On January 17, 2022, the Government of Canada published a new program delivery update announcing changes to travel restrictions for family members of immigrants.
As of January 15, 2022, many unvaccinated or partially vaccinated foreign nationals will not be allowed to enter Canada.
The Government introduced new rules, terminating the exemption for immediate family members of temporary residents.
The definition for extended family members of Canadian citizens, permanent residents, as well as persons registered under the Indian Act has also been amended.
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January 18, 2022
On January 14, 2022, the Government of Canada introduced new instructions related to fully or partially vaccinated applicants.
 The COVID-19 work permit program delivery page has been divided into smaller sections to ease finding information.
 General traveller instructions, as well as information about family reunification and biometrics for overseas work permit applicants defined as essential workers, have been removed and been hyperlinked to one instruction to avoid duplication.
 The Government also removed special measures and public policies that have already expired.
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January 17, 2022
The Government of Ontario is going to deploy internationally educated nurses to hospitals and long-term care homes that face staffing shortages due to the pandemic.
On January 11, 2022, Health Minister Christine Elliott announced that international nurses who have applied to practice in Ontario "will have the opportunity to meet their applications requirements by working in healthcare settings under the supervision of a regulated healthcare provider."
She also said that there already were more than 1,200 applicants who expressed their interest. The Government will match these applicants with hospitals and long-term care homes and allow them to work in the province.
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January 14, 2022
On January 10, 2022, the Government of Canada updated the naming instructions for Global Case Management System (GCMS).
The guideline advises that clients, who have an uncommon name field in the visual inspection zone (VIZ)
of their travel document and want to include it on their primary name record in the GCMS, must provide additional supporting documentation, to prove that the uncommon name is part of their legal name.
These can be other government-issued documents that clearly demonstrate the applicant’s legal name.
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January 11, 2022
