Backgrounders for 2012

December

• Overview of the New Federal Skilled Worker Program
  [ 19 December 2012 ]
• Immigration Information Sharing Treaty
  [ 13 December 2012 ]
• Establishing Biometric Requirements in Canada’s Temporary Resident Immigration
  [ 7 December 2012 ]

November

• Summary of Changes to Canada’s Asylum System
  [ 30 November 2012 ]
• Processing of Asylum Claims
  [ 30 November 2012 ]
• Overview of Canada’s Refugee Programs
  [ 30 November 2012 ]
• Designated Countries of Origin
  [ 30 November 2012 ]
• Joint Federal-Provincial-Territorial Vision for Immigration
  [ 16 November 2012 ]

October

• Conditional Permanent Resident Status
  [ 26 October 2012 ]
• Exceptions from Conditional Permanent Residence for Victims of Abuse or Neglect
  [ 26 October 2012 ]
• New authority for refusal guidelines
  [ 24 October 2012 ]
• Frequently asked questions: Fee Returns for Federal Skilled Worker applicants
  [ 12 October 2012 ]

September

• Support for Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act
  [ 24 September 2012 ]
• Residence Fraud Investigations: Just the Numbers
  [ 10 September 2012 ]

August

• Canada and Ukraine bilateral relations
  [ 9 August 2012 ]

July

• Improving the Immigrant Investor Program: Public Consultation Discussion Paper
  [ 31 July 2012 ]
• 2013 Immigration Levels Planning: Public and Stakeholder Consultations
  [ 31 July 2012 ]
• Canada-Alberta pilot project expanded to include more occupations
  [ 16 July 2012 ]

June

• Protecting Our Streets and Communities from Criminal and National Security Threats
  [ 29 June 2012 ]
• Cracking down on Human Smugglers who Abuse Canada’s Immigration System
  [ 29 June 2012 ]
• Overview: Ending the Abuse of Canada’s Immigration System by Human Smugglers
  [ 29 June 2012 ]
• Tougher Penalties for Ship Owners and Operators Who Fail to Comply with Canada’s Marine Security Legislation
  [ 29 June 2012 ]
• Deterring Abuse of the Refugee System
  [ 29 June 2012 ]
• Designating Human Smuggling Events
  [ 29 June 2012 ]
• Better Tools to Successfully Prosecute and Impose Man
  [ 29 June 2012 ]
• Five reasons why we need biometrics
  [ 29 June 2012 ]
• Biometrics in Canada's Temporary Resident Program
  [ 29 June 2012 ]
• Overview of Canada’s New Refugee System
  [ 29 June 2012 ]
• Summary of Changes to Canada’s Refugee System
  [ 29 June 2012 ]
• Designated Countries of Origin
  [ 29 June 2012 ]
• Tackling immigration fraud in Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia
  [ 26 June 2012 ]
• Introducing the Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act
  [ 20 June 2012 ]
• Top 5 Reasons for Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act
  [ 20 June 2012 ]
• Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act – What will it do?
  [ 20 June 2012 ]

May

• 2013 Advisory Council Members for the International Task Force on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research
  [ 23 May 2012 ]
• Facilitating the Conduct of Cross-Border Business
  [ 14 May 2012 ]
• Stakeholder Consultation on Facilitating the Conduct of Cross-Border Business
  [ 14 May 2012 ]

April

• New minimum language requirements for immigrants under the Provincial Nominee Program
  [ 11 April 2012 ]

March

• Stakeholder Consultations on a Redesigned Parent and Grandparent Program
  [ 23 March 2012 ]
• Appointment to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
  [ 6 March 2012 ]
• Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement
  [ 2 March 2012 ]

February

• Overview of Reforms to Canada’s Refugee System
  [ 16 February 2012 ]
• Designating Human Smuggling Events
  [ 16 February 2012 ]
• Cracking down on Human Smugglers who Abuse Canada’s Immigration System
  [ 16 February 2012 ]
• Tougher Penalties for Ship Owners and Operators who Fail to Comply with Canada’s Marine Security Legislation
  [ 16 February 2012 ]
• Overview: Ending the Abuse of Canada’s Immigration System by Human Smugglers
  [ 16 February 2012 ]
• Protecting our Streets and Communities from Criminal and National Security Threats
  [ 16 February 2012 ]
• Summary of Changes to Canada’s Refugee System in the Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act
  [ 16 February 2012 ]
• Five reasons why we need biometrics
  [ 16 February 2012 ]
• Biometrics in Canada’s Temporary Resident Program
  [ 16 February 2012 ]
• Designated Countries of Origin
  [ 16 February 2012 ]
• Better Tools to Successfully Prosecute and Impose Mandatory Prison Sentences on Human Smugglers
  [ 16 February 2012 ]
• Deterring Abuse of the Refugee System
  [ 16 February 2012 ]

January

• Provincial Nominee Program Evaluation Highlights
  [ 26 January 2012 ]

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