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Req # 2A-2020-11526
I am really looking for instructions, guidance, manuals, or advice that was issued to CIC employees after March 1, 2020 regarding how Access To Information requests are processed. I am not seeking status reports or descriptions of how the work is done. So in that sense, I am looking for records that may discuss both the administration of the Act and the `discharge of its responsibilities under the Act. By `discharge of responsibilities', I mean 'how is the department fulfilling it responsibilities, for example, to respond to requests for records in a timely fashion. That's the short answer. Here's the long answer: Sometime after March 1, the federal government went into "pandemic" mode. Parliament was suspended and many government departments substantially changed their operations as many employees were told to work from home. Through this request, I am seeking to learn what operational changes occurred (or did not occur) within the CIC so far as the Access-to-Information function occurs. I do not know what form any of these new instructions exist. But if such instructions do exist then these are the records I seek. Per my request, I suggested these instructions, guidance or advice may be in the form of memos, briefings notes, manuals or memos. The recipient may have been alerted to the subject or ‘chief topic’ of these records by the title of the document or, if they were distributed via e-mail, by the subject line of the e-mail. These records may have originated at Treasury Board for distribution to employees at the CIC. These records may also have originated with senior managers at CIC and been distributed by the department. Some modifications to my request: 1: I seek only records that exist in electronic or digital form. 2: I do not seek routine e-mail traffic between and among CIC employees. So the ¿etc.¿ in my original request does NOT refer to that kind of routine e-mail traffOrganization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
2 page(s)
October 2020
October 2020
Req # 2A-2020-31361
F-1118144 Evaluation of the Passport ProgramOrganization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
54 page(s)
October 2020
October 2020
Req # 2A-2020-33551
The number of calls and e-mails received from federal constituency office staff for each month since September 2018 (e.g. X number in September 2018, X number in October 2018 to September 8, 2020). For each month since September 2018, the number of calls and emails received broken down by federal constituency office. For each month since September 2018, and for each federal constituency office, the number of calls and emails received requesting information on a principal's immigration file. For each month since September 2018, and for each federal constituency office, the number of calls and emails received for a request to verify a decision made by an IRCC officer in a principal's immigration file(s) (e.g., request for information on the status or follow-up of an application). For each month since September 2018, and for each federal constituency office, the number of calls and emails received for a request to verify a decision made by an IRCC officer in a principal's immigration file(s) (e.g., request for reasons when application rejected)/ For each month since September 2018, and for each federal constituency office, the number of administrative reconsiderations requested and granted concerning decisions rendered by IRCC officers. For each month since September 2018, and for each federal constituency office, the number of calls and emails related to files in each of the following categories: family reunification, humanitarian applications, economic migration, temporary migration.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
65 page(s)
October 2020
October 2020
Req # 2A-2020-31349
Requesting: briefing note F-1112154 (ADM-SIS) Providing newcomers with settlement information based on "Welcome to Canada"Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
7 page(s)
October 2020
October 2020
Req # 2A-2020-31365
Briefing notes F-1120103 (DMO) Update on reintegration into the workplaceOrganization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
40 page(s)
October 2020
October 2020
Req # 2A-2020-45333
Requesting: (1) statistics on the success/refusal rates from 2000 to 29-09-2020 on applications filed by (a) self-represented individuals, (b) lawyers & notaries in Quebec, and (c) licensed immigration consultants; (2) in connection to the above, raw data from 2000 to 29-09-2020 i.e., number of applications filed by (a) self-represented individuals, (b) lawyers & notaries in Quebec, and (c) licensed immigration consultants; (3) data/statistics retained by IRCC pertaining to most common type of paid representative (lawyer/notary vs. immigration consultant) commonly used by applicants, broken down by nationality/passport.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
1 page(s)
October 2020
October 2020
Req # 2A-2020-47748
Please provide all the information available at the resource: [1] https://gcdocs2.ci.gc.ca/otcs/cs.exe/open/188944357 "One Touch Processing Manual". [2] https://gcdocs2.ci.gcca/otcs/cs.exe/open/253509921, "GCMS User ID and Initials list (useful when trying to determine what the assigned code means in GCMS)." [3] https://gcdocs2.ci.gcca/otcs/cs.exe/open/271252136 "Workflow spreadsheet". These were made reference to on page 7 of 2A-2020-26793, a copy of page 7 is also attached with the request for reference. If the request turns out to be unreasonably voluminous and will severely affect department resources then please contact me to possibly modify my request.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
226 page(s)
October 2020
October 2020
Req # 2A-2020-10798
Requesting 6 e-mails of Symone Shaw that is contained in the To or From for the period September 15, 2019 to December 5, 2019, excluding records requiring consultation with PCO and DOJ.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
40 page(s)
October 2020
October 2020
Req # 2A-2020-39039
On July 14, 2020, IRCC Minister announced a two-stage approval for fall 2020 and winter 2021 student visa applications. Some of the applications submitted in the system before the lockdown (around March 2020) received approval in the first few weeks of August. I have noticed that since August 18, 2020, almost no applications from Iran have received first-stage approval. I am requesting: (i) a breakdown of the first-stage approval issued from July 14 to September 24 2020 per country; (ii) a breakdown of the first-stage refusal issued from July 14 to today per country; (iii) and, if possible, a ratio of Approved/Refused applications for students with Iranian Origin and other countries.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
9 page(s)
October 2020
October 2020
Req # 2A-2020-44325
The most recent, and all valid and up-to-date manuals, policies, and internally-available memos from Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada that provide guidance on the International Mobility Program: North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), specifically as it pertains to NAFTA Professional Management Consultants. This includes, but is not limited to, information on the criteria used to assess eligibility under the category, how immigration officers make decisions on and issue work permits based on the category, and the specific requirements of Management Consultants (including educational, experiential, current job role/company requirements, and anticipated job role/company requirements in Canada).Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
154 page(s)
October 2020
October 2020