Operational Bulletins 2013

In exceptional circumstances, operational bulletins may also be issued for one-time-only instructions or to provide urgent instructions to staff for a brief period while the relevant operational chapters are being updated.

• OB 558 – November 14, 2013 (Modified)
  Closure and Transfer of Visa Services of the Canadian Embassy in Prague
• OB 556 – November 14, 2013
  Lifting of the visa requirement for citizens of the Czech Republic
• OB 552 – October 15, 2013
  Procedure to rectify the loss of an application for permanent residence under humanitarian and compassionate grounds
• OB 545 – October 7, 2013 (Expired)
  Processing of Confirmation of Permanent Residence Documents
• OB 525 – September 10, 2013 (Modified)
  Changes in Appeal Rights to the Immigration Appeal Division as a Result of Bill C-43 – the Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act
• OB 528 – August 29, 2013
  Sponsorship undertakings submitted in support of Applications for Permanent Residence in Canada based on Humanitarian and Compassionate Considerations
• OB 418 – August 26, 2013 (Modified) (Expired)
  Processing of applications for displaced Tibetans in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India
• OB 136 – July 16, 2013 (Modified)
  Procedures for Humanitarian and Compassionate Applications as a Result of Lifting the Temporary Suspension of Removals on Burundi, Liberia and Rwanda
• OB 532 – June 21, 2013
  Coming into Force of Bill C-43 – Inadmissibility on Security Grounds
• OB 531 – June 21, 2013
  Coming into force of Bill C-43 – Obligations for certain persons making an application under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
• OB 526 – May 31, 2013
  Establishing and Recording Names in Citizenship and Immigration Canada Systems of Record for All Lines of Business
• OB 402 – February 22, 2013 (Modified)
  Inland CIC Processing of Confirmation of Permanent Residence Documents Originating from Visa Offices
• OB 497 – January 29, 2013
  Closure and Transfer of Visa and Immigration Services of the Canadian Embassy in Caracas
• OB 495 – January 29, 2013
  Disposition of the IMM 1442 Generic Document – Page 2
• OB 498 – January 28, 2013
  Closure and Transfer of Visa and Immigration Services of the Canadian Embassy in Seoul