Notices
- Notice – Electronic Travel Authorization now required to fly to or transit through Canada 10 November 2016
- Notice – Supplementary Information 2017 Immigration Levels Plan 31 October 2016
- Notice – Proposed Regulatory Changes – Conditional Permanent Residence 28 October 2016
- Notice – Proposed Regulatory Changes: Maximum Age of Dependants 28 October 2016
- Notice – Temporary public policy for some refused post-graduation work permit applicants 21 October 2016
- Notice – Possible Canada Post Service Disruption: Implications for IRCC’s Services - Archived 26 August 2016
- Notice – New Ontario health cards 26 August 2016
- Notice – Changes to the Pre-Removal Risk Assessment for Ethiopia 27 July 2016
- Notice – Canada’s mail service may be interrupted. Find out how this affects you - Archived 6 July 2016
- Notice – #WelcomeRefugees: Processing privately sponsored Syrian refugee applications 22 June 2016
- Notice – Government addresses spousal backlog and wait times 13 June 2016
- Notice – Wildfires in Fort McMurray and surrounding areas: special measures 27 May 2016
- Notice – Reminder – People from Haiti and Zimbabwe have until August 4, 2016 to apply for permanent residence in Canada without risk of being removed 21 May 2016
- Alberta wildfires special assistance measures for passports and travel documents - Archived 16 May 2016
- Changes to the Interim Federal Health Program 11 April 2016
- Supplementary Information 2016 Immigration Levels Plan 8 March 2016
- Supplementary Information 2016 Immigration Levels Plan 8 March 2016
- Parent and grandparent application intake increases to 10,000 26 February 2016
- Update—Additional time given to people from Haiti and Zimbabwe affected by the lifting of the temporary suspension of removals to apply for permanent residence in Canada 5 February 2016
- Closing of the parent and grandparent application period 7 January 2016
- Reopening the Parent and Grandparent Program 3 January 2016
- Update on work permits for spouses and common-law partners applying for permanent residence from within Canada 11 December 2015
- International Experience Canada – New e-application System 30 November 2015
- Permanent Resident Card Redesign 25 November 2015
- Response to Ebola 5 November 2015
- Changes to the Pre-Removal Risk Assessment for Burundi 12 August 2015
- Voluntary enrollment period for Canada’s Electronic Travel Authorization requirement starts today 1 August 2015
- Telephone Scam Warning 30 June 2015
- Passport photo specifications printable tool online 23 June 2015
- 2015 National Call for Proposals is Open 22 June 2015
- Changes to the Pre-Removal Risk Assessment for Yemen 17 June 2015
- CIC’s Response to Ebola – archived 29 May 2015
- CIC’s Response to Ebola – archived 9 May 2015
- Immigration measures in support of the Government’s response to the earthquake in Nepal - archived 27 April 2015
- REMINDER: Four-Year Rule for Foreign Workers 1 April 2015
- Changes to Visa Office Websites 31 March 2015
- REMINDER—To people from Haiti and Zimbabwe affected by the lifting of the temporary suspension of removals – archived 20 March 2015
- Update on fee returns for applications affected by the termination of the Immigrant Investor Program and the Federal Entrepreneur Program 19 March 2015
- Telephone Scam Alert 11 March 2015
- Passport requirements in effect May 9, 2015 27 February 2015
- Promoting Reciprocal Agreements through International Experience Canada 24 February 2015
- Changes to the Pre-Removal Risk Assessment for Libya 20 February 2015
- Changes to strengthen employer accountability under the International Mobility Program 9 February 2015
- Parent and Grandparent program update 16 January 2015
- Changes to Citizenship processing on January 1, 2015 31 December 2014
- Work permits for spouses and common-law partners living in Canada 22 December 2014
- Reopening the Parent and Grandparent program 19 December 2014
- Temporary closure of the visa office in Cairo 10 December 2014
- Express Entry questions and answers 1 December 2014
- Extension of Temporary Resident Status – archived 24 November 2014
- Canada lifts the visa requirement for visitors from Chile 22 November 2014
- St. Kitts and Nevis citizens now need a visa to travel to Canada 22 November 2014
- Supplementary Information to the 2015 Immigration Levels Plan 6 November 2014
- Temporary measures for the Interim Federal Health Program 4 November 2014
