PACP - Q-1698 IRCC Response - December 5, 2023
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Question no.
Q-1698
By
Mr. Reid (Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston)
Date
September 14, 2023
Paul Chiang, M.P.
Question
With regard to immigration, asylum, and refugee measures and programs established since September 2001: (a) what is the number of Afghan nationals that have been admitted to Canada, in total, and broken down by year, month, and program or measure; (b) what is the total number of Afghan nationals that have been granted permission to travel to or enter Canada by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC); (c) what is the total number of applications from Afghan nationals that have been accepted by IRCC; (d) what is the total number of Afghan nationals contained within the applications in (c); (e) with respect to the applications in (c), what is the number that received a negative decision from IRCC, broken down by year, month, and program or measure; (f) with respect to the applications in (e), what (i) is the number of Afghan nationals contained within the applications, broken down by year, month, and program or measure, (ii) were the reasons provided for the negative decisions, (iii) is the number of applications that received each reason, broken down by year, month, and program or measure; (g) what is the number of Afghan nationals that have been granted permission to travel to or enter Canada by IRCC, broken down by year, month, and program or measure; (h) what is the number of applications from Afghan nationals that have been accepted by IRCC, broken down by year, month, and program or measure; (i) what is the date of the establishment of each program or measure; (j) what is the date of each program or measure’s closing to applications; and (k) what is the date of each program or measure’s termination?
Reply
Insofar as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is concerned:
For parts (a) to (h), IRCC undertook an extensive preliminary search to determine the amount of information that would fall within the scope of the request. The information as requested is not systematically tracked at that level of detail. IRCC concluded that producing and validating a comprehensive response to this question would require a manual collection of information that is not possible in the time allotted and could lead to the disclosure of incomplete and misleading information.
For parts (i) to (k) please see table below.
| Title of Program or Measure | (i) what is the date of the establishment of each program or measure | (j) what is the date of each program or measure’s closing to applications; and (k) what is the date of each program or measure’s termination? |
|---|---|---|
| Temporary public policy concerning certain local staff in direct support of the canadian mission in kandahar as of october 9th, 2009 | October 9, 2009 | The public policy ended in 2011 to correspond with the end of canada’s military mission in afghanistan. |
| Title of Program or Measure | (i) what is the date of the establishment of each program or measure | (j) what is the date of each program or measure’s closing to applications; and (k) what is the date of each program or measure’s termination? |
| Temporary public policy concerning certain local staff who provided direct support to the canadian mission in kandahar as of february 2012 | February 14, 2012 | Only referral forms that were submitted on or before september 12, 2011 were considered under this public policy. The public policy ended once all such applications were processed. |
| Special immigration measures program for afghan nationals (and their families) who assisted the government of canada | July 22, 2021 | December 31, 2023 or once a total of 20,600 applications have been accepted into processing, whichever comes first, with a view to fulfilling the commitment of 18,000 admissions |
| Temporary public policy for the resettlement of certain locally engaged staff of the north atlantic treaty organization | September 19, 2021 | January 31, 2022 |
| Pathway to permanent residence for extended family members of former interpreters | October 25, 2021 | Upon receipt of applications for 6,100 individuals, with a view to fulfilling the commitment of 5,000 admissions |
| Temporary public policy for extended families of former language and cultural advisors | January 30, 2023 | December 31, 2023 or upon receipt of applications for 380 principal applicants, whichever comes first |
| Title of Program or Measure | (i) what is the date of the establishment of each program or measure | (j) what is the date of each program or measure’s closing to applications; and (k) what is the date of each program or measure’s termination? |
|---|---|---|
| Temporary public policy to facilitate permanent residence for certain citizens of afghanistan issued temporary resident permits | August 24, 2021 | October 25, 2023 |
| Temporary public policy for foreign nationals being airlifted from afghanistan | August 25, 2021 | Once 5,000 people have benefited from the measures |
| Title of Program or Measure | (i) what is the date of the establishment of each program or measure | (j) what is the date of each program or measure’s closing to applications; and (k) what is the date of each program or measure’s termination? |
|---|---|---|
| Temporary public policy to facilitate the resettlement of afghan sikhs and hindus as part of operation afghan safety | May 28, 2021 | December 31, 2023 or once 300 individuals have received exemptions |
| Temporary public policy for the resettlement of afghan nationals from within afghanistan identified by frontline defenders and protect defenders | September 30, 2021 | December 31, 2023 |
| Temporary public policy for the resettlement of certain afghan nationals selected by the minister of ircc under operation afghan safety | October 9, 2021 | Program will close when all individuals are processed to completion |
| Temporary public policy for the resettlement of certain afghan nationals selected by the minister of ircc – hazara afghan nationals | December 23, 2021 | Program will close when all individuals are processed to completion |
| Temporary public policy to facilitate permanent residence for certain citizens of afghanistan | April 7, 2022 | December 31, 2022 |
| Temporary public policy to facilitate the sponsorship of afghan refugees by groups of five and community sponsors | September 17, 2022 | Upon receipt of applications for 3,000 individuals |
| Temporary public policy for the resettlement of certain vulnerable afghan nationals | September 20, 2022 | Program will close when all individuals are processed to completion |
| Title of Program or Measure | (i) what is the date of the establishment of each program or measure | (j) what is the date of each program or measure’s closing to applications; and (k) what is the date of each program or measure’s termination? |
|---|---|---|
| Temporary public policy for afghan nationals in canada and outside canada | August 25, 2021 | February 28, 2022 |
| Temporary public policy for afghan nationals in canada applying for a work or study permit | December 23, 2021 | December 31, 2022 |
| Temporary public policy for afghan nationals applying for temporary resident status | February 28, 2022 | December 31, 2023 |
NOTE: This table groups together public policies by program stream. It does not list each version of a given public policy (e.g., updates, extensions) as a separate line item. In addition, there are instances where it is not possible to publish certain public policies on the departmental website, as doing so would pose a threat to clients and staff, expose personal information, endanger national security, and/or damage Canada’s international interests, etc.
Unless otherwise indicated, all applications received from the day a public policy takes effect up to and including the day the public policy expires will be accepted and processed to
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