Canadian Immigration Law Fresh Topics

Canada’s immigration level plan, express entry changes and IRCC’s backlog The Government of Canada has released an immigration level plan for the next three years which has been described as record-high and precedent-setting. For the economic class of permanent residents, it will target to approve 465,000 in 2023, 485,000 in 2024 and 500,000 in 2025. Meanwhile, for the family class, the IRCC will try to approve 266,210 in 2023, 281,135 in 2024 and 301,250 in 2025. 106,500 in 2023, 114,000 in 2024 and 118,000 in 2025 is the aspiration for the refugees and protected persons category. Last, with regard to…

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Excessive Immigration Application Delay and the Mandamus Remedy

Find out about an option if faced with an extreme processing delay The writ of mandamus is an order that a superior or federal court can make which involves requiring a tribunal to take action it refuses to take. The Supreme Court of Canada has found that in matters of administrative delay, the appropriate remedy is to apply to court for an order of mandamus. Therefore, if faced with a delay in the processing of one’s immigration application, one may apply for an order of mandamus against the applicable government authority – The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. Before the…

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IRCC’s Chinook Program: Winds of Change

Learn of the debate surrounding a new IRCC operational procedure Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is the government department that facilitates immigration to Canada and Canadian refugee claims. Some immigration officers use a computer program known as ‘Chinook’ to generate a final decision and reasons more quickly and in a different manner than was done previously. The program was developed in March 2018 by immigration officers and personnel who had a computer science background. It was developed entirely in-house meaning it was created within the organization with no outside help. The reason for developing the program appears to have…

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