- Telephone Scam Alert 10 October 2014
- Passport Canada – New requirements for supporting identity documents when applying for a passport 18 September 2014
- Changes to Pre-Removal Risk Assessment for South Sudan 4 September 2014
- Extension of measures for Haitian nationals in Canada – archived 29 August 2014
- Changes to the definition of a dependent child 1 August 2014
- Important notice regarding intercountry adoptions from the Democratic Republic of Congo 31 July 2014
- Changes to the definition of a dependent child 23 June 2014
- Termination of backlog applications in the federal Immigrant Investor Program and federal Entrepreneur Program 19 June 2014
- Changes to Pre-Removal Risk Assessment for Egypt and Central African Republic 30 May 2014
- Further update on Canadian visa services available to people in Ukraine 21 March 2014
- Passport Canada – New fees effective March 31, 2014 5 March 2014
- Update on Canadian visa services available to people in Ukraine 7 March 2014
- Some online services will be unavailable March 8, 2014 7 March 2014
- Extension of measures for Haitian nationals in Canada – archived 1 March 2014
- DNA Sample Collection Pilot Project Extended 20 February 2014
- New regulations for international students finalized 12 February 2014
- Important notice regarding adoptions from the Democratic Republic of Congo – Archived 4 February 2014
- Parent and Grandparent Program Sponsorship Forms Now Available Online 31 December 2013
- Passport Canada – Improvements to passport services for Canadians abroad 9 December 2013
- Inviting the public to provide input on Electronic Travel Authorization 6 December 2013
- Important notice regarding adoptions from Russia 15 November 2013
- Closure of the visa office in Prague 15 November 2013
- Immigration measures in support of the Government’s response to Typhoon Haiyan – Archived 13 November 2013
- Supplementary Information to the 2014 immigration levels plan 1 November 2013
- Update on Fee Returns for Federal Skilled Worker applicants affected by the backlog elimination 18 October 2013
- Speeding up citizenship decisions by clearing dormant cases 5 September 2013
- International Experience Canada moving to Citizenship and Immigration Canada 31 August 2013
- Extension of measures for Haitian nationals in Canada 30 August 2013
- Change to Canadian citizenship services in the U.S. 20 August 2013
- Reminder: Use of Authorized Immigration Representatives 1 August 2013
- Lac-Mégantic special assistance measures 26 July 2013
- Passport Canada – Free replacement of Canadian passports that were lost or damaged as a result of recent disasters 26 July 2013
- Alberta Flood Update 2 July 2013
- Adoptions from Pakistan 1 July 2013
- Alberta Flood – Archived 26 June 2013
- Passport Canada – Calgary Flood Update 23 June 2013
- DNA Sample Collection Pilot Project 21 June 2013
- Hold lifted on processing of immigration and citizenship applications for intercountry adoptions from South Africa 11 June 2013
- Strike Action – Archived 11 June 2013
- Passport Canada – Changes coming soon to the Canadian passport program 28 May 2013
- DNA Sample Collection Pilot Project 17 May 2013
- Notice of Regulatory Changes to Establish Biometrics in Canada’s Temporary Resident Immigration Program 8 May 2013
- Citizenship Commission Vacancy – Archived 19 April 2013
- Update on Situation in Syria 17 April 2013
- Changes to the citizenship certificate 9 April 2013
- Mali – Exemption to the Bar on Applying for a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment 15 March 2013
- Change to Offers of Arranged Employment in the Federal Skilled Worker Program 8 March 2013
- Changes to the Federal Skilled Worker Program 1 March 2013
- Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program pilot project in British Columbia – open work permits for spouses/common-law partners and working-age dependent children of temporary foreign workers 14 February 2013
- Beware of resettlement fraud 7 February 2013
- CIC Consolidating Visa and Immigration Services 29 January 2013
- CIC Consolidating Visa and Immigration Services 28 January 2013
- Passport Canada – New passport fees to take effect on July 1, 2013 19 December 2012
- Notice of new “Bridging” Open Work Permits for Certain Federal Economic Class Applicants - Archived 17 December 2012
- Notice of Proposed Regulatory Amendments – Establishing Biometrics in Canada’s Temporary Resident Immigration Program 7 December 2012
