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Canada ends the Designated Country of Origin practice

June 13, 2019 nkic

May 17, 2019—Ottawa, ON—The Government of Canada is committed to a well-managed asylum system that’s fair, fast and final. Effective today, Canada is removing all countries from the designated country of origin (DCO) list, which effectively suspends the DCO policy, introduced in 2012, until it can be repealed through future legislative changes.

Claimants from the 42 countries on the DCO list were previously subject to a 6-month bar on work permits, a bar on appeals at the Refugee Appeals Division, limited access to the Interim Federal Health Program and a 36-month bar on the Pre-Removal Risk Assessment.

The DCO policy did not fulfill its objective of discouraging misuse of the asylum system and of processing refugee claims from these countries faster. Additionally, several Federal Court decisions struck down certain provisions of the DCO policy, ruling that they did not comply with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Removing all countries from the DCO list is a Canadian policy change, not a reflection of a change in country conditions in any of the countries previously on the list.

De-designating countries of origin has no impact on the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement.

Designated Countries of Origin Policy

Most Canadians recognize that there are places in the world where it is less likely for a person to be persecuted compared to other areas. Yet many people from these places try to claim asylum in Canada, but are later found not to need protection.

Too much time and too many resources are spent reviewing these unfounded claims.

Designated Countries of Origin include countries that do not normally produce refugees and respect human rights and offer state protection.

The Designated Countries of Origin policy is meant to deter abuse of the refugee system by people who come from countries generally considered safe. Refugee claimants from Designated Countries of Origin will have their claims processed faster.

This will make sure that people in need get protection fast, while those with unfounded claims are sent home quickly.

Every eligible refugee claimant, including those from Designated Countries of Origin, will still have a hearing at the independent IRB.

Hearings on these claims should be held within 30-45 days after they are referred to the IRB. The time-frame for other refugee claimants is 60 days.

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Canadian Citizenship, Permanent Residence

Bill C-6 Amendments to the Citizenship Act – How Residence and Physical Presence is Calculated

July 11, 2017 nkic

Bill C-6, An Act to Amend the Citizenship Act, received Royal Assent on June 19, 2017. The program delivery instructions related to the topics noted below have been updated to reflect the following amendments to the Citizenship Act that came into force upon Royal Assent:

repeal of the national interest grounds for revocation;
repeal of the requirement for citizenship applicants to declare their intent to reside in Canada once granted citizenship;
provision stipulating that time spent under a conditional sentence order cannot be counted toward meeting the physical presence requirements and that those serving a conditional sentence order are prohibited from being granted citizenship or taking the oath of citizenship;
provision prohibiting applicants from taking the oath of citizenship if they never met or no longer meet the requirements for the grant of citizenship also applying to applications still in process that were received prior to June 11, 2015;
inclusion of statelessness as a ground for consideration under subsection 5(4).

How Residence and Physical Presence is Calculated

Returning applications that do not meet the residence/physical presence requirement

For all applications received before, on, or after June 11, 2015, applicants must meet the residence/physical presence requirements the day before signing their application for citizenship. The day the applicant applies is not counted.

Applications that are signed or submitted by applicants in error, before they have accumulated the minimum amount of residence/physical presence (the applicant self declares as having less than 1095 days of residence for an application received before June 11, 2015, or less than 1460 days and less than 183 days of physical presence in each of four years for an application received on or after June 11, 2015), are returned to the applicant by the Case Processing Centre in Sydney (CPC-S). The CPC-S returns the application with a full fee refund and a letter advising the applicant that they have not submitted satisfactory evidence of having been a permanent resident for the required amount of time.

In cases where an applicant insists on filing an application without evidence of meeting the residence/physical presence requirement,

the CPC-S accepts the application for processing, collects the fee, indicates on the File Requirements Checklist that the applicant does not meet the residence/physical presence requirement, and forwards the case to the local office;
the local office reviews the application and makes a decision for all other requirements but refers to a citizenship judge for a decision on the residence/physical presence requirement.

