From 2015-2016 to 2020-2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has increased the spending budget to $3.16 billion.
Considering that in 2015-2016, the spending was only $1.54 billion, this is a 105% increase.
During this period, IRCC has increased the number of employees by 36% to 8,413 to solve the immigration backlogs and decrease the application processing times.
The spending budget does not include locally engaged staff and funding that IRCC permanently transferred to Global Affairs Canada (GAC) for operations abroad.
#IRCC, #budget, #GAC, #immigration_backlog, #processing_times
February 23, 2022
Canadian population welcomes and supports Afghan refugees in their communities.
Since August 2021, Canadians donated more than $1 million and over 200,000 goods, including kid’s toys, clothing, and personal care products.
More than 5,000 Canadians have opened their homes and provided temporary accommodations to Afghan refugees. The Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS), the Afghan Network for Social Services, as well as Resettlement Assistance Program service provider (RAP SPO) in Calgary coordinate volunteers and donations to help Afghan refugees.
Newfoundland and Labrador also welcomed Afghans with generous donations.
#Afghan_refugees, #refugees, #Afghanistan, #Canadian_support
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/afghanistan.html
February 22, 2022
On February 21, 2022, the Government of Canada introduced a new public delivery update regarding the revocation of citizenship.
New instructions clarify the process to revoke Canadian citizenship and assist the Case Management Branch (CMB) to evaluate cases where an individual’s citizenship is being considered for revocation for the reasons such as false representation, fraud or knowingly concealing material circumstances.
When the IRCC suspects misrepresentation, the Compliance Inspections and Investigations Division (CIID) gathers and collates relevant information on potential revocation of citizenship cases.
In addition, the Government also updated the instructions for general information on revocation of citizenship.
#Revocation_of_citizenship, #Citizenship, #CMB, #CIID
February 22, 2022
On February 18, 2022, the Government of Canada published a new report regarding the arrival of Afghan refugees.
Over the past week, Canadian cities welcomed 335 government-assisted and privately-sponsored Afghan refugees who arrived in Canada on 10 commercial flights.
These refugees will be resettled in communities all across Canada, including in cities such as Calgary, Winnipeg, and Sherbrooke.
To date, Canada has accepted a total of 7,885 Afghan nationals under the special immigration program for Afghans who assisted the Government of Canada.
#Afghan_refugees, #Afghanistan, #refugees, #Taliban, #protected_persons
February 21, 2022
