On December 17, 2021, the Federal Court of Canada published a report regarding the timing for the issuance of orders dismissing applications for leave and judicial review in IMM proceedings.
According to the report, between July and December 2021, the Federal Court dismissed 900 immigration judicial reviews but could not issue the certificates of Order to applicants due to the limited Registry staff.
The report states that the processing backlog for these Certificates of Order will be resolved soon and be sent to parties by the end of March 2022.
#Federal_Court, #processing_backlog, #IMM, #Certificate_of_Order
January 10, 2022
On January 4, 2022, the Federal Court of Canada granted an applicant a judicial review for redetermination who failed to comply with the permanent residency (PR) requirements under section 28 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA),
which requires applicants to be physically present in Canada for at least 730 days within every five years.
The Applicant had insufficient humanitarian and compassionate considerations and was issued a departure order for non-compliance with the residency obligations.
The Federal Court decided that in the assessment of humanitarian and compassionate factors, the "moral debt owed to immigrants who worked on the frontline to help protect vulnerable people in Canada" during the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be understated.
#Federal_Court, #PR, #IRPA, #COVID_19
January 7, 2022
On January 5, 2022, Newfoundland and Labrador’s Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism (OIM) announced that the province will hold a series of information sessions starting from January 11, 2022.
In total, four information sessions for employers will be conducted – two during the daytime hours and two during the evening hours.
The sessions are only for Newfoundland and Labrador-based employers and prospective newcomers to the province.
Due to the limited spaces available, those who are not considering Newfoundland and Labrador as the province of destination in Canada, have been asked not to register for the sessions.
#NewfoundlandandLabrador, #Informationsessions, #AIP, #OIM
January 6, 2022
On January 5, 2022, the Government of Canada introduced a program delivery update related to temporary resident permits (TRP).
The term “implied status” has been replaced with “maintained status” on TRP web pages.
In addition, the Government provided new instructions clarifying the restoration process of temporary resident status.
Authorization to study or work can only be restored if an application is made before the expiration of that status, and the applicant remains in Canada until a decision is made on the application.
#Temporaryresidents, #impliedstatus, #maintainedstatus
January 6, 2022
