Forward regulatory plan: 2024-2026

This forward regulatory plan provides information on regulatory initiatives that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada aims to propose or finalize in the next 2 years through:

• pre-publication in the Canada Gazette, Part I
• final publication in the Canada Gazette, Part II

The forward regulatory plan may also include regulatory initiatives that are planned to come forward over a longer time frame. Comments or enquiries can be made using the contact information included with each regulatory initiative.

Regulatory initiatives

Regulatory initiatives planned or anticipated to be proposed or finalized between 2024 and 2026

• Short duration work permit exemptions
• Regulations amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Anticipated Regulatory Changes to the Structure of Paragraph 133(1)(e) of the Regulations)
• Governor in Council regulations made under the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Act
• Governor in Council regulations to establish a new system of Administrative Penalties and Consequences related to the provision of immigration representation and/or advice
• Amendments to excluded relationships in s.117 (9)(d) and s.125(1)(d) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations
• Regulations amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to require submission of Electronic Applications for Permanent Residency
• Updating the list of required documents for foreign nationals seeking to become temporary residents in Canada
• Regulations amending the Citizenship Regulations to modernize the Citizenship Program
• Amendments to the Citizenship Regulations to provide greater flexibility in the taking of the Oath of Citizenship
• Update outdated fee regulations in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations
• Regulatory amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (International Experience Canada Program)
• Remove or amend the requirement to present a permanent resident visa to an officer at a port of entry or IRCC inland office for approved permanent residents residing in Canada
• Regulations Repealing the Definition of Working Days for the Purpose of the Automatic Referral of Refugee Claims
• Repeal of Regulations relating to the Designated Country of Origin Regime
• Regulations amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Refugee Resettlement Program, Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program)
• Cancellations of Certain Temporary Resident and Other Documents – Amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR)
• Regulations amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) to require submission of Electronic Applications for Temporary Resident Visas, Work Permits or Study Permits by foreign nationals who are outside Canada
• Regulations amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) to modernize issuance of immigration credentials in the visitors, international students and temporary workers programs
• Regulatory amendment to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) concerning the Provincial Nominee Class
• Amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) to modernize online requirements for Permanent Residence Processes
• Amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) to facilitate the issuance of Permanent Resident Visas for Foreign National Physicians reimbursed through the public health care system in Canada
• Regulatory Amendment Exempting Protected Persons in Canada from the Immigration Medical Examination Requirement When Applying for Permanent Residence New
• Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to make the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP) a Permanent Federal Economic Immigration Program New
• Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Regulatory Program for TEER 4 and 5 Occupations) New
• Regulations Amending the Start-Up Visa regulations made under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act New