Notices

• Notice – Changes to Passport Services at Select Canada Post Locations 1 June 2017
• Notice – Government of Canada Eliminates Conditional Permanent Residence 28 April 2017
• Notice – Parent and Grandparent Program: Balancing the demand 25 April 2017
• Notice – Changes to the Pre-Removal Risk Assessment for Turkey 15 February 2017
• Notice – Special Authorization for dual Canadian citizens extended 27 January 2017
• Notice – End of the Temporary Public Policy to sponsor Syrian and Iraqi refugees by Groups of Five and Community Sponsors 25 January 2017
• Notice – Changes for 2017 Parent and Grandparent Program 3 January 2017
• Notice – Faster processing times for spouses and partners 15 December 2016
• Notice – Work permit pilot extended for spouses and common-law partners applying for permanent residence from within Canada 7 December 2016
• 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 – archived 31 December 2013
• Passport Canada – Improvements to passport services for Canadians abroad – archived 9 December 2013
• Inviting the public to provide input on Electronic Travel Authorization – archived 6 December 2013
• Important notice regarding adoptions from Russia – archived 15 November 2013
• Closure of the visa office in Prague – archived 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 – archived 1 November 2013
• Update on Fee Returns for Federal Skilled Worker applicants affected by the backlog elimination – archived 18 October 2013
• Speeding up citizenship decisions by clearing dormant cases – archived 5 September 2013
• International Experience Canada moving to Citizenship and Immigration Canada – archived 31 August 2013
• Extension of measures for Haitian nationals in Canada – archived 30 August 2013
• Change to Canadian citizenship services in the U.S. – archived 20 August 2013
• Reminder: Use of Authorized Immigration Representatives – archived 1 August 2013
• Lac-Mégantic special assistance measures – archived 26 July 2013
• Passport Canada – Free replacement of Canadian passports that were lost or damaged as a result of recent disasters – archived 26 July 2013
• Alberta Flood Update – archived 2 July 2013
• Adoptions from Pakistan – archived 1 July 2013
• Alberta Flood – archived 26 June 2013
• Passport Canada – Calgary Flood Update – archived 23 June 2013
• DNA Sample Collection Pilot Project – archived 21 June 2013
• Hold lifted on processing of immigration and citizenship applications for intercountry adoptions from South Africa – archived 11 June 2013
• Strike Action – archived 11 June 2013
• Passport Canada – Changes coming soon to the Canadian passport program – archived 28 May 2013
• DNA Sample Collection Pilot Project – archived 17 May 2013
• Notice of Regulatory Changes to Establish Biometrics in Canada’s Temporary Resident Immigration Program – archived 8 May 2013
• Citizenship Commission Vacancy – archived 19 April 2013
• Update on Situation in Syria – archived 17 April 2013
• Changes to the citizenship certificate – archived 9 April 2013
• Mali – Exemption to the Bar on Applying for a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment – archived 15 March 2013
• Change to Offers of Arranged Employment in the Federal Skilled Worker Program – archived 8 March 2013
• Changes to the Federal Skilled Worker Program – archived 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 – archived 14 February 2013
• Beware of resettlement fraud – archived 7 February 2013
• CIC Consolidating Visa and Immigration Services – archived 29 January 2013
• CIC Consolidating Visa and Immigration Services – archived 28 January 2013
• Passport Canada – New passport fees to take effect on July 1, 2013 – archived 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 – archived 7 December 2012
• Questions and answers: Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act – archived 16 November 2012
• Supplementary Information for the 2013 Immigration Levels Plan – archived 5 November 2012
• Notice of Changes to the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program – archived 19 October 2012
• Residence Fraud Warning – archived 10 September 2012
• Extension of measures for temporary Haitian nationals in Canada – archived 30 August 2012
• Exemptions to the Bars on Applying for a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment – archived 15 August 2012
• Notice of Regulatory Changes to Applications for Permanent Resident Status and Changes on Accessing a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment – archived 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 – archived 3 August 2012
• Notice of Proposed Regulatory Amendments – Reporting Requirements for Designated Foreign Nationals – archived 3 August 2012
• Protecting vulnerable temporary foreign workers – archived 24 July 2012
• Questions and answers: Bill C-38 and changes to Federal Skilled Worker applications – archived 29 June 2012
• Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration – archived 26 June 2012
• Refugee protection division decisions – archived 19 June 2012
• Notice of Proposed Changes to the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program – archived 8 June 2012
• Passport Canada – Now Available! A Video with Tips for Completing Your Adult General Passport Application – archived 4 June 2012
• Where to apply now if you’re in the U.S.A. or Canada – archived 29 May 2012
• Modernizing our processing network – archived 29 May 2012
• Transforming the Immigration System: Then and Now – archived 25 May 2012
• Transforming the Immigration System – archived 25 May 2012
• Belgrade visa office closes and services transferred to Vienna – archived 9 May 2012
• Canada’s Federal Skilled Worker Cap Reached – archived 8 May 2012
• Permanent Resident (PR) Card direct mail-out pilot project – archived 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 – archived 30 April 2012
