Completed Access to Information Requests

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Search the summaries of completed Access to Information (ATI) requests to find information about ATI requests made to the Government of Canada after January 2020. If you find a summary of interest, you can request a copy of the records at no cost using the form below each summary. Requests made through this form are considered informal requests and are not subject to the same requirements as requests under the Access to Information Act (ATIA).

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Req # 1A-2023-97787

Contract of the Enhanced Language Training Program (ELT Program) 6464 Yonge Street, 2nd fl, Toronto, Ontario M2M3X4 for the years, 2022, 2023, 2024 (if available), 2025 (if available). This program is funded by Citizenship, Immigration, Refugees Canada - 55 St. Clair Avenue East, suite 200 M4V 1N3 Contract to include: number of employees, inc. duties of supervisors, instructors, job developers, and consultant; also proposal(s) submitted to Citizenship, Immigration Refugees from ELT Program for years 2024, 2025; correspondence from Funder May Massijah or Joy to ELT Program management (Garry, Sevgul, Andrea, Pallavi,or Cyril) that indicate changes, recovery plans that need to be made.

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

285 page(s)
May 2024

Req # 2A-2021-28077

All final versions of documents, including but not limited to memos, operational instructions, directives, instructions, emails, notes to file or text messages, concerning the additional exemption added to Orders in Council after the March 2020 Order in Council relating to the Canada-U.S. land border, regarding persons permitted to enter Canada under the Safe Third Country Agreement. clarification All documents, including but not limited to memos, operational instructions, directives, instructions, emails, notes to file or text messages, draft versions, concerning the additional exemption added to Orders in Council after the March 2020 Order in Council relating to the Canada-U.S. land border, regarding persons permitted to enter Canada under the Safe Third Country Agreement. original All documents, including but not limited to memos, operational instructions, directives, instructions, emails, notes to file or text messages concerning the additional exemption added to Orders in Council after the March 2020 Order in Council relating to the Canada-U.S. land border, regarding persons permitted to enter Canada under the Safe Third Country Agreement.

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

30 page(s)
May 2024

Req # 2A-2021-45619

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

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

64 page(s)
May 2024

Req # 2A-2023-00136

Please provide copies of internal memos, wikis, information sheets, cheat sheets, manuals and guides, specifically obtained from visa offices and processing centres, and that are pertinent to the processing of C-10 work permit applications. Please ensure that only English versions are provided where multiple languages exist, and include only final versions or the latest drafts of documents, along with the last complete email chains. Kindly remove any non-relevant records and clearly identify them as such. Additionally, please exclude materials that pertain to or could potentially disclose Cabinet confidence.

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

247 page(s)
May 2024

Req # 2A-2023-05736

Please provide all documents, training materials and manuals related to initial immigration check in the GCMS -please provide all documents, training materials and manuals, and policies related to immigration clearance in GCMS grants - in the GCMS notes that gets sent to citizenship applicant. Under "Paper File" section, there are three subsections (Office,#,Location). Please provide me with all entries that can go under "location" field, Please provide me with the meaning of each entry into the "location" field, Please provide me with all documents and training materials, manuals, and policies related to the entries of the "location" filed, please provide me what application status and activities triggers each entry into the "location" field, Please provide me with all activities and sub activities that will start once an application assigned a specific entry under "location" field, please provide me with any time line that an application can stay under for each entry of "location" field. Clarify further: 1- a list of all locations that can be assigned to the paper file of citizenship grant application. for example (e-grant PR status, e-grant DF...) 2-The meaning for each entry into the location field of the paper file. for example (e-grant PR status) what does PR means, (e-grant DF) what does DF means 3- All documents and training materials, manuals and policies, and instruction related to each entry to the location field of the paper file. for example (what policies and processes applies when a citizenship grant application assigned E-grant PR status 4-What application status or criteria, or activities causes a citizenship grant application to be assigned a specific location for the paper file. For example, what causes an application to get assigned "e-grant PR status" or "e-grant DF" 5- All activities and subactiviest that will start once an application is assigned a specific location under the paper file. For example what activities and sub activities will start once the application is assigned location of "E-grant PR status" or "E-Grant DF" 6- Any timeline or time limit that can a citizenship grant application stays under a specific location for the paper file. For example, is there a time limit for a citizenship grant application to have location of "e-grant PR status" 7-Please provide all documents and training materials and manuals related to initial immigration check in GCMS for citizenship grant application 8-Please provide all documents, training materials and manuals, and policies related to immigration clearance in GCMS for citizenship grant application

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

28 page(s)
May 2024

Req # 2A-2023-05754

Seeking current internal information from Corporate Records Complaint Division(CRCD) at IRCC ATIP related to instructions, policies, internal manuals/memos/ directions which are not already publicly available online concerning how to process ATIP requests. Including timelines for processing, maximum extensions, and delays.

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

212 page(s)
May 2024

Req # 2A-2023-09111

Copy of briefing note/memo F-01270684 (TP - DGO) Work Permit Stream For Innovation And Growth. Please exclude cabinet confidences that would require consultation to confirm cabinet confidences.

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

25 page(s)
May 2024

Req # 2A-2023-09114

Copy of briefing note/memo F-01299846 (CAEE) Office of the Auditor General - Performance Audit of the Government of Canada Digital Credential Eco-system - Notification Letter. Please exclude cabinet confidences that would require consultation to confirm cabinet confidences.

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

8 page(s)
May 2024

Req # 2A-2023-09144

Copy of briefing note/memo F-01270684 (TP-DGO) Work Permit Stream For Innovation And Growth. Please exclude cabinet confidences that would require consultation to confirm cabinet confidences.

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

25 page(s)
May 2024

Req # 2A-2023-09280

Copy of briefing note/memo F-01270684 (TP - DGO) Pathway to work permits for innovation and growth

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

25 page(s)
May 2024
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