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.
#GCMC, #VIZ, #name_instructions, #uncommon_name
January 11, 2022
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