• Closure of the visa office in Tehran – archived 29 April 2012
• Passport Canada – Pointe-Claire Passport Canada office closed on March 26 due to relocation – archived 15 March 2012
• Passport Canada – The Simplified Renewal Application Process – archived 15 March 2012
• Passport Canada – Passports for children – archived 1 March 2012
• Important information for Syrian-Canadians about using immigration consultants – archived 29 February 2012
• Changes that affect Economic Immigration Class applications – archived 16 February 2012
• New form for sponsorship applications – archived 2 February 2012
• Warning: Sponsorship Fraud – archived 27 January 2012
• New Citizenship Certificate – archived 26 January 2012
• Visa Services at the Canadian Embassy in Libya (Tripoli) re-opens – archived 17 January 2012
• Passport Canada – Travelling with WestJet – archived 23 December 2011
• Passport Canada – Situation in Syria – archived 16 December 2011
• Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration – archived 9 December 2011
• Notice of Intent Regarding Changes to the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program – archived 9 December 2011
• Transfer of services for economic applications from Caracas to Mexico City – archived 6 December 2011
• Supplementary Information for the 2012 Immigration Levels Plan – archived 4 November 2011
• Passport Canada – Passport Canada relocates Ottawa office to better serve customers – archived 7 October 2011
• Lifting of Direct Access in Designated Geographic Areas – archived 7 October 2011
• Extension of measures for Haitians applying for work permits – archived 2 September 2011
• New form for permanent resident applications – archived 22 July 2011
• Update: Haiti immigration services – archived 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 – archived 25 May 2011
• Situation in Syria – archived 19 May 2011
• Internet Scam Alert – archived 19 May 2011
• Passport Canada – Contingencies during a period of postal service uncertainty – archived 18 May 2011
• Passport Canada – Passport Canada on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube – archived 30 March 2011
• Passport Canada – Earthquake in Japan – Emergency Information for Canadians – archived 11 March 2011
• Passport Canada – Civil Unrest in Middle East and North Africa – archived 22 February 2011
• Services at the Canadian visa office in Egypt (Cairo) have resumed – archived 15 February 2011
• Passport Canada – Civil Unrest in Egypt – archived 2 February 2011
• Notice for IFHP Certificate holders in Quebec – archived 24 January 2011
• New Interim Federal Health Program Administrator – archived 19 January 2011 – Update
• Passport Canada – Planning for a hassle-free return trip means planning to get a passport – archived 12 January 2011
• Update: Haiti immigration figures (as of December 31, 2010) – archived 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 – archived 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 – archived 8 November 2010
• End of Haiti Special Measures (as of August 31, 2010) – archived 31 August 2010
• New CIC Telephone Service for Live-in Caregivers – archived 27 August 2010
• Extension of Temporary Resident Status – archived 18 August 2010
• Passport Canada – St. John’s Passport Canada Office Closed on August 2, 2010 – archived 29 July 2010
• Passport Canada – Update on Montréal Passport Canada Office – archived 28 July 2010
• Passport Canada – Montréal Passport Canada Office is closed – archived 27 July 2010
• Passport Canada – Downtown Calgary Passport Canada Office Relocation – archived 15 July 2010
• Update: priority processing measures for Haiti (as of June 26, 2010) – archived 7 July 2010
• Third-party Canadian citizenship study guides, tests and questions – archived 27 May 2010
• Update: priority processing measures in Haiti (May 25, 2010) – archived 25 May 2010
• Passport Canada – Children in foster care or in the process of adoption – archived 28 April 2010
• Information for people unable leave Canada due to the volcano erupting in Iceland – archived 16 April 2010
• Update: priority processing measures in Haiti (April 1, 2010) – archived 1 April 2010
• Update: priority processing measures in Haiti (March 19, 2010) – archived 19 March 2010
• Update: priority processing measures in Haiti (March 12, 2010) – archived 12 March 2010
• Information session for the Haitian community in London – archived 5 March 2010
• Information for the Montréal Haitian community – archived 5 March 2010
• Information session for the Haitian community in Windsor – archived 5 March 2010
• Conclusion of Operation Stork: March 4, 2010 update – archived 4 March 2010
• Visa section in Santiago, Chile, re-opens – archived 4 March 2010
• Outreach sessions for the Montréal Haitian community – archived 1 March 2010
• Update: priority processing measures in Haiti (February 26, 2010) – archived 26 February 2010
• Information session for the Haitian community in Hamilton – archived 26 February 2010
• Operation Stork: February 23, 2010 update – archived 23 February 2010
• Passport Canada – Opening of the Passport Canada Kelowna office – archived 22 February 2010
• Outreach sessions for the Montréal Haitian community – archived 19 February 2010
• Information session for the Haitian community in Gatineau: Thursday, February 18, 2010 – archived 17 February 2010
• Operation Stork: February 16, 2010 update – archived 16 February 2010
• Information session for the Haitian community in Welland: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 – archived 15 February 2010
• Update: priority processing measures in Haiti (February 15, 2010) – archived 15 February 2010
• Outreach sessions for the Montréal Haitian community – archived 15 February 2010
• Operation Stork: February 10, 2010 update – archived 10 February 2010
• Operation Stork: February 6, 2010 update – archived 6 February 2010
