Program delivery update: Special processing measures for the 2025 wildfire season

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

December 1, 2025

These special processing measures expired on November 30, 2025. Applications received after November 30, 2025, are not eligible for these special measures. The instructions remain available to provide processing officers with the information they need to finalize any applications received up until November 30, 2025.

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