, Program Delivery Instructions and agreements with ESDC for the implementation of these sections. Excluding PCO content.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
28 page(s)
January 2020
January 2020
Req # A-2019-72932
Requesting 5 e-mails of Sarah Jasperse that is contained in the To or From for the period May 15, 2019 to August 7, 2019, excluding records requiring consultation with PCO and DOJ.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
5 page(s)
January 2020
January 2020
Req # A-2019-64739
First question: Copies of emails, correspondence and documents relating to PRRA applications under paragraph 101(1)(c.1) of the IRPA and more specifically: 1. The procedures guide for PRRA applications pursuant to paragraph 101(1)(c.1) of the IRPA. 2. Discussions regarding the implementation, paragraph 101(1)(c.1) of the IRPA. 3. Names of PRRA officers who will be reviewing the files covered by paragraph 101(1)(c.1) of the IRPA: English/French/bilingual officers. 4. The exact procedures for holding a hearing (location, videoconferences). 5. Rules/guidelines for interviews (interpretation, recording, role of the lawyer, examination allowed by the lawyer, final observations allowed...). 6. Directives for vulnerable persons, cases of incompetent persons, unaccompanied minors, detained individuals. 7. To what extent is the ineligibility under paragraph 101(1)(c.1) of the IRPA communicated with refugee claimants and the IRB? What are the expected interactions with the IRB? 8. What is the likely duration of PRRA hearings? 9. Will the IRB's national documentation packages be used systematically in the context of PRRA hearings? 10. Rates of acceptance and refusal of PRRA applications by country and by officer. Of this number, which files involved a claim for refugee protection before vs. files that never involved refugee protection. 11. Percentage of people represented by a lawyer, consultant and who were not represented. 12. Procedures for people who are not represented. 13. Procedures for minors. 14. Procedures for cases involving people who are incompetent under the law due to mental health issues. 15. Procedures for cases where asylum requests for the United States were withdrawn or cancelled. Second question: Statistics on the percentage of TRV applications and super visas issued to Syrians without any other nationality by Canada’s embassies in Beirut or Amman?Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
1 page(s)
January 2020
January 2020
Req # A-2019-68951
Requesting all e-mail subject headers of Yvonne Morkos that is contained in the To or From for the period August 15, 2019 to October 21, 2019, excluding records requiring consultation with PCO and DOJ. Please include whether or not there is an attachment to an e-mail, and the size of the attachment.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
48 page(s)
January 2020
January 2020
Req # A-2017-43092
Provide copies of any documents showing the costs associated with dealing with those crossing the Canadian border illegally to make asylum claims, including the costs for (a) housing and accommodation; (b) food; (c) staff; (d) transport; (e) tents, fencing, trailers, etc. at the border; (f) transfers to provincial or municipal governments; (g) health and medical needs; since January 1, 2017.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
1073 page(s)
January 2020
January 2020
Req # A-2019-82761
Request the number of working holiday work permits, young professionals work permits and coop work permits that were made available to the 9 Recognized Organizations for foreign youths - International Experience Canada in 2019 to December 16, 2019. Requesting 2019 RO Quota details including WH, YP, and COOP breakdown for 2019 participation across all 9 Recognized Organizations. Also how many are being made available for 2020. How many open work permits are being made available to Citizens of USA, Brazil and Ecuador in 2020. Requesting 2020 Season Recognized Organizations with Category and Quota details for all 9 Recognized Organizations.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
1 page(s)
January 2020
January 2020
Req # A-2019-84280
Please provide a copy of any policy document (directive, operational memorandum, etc) of IRCC about how Canadian visa offices should request police records of foreign nationals that applied for visas in Canada FROM foreign police organizations. This policy might direct the IRCC to use the CBSA to obtain these records. Specifically clarification is required if the IRCC must request the foreign national's permission to access those foreign police records as these records often are protected by foreign privacy legislation. When foreign nationals apply for a visa the foreign nationals must provide a police record of all the countries they lived for longer than 6 months since the age of 18 years. Sometimes Canadian Visa officer at a foreign visa post would like to obtain the full record of all the criminal charges laid, withdrawel of charges, guilty pleas , charges that lead to acquittals, etc in that foreign country. These occurrences would not appear on the police record provided to the Canadian Visa Officer, but is contained in files and databases of the foreign police force. In this scenario request is to obtain policy document (directive, operational memorandum) of the IRCC about how Canadian Visa Offices should request these records that would appear in the police records of the foreign national, provide to the IRCC by the foreign national Previously requested under A-2018-48105 / VD. If there is no formal procedure, pse state that no policy exist.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
73 page(s)
January 2020
January 2020
Req # A-2019-87803
The total number of Temporary Resident Visa applications refused by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada on the basis of criminal inadmissibility pursuant to sections 36 and 37 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, during each of the following periods: a. January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 b. January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016 c. January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 d. January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 e. January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
191 page(s)
January 2020
January 2020
Req # A-2018-40164
I am requesting a copy of all operational bulletins (including OB 463), manuals, guidelines, instructions, and internal memorandums about the decision-making process and processing of public policy temporary resident visas (PPTRVs). I am also requesting the total number of applications received for PPTRVs, the number of rejected applications, and the number of granted applications between 1 January 2013 and 12 October 2018. Furthermore, I am requesting information on all PPTRVs that have been issued and/or renewed following a positive declaration of ministerial relief related to inadmissibility under paragraphs 35(1)(b) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) between 1 January 2013 and 12 October 2018. Specifically, I require the following information about these PPTRVs: country of origin, validity period of initial TRVs, the validity periods of renewed TRVs, and a copy of the declarations of ministerial relief following which said TRVs were issued.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
103 page(s)
January 2020
January 2020
Req # A-2019-90611
Amended to receive a copy of the release package for file A-2019-74352: Could you please provide the following information: 1. The respective number of Start Up Visa applications through designated a) Business incubators; b) Angel investor groups; c) Venture capital funds; 2. The respective number of approval and refusal under each group, for year 2017, 2018 and 2019 until 21 November 2019.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
1 page(s)
January 2020
January 2020