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). For additional information, please see the “About Access to Information Requests” webpage.

If you don’t find what you are looking for you can request additional government records under an institution’s control by contacting the institution’s Access to Information and Privacy Coordinator or by submitting a formal access to information request.

*All information provided will incorporate the necessary exemptions and exclusions as per the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.

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Found 141 record(s)

Req # A-2022-78547

From October 1st 2022 to March 14, 2023, copy of IRCC policy to clear backlogs of visitors visa files. Any policy that has been made or in review to clear backlogs of visitor visa application

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

9 page(s)
January 2024

Req # A-2022-85606

Provide copies of records showing all contracts for accommodations for asylum seekers, since January 1, 2021, including (i) date of contract; (ii) name of contractor; (iii) length of contract; (iv) cost to date; (v) any estimates of costs for the remainder of the contracts

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

3 page(s)
January 2024

Req # A-2021-64024

Language and education criteria required for HCCP - We are requesting information on the rationale and evidence used to develop the language proficiency criteria and educational credential criteria required to be eligible for the Home Child Care Provider Pilot (HCCP). Please provide copies of the most recent policies, guides, directives, internal memorandums, briefing notes, rules, manuals, training manuals, sample forms, presentations, desk aids, assessment sheets, quality monitoring reports, comments, recommendations issued to officers, stakeholder consultations, etc. regarding the language proficiency criteria and educational credential criteria. Please provide only the English version unless only the French version exists. Omit email, except email with an attachment that is one of the identified document type requested. Remove all instances of non-relevant information by identifying them as such. Please omit records requiring consultation for confirmation of a Cabinet confidence.

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

6 page(s)
January 2024

Req # A-2021-64025

Language and education criteria required for HSW - We are requesting information on the rationale and evidence used to develop the language proficiency criteria and educational credential criteria required to be eligible for the Home Support Worker Pilot (HSW). Please provide copies of the most recent policies, guides, directives, internal memorandums, briefing notes, rules, manuals, training manuals, sample forms, presentations, desk aids, assessment sheets, quality monitoring reports, comments, recommendations issued to officers, stakeholder consultations, etc. regarding the language proficiency criteria and educational credential criteria. Please provide only the English version unless only the French version exists. Omit email, except email with an attachment that is one of the identified document type requested. Remove all instances of non-relevant information by identifying them as such. Please omit records requiring consultation for confirmation of a Cabinet confidence.

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

6 page(s)
January 2024

Req # A-2022-65055

From November 3, 2015 to February 8, 2023, copy of a list of all Government of Canada e-mail addresses for McKinsey and Company representatives as part of their work with/for the department.

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

2 page(s)
January 2024

Req # 2A-2023-29576

Number of applications for temporary residence submitted through (1) the IRCC secure account (whereby applicants/paid reps upload PDF forms) and (2) the IRCC Portal (whereby the user completes online forms). Ideally for the last three years.

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

5 page(s)
January 2024

Req # 2A-2023-26065

I would like the most recent statistics available for the last three years broken down by demographics, such as nationality, type of application and specific program. Work Permit Statistics and Application Outcomes by Country: (1) Total number of work permits issued, categorized by type, including LMIA, non-LMIA, and specific programs under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program; (1)(a) Data on transitions from study permits to work permits or permanent residency, segmented by the applicant's country of origin and type of study or work permit. (2) Approval and refusal rates for work permits, broken down by the applicant's country of origin; (2)(a) Approval and refusal statistics related to the intended work in Canada, as per the IMM5710 form (i.e. open work permit, LMIA). (2)(b) Approval and refusal statistics broken down by type of work permit application (i.e. C20, C43). Processing Times and Review Data: (3) Average processing times for work permit applications by country; (3)(a) Number of reconsideration requests, categorized by country, application type, and other pertinent details; (3)(b) Total number of cases flagged for additional review.

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

14 page(s)
January 2024

Req # 2A-2023-38015

1) Any documentation pertaining to changes in the functioning of the AI tool Chinook for treating visitor visa's requests for individuals waiting for spousal sponsorship, since January 2023 2) Numbers of spousal sponsorship requests (married, common law & conjugal partners) destination Quebec, with a CSQ on file, currently pending finalization at the visa office of Mexico, by country of citizenship of the principal applicant 3) How many spousal sponsorship requests (married, common law & conjugal partners) destination Quebec we finalized in 2023 at the visa office of Mexico, by country of citizenship of the principal applicant? 4) Delay of treatment for sponsorship applications from the visa office of Mexico , by country of residence of the principal applicant and by canadian province of the sponsor.

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

11 page(s)
January 2024

Req # 2A-2023-21485

Requesting processing times for Permanent Residence applications of Protected Persons in Canada: for protected persons who were landed in each of 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, what was the average processing time in number of months?

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

3 page(s)
January 2024

Req # 2A-2023-21424

Number of Study Permit Applications (Including Extensions) Approved and Refused (Including Rates*) by IRCC between January 1, 2022 and November 30, 2023, broken down by Year, Application Type and Designated Learning Institution (DLI) Number** (in Persons) for all applicants from India or Citizens of India

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

11227 page(s)
January 2024
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