Experiencing delays in your Canadian immigration application? A writ of mandamus may be helpful

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:00:17 +0000

The Canadian federal courts have recently ruled on two cases concerning processing delays in immigration and study permit applications. In both cases, the applicant asked the court to issue a writ of mandamus to compel Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to process their application. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration A writ […]

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Facing delays in your immigration application? Here are some steps you can take

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2023 13:00:34 +0000

When applying to work, study or immigrate to Canada, a foreign national must submit their application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). IRCC has service standards that provide the usual processing times for applications. However, there can be delays to these processing standards, causing the processing time of the application to be much longer […]

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Minister Fraser provides an update on immigration backlogs

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2022 12:19:46 +0000

On August 29, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser joined other task force members to update Canadians and newcomers on what the government is doing to address the backlog and improve the immigration system. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration Fraser is an ex-officio member of the task force created in June to reduce wait […]

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Canadian government provides update on immigration and passport task force

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 12:00:35 +0000

On June 25, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the creation of a task force to evaluate service standards for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), passport applications and Canada’s airports. This task force was in response to what he deemed to be “unacceptable” backlogs in these services. At the time, IRCC had a backlog of […]

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Canada’s immigration minister wants to make good on mandate letter commitments for refugees and undocumented workers

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022 12:00:27 +0000

We asked Sean Fraser what he personally wants to achieve during his term as Canada’s minister of immigration. There were four items on Fraser’s bucket list, all found on his mandate letter, a document from the prime minister which outlines the objectives that each minister is expected to complete during their term. Discover if You […]

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Canada’s Prime Minister creates task force to address immigration delays

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 17:30:54 +0000

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that a new task force has been created to address unprecedented delays in government services such as passports, airports, and immigration application processing. The task force, made up of a large group of federal ministers, will seek to identify major gaps in these services and will also be […]

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Minister Fraser says processing standards could return to normal by end of calendar year

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 17:59:52 +0000

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser appeared today before the Canadian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration to participate in the committee’s new study on IRCC’s application backlogs and processing times. The parliamentary committee is comprised of elected federal government officials. Their mandate is to monitor federal policy relating to immigration and multiculturalism, as well as […]

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Minister Fraser says processing standards could return to normal by 2023

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 17:59:52 +0000

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser appeared today before the Canadian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration to participate in the committee’s new study on IRCC’s application backlogs and processing times. The parliamentary committee is comprised of elected federal government officials. Their mandate is to monitor federal policy relating to immigration and multiculturalism, as well as […]

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Canadian immigration minister talks backlogs, international students and PGP in TV interview

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2022 14:43:39 +0000

Canada’s minister of immigration, Sean Fraser, sat down to talk about Canadian immigration with Prime Asia TV business head, Deepinder Singh. The interview covered a number of topics relating to challenges brought on by the pandemic and possible solutions for the future. Among other things, Fraser spoke about his mandate to support immigration pathways for […]

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