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Req # 1A-2023-34048
I am requesting the guidelines and procedure IRCC used in calculating the processing times for the Refugees and Protected Persons permanent residence applications from January 2021 to December 2022.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
July 2023
Req # 1A-2023-42020
Requesting 3 e-mails of PROGRAM MANAGER - HONG KONG for the period of January 1, 2023 to March 20, 2023, excluding records requiring consultations with PCO and DOJ.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
July 2023
Req # 1A-2023-39815
A digital, machine-readable copy of the number of study permit applications made from inside and outside of Canada for international students admitted to McMaster University, Brock University, Mohawk College and Niagara College from 2017 to 2022 per country of nationality, as well as the approval rate per country of nationality and processing timesOrganization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
July 2023
Req # 1A-2023-38995
For many months now we've been receiving the following from the CSE and Webform department, after submitting documents: "We acknowledge receipt of the documents and wish to inform you that they have been added to the file. Please note, for technical reasons, they may not be visible in your online account." I want to know, in explicit detail, what these 'technical reasons' are, and exactly what IRCC is doing to fix this. Include any emails or reports related to this issue.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
July 2023
Req # 1A-2023-39783
We request detailed information on all start-up visa applications received by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) offices worldwide between January 2021 and June 2023. Specifically, the data requested are as follows: 1. The total number of start-up visa applications received during the stated period, broken down by each designated organization involved. 2. The number of start-up visa applications approved and refused, respectively, during the specified period, broken down by each designated organization involved. 3. The number of start-up visa applications that are still in process as of June 2023, broken down by each designated organization involved. 4. The total number of start-up visa applications received, approved, refused, and still in process, broken down by the applicant's country of origin. 5. The total number of start-up visa applications received, approved, refused, and still in process, broken down by the IRCC visa office responsible for processing the applications.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
July 2023
Req # 1A-2022-01278
Requesting Standard Operating Procedures, or processing manuals for study permit applications from the Rabat visa officeOrganization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
July 2023
Req # 1A-2022-86519
Copy of briefing note/memo F-1242627 (FOB) Use of Emergency Contracting Authorities in Support of Canada's Response to a Surge in Asylum Claimants Arriving Between Ports of EntryOrganization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
July 2023
Req # 1A-2023-03421
Copies of the following documents: 1. The financial thresholds used by IRCC to analyze work permit applications as well as applications from accompanying family members to Canada (application for open work permit, visitor record or study permit); 2. Copy of all reference documents, manuals, policies, instructions, data used by officers at all visa offices abroad and in Canada to assess the capacity for financial independence of a family unit (including principal applicant, spouse and accompanying children, as applicable and based on the number) in order to confirm family members’ eligibility to accompany the principal applicant, temporary foreign worker, in the context of a temporary stay in Canada;Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
July 2023
Req # 1A-2023-05257
Looking to gather any, and all, information in regard to IRCC's policies as they apply to remote working or teleworking. (for the period of January 1, 2020 to April 17, 2023) Specifically, looking to gain details as to how remote work is looked at as part of a work permit eligibility analysis. What is IRCC's approach to remote work as it relates to work permit eligibility.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
July 2023
Req # 1A-2023-06628
Requesting 3 emails of Alana Kuhlkamp for the period of January 1, 2023 to March 21st, 2023, excluding records requiring consultations with PCO and DOJ.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
July 2023