• Outreach sessions for the Montréal Haitian community – archived 5 February 2010
• CIC Call Centre hours extended this weekend – archived 5 February 2010
• Operation Stork: February 4, 2010 update – archived 4 February 2010
• Operation Stork: February 3, 2010 update – archived 3 February 2010
• CIC information session for the Haitian community in Vancouver: Friday, February 5, 2010 – archived 2 February 2010
• Information session for the Haitian community in Ottawa: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 – archived 2 February 2010
• Protecting children in Haiti – archived 2 February 2010
• Operation Stork: January 30, 2010 update – archived 30 January 2010
• Operation Stork: January 30, 2010 update – archived 30 January 2010
• Outreach sessions for the Montréal Haitian community – archived 30 January 2010
• Operation Stork: January 29, 2010 update – archived 29 January 2010
• Operation Stork: January 28, 2010 update – archived 28 January 2010
• CIC information sessions for the Haitian community in Toronto – archived 28 January 2010
• Operation Stork: January 27, 2010 update – archived 27 January 2010
• CIC information session for the Haitian community in Laval: Thursday January 28, 2010 – archived 27 January 2010
• Operation Stork: Update on adoptions from Haiti: January 27, 2010 – archived 27 January 2010
• Visa and immigration services offered in Santo Domingo and Port of Spain – archived 26 January 2010
• Update on adoptions from Haiti: January 25, 2010 – archived 25 January 2010
• CIC information sessions for the Montréal Haitian community – archived 24 January 2010
• CIC information sessions for Haitian groups in Montreal Friday, January 22, 2010 – archived 22 January 2010
• Information session for Haitian asylum seekers in Montreal Saturday, January 23 – archived 21 January 2010
• CIC information sessions for Haitian groups in Montreal – archived 20 January 2010
• Passport Canada – Earthquake in Haiti: Passport Canada participates in support effort – archived 18 January 2010
• Important information on priority processing measures in Haiti – archived 18 January 2010
• Response to the earthquake in Haiti – archived 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 – archived 2 November 2009
• Important message for people travelling to Canada – archived 26 October 2009
• Removal of the Temporary Suspension of Removals exception under the Safe Third Country Agreement – archived 23 July 2009
• Measures for people affected by the lifting of the temporary suspension of removals to Burundi, Liberia and Rwanda – archived 23 July 2009
• Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Ontario – archived 16 July 2009
• Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Quebec – archived 16 July 2009
• Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Northwest Territories – archived 16 July 2009
• Passport Canada – Important message regarding proof of citizenship requirements for Canadian passport applications – archived 5 May 2009
• Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Grande Prairie, Dawson Creek and Fort St. John – archived 27 April 2009
• Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Chatham – archived 27 April 2009
• Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Lennoxville and Sherbrooke – archived 23 April 2009
• Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Edmundston and Perth-Andover – archived 23 April 2009
• Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Vernon – archived 23 April 2009
• Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Kelowna – archived 23 April 2009
• Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Sault Ste. Marie – archived 23 April 2009
• Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Lloydminster – archived 16 April 2009
• Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Brockville – archived 16 April 2009
• Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Charlottetown and Summerside – archived 16 April 2009
• Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Kingston – archived 16 April 2009
• Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in North Bay – archived 9 April 2009
• Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Williams Lake – archived 9 April 2009
• Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Drummondville – archived 9 April 2009
• Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Prince George – archived 9 April 2009
• Passport Canada – Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Barrie – archived 26 March 2009
• Fraud warning – archived 10 March 2009
• Citizens of Poland and Lithuania require e-passport for visa-free travel to Canada – archived 10 November 2008
• Applicants applying from Japan – archived 31 October 2008
• Prospective parents adopting from China – archived 9 October 2008
• Safe Third Country Agreement – archived 30 June 2008
• Response to the earthquake in China – archived 29 May 2008
• Passport Canada – Change in service locations in Pierrefonds and Beaconsfield – archived 24 September 2007
• Passport Canada – Change in service location in Oshawa – archived 24 September 2007
• People in the United States who wish to claim refugee status at the Canadian border – archived 20 September 2007
• Passport Canada – Taking Measures to Reduce Line ups – archived 5 December 2006
• Passport Canada – Important notice – archived 27 October 2006
• Citizenship and Immigration Canada begins biometrics field trial – archived 19 October 2006
• Passport Canada – Avoid the Busy Season and Apply for Your Passport Now – archived 11 September 2006
• Simplified application process – archived 11 July 2006
• Citizenship and Immigration Canada to develop biometrics field trial – archived 28 April 2006
• Advice to clients: only Citizenship and Immigration Canada can grant permanent resident status to foreign nationals – archived 2 February 2006

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