Parliamentary Committee Notes: Immigration Processing Journey
Submission
Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) Process
- Application submitted
- IRCC checks for completeness; incomplete applications are returned
- Immigration Records Management System is queried for applicant name to check if new/existing client
Permanent Resident (PR) Process
- Application submitted
- IRCC system sends Acknowledgment of Receipt automatically after submission
- IRCC checks for completeness; incomplete applications are returned
Citizenship Grant Process
- Application submitted
- IRCC checks for completeness; incomplete applications are returned
- Immigration Records Management System is queried for applicant name to check if new/existing client
Assessment
Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) Process
- Eligibility and Admissibility assessed against the requirement of IRPA
- Biometrics collected (if required), documents or other information requested (if required)
- Medical exams requested and completed (if required)
- Initial security screening conducted (i.e. system & risk indicators)
- If indicators exist, referred for comprehensive security screening by partners; partners return a recommendation
- If required as part of admissibility assessment:
- Request client Interview
- Send procedural fairness letter if concerns exist/persist
- Liaise with security partners
Permanent Resident (PR) Process
- Eligibility and Admissibility assessed (for principal applicant and dependents, if applicable) against the requirements of IRPA
- Biometrics collected (if required), documents or other information requested (if required)
- Medical exams requested and completed
- Initial security screening conducted (i.e. system checks & risk indicators)
- If indicators exist, referred for comprehensive security screening by partners; partners return a recommendation
- If required as part of admissibility assessment:
- Request client Interview
- Send procedural fairness letter if concerns exist/persist
- Liaise with security partners
Citizenship Grant Process
- Eligibility assessed against the requirements of Citizenship Act
- Documents or other information (if required); Criminality assessed
- All applications for applicants over 16 referred for screening by CSIS
- If required as part of assessment:
- Requested client interview
- Send procedural fairness letter if concerns exist/persist
Final Decision
Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) Process
If Approved: Passport requested and verified, counterfoil printed (visa issued) and passport returned to client
If Refused: Refusal Letter sent
If ineligible or inadmissible:
- Temporary Resident Permit (designated IRCC official) could be sought/issued if determined that granting temporary residence is justified in the circumstances
Permanent Resident (PR) Process
If Approved: Confirmation of Permanent Residence generated and sent to client;
Permanent Residence Card issued after arrival in Canada and mailed to Client
If Refused: Refusal Letter sent
If ineligible or inadmissible:
- Exemption from applicable criteria or obligations or IRPA could be sought (Minister of IRCC) on humanitarian and compassionate ground for inadmissibility other than security, human rights violation or war crimes, or organized criminality. In these cases, Public Safety Minister has authority to grant exemption based on national interest considerations.
Citizenship Grant Process
If Approved: Client scheduled for ceremony & sent invitation
IRCC confirms security screening still valid and no new adverse information in systems prior to oath
Client takes the oath & signs form; Citizenship certificate is provided to client
Biometrics, if any, purged from RCMP database after oath
If Refused: Refusal Letter sent
If eneligible (other than prohibitions):
- Discretionary grant of citizenship may be sought (Minister of IRCC)
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