2013 – Operational Bulletins
In exceptional circumstances, operational bulletins may also be issued for one-time-only instructions or to provide urgent instructions to staff for a brief period while the relevant operational chapters are being updated.
- OB 561 – December 31, 2013 (Modified)
New Regulations for sponsors of parents and grandparents - OB 545 – December 30, 2013 (Modified)
Processing of Confirmation of Permanent Residence Documents - OB 562 – December 20, 2013 (Expired)
Guidance for officers on assessing “Reciprocal Employment” [R205(b)] and entries via “Wet Lease” (namely, foreign crews who are work permit exempt as per R186(s)) - OB 558 – November 14, 2013 (Modified)
Closure and Transfer of Visa Services of the Canadian Embassy in Prague - OB 556 – November 14, 2013
Lifting of the visa requirement for citizens of the Czech Republic - OB 554 – November 8, 2013 (Expired)
Ministerial Instructions: Canadian Experience Class Applications - OB 555 – October 28, 2013
Work Permits for Start-up Business Class Permanent Resident Visa Applicants - OB 553 – October 17, 2013
Obtaining passports or travel documents for landing from the Canada Border Services Agency and officer’s discretion to waive the passport requirement for landing purposes - OB 552 – October 15, 2013
Procedure to rectify the loss of an application for permanent residence under humanitarian and compassionate grounds - OB 490-A – October 11, 2013 (Expired)
International Experience Canada Work Permit Application Processing - OB 541 – October 8, 2013
Amendment to the Sponsored Spouse/Partner (IMM 5490) and Spouse/Common-Law (IMM 5285) Questionnaires - OB 545 – October 7, 2013 (Expired)
Processing of Confirmation of Permanent Residence Documents - OB 485-A – September 19, 2013 (Expired)
Bridging Open Work Permits for Certain Federal Economic Class Applicants - OB 525 – September 10, 2013 (Modified)
Changes in Appeal Rights to the Immigration Appeal Division as a Result of Bill C-43 – theFaster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act - OB 530-A – September 5, 2013 (Expired)
Retesting and communicating results of the citizenship knowledge test - OB 529-A – September 5, 2013 (Expired)
File Splitting for Applicants Who Require a Hearing - OB 547 – August 30, 2013 (Expired)
Extension of Haiti Special Measures for Work Permits - OB 528 – August 29, 2013
Sponsorship undertakings submitted in support of Applications for Permanent Residence in Canada based on Humanitarian and Compassionate Considerations - OB 418 – August 26, 2013 (Modified)
Processing of applications for displaced Tibetans in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India - OB 434-A – August 23, 2013 (Expired)
Clarifying the responsibilities of Service Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the Canada Border Services Agency in regard to assessing a Temporary Foreign Worker’s eligibility to work in Alberta in a compulsory certification trade position - OB 544 – August 22, 2013
How to process a Humanitarian and Compassionate application when an applicant is a protected person or is an applicant who submitted a spousal sponsorship application in Canada - OB 542 – August 20, 2013
Process for referring a refused application for permanent residence on H&C grounds from a SIO to a C&I Officer when there is possibly an unreported inadmissibility or when the person may hold no legal status in Canada and has no removal order - OB 440-B – August 16, 2013 (Expired)
Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act – Changes to Humanitarian and Compassionate Considerations - OB 540 – August 12, 2013 (Expired)
Verification of Permanent Resident Photos at Visa Offices - OB 476-B – August 7, 2013 (Expired)
Abandonment of citizenship grant applications where proof of residence has not been provided and closure of applications due to test/interview no-shows - OB 539 – August 6, 2013 (Expired)
Yukon Temporary Foreign Worker Annex Pilot Projects – Labour Market Opinion-Exempt Work Permits for Occupations Destined to the Oil, Gas, Mineral Exploration and Mining Industry or Tourism/Hospitality Industry - OB 537 – July 30, 2013
Inland Citizenship and Immigration Canada Offices Urgent Processing of Confirmation of Permanent Residence Documents - OB 536 – July 30, 2013
Residency Determination Processing for Applicants Outside of Canada Referred by the Sydney Case Processing Centre’s Permanent Resident Card Centre - OB 535 – July 26, 2013
Guidelines for individuals affected by the train derailment in Lac Mégantic, Quebec - OB 279-E – July 26, 2013 (Expired)
Alberta Pilot for Occupation-Specific Work Permits – Extended - OB 534-A – July 18, 2013
