Beginning March 25, 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will introduce a new photo identification document for refugee claimants called a Refugee Protection Identity Document (RPID).
Canada is granting permanent residency to thousands of undocumented construction workers in a major immigration policy shift. Learn about the new PR pathway, eligibility, and how this impacts the construction industry and labor market.
Immigrating to Canada is a long process. Depending on the type of application submitted, it can take anywhere from a few weeks to a few years to receive a decision. Certain applications see initial movement, then find themselves in a vacuous state – not entirely refused, but not accepted either. Cases referred to the Immigration Division (ID) under s. 44(1) of the IRPA often fit in this category.
When is the time between referral to the ID and the admissibility hearing considered too long so as to constitute an abuse of process? This blog will discuss the legal test for undue delay as abuse of process and recent case law where no abuse of process was found despite lengthy delays.
The updated regulations provide immigration and border services officers with explicit authority to cancel temporary resident documents on a case-by-case basis, including electronic travel authorizations (“eTAs”), temporary resident visas (“TRVs”), work permits, and study permits. While the government presents these revisions as essential for maintaining border security, there are concerns that they could be excessive, raising issues related to fairness, transparency, and the potential for misuse.
On 26 February 2025, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) provided an important update on Canada’s new Home Care Worker Pilot programs which have been widely anticipated since the previous Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot closed in June 2024.
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