- Questions and answers: Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act – Archived 16 November 2012
- Supplementary Information for the 2013 Immigration Levels Plan 5 November 2012
- Notice of Changes to the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program 19 October 2012
- Residence Fraud Warning 10 September 2012
- Extension of measures for temporary Haitian nationals in Canada 30 August 2012
- Exemptions to the Bars on Applying for a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment 15 August 2012
- Notice of Regulatory Changes to Applications for Permanent Resident Status and Changes on Accessing a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment 15 August 2012
- Processing is Suspended for Adoption Applications from South Africa – Archived 15 August 2012
- Notice of Proposed Regulatory Amendments – Processing Time Lines for Asylum Claims in Canada 3 August 2012
- Notice of Proposed Regulatory Amendments – Reporting Requirements for Designated Foreign Nationals 3 August 2012
- Protecting vulnerable temporary foreign workers 24 July 2012
- Questions and answers: Bill C-38 and changes to Federal Skilled Worker applications 29 June 2012
- Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration 26 June 2012
- Refugee protection division decisions 19 June 2012
- Notice of Proposed Changes to the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program 8 June 2012
- Passport Canada – Now Available! A Video with Tips for Completing Your Adult General Passport Application 4 June 2012
- Where to apply now if you’re in the U.S.A. or Canada 29 May 2012
- Modernizing our processing network 29 May 2012
- Transforming the Immigration System: Then and Now 25 May 2012
- Transforming the Immigration System 25 May 2012
- Belgrade visa office closes and services transferred to Vienna 9 May 2012
- Canada’s Federal Skilled Worker Cap Reached 8 May 2012
- Permanent Resident (PR) Card direct mail-out pilot project 30 April 2012
- Visa services no longer available at the Canadian Embassies in Germany and Japan and at the Canadian High Commissions in Malaysia and Bangladesh 30 April 2012
- Closure of the visa office in Tehran 29 April 2012
- Passport Canada – Pointe-Claire Passport Canada office closed on March 26 due to relocation 15 March 2012
- Passport Canada – The Simplified Renewal Application Process 15 March 2012
- Passport Canada – Passports for children 1 March 2012
- Important information for Syrian-Canadians about using immigration consultants 29 February 2012
- Changes that affect Economic Immigration Class applications 16 February 2012
- New form for sponsorship applications 2 February 2012
- Warning: Sponsorship Fraud 27 January 2012
- New Citizenship Certificate 26 January 2012
- Visa Services at the Canadian Embassy in Libya (Tripoli) re-opens 17 January 2012
- Passport Canada – Travelling with WestJet 23 December 2011
- Passport Canada – Situation in Syria 16 December 2011
- Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration 9 December 2011
- Notice of Intent Regarding Changes to the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program 9 December 2011
- Transfer of services for economic applications from Caracas to Mexico City 6 December 2011
- Supplementary Information for the 2012 Immigration Levels Plan 4 November 2011
- Passport Canada – Passport Canada relocates Ottawa office to better serve customers 7 October 2011
- Lifting of Direct Access in Designated Geographic Areas 7 October 2011
- Extension of measures for Haitians applying for work permits 2 September 2011
- New form for permanent resident applications 22 July 2011
- Update: Haiti immigration services 5 July 2011
- Canada’s postal service is on strike. Find out how this affects you – Archived 2 June 2011
- Closure of the Visa Section at the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei 25 May 2011
- Situation in Syria – Archived 19 May 2011
- Internet Scam Alert 19 May 2011
- Passport Canada – Contingencies during a period of postal service uncertainty 18 May 2011
- Passport Canada – Passport Canada on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube 30 March 2011
- Passport Canada – Earthquake in Japan – Emergency Information for Canadians 11 March 2011
- Passport Canada – Civil Unrest in Middle East and North Africa 22 February 2011
- Services at the Canadian visa office in Egypt (Cairo) have resumed 15 February 2011