Calculating residence/physical presence for applications received before June 11, 2015

For applications received before June 11, 2015, under paragraph 5(1)(c) of the Act, the applicant must have accumulated at least three years (1095 days) of residence in Canada within the four years immediately preceding the date the applicant signed the application.

The calculation of residence cannot go beyond the four-year period before the date of application.
Each day of residence in Canada after lawful admission for permanent residence counts as one day.
Each day before lawful admission for permanent residence counts as one half day.
February 29 (leap day) is not counted in either presence or absence.
Either the day the applicant leaves Canada or the day they return is considered an absence, but not both. If the applicant leaves Canada and comes back the same day, it is not considered an absence.
Time spent serving a sentence and absences must be subtracted from the total number of days of residence during the four-year period.
Example
An applicant entered Canada as a temporary resident on March 1, 2000, was lawfully admitted to Canada as a permanent resident on April 12, 2004, and made the citizenship application on April 12, 2006.

The four-year period begins on April 12, 2002; no period before that date is applicable to the calculation of residence.

In this case, the applicant has accumulated one year before lawful admission for permanent residence (two years at half time as a temporary resident) and two years after lawful admission as a permanent resident (two years at full time). This gives the applicant three years within the four-year period before the date of application, as long as the applicant does not have absences or time spent serving a sentence.

Calculating physical presence for applications received on or after June 11, 2015

Amendments to the Citizenship Act through the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act resulted in a revised calculation of time spent in Canada. The change in reference in paragraphs 5(1)(c)(i) and (ii) from years to a specific number of days spent in Canada to meet the various components of the new physical presence requirement, as well as the specification that the requirement is based upon physical presence only altered the calculation. For applications received on or after June 11, 2015, the revised calculation changes in two ways:

In leap years, an applicant will have the opportunity to apply all 366 days towards both the 1460-day requirement and the accumulation of 183 days of physical presence in four calendar years.
Absences will be calculated only for days where an applicant spent no time at all in Canada. Dates that an applicant left Canada or returned to Canada will not be counted as an absence, since the applicant spent at least a portion of both days in Canada.
Residence requirement 1: be physically present in Canada for at least 1460 days in the six years immediately before the date of application
Under subparagraph 5(1)(c)(i) of the Act, the first part of the physical presence calculation is that the applicant must have been physically present in Canada as a permanent resident for at least 1460 days during the six years immediately before the date the applicant signed the application.

The calculation of physical presence cannot go beyond the six-year period before the date of application.
Each day of physical presence in Canada as a permanent resident counts as one day.
Non-permanent resident time does not count.
Time spent serving a sentence and absences must be subtracted from the total number of days of physical presence as a permanent resident during the six-year period.
Example 1
An applicant entered Canada as a temporary resident on March 1, 2010, was lawfully admitted to Canada as a permanent resident on April 12, 2012, and made the citizenship application on April 12, 2016.

The six-year period begins on April 12, 2010. Since the applicant became a permanent resident on April 12, 2012, no time before that date can be counted.

In this example, the applicant has accumulated 1,461 days since becoming a permanent resident. The applicant meets the requirement to be physically present as a permanent resident for at least 1460 days within the six-year period before the date of their application, as long as the applicant does not have any absences or time spent serving a sentence.

Example 2
An applicant entered Canada as a temporary resident on March 1, 2010, was lawfully admitted to Canada as a permanent resident on April 12, 2014, and made the citizenship application April 12, 2016.

The six-year period begins on April 12, 2010. Since the applicant became a permanent resident on April 12, 2014, no time before that date can be counted.

In this example, the applicant has only accumulated 731 days since becoming a permanent resident. Although the person has been in Canada for six years, physical presence only counts as a permanent resident. Therefore, the applicant does not meet the requirement to be physically present as a permanent resident for at least 1460 days within the six-year period before the date of their application.

