Permanent resident program: Non-economic classes
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This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
This section provides instructions for processing permanent residence applications submitted under family-related and humanitarian classes, for which applicants are selected on the basis of family-reunification, social and humanitarian objectives.
Family classes
Humanitarian classes
- Humanitarian and compassionate consideration
- Permanent residence pathways for Hong Kong residents
- Protected persons
- Protected temporary residents class
- Temporary public policy to further facilitate access to permanent resident status for out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area
- Pathway to permanent residence: In-Canada families of Canadian victims of recent air disasters
- Pathway to permanent residence: Outside-of-Canada families of Canadian victims of air disasters
- Health care workers permanent residence pathway: COVID-19 program delivery
Permit holders
Overseas processing
- Overseas processing of family members of in-Canada applicants for permanent residence
- Program objectives
- General requirements for overseas dependents
- Roles and responsibilities of offices processing in Canada applications for permanent residence
- Assessment of applications for overseas dependents
- Finalizing the case and issuing a visa
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