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CIMM – Mandate Letter Update (Summer 2022) – November 29, 2022

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(IRCC- led commitments)

Last Updated: November 17, 2022

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2 Completed, Fully Met:
Finished or completed implementation of the commitment
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Status Mandate Letter Commitment Trigger of Completion & Estimated Completion Date Milestones To Date & Next Steps [Redacted] Challenges Mitigations
[Redacted] 1. Continue to bring newcomers to Canada to drive economic growth and recovery
  • Annual exercise, trigger to be evaluated annually, based on targets set out in the tabled Levels Plan [Redacted]
  • On track to meet final targets for second half of 2022 [Redacted]
  • Tabled the 2023-25 level plan in Parliament on November 1, 2022

Next Steps
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  • IT limitations and processing backlogs
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  • Continue implementing digital tools to realize efficiencies
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[Redacted] 2. Expand the new immigration stream for human rights defenders and work with civil society groups to provide resettlement opportunities for people under threat [Redacted]
  • Consultation with program delivery partners
  • [Redacted]

Next Steps
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[Redacted] 3. Facilitate the safe passage and resettlement of vulnerable people from Afghanistan, and increase the number of eligible refugees from Afghanistan from 20,000 to at least 40,000
  • Resettle at least 40,000 Afghans to Canada
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  • Tabled Government Response to AFGH recommendations [Redacted] (Oct 6, 2022)
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  • Launch of new Privately Sponsored Refugee (PSR) pathway for Community and Groups of Five Sponsors; [Redacted]

Next Steps
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  • Continue to pursue multiple solutions to enable safe passage out of Afghanistan
  • Continue to work with partners to support safe passage out of Afghanistan [Redacted]
  • Introduce processing improvements, including a renewed digital platform
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[Redacted] 4. Reduce application processing times [Redacted]
  • [Redacted] launched new/improved tools (e.g. digital intake [Redacted]
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Next Steps
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[Redacted] 5a. Introduce electronic applications for permanent residents [Redacted]
  • Permanent Residence Digital Intake Portal (PRDI) is available to 100% of clients [Redacted]
  • Mandatory online submissions for all PR applications [Redacted]
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Next Steps
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  • [Redacted] increase processing efficiency and to improve client experience
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[Redacted] 5b. Implement a program to issue temporary resident status to spouses and children abroad while they wait for the processing of their permanent residency application [Redacted] [Redacted] [Redacted] [Redacted]
[Redacted] 6. Make the citizenship application process free for permanent residents who have fulfilled the requirements needed to obtain it [Redacted] [Redacted] [Redacted] [Redacted]
[Redacted] 8. Explore ways of regularizing status for undocumented workers contributing to Canadian communities [Redacted] [Redacted]
Next Steps
  • Engagement with provinces and territories.
    • Target Date: [Redacted]
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  • Continue collaboration and engagement with researchers, other government departments, stakeholders and partners to better understand the needs of this population
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[Redacted] 9a. Continue working with Quebec to support the French-language knowledge of immigrants in Quebec [Redacted] [Redacted]
  • [Redacted] Quebec has full responsibility for the selection and settlement and integration of immigrants to Quebec, including providing French language training
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[Redacted] 9b. Continue to implement a national strategy to support Francophone immigration across the country [Redacted]
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  • [Redacted] reach the 4.4% target by 2023 [Redacted]

Next Steps
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  • Collaboration with key partners [Redacted]
  • IRCC is strengthening its engagement efforts [Redacted]
[Redacted] 10. Lead the Government’s work on
a) irregular migration, including continued work with the United States to
b) modernize the Safe Third Country Agreement		 [Redacted] [Redacted] [Redacted] [Redacted]
[Redacted] 11. Extend pathways to Permanent Residence for international students and temporary foreign workers through the Express Entry system [Redacted]
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  • Introduced National Occupation Classification (NOC) 2021 to allow additional occupations to become eligible under EE [Redacted]

Next Steps
  • Consultations with Province/Territories (PTs) and stakeholders [Redacted]
    • Target Date: [Redacted]
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  • Continue to refine prioritization of IT system changes
  • Continue provincial/territorial and stakeholder engagement [Redacted]
[Redacted] 12. Work with employers and communities across Canada to welcome 2,000 skilled refugees to fill labour shortages in high-demand sectors [Redacted] [Redacted] [Redacted] [Redacted]
Complete 13a. Expand the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot [Redacted]
[Redacted] 13b. Move forward on the Municipal Nominee Program [Redacted] [Redacted] [Redacted] [Redacted]
Complete 13c. Make the Atlantic Immigration Pilot a permanent program
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  • Launch of program (January 1, 2022)

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