Example 3
An applicant was lawfully admitted to Canada as a permanent resident on March 1, 1999, and made the citizenship application on April 12, 2016.

The six-year period begins on April 12, 2010. Since the applicant became a permanent resident before this date, the entire period between April 12, 2010, and April 12, 2016, can be counted.

In this example, the applicant has accumulated 2192 days after lawful admission as a permanent resident. As long as the applicant does not have more than 732 days of absences (or time spent serving a sentence), the applicant meets the requirement to be physically present as a permanent resident for at least 1460 days within the six-year period before the date of their application.

Residence requirement 2: be physically present for at least 183 days in each of four calendar years that are fully or partially within the six years immediately before the date of application
Under subparagraph 5(1)(c)(ii) of the Act, the second part of the physical presence requirement is that the applicant must have been physically present as a permanent resident in Canada for at least 183 days during each of four calendar years that are fully or partially within the six years immediately before the date the applicant signed the application.

The calculation of physical presence cannot go beyond the six-year period before the date of application.
Each day of physical presence in Canada as a permanent resident counts as one day.
Non-permanent resident time does not count.
Time spent serving a sentence and absences must be subtracted from the total number of days of physical presence as a permanent resident each year during the six-year period.
Up to seven calendar years could fall fully or partially within the six-year period.
Example 1
An applicant made the citizenship application on June 1, 2020. The six-year period begins June 1, 2014. The calendar years that are fully or partially within that six-year period are as follows:

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Depending on when the applicant applied for citizenship and when the applicant became a permanent resident, there may not be enough eligible days in a calendar year to meet the 183-day requirement.

There are 183 days between January 1 and July 3, or July 2 in a leap year. This means that if an applicant applies before July 3 (or July 2 in a leap year), the year in which they apply cannot be used towards the 183-day requirement.

There are 183 days from July 2 to December 31, inclusive. This means that if the first year of the relevant period (i.e., six years before the date of application) or the date they became a permanent resident, whichever is most recent, begins after July 2, that year cannot be used towards the 183-day requirement.

Example 2
If an applicant became a permanent resident on August 2, 2014, they could not meet the 183-day requirement in that calendar year (only 151 days remaining in 2014).

If an applicant signed their application on June 2, 2016, they could not meet the 183-day requirement for that calendar year (application filed on day 154 of 2016).

Example 3
Which years can be considered in assessing the 183-day requirement?

Example A
Date of permanent residence: May 5, 2014

Date of application: May 6, 2020

Calendar years:

2014: Yes
2015: Yes
2016: Yes
2017: Yes
2018: Yes
2019: Yes
2020: NoNote 3
Example B
Date of permanent residence: August 2, 2014

Date of application: August 3, 2020

Calendar years:

2014: NoNote 1
2015: Yes
2016: Yes
2017: Yes
2018: Yes
2019: Yes
2020: Yes
Example C
Date of permanent residence: May 5, 2016

Date of application: May 6, 2020

Calendar years:

2014: NoNote 2
2015: NoNote 2
2016: Yes
2017: Yes
2018: Yes
2019: Yes
2020: NoNote 3
Example D
Date of permanent residence: August 2, 2016

Date of application: August 3, 2020

Calendar years:

2014: NoNote 2
2015: NoNote 2
2016: NoNote 1
2017: Yes
2018: Yes
2019: Yes
2020: Yes
Notes
Note 1
There are not enough days between August 2 and December 31 to be able to amount to 183 days.

Return to footnote 1 referrer
Note 2
The applicant is not yet a permanent resident.

Return to footnote 2 referrer
Note 3
There are not enough days between January 1 and May 6 to be able to amount to 183 days.

Return to footnote 3 referrer
The applicants in examples A, B, C, and D could all meet the requirement to be physically present as a permanent resident for 183 days in four calendar years that fall fully or partially within the six-year period (depending on time spent serving a sentence and absences). However, only certain years can be considered in assessing the 183-day requirement.

