CIMM - Mandate Letter Commitments - Nov 25, 2020
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Commitment 1
Ensure the effective implementation of Canada’s increased annual Immigration Levels Plan for 2020-2022, attracting more than a million new permanent residents to Canada over that time. This continues our modest and responsible increases to immigration, with a focus on welcoming highly skilled people who can help build a stronger Canada.
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- Progressing with challenges: The commitment requires intervention and/or course correction for it to be achieved within current mandate.
Commitment 2
Work on reducing application processing times, improving the Department’s service delivery and client services to make them timelier and less complicated, and enhancing system efficiency, including in the asylum system.
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- Progressing with challenges: The commitment requires intervention and/or course correction for it to be achieved within current mandate.
Commitment 3
You will also take the steps required to make the Atlantic Immigration Pilot permanent. At least 5,000 new spaces will be dedicated for this program.
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- Actions taken, on track: Although not yet complete, the commitment is progressing and anticipates completion within mandate.
Commitment 4
With the support of the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development and the Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth, work to implement pilot programing to encourage more newcomers to settle in rural Canada.
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- Completed, fully met: Commitment has been met in full; IRCC may have plans to further implement the commitment with more ambitious steps.
Commitment 5
- Introduce a Municipal Nominee Program that will allow local communities, chambers of commerce and local labour councils to directly sponsor permanent immigrants. At least 5,000 new spaces will be dedicated for this program.
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- Actions taken, on track: Although not yet complete, the commitment is progressing and anticipates completion within mandate.
Commitment 6
Introduce a dedicated refugee stream to provide safe haven for human rights advocates, journalists and humanitarian workers at risk, with a target of helping resettle as many as 250 people a year.
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- Actions taken, on track: Although not yet complete, the commitment is progressing and anticipates completion within mandate.
Commitment 7
Work with the provinces and territories to ensure a renewed focus on the delivery of high-quality settlement services to ensure the successful settlement and integration of new Canadians. This will require a rigorous approach to data in order to accurately measure outcomes.
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- Actions taken, on track: Although not yet complete, the commitment is progressing and anticipates completion within mandate.
Commitment 8
Work with the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness to continue to advance reforms and investments in the capacity of the asylum system to ensure it is efficient while meeting Canada’s international legal obligations.
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- Progressing with challenges: The commitment requires intervention and/or course correction for it to be achieved within current mandate.
Commitment 9
Support the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness on irregular migration, including the new Border Enforcement Strategy and continued work with the United States to modernize the Safe Third Country Agreement.
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- Actions taken, on track: Although not yet complete, the commitment is progressing and anticipates completion within mandate.
Commitment 10
Bring forward a plan to eliminate fees for citizenship for those who have fulfilled the requirements needed to obtain it.
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Update on file
- Actions taken, on track: Although not yet complete, the commitment is progressing and anticipates completion within mandate.
Commitment 11
Complete the legislative work on changes to the Canadian Oath of Citizenship to reflect the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action.
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- Actions taken, on track: Although not yet complete, the commitment is progressing and anticipates completion within mandate.
Commitment 12
Advance the full implementation of the new professional governance regime for immigration and citizenship consultants under the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Act, bringing strengthened Government oversight and new compliance and enforcement tools into effect.
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- Progressing with challenges: The commitment requires intervention and/or course correction for it to be achieved within current mandate.
Commitment 13
(Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth Mandate Letter) Make new investments in research, support and employment projects for visible minority newcomer women, with support from the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion.
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- Actions taken, on track: Although not yet complete, the commitment is progressing and anticipates completion within mandate.
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