Program delivery update: Temporary public policy for out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)

Jan 2, 2019

New instructions have been created following the Temporary Public Policy for Out-of-Status Construction Workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The public policy is designed to offer a temporary residence to permanent residence pathway for a group of construction workers, and their families, in the GTA. This 2-year public policy, in effect until January 1, 2022, aims to recognize the contributions construction workers in the GTA have made to the Canadian economy and regularize individuals who have fallen out of status by providing them with access to temporary resident status during the processing of their permanent residence application.

New instructions

• Temporary public policy for out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
• Intake and completeness check for out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
• Application process and who can apply for out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
• Assessing the application against the policy conditions – Out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
• Admissibility for out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
• Permits for out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
• Dependants outside Canada – Out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
• Making a final decision – Out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)

Updated instructions

• Permanent resident program
• Permanent resident program: Non-economic classes