IRCC Immigration Updates

Permanent Residency

Apr 30, 2026

Temporary residents—updates to transit programs

New operational instruction regarding Temporary residents—updates to transit programs

Official Source ID: 5a030d88

Permanent Residency

Apr 30, 2026

Removing excessive demand considerations for high-risk pregnancies

New operational instruction regarding Removing excessive demand considerations for high-risk pregnancies

Official Source ID: abae8720

Permanent Residency

Apr 30, 2026

Corrections to the French version of the procedures for the R117(9)(d)/R125(1)(d) pilot

New operational instruction regarding Corrections to the French version of the procedures for the R117(9)(d)/R125(1)(d) pilot

Official Source ID: 231cd97f

Permanent Residency

Apr 30, 2026

Oral hearings – Pre-removal risk assessments (PRRAs)

New operational instruction regarding Oral hearings – Pre-removal risk assessments (PRRAs)

Official Source ID: 75839c8c

Permanent Residency

Apr 30, 2026

Transit programs – Disruptions to travel through Canada

New operational instruction regarding Transit programs – Disruptions to travel through Canada

Official Source ID: 0f5e6a39

Permanent Residency

Apr 30, 2026

New pilot program to exempt permanent residence applicants in the family class or the spouse or common-law partner in Canada (SPLPC) class from paragraph R117(9)(d) or R125(1)(d) exclusion

New operational instruction regarding New pilot program to exempt permanent residence applicants in the family class or the spouse or common-law partner in Canada (SPLPC) class from paragraph R117(9)(d) or R125(1)(d) exclusion

Official Source ID: f27a7fcb

Permanent Residency

Apr 30, 2026

Immigration Loans Program (ILP)

New operational instruction regarding Immigration Loans Program (ILP)

Official Source ID: 7fc0585c

Permanent Residency

Apr 30, 2026

Asylum intake procedures at IRCC offices

New operational instruction regarding Asylum intake procedures at IRCC offices

Official Source ID: 23f0d8c6

Permanent Residency

Apr 30, 2026

Exemption for nationals of Venezuela to the bar on applying for a pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA)

New operational instruction regarding Exemption for nationals of Venezuela to the bar on applying for a pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA)

Official Source ID: 38c7217f

Permanent Residency

Apr 30, 2026

Update to the instructions related to the International Experience Canada (IEC) Program

New operational instruction regarding Update to the instructions related to the International Experience Canada (IEC) Program

Official Source ID: 3ef99f30

Permanent Residency

Apr 30, 2026

Acknowledgements of claim and upfront Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) coverage

New operational instruction regarding Acknowledgements of claim and upfront Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) coverage

Official Source ID: be8d7c6c

Permanent Residency

Apr 30, 2026

Inland processing (IP) manual chapter IP 2, Processing applications to sponsor members of the family class, now modernized

New operational instruction regarding Inland processing (IP) manual chapter IP 2, Processing applications to sponsor members of the family class, now modernized

Official Source ID: 0ce53dcb