It is possible for an applicant to meet one component of the physical presence requirement but not the other. The applicant must meet both residence requirements in order to meet the physical presence requirement for citizenship.

Example 4
An applicant became a permanent resident on February 1, 2008, and applied for citizenship on February 1, 2016.

Number of days in Canada:

2010: 331 days
2011: 365 days
2012: 366 days (leap year)
2013: 130 days
2014: 130 days
2015: 130 days
2016: 31 days
In this example, the applicant has been in Canada as a permanent resident for 1483 days, and therefore meets the requirement to be physically present for at least 1460 days in the six years immediately before application. However, the applicant was not present in Canada for at least 183 days during four of the calendar years that fall within the six-year period.

Time residing outside Canada as a permanent resident employed as a Crown servant can be counted as physical presence
For applications received on or after June 11, 2015, under subsection 5(1.02) of the Act, any day during which an applicant was a permanent resident and was employed outside Canada in or with the Canadian Armed Forces, the federal public administration or the public service of a province, otherwise than as a locally engaged person, is equivalent to one day of physical presence in Canada. This time can count towards meeting both the requirement for physical presence for 1460 days in the six years immediately before application and physical presence for 183 days in four of the calendar years fully or partially within the six years.

The applicant must provide a completed Residence outside Canada form [CIT 0177 (PDF, 667.46 KB)] and proof of employment that confirms the applicant was not a locally engaged person.

During the relevant period, if the applicant travelled outside the country of residence for their employment with the Canadian Armed Forces, the federal public administration or the public service of a province, this time can be counted as physical presence.

If the applicant travelled outside the country of residence (other than to Canada) for any other reason (e.g., vacation) this time is counted as an absence.

Time residing with certain family members outside Canada
For all applications received before, on, or after June 11, 2015, time residing with certain family members who are employed outside Canada in or with the Canadian Armed Forces, federal public administration or public service of a province could be counted towards the residence/physical presence requirement.

Periods that cannot be counted as residence/physical presence

For all applications, section 21 of the Act stipulates that no period may be counted as residence/physical presence where the applicant has

Been under a probation order;
Been a paroled inmate; or
Served a term of imprisonment.

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Mailing Permanent Resident Cards to Representatives

July 7, 2014 nkic

Mailing Permanent Resident Cards to Representatives

Modified: June 30, 2014

Summary

This Operational Bulletin (OB) summarizes and clarifies the procedures for Permanent Resident Card (PR Card) distribution by the Case Processing Centre in Sydney (CPC-S), Nova Scotia, when an applicant has indicated the address of a third party representative as their residential and/or mailing address.

Background

Since May 2012, as part of a pilot project, the majority of Phase II (replacement or renewal) PR Cards are mailed directly to permanent residents (PRs). Previously, all Phase II PRs were required to appear in person at Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) offices in Canada to collect their PR Cards. By mailing PR Cards to immigration representatives, it opened the possibility that these cards may then be forwarded to the PR overseas, circumventing the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and its Regulations.

For PR Cards issued to new immigrants upon entry to Canada (Phase I cards), it may be appropriate for clients to provide the address of a third party (friend, relative, service provider or a paid representative) in Canada in order to facilitate processing and issuance of the card following their arrival in Canada, as new immigrants may not have a permanent address.

Instructions

Phase I cards

CPC-S will continue to mail the PR Cards to the Canadian address provided by the new PR upon arrival, according to the process currently in place. However, where there are clear indications that the initial entry into Canada was only of short duration and the client provided a third party address for the purpose of forwarding their initial PR Card outside of Canada, these cases should be flagged with a note indicating that the client is outside Canada, and if relevant, the fact that the photo retake was done outside Canada and submitted to produce the first PR Card along with the date this information is recorded.