Guidelines for Individuals Affected by the June 2013 Flooding in Alberta - OB 122-B – July 17, 2013 (Expired)
Pilot Project for Working-Age Dependent Children of Skilled Workers Destined to Alberta - OB 123-B – July 17, 2013 (Expired)
Pilot Project for Working-Age Dependent Children of Skilled Workers Destined to Ontario - OB 146-B – July 17, 2013 (Expired)
Alberta Pilot Project for Spouses and Common-Law Partners of Long-Haul Truck Drivers - OB 136 – July 16, 2013 (Modified)
Procedures for Humanitarian and Compassionate Applications as a Result of Lifting the Temporary Suspension of Removals on Burundi, Liberia and Rwanda - OB 534 – June 28, 2013 (Expired)
Guidelines for Individuals Affected by the June 2013 Flooding in Alberta - OB 532 – June 21, 2013
Coming into Force of Bill C-43 – Inadmissibility on Security Grounds - OB 531 – June 21, 2013
Coming into force of Bill C-43 – Obligations for certain persons making an application under theImmigration and Refugee Protection Act - OB 527 – June 20, 2013 (Expired)
C-43 – Changes to Humanitarian and Compassionate Requests - OB 530 – June 5, 2013 (Expired)
Retesting and communicating results of the citizenship knowledge test - OB 529 – June 5, 2013 (Expired)
File Splitting for Applicants Who Require a Hearing - OB 526 – May 31, 2013
Establishing and Recording Names in Citizenship and Immigration Canada Systems of Record for All Lines of Business - OB 523 – May 22, 2013 (Expired)
Temporary Foreign Worker Program – Four-Year Maximum (Cumulative Duration) - OB 420-A – May 16, 2013 (Expired)
LMO-exempt work permit renewals/extensions for certain CSQ holders currently in Quebec (revised) - OB 229-B – May 8, 2013 (Expired)
Pilot Project for Foreign Spouses and Dependent Children of Highly-Skilled Canadians or Permanent Residents Returning to Work in Ontario - OB 521 – May 3, 2013 (Expired)
Transition to National Occupational Classification 2011 for the Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Worker Class - OB 511 – April 17, 2013
Revised Process for Dissemination of Notification of Arrival Transmissions (NATs) for Privately Sponsored Refugees (PSRs) - OB 405-B – April 17, 2013
Centralized In-Canada Processing of Private Sponsorship of Refugee sponsorship applications at Centralized Processing Office-Winnipeg (CPO-W) - OB 440-G – April 17, 2013
Processing of Refugee Claims by CIC under the New Legislation - OB 504 – March 25, 2013 (Expired)
Excessive Demand Cost Threshold - OB 510 – March 15, 2013
Settlement Program — Introducing Portfolio-Based Language Assessment as a Standard Feature of LINC and CLIC - OB 507 – March 15, 2013
Settlement Program Pending Replacement of Data Collection Tool (DCT) by iCARE/iCAMS - OB 509 – March 14, 2013
Settlement Program – Crisis Counselling Within Support Services - OB 508 – March 14, 2013
Settlement Program Support Services Provisions for Care for Newcomer Children - OB 506 – March 13, 2013
Settlement Program Expenditure Control Policy for Support Services - OB 379 – March 8, 2013 (Modified)
Introduction of the IMM 5688 Plain paper Confirmation of Permanent Residence Document - OB 505 – March 5, 2013 (Désuet)
Processing Relinquishment of Permanent Resident Status - OB 503 – March 1, 2013 (Expired)
Clarification of Volunteering in Relation to Farm Work - OB 402 – February 22, 2013 (Modified)
Inland CIC Processing of Confirmation of Permanent Residence Documents Originating from Visa Offices - OB 502 – February 21, 2013
Amendment to the Return of Incomplete Citizenship Applications Submitted by Minors who Became Permanent Residents Under the Refugee Category - OB 501 – February 21, 2013
Settlement Program: Implementation of the Annual Performance Report for Community Partnerships - OB 337-A – February 15, 2013
Changes to the Pilot Program for Spouses/Common-law Partners and Working-Age Dependent Children of Select Temporary Foreign Workers Destined to British Columbia - OB 499 – February 1, 2013 (Expired)
Determining the Ability of Provincial Nominees to Economically Establish in Canada - OB 496 – January 29, 2013
Changes to the United States of America (U.S.) Processing Network - OB 497 – January 29, 2013
Closure and Transfer of Visa and Immigration Services of the Canadian Embassy in Caracas - OB 495 – January 29, 2013
Disposition of the IMM 1442 Generic Document – Page 2 - OB 498 – January 28, 2013
Closure and Transfer of Visa and Immigration Services of the Canadian Embassy in Seoul - OB 491 – January 14, 2013
Mailing Permanent Resident Cards to Representatives - OB 490 – January 11, 2013 (Expired)
International Experience Canada (IEC) Work Permit Using e-Apps and Centralization of Process for Specific Countries
