CIMM – Q-162 – IRCC Response – February 8, 2023
Inquiry of Ministry
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Question No. : Q-162
By: Ms. Kwan (Vancouver East)
Date: December 6, 2021
Reply by the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Print name of Signatory: L’hounorable Sean Fraser
Signature, Minister or Parliamentary Secretary
Question
With regard to the government’s response to the crisis in Afghanistan: (a) under the special measures for people in Afghanistan, broken down by month, how many people have (i) applied, (ii) been provided with a Canadian visa or confirmation of Canadian citizenship, (iii) received invitations to go to an airport, (iv) been approved to be a permanent resident; (b) under the special measures for Afghan nationals outside of Afghanistan and their dependents, broken down by inland and outland origin of requests and by month, how many applications have (i) been received, (ii) been approved, (iii) resulted in the applicant landing in Canada; (c) what are the details of any briefing notes on Afghanistan provided to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship since 2019, including the (i) title, (ii) author, (iii) date prepared, (iv) internal tracking number; (d) what are the details of any briefing notes on Afghanistan provided to the Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2019, including the (i) title, (ii) author, (iii) date prepared, (iv) internal tracking number; (e) what are the details of any briefing notes on Afghanistan provided to the Minister of National Defense since 2019, including the (i) title, (ii) author, (iii) date prepared, (iv) internal tracking number; and (f) what are the details of any responses to the briefing notes in (c), (d) and (e), including the (i) title, (ii) author, (iii) date prepared, (iv) recipient, (v) internal tracking number?
Reply
Insofar as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is concerned:
As of December 8, 2021, Canada has received 14,692 applications under the Special Immigration Measures (SIMs) for Afghanistan program, of whom 9,627 have arrived in Canada.
- The progression of the implementation of the SIMs program, between July 2021 and December 8, 2021 is detailed in the table below. To date no SIMs have been granted Canadian citizenship.
July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total | |
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Number of Applications Received (in people) | 1,635 | 9,960 | 2,645 | 505 | 125 | 5 | 14,880 |
Number of Canadian Visas Issued | 130 | 5,950 | 3,300 | 90 | 140 | 220 | 9,830 |
Number of Invitations (to go to an airport) | This data is not accessible. | ||||||
Number of Approved Permanent Resident ApplicationsFootnote ** (GAR only) | - | - | 35 | 15 | 35 | 10 | 95 |
- The country from which a GAR application is sent is considered the client’s country of residence. Of the 14,880 applications for heads of families and their dependents received, 11,260 or 76% were sent from within Afghanistan.
July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total | ||
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Number of Applications by origin | Inland | 1,350 | 7,310 | 2,065 | 435 | 105 | - | 11,260 |
Outland | 285 | 2,650 | 580 | 70 | 20 | - | 3,620 | |
Number of Approved Applications | Inland | 130 | 4,440 | 2,405 | 30 | - | 15 | 7,020 |
Outland | - | 1,510 | 895 | 60 | 135 | 205 | 2,810 | |
Number of Approved Applications Resulting in the Applicants’ Landing in Canada | Inland | - | 775 | 1,185 | 210 | 95 | - | 2,260 |
Outland | 0 | 30 | 60 | 150 | 505 | 125 | 870 |
- The releasable details of briefing notes on Afghanistan provided to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada since January 1, 2019, may be found at: https://search.open.canada.ca/en/bn/. Some information may have been withheld under the applicable exclusions of the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.
All key statistics, updated regularly, may be found on IRCC’s website at https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/afghanistan/key-figures.html.
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