- Passport Canada – Civil Unrest in Egypt 2 February 2011
- Follow-up notice to pharmacists in Quebec 28 January 2011
- Notice for IFHP Certificate holders in Quebec 24 January 2011
- Notice to Pharmacists in Quebec 24 January 2011
- New Interim Federal Health Program Administrator 19 January 2011 – Update
- Notice for IFHP Certificate holders in Quebec 17 January 2011
- Passport Canada – Planning for a hassle-free return trip means planning to get a passport 12 January 2011
- Update: Haiti immigration figures (as of December 31, 2010) 31 December 2010
- The Canadian visa office in Ivory Coast (Abidjan) has suspended its activities until further notice – Archived 14 December 2010
- Passport Canada – Change to Birth Certificate Requirements for General Passport Applications 2 December 2010
- December 29, 2010 deadline approaches for submissions from candidates interested in regulating immigration consultants – Archived 30 November 2010
- Passport Canada – All Documents Accompanying a Passport Application Must Be Submitted in English or French 8 November 2010
- End of Haiti Special Measures (as of August 31, 2010) 31 August 2010
- New CIC Telephone Service for Live-in Caregivers 27 August 2010
- Extension of Temporary Resident Status 18 August 2010
- Passport Canada – St. John’s Passport Canada Office Closed on August 2, 2010 29 July 2010
- Passport Canada – Update on Montréal Passport Canada Office 28 July 2010
- Passport Canada – Montréal Passport Canada Office is closed 27 July 2010
- Passport Canada – Downtown Calgary Passport Canada Office Relocation 15 July 2010
- Update: priority processing measures for Haiti (as of June 26, 2010) 7 July 2010
- Third-party Canadian citizenship study guides, tests and questions 27 May 2010
- Update: priority processing measures in Haiti (May 25, 2010) 25 May 2010
- Passport Canada – Children in foster care or in the process of adoption 28 April 2010
- Information for people unable leave Canada due to the volcano erupting in Iceland 16 April 2010
- Update: priority processing measures in Haiti (April 1, 2010) 1 April 2010
- Update: priority processing measures in Haiti (March 19, 2010) 19 March 2010
- Update: priority processing measures in Haiti (March 12, 2010) 12 March 2010
- Information session for the Haitian community in London 5 March 2010
- Information for the Montréal Haitian community 5 March 2010
- Information session for the Haitian community in Windsor 5 March 2010
- Conclusion of Operation Stork: March 4, 2010 update 4 March 2010
- Visa section in Santiago, Chile, re-opens 4 March 2010
- Outreach sessions for the Montréal Haitian community 1 March 2010
- Update: priority processing measures in Haiti (February 26, 2010) 26 February 2010
- Information session for the Haitian community in Hamilton 26 February 2010
- Operation Stork: February 23, 2010 update 23 February 2010
- Passport Canada – Opening of the Passport Canada Kelowna office 22 February 2010
- Outreach sessions for the Montréal Haitian community 19 February 2010
- Information session for the Haitian community in Gatineau: Thursday, February 18, 2010 17 February 2010
- Operation Stork: February 16, 2010 update 16 February 2010
- Information session for the Haitian community in Welland: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 15 February 2010
- Update: priority processing measures in Haiti (February 15, 2010) 15 February 2010
- Outreach sessions for the Montréal Haitian community 15 February 2010
- Operation Stork: February 10, 2010 update 10 February 2010
- Operation Stork: February 6, 2010 update 6 February 2010
- Outreach sessions for the Montréal Haitian community 5 February 2010
- CIC Call Centre hours extended this weekend 5 February 2010
- Operation Stork: February 4, 2010 update 4 February 2010
- Operation Stork: February 3, 2010 update 3 February 2010
- CIC information session for the Haitian community in Vancouver: Friday, February 5, 2010 2 February 2010
- Information session for the Haitian community in Ottawa: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 2 February 2010
- Protecting children in Haiti 2 February 2010
- Operation Stork: January 30, 2010 update 30 January 2010
- Operation Stork: January 30, 2010 update 30 January 2010
- Outreach sessions for the Montréal Haitian community 30 January 2010
- Operation Stork: January 29, 2010 update 29 January 2010
- Operation Stork: January 28, 2010 update 28 January 2010