Phase II cards

When applications indicate the mailing address of a third party, with a Use of Representative (IMM 5476) form on file, CPC-S will update the Global Case Management System (GCMS) with only the residential address of the applicant. The mailing address of the third party will be recorded in GCMS as the third party address “Authorized to disclose”. The PR Card will be mailed to the client at the residential address provided.

If the application received indicates both the residential and mailing address of a third party with an IMM 5476 form on file, a letter (Appendix A) will be addressed to the applicant and sent to the mailing address of the third party provided on the application. The letter will inform the applicant that CIC does not mail PR Cards to third party addresses, and that the PR Card will be mailed to the residential address once it has been provided by the client. As PR Cards are not mailed to P.O. boxes, clients who indicate a P.O. box instead of a mailing address will have to provide justification as to the reason they do not have an acceptable mailing address.

When applications indicate the address of a known or suspected third party and there is no IMM 5476 form on file, the file will be handled in accordance with CIC’s standard procedures on unauthorized and concealed representatives, as set out in IP 9, section 7.2.

The same would apply in situations where applications appear to have the applicant’s home and mailing address but the return address on the envelope is that of an immigration consulting company or lawyer’s office.

The website, application form and guide have been updated to inform clients that PR Cards will only be mailed in Canada and will not be mailed to a third party’s address.

Appendix A

CASE PROCESSING CENTRE
P.O. BOX 9000
SYDNEY, NS B1P 6K7

[Date]

“[Client Name]”
“[Client ID]”
[Street Address]
[City, Prov. Postal Code]

Your application indicates your representative’s address as your home and mailing address. As per subparagraph 56(2)(a)(iv) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, we require that applicants provide their personal mailing address, as Permanent Resident Cards are not mailed to third parties.

Please provide your mailing address and the information requested by “dd, mm, yyyy” to enable us to issue your Permanent Resident Card. If the information requested is not provided by the date indicated, we will consider your application as abandoned and you will have to submit a new application, including processing fees.

Once you have provided this information we will continue with the processing of your application.

Should you require further assistance, please visit our website.

Officer
Case Processing Centre
Sydney, Nova Scotia

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Operational Bulletin 545 (Modified) – December 30, 2013

February 21, 2014 nkic

Processing of Confirmation of Permanent Residence Documents

Summary

The purpose of this Operational Bulletin is to provide instructions to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and Canada Border Services Agency officers on how to properly process a Confirmation of Permanent Residence (CoPR) document.

Background

Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, permanent resident (PR) applicants are issued a CoPR document (IMM 5688E or IMM 5292B), which is to be presented at a port of entry or an inland CIC office for processing in order to become a permanent resident.

The CoPR is evidence that an officer was satisfied that, at the time of issuance, the foreign national named in the document was not inadmissible and met the selection criteria and requirements of the Act and Regulations.

Most applicants for permanent residence have applied for and obtained a PR visa (if required) and a CoPR from a Canadian visa office outside Canada. These applicants are required to present their document to a Border Services Officer (BSO) upon arrival in Canada. Applicants who already have legal status in Canada, however, can either go to an inland CIC office (after calling the CIC Call Centre for a landing appointment) or a Port of Entry (POE) – if they have a PR visa counterfoil or if they are exempt from this requirement – to finalize the processing of their permanent residence application [R71.1(2)].

POE / Inland Processing

When a foreign national requests to be granted permanent resident status at a POE or an inland CIC office and is in possession of a CoPR, the BSO at Immigration Secondary or the inland CIC officer must ensure that the bio data, including the travel document number, recorded on the CoPR matches the information in the applicant’s passport or travel document. The officer should also ensure that the permanent resident’s height and eye colour are correct, which is needed for the production of the PR card.

