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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
Req # A-2019-89873
Time period for which data is requested: Jan. 1, 2012 to Dec. 31, 2019. Statistical information on the number of applications for 1. the permanent residence (any program) 2. temporary resident visas 3. student visa (study permit) 4. work permit 5. renewal of PR card 6. citizenship 7. spousal sponsorship 8. parent and grandparent sponsorship 9. refugee claim and each category of applications containing the following data columns: 1. the country of citizenship of the principal applicant 2. the embassy or consulate or processing centre that processed the application, if applicable 3. whether submitted using a licensed Canadian lawyer, showing which law society(-ies) the lawyer is a member of - or a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant - or notaire du Québec - or other unpaid representative (including friend and family member) 4. the number of approved applications in each category noted above 5. the number of refused applications in each category noted above 6. Approval rate and refusal rate (in numbers and percentage) of those who submitted their applications using: - a licensed Canadian lawyer; - a registered immigration consultant; - a notaire du Québec or an unpaid representative (including friend and family member) Please feel free to organize the data in a way that is convenient for a reader to get comparative statistical information. I would appreciate if you provide the information in Excel sheets.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
13219 page(s)
January 2020
January 2020
Req # A-2019-87448
I request statistics from January 2017 to present on the number of Humanitarian and Compassionate applications that were self-represented versus lawyer-represented versus registered consultant-represented, where the eligibility outcome was a) failed and b) passed. For greater clarity, what percentage or number of failed H&Cs had each type of representative? And what percentage or number of passed H&Cs had each type of representative?Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
159 page(s)
January 2020
January 2020
Req # A-2019-66210
Request for 6 email subject headers of program manager for Colombo for the period January 1, 2019 to May 7, 2019, excluding record requiring consultation with PCO and DOJ.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
33 page(s)
January 2020
January 2020
Req # A-2019-68917
Requesting all e-mail subject headers of Isabelle Ricard 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
26 page(s)
January 2020
January 2020