The RPD’s average processing time fell to 19.9 months in the 2011-2012 fiscal year. This is significant progress from the 2010-2011 fiscal year where the average was 21.9 months. This is due…
Continue ReadingNumber of Claims Finalized The number of claims finalized before the Refugee Protection Division in 2011-2012 was similar to the number of claims finalized in 2010-2011. A total of 21,600 claims were…
Continue ReadingSince 2009 there has been an increase in refugee cases from Hungary, ballooning from 288 in 2008 to 4,423 in 2011. Hungary was the main source country for claims (1,775 principal files)…
Continue ReadingThe Greater Toronto Enforcement Centre (GTEC) will now be known as the Enforcement and Intelligence Operations Division (EIOD). Although there may be changes in the reporting procedures, all other duties remain the…
Continue ReadingCitizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney introduced legislation in the House on Wednesday which would expedite the removal of refugees, permanent residents and visitors for “serious criminality” more efficiently. The Act focuses…
Continue ReadingThe IRB reported that they have reduced their pending inventory from a high of almost 62,000 cases in October 2009 to just over 42,000 cases as of October 2011. They predict that…
Continue ReadingRobert Watt has been reappointed as Citizenship Judge in Vancouver for a three-year term on a part-time basis. The appointment will be effective on September 14, 2012, consecutive to Judge Watt’s current…
Continue ReadingBoth federal immigrant entrepreneur programs are currently closed as CIC evaluates how to encourage further innovation. More reliance on Ministerial Instructions can be expected since one of the challenges being faced is…
Continue ReadingCentralization of Temporary Foreign Worker Units in Toronto, Ontario and Montréal, Québec The purpose of this Operational Bulletin is to provide information regarding the centralization of the services provided by the Temporary…
Continue ReadingFrom CBA National Immigration Section: The National Immigration Law Section sent a letter dated March 9, 2012 to David Manicom, Director General, Immigration Branch, regarding the “Disclosure of Paid Advisors” in which…
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