Corrections

In cases where a clerical error has been made, the IMM 5688E or IMM 5292B should be corrected to bring it into agreement with the bio data in the passport or travel document. The correction should be made on all copies of the CoPR by placing an asterisk beside the error and notating the correction in the remarks section. Any corrections made must also be reflected in the Field Operations Support System (FOSS) and/or Global Case Management System (GCMS). Final responsibility for ensuring data integrity and legibility of the CoPR rests with the officers, including the reprinting of a replacement document from FOSS or GCMS when significant changes are required.

Document Numbers in FOSS

At the POE, should the document number (T number) on the printed CoPR differ from the T number found in FOSS, the officer should check GCMS to verify the valid T number. If the valid T number is found in FOSS, an asterisk must be placed beside the incorrect document number and the valid number must be written in the remarks section. This will prevent errors when processing the PR card and when using the CoPR as a proof of status document. If two document numbers exist in FOSS, the officer must never land the client on both numbers. Only the valid document number may be used for landing purposes.

Alternately, if FOSS indicates an invalid T number, or the Confirmation of Permanent Residence document does not appear in FOSS, the examination should be deferred pursuant to A23 and the client should be referred to an inland CIC office to complete the landing. The inland CIC office will need to contact the issuing office in order to correct the error and close the application in GCMS, if necessary.

Note:

Once FOSS is decommissioned and replaced by GCMS at the end of 2014, this will no longer be an issue.

Photographs

The officer must verify that the CoPR has a photograph affixed to it (either on the CIC Copy of the IMM 5688E or on Copy 1 of the IMM 5292B) and that it bears a clear resemblance to the photograph on the passport or travel document. The photo must also meet the proper specifications (PDF, 1.1 MB) and if not, the photo must be retaken. If a photo retake is required, the new photograph must be affixed to a separate Supplementary Identification Form (IMM 5455B [PDF, 560 KB]), since photos already affixed to the CoPR cannot be removed without damaging the form. If using the fillable and downloadable version of the IMM 5455B, the photo must be attached using a standardized photo patch. Photo patches can be ordered using the IMM 1389 – Requisition for Non-Controlled Immigration Forms, by selecting the item (CIC 0108B – Photo Patch) from the drop-down menu and entering the number of packages required.

Address Update

If an address is already indicated on the CoPR, the officer must check with the client to ensure that it is still applicable. If it is not, the address should be crossed out and updated with the new address. The update must also be made in FOSS and/or GCMS, depending on the system being used. If GCMS is being used, the officer must verify that the address in FOSS is also correct and make any changes if necessary, as the Permanent Resident Card Centre (PRCC) relies on the information found in FOSS when generating a PR card.

However, if the client does not yet have a permanent address, he/she should be told how and when to send in their permanent address when it becomes available. The client should be counselled to do so within 180 days in order to receive a PR card. If FOSS is being used, the address section should indicate “Address to follow” in the street space and the postal code field must be left blank.

Clients may update their address in Canada by one of the following methods:

Access the on-line Address Notification tool on the CIC Web site;
Complete the form entitled Address Notification – Permanent Resident Card [IMM 5456B] and transmit the form using the fax number indicated; or
Contact the Call Centre.

On occasion, at a POE, it may be appropriate for clients to provide the address of a third party (friend, relative, service provider or a paid representative) in Canada in order to facilitate processing and issuance of the PR card following their arrival in Canada, as new immigrants may not have a permanent address. However, where there are clear indications that the initial entry into Canada is only of short duration and the client provided a third party address for the purpose of forwarding the PR card outside of Canada, these cases should be flagged with a Non-Computer Based Entry (NCB) 22 indicating that the client is outside Canada. If the client plans to leave Canada prior to receiving the PR card, the officer should counsel the client with respect to the requirements under A31(3) for a travel document issued at a visa office abroad.

Completion

If using the IMM 5688E the officer must complete the fields below using a black pen. The same fields must also be completed on the IMM 5292B.

