Program delivery update: Urgent Protection Program (UPP)

This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.

November 21, 2023

Updates were made to the Urgent Protection Program (UPP) PDI to reflect the launch of the streamlined immigration medical exam (IME). The updates remind processing officers to consider issuing a streamlined IME when its eligibility criteria are met to support accelerated processing for UPP cases.

Changes were made to the Admissibility assessment subheading in the UPP PDI.

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