Canada updated permanent residence online intake portal for family class applications

On September 29, 2021, the Government of Canada introduced a program delivery update for family class applications.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) launched a permanent residence (PR) online intake portal that enabled applicants who apply for certain PR programs to submit their applications online, including some family class applications.

The new instructions are applicable for online applications.

Now, FC1 or FCC cases processed within Canada or overseas under the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class, as well as FCH cases processed within Canada under the spousal public policy can be submitted online.

#PR, #IRCC, #family_class, #family_sponsorship

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/permanent-residence/non-economic-classes/family-class-process.html

September 30, 2021

Ottawa will double the number of refugees from Afghanistan

According to a tweet of Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, the Government of Canada decided to accept twice as many Afghan refugees in Canada. “Canada announced we will double our humanitarian resettlement commitment from 20,000 to 40,000 Afghan refugees,” tweeted Mendicino. Through the Government policies, Canada “will offer a new home for Afghan refugees while upholding democracy and human rights around the world.” Canada was one of the first countries in the world to launch pathways focusing on women, girls, LGBTI, and targeted minorities. #Afghanistan, #Afghan_refugees, #refugees, #Taliban https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2021/08/canada-welcomes-first-afghan-refugees-resettled-through-the-special-immigration-program.html https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/we-are-running-against-time-ottawa-afghans-want-canada-to-act-immediately/ar-AANo8Kh https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/afghan-refugees-where-are-they-going-1.6167438  

September 30, 2021

The Canadian Bar Association demands Ottawa to speed up the processing of immigration applications

The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) that consists of lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers and students throughout Canada wanted the Federal Government to speed up the processing of applications for immigration.

In late July, the chair of the immigration law section of the CBA, Mark Holthe wrote to Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, asking to solve major disruptions in processing immigration applications.

In the letter, Holthe clarified that there were four areas that the Government have to speed up the processing times.

#CBA, #Processing_times

https://www.cba.org/Sections/Immigration-Law/News/2021/BlastIMMSept2021

September 29, 2021

Canada extended the travel ban for Morocco

In response to the growing number of COVID-19 cases, the Government of Canada restricted all direct flights from Morocco from August 29, 2021.

On September 24, 2021, the Government extended the travel ban for another month – until October 29, 2021. Passengers, travelling from Morocco to Canada via a third country, must demonstrate a pre-departure negative COVID-19 molecular test result from their point of departure before they travel to Canada.

Those who had tested positive for COVID-19 before will have to provide proof of a positive COVID-19 molecular test, instead of a negative COVID-19 molecular test.

#Covid_19, #Travel_restrictions, #Morocco, #Travel_ban

https://www.narcity.com/canada-has-extended-its-flight-ban-with-morocco-until-at-least-the-end-of-october#:~:text=Canada%20has%20extended%20its%20flight%20ban%20with%20Morocco,restricted%20until%2023%3A59%20ET%20on%20October%2028%2C%202021.

https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/morocco

September 28, 2021