Immigration Knowledge Base

This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.

Decision-makers are required to follow the rules of procedural fairness throughout the decision-making process.

Procedural fairness requires that applicants:

be provided with a fair and unbiased assessment of their application
be informed of the decision-maker’s concerns and
have a meaningful opportunity to provide a response to concerns about their application

Exercise Caution When Claiming Dual Intent on Study Permit Applications

April 20, 2023April 21, 2023 admin

Exercise Caution When Claiming Dual Intent on Study Permit Applications

Dual intent seems naturally applicable in the context of a spouse who seeks a visa or temporary entry into Canada while a permanent residence application is in process or a foreign worker seeking to extend a temporary work permit while awaiting an Application for Permanent Residence based on an Express Entry Application or Provincial Nomination Program nomination.

Q&A: application for PR made by foreign parents of Canadian citizen

C10. IRCC Policies and Manuals Immigration Knowledge Base

August 11, 2021June 15, 2023 admin

Q&A: H&C application for PR made by foreign parents of Canadian citizen

Can a single child apply for the Permanent Residency for their parents on H&C basis? Parents’ ages are 50 years for both. They are currently in Canada on a Super Visa and their stay is expiring soon. They want to live here in Canada permanently with their only son who is 25 years old and not married yet. What would be good arguments?

C10. IRCC Policies and Manuals Immigration Knowledge Base

July 29, 2021June 15, 2023 admin

Q&A – Criminal inadmissibility, applications for rehabilitation, and humanitarian and compassionate requests

Today’s column deals with criminal inadmissibility, applications for rehabilitation, and humanitarian and compassionate requests.

5. Work in Canada C10. IRCC Policies and Manuals Immigration Knowledge Base Work Permit

July 19, 2021June 15, 2023 admin

International Mobility Program: Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) Exemption Codes

This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. Sections 204 to 208 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) provide the regulatory authority to issue a work permit to a worker who does not require a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). The LMIA exemption codes are listed in the following tables.

4. Study in Canada 5. Work in Canada 7. Federal Immigration Programs Express Entry Immigration Knowledge Base Study Permit Work Permit

June 2, 2021June 16, 2023 admin

Learning Moments – Work Experience Completed with a WP and Concurrently with SP for CEC

Learning moments – Canadian work experience completed while on a work permit and concurrently with full-time studies, for the purpose of CEC

Immigration Category on the Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR)

7. Federal Immigration Programs 8. Refugee Immigration Knowledge Base

May 31, 2021June 16, 2023 admin

Immigration Category on the Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR)

a reference tool that explains the immigration categories listed on the Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR)

Immigration Knowledge Base

May 13, 2021June 16, 2023 admin

Learning moments – Transferability points assigned by EE to candidates with a Canadian Certificate of Qualification in a trade occupation

Immigration Knowledge Base

May 13, 2021June 16, 2023 admin

Learning moments – Supreme Court of Canada decision of Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v Vavilov 2019 SCC 65, and its effects on immigration law.

Immigration Knowledge Base

May 13, 2021June 16, 2023 admin

Learning moments – Definition of a “qualifying learning institute” for the purposes of obtaining credit for a foreign diploma for Express Entry applications.

Immigration Knowledge Base

May 13, 2021June 16, 2023 admin

Learning moments – Loss of permanent residence due to medical inadmissibility

Immigration Knowledge Base

May 13, 2021June 16, 2023 admin

About Procedural Fairness

Exercise Caution When Claiming Dual Intent on Study Permit Applications

Q&A – Criminal inadmissibility, applications for rehabilitation, and humanitarian and compassionate requests

International Mobility Program: Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) Exemption Codes

Learning Moments – Work Experience Completed with a WP and Concurrently with SP for CEC

Immigration Category on the Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR)

Learning moments – Transferability points assigned by EE to candidates with a Canadian Certificate of Qualification in a trade occupation

Learning moments – Minister’s Application for Cessation of Refugee Protection

Learning moments – Proof of funds for an ongoing permanent residence application under Express Entry

Learning moments – Extension of T13 Work permit as a provinical nominee during the processing of PR application

Learning moments – Supreme Court of Canada decision of Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v Vavilov 2019 SCC 65, and its effects on immigration law.

Learning moments – Renunciation of PR status and its impact on an individual’s status in Canada

Learning moments – Misrepresentation under A40 – once again

Learning moments – Experience under the Federal Skilled Worker program

Learning moments – Definition of a “qualifying learning institute” for the purposes of obtaining credit for a foreign diploma for Express Entry applications.

Learning moments – Loss of permanent residence due to medical inadmissibility

Learning moments – Implied status – when is it lost?