- CIC information sessions for the Haitian community in Toronto 28 January 2010
- Operation Stork: January 27, 2010 update 27 January 2010
- CIC information session for the Haitian community in Laval: Thursday January 28, 2010 27 January 2010
- Operation Stork: Update on adoptions from Haiti: January 27, 2010 27 January 2010
- Visa and immigration services offered in Santo Domingo and Port of Spain 26 January 2010
- Update on adoptions from Haiti: January 25, 2010 25 January 2010
- CIC information sessions for the Montréal Haitian community 24 January 2010
- CIC information sessions for Haitian groups in Montreal Friday, January 22, 2010 22 January 2010
- Information session for Haitian asylum seekers in Montreal Saturday, January 23 21 January 2010
- CIC information sessions for Haitian groups in Montreal 20 January 2010
- Passport Canada – Earthquake in Haiti: Passport Canada participates in support effort 18 January 2010
- Important information on priority processing measures in Haiti 18 January 2010
- Response to the earthquake in Haiti 13 January 2010
- Government responds to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration’s report regarding Bill C-37, An Act to Amend the Citizenship Act 2 November 2009
- Important message for people travelling to Canada 26 October 2009
- Removal of the Temporary Suspension of Removals exception under the Safe Third Country Agreement 23 July 2009
- Measures for people affected by the lifting of the temporary suspension of removals to Burundi, Liberia and Rwanda 23 July 2009
- Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Ontario 16 July 2009
- Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Quebec 16 July 2009
- Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Northwest Territories 16 July 2009
- Passport Canada – Important message regarding proof of citizenship requirements for Canadian passport applications 5 May 2009
- Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Grande Prairie, Dawson Creek and Fort St. John 27 April 2009
- Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Chatham 27 April 2009
- Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Lennoxville and Sherbrooke 23 April 2009
- Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Edmundston and Perth-Andover 23 April 2009
- Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Vernon 23 April 2009
- Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Kelowna 23 April 2009
- Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Sault Ste. Marie 23 April 2009
- Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Lloydminster 16 April 2009
- Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Brockville 16 April 2009
- Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Charlottetown and Summerside 16 April 2009
- Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Kingston 16 April 2009
- Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in North Bay 9 April 2009
- Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Williams Lake 9 April 2009
- Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Drummondville 9 April 2009
- Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Prince George 9 April 2009
- Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Barrie 26 March 2009
- Fraud warning 10 March 2009
- Citizens of Poland and Lithuania require e-passport for visa-free travel to Canada 10 November 2008
- Applicants applying from Japan 31 October 2008
- Prospective parents adopting from China 9 October 2008
- Safe Third Country Agreement 30 June 2008
- Response to the earthquake in China 29 May 2008
- Passport Canada – Change in service locations in Pierrefonds and Beaconsfield 24 September 2007
- Passport Canada – Change in service location in Oshawa 24 September 2007
- People in the United States who wish to claim refugee status at the Canadian border 20 September 2007
- Passport Canada – Taking Measures to Reduce Line ups 5 December 2006
- Passport Canada – Important notice 27 October 2006
- Citizenship and Immigration Canada begins biometrics field trial 19 October 2006
- Passport Canada – Avoid the Busy Season and Apply for Your Passport Now 11 September 2006
- Simplified application process 11 July 2006
- Citizenship and Immigration Canada to develop biometrics field trial 28 April 2006
- Advice to clients: only Citizenship and Immigration Canada can grant permanent resident status to foreign nationals 2 February 2006
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