7. Federal Immigration Programs

IRCC Federal Immigration Express Entry Self-employed Person Family Class Sponsorship Start-up Visa Caregivers Agri-Food Pilot Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds Refugees and Asylum Refugees and Asylum PR Card Renewal Canada Citizenship Application Quebec Economic Classes

0. Featured Category6. Provincial Nomination Programs7. Federal Immigration Programs8. RefugeeAgri-Food PilotAtlantic Immigration PilotRural and Northern Immigration PilotSelf-Employed PersonsStart-up Visa

Guide: IRCC Online PR Application Portal for 13 Immigration Categories

On March 31, 2021, IRCC launched an online permanent residence application portal enabling applicants who apply for select economic/refugee/other permanent resident programs to submit their applications online.

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7. Federal Immigration ProgramsC10. IRCC Policies and ManualsTemporary resident to permanent resident pathway

Guide 5069 – Temporary Public Policy: Temporary Resident to Permanent Resident Pathway (TR to PR)

The Temporary Public Policy: Temporary Resident to Permanent Resident Pathway (TR to PR Pathway) is a limited time pathway to permanent residence for qualifying temporary residents and their families. If you have work experience in Canada in an essential occupation, the health or health services field, or you have recently graduated from a Canadian post-secondary institution, you might be able to apply for permanent residence. Graduates and workers must be present in Canada and currently working (with authorization) at the time of their application, have proficiency in one of Canada’s official languages and meet general admissibility requirements to qualify. There are six streams under this Public Policy, and each has different requirements.

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C10. IRCC Policies and ManualsPublic PoliciesTemporary resident to permanent resident pathway

Temporary Resident to Permanent Resident Pathway: Assessing the application against the policy conditions

Temporary Resident to Permanent Resident Pathway: Assessing the application against the policy conditions
Applicants should be assessed against the established eligibility criteria below, based on the information and documents provided in their application.

Applicants must meet all of the following criteria to be approved based on the stream to which they are applying:

Legal entry into Canada and status as a temporary resident
Official language proficiency
Current work experience
Intent to reside outside of Quebec
Qualifying work experience
Education requirements (international graduates from a Canadian institution and French-speaking international graduates from a Canadian institution)

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7. Federal Immigration ProgramsC10. IRCC Policies and ManualsCanada GazetteCIC Operational BulletinsExpress Entry

Ministerial Instructions Amending the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System

Ministerial Instructions Amending the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System, 2016-1
Amendments
1 The definition qualifying offer of arranged employment in section 1 of the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System is replaced by the following:

qualifying offer of arranged employment means any offer of employment referred to in subsection 29(2). (offre d’emploi réservé admissible)

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7. Federal Immigration Programs9. Canada PR Card and CitizenshipPermanent Resident Card

Redesign: Permanent Resident Card

The permanent resident card (PR card) has been updated with enhanced security features and to keep pace with changing technology.

New permanent residents (PRs) will automatically receive the new card as part of the immigration process. Current PRs only need to get a new card once their existing card expires. In the meantime, their existing card is still valid.

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7. Federal Immigration ProgramsCIC IMM Forms and GuidesFamily Class (Adopted Children and Other Relatives)Family Class (Spouses, Dependent Children, Parents)

Guide 3999 – Family Class Sponsorship – What Happens Next

Guide 3999 – What Happens Next Once your sponsor receives your application
When your sponsor receives your forms and supporting documentation, he or she will forward these together with his or her application to sponsor and supporting documents to the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga (CPC-M), Canada.

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