Operational Bulletins 2015

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 541 – December 11, 2015 – Archived (Expired)
  Amendment to the Sponsored Spouse/Partner Questionnaire [IMM 5490] and the Spouse/Common-Law Questionnaire [IMM 5285]
• OB 480 – November 16, 2015 – Archived (Expired)
  Conditional permanent residence measure for spouses and partners in relationships of two years or less and who have no children in common
• OB 593-A – November 7, 2015 – Archived (Expired)
  Implementation of Ministerial Instructions stopping the intake and processing of permanent residence and temporary residence applications from individuals who have resided in, travelled to, or transited through Ebola affected countries
• OB 613 – June 11, 2015 – Archived (Expired)
  Instructions – Excluded relationship – Proxy, telephone, fax, internet or similar marriage forms where one or both parties not physically present
• OB 605 – June 11, 2015
  Change to minimum age of eligibility of spouses, common-law or conjugal partners in temporary and permanent immigration programs
• OB 601 – May 5, 2015
  Introduction of the Grants and Contributions System
• OB 378-A – April 24, 2015 – Archived (Expired)
  Sanctions against Iran
• OB 600 – January 23, 2015 – Archived (Expired)
  Procedures for applications for permanent residence on humanitarian and compassionate grounds as a result of lifting the temporary suspension of removals on Haiti and Zimbabwe