Operational Bulletins 2016

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 536 – December 19, 2016 (Expired)
  Residency Determination Processing for Applicants Outside of Canada Referred by the Sydney Case Processing Centre’s Permanent Resident Card Centre
• OB 588 – December 13, 2016 (Modified)
  Change in the definition of a dependent child
• OB 627 – October 20, 2016
  New criteria for urgent processing of permanent resident cards
• OB 202 – September 2, 2016 (Modified)
  Instruction to Immigration Officers in Canada on processing cases involving military deserters
• OB 600-A – July 20, 2016 (Modified)
  Temporary public policy for applications for permanent residence on humanitarian and compassionate grounds as a result of lifting the temporary suspension of removals on Haiti and Zimbabwe
• OB 625 – July 14, 2016 (Expired)
  Operational instructions for an extraordinary situation affecting IRCC operations: suspension of mail services by Canada Post
• OB 623 – June 7, 2016
  Guidelines for application of special measures for persons directly affected by a crisis situation: wildfires in Fort McMurray and surrounding areas
• OB 540-B – April 8, 2016 (Modified)
  Verification of permanent resident photos at visa processing offices