Last entry at: If the CoPR originated from a visa office overseas, this field must be completed; the officer may use the location of where permanent resident status is granted.
Last entry date / Orig. entry date: If the CoPR originated from a visa office overseas, these fields must be completed; the officer may use the date that permanent resident status is granted.
Became P.R. at: The officer must write the location of where permanent resident status is granted (either a POE or an inland CIC office).
Became P.R. on: The officer must write the date that permanent resident status is granted.
Conditions: The client must write his/her initials beside any imposed conditions.
Have you ever been charged/convicted of a crime or offence; refused admission to Canada or required to leave Canada?: The client must write ‘yes’ or ‘no’, as well as his/her initials. If the client is a minor, write N/A.
Dependent(s) Information: The client must write ‘yes’ or ‘no’, as well as his/her initials. If the answer is yes, the dependent’s information must be added only if they have been included in the application and they have been examined.
Signatures: The officer granting permanent resident status, as well as the client (14 years and older), must sign and date all copies of the CoPR. Parents must sign for children under the age of 14.

Counselling

The officer should counsel each new permanent resident on the following matters:

the conditions of PR status that have been imposed, how to comply with the conditions and how to apply for the removal of these conditions;
the residency obligation;
the procedure for obtaining a PR card;
the procedure for obtaining a social insurance number;
the procedure for applying for provincial health coverage; and
settlement assistance, where applicable.

Distribution

After permanent resident status is granted to the client, the officer must distribute the CoPR appropriately. If the CoPR is printed on the IMM 5688E, the client copy is given to the client, while the CIC copy must be forwarded to the PR Card Centre at the Case Processing Centre in Sydney (PRCC-Sydney), NS. If the CoPR is printed on the IMM 5292B, it must be distributed as follows:

Copy 1, with photograph affixed, is to be sent to the PRCCC-Sydney to be scanned for production of the PR card;
Copy 2 must be forwarded to National Headquarters (NHQ), Document Management, to be microfilmed (CIC Records-Microfilm Unit, Jean Edmonds Tower North, 2nd floor, 300 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 1L1); and
Copy 3 is given to the client for information purposes.

Copies sent to Sydney should be sent as quickly as possible in order for CPC-PRC to initiate the processing of a PR card. CoPRs must be sent to one of the following addresses, depending on the mode of delivery:

Regular mail

Case Processing Centre – PR Card

P.O. Box 10020

Sydney, NS

B1P 7C1

Courier

Case Processing Centre – PR Card

49 Dorchester Street

Sydney, NS

B1P 5Z2

Processing in GCMS

If the CoPR is processed by an inland CIC officer in GCMS, the CoPR must be changed to a status of ‘Confirmed’ in order for the information to be downloaded to FOSS. Although it is possible, this step must not be done in advance, i.e. before a client appears for his or her landing appointment, as the information will be transferred to FOSS prematurely before the client has actually been granted PR status. Entering the information in advance also prevents the information from being downloaded to the National Case Management System, since this system does not record the disposition if the landing date is in the future.

Reminder for CIC officers

When issuing the CoPR to applicants, officers are reminded to provide clients with the correct version. If a CoPR is cancelled in order to make changes after it has already been generated, officers must remember to print the new CoPR document for the client. (The valid T number in GCMS must match the T number on the printed CoPR).

In addition, if a Certificate of Selection for Québec is required, officers must ensure that it is valid when issuing the CoPR, however, it does not need to be renewed if it is expired at the time of landing.

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Mailing Permanent Resident Cards to Representatives

Mailing Permanent Resident Cards to Representatives

Summary

Background

Instructions

Phase I cards

Phase II cards

Appendix A

Operational Bulletin 545 (Modified) – December 30, 2013

Processing of Confirmation of Permanent Residence Documents

Summary

Background

POE / Inland Processing

Corrections

Document Numbers in FOSS

Note:

Photographs

Address Update

Completion

Counselling

Distribution

Regular mail

Courier

Processing in GCMS

Reminder for CIC officers

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