Operational Bulletins 2013

In exceptional circumstances, operational bulletins may also be issued for one-time-only instructions or to provide urgent instructions to staff for a brief period while the relevant operational chapters are being updated.

• OB 521 – May 3, 2013
  Transition to National Occupational Classification 2011 for the Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Worker Class
• OB 512 – April 17, 2013
  Resettlement Assistance Program Income Support Payments for Privately Sponsored Refugees Arriving Under the Visa Office Referred Program
• OB 511 – April 17, 2013
  Revised Process for Dissemination of Notification of Arrival Transmissions (NATs) for Privately Sponsored Refugees (PSRs)
• OB 405-B – April 17, 2013
  Centralized In-Canada Processing of Private Sponsorship of Refugee sponsorship applications at Centralized Processing Office-Winnipeg (CPO-W)
• OB 440-G – April 17, 2013
  Processing of Refugee Claims by CIC under the New Legislation
• OB 440-B – April 11, 2013
  Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act – Changes to Humanitarian and Compassionate Consideration
• OB 504 – March 25, 2013
  Excessive Demand Cost Threshold
• OB 510 – March 15, 2013
  Settlement Program — Introducing Portfolio-Based Language Assessment as a Standard Feature of LINC and CLIC
• OB 507 – March 15, 2013
  Settlement Program Pending Replacement of Data Collection Tool (DCT) by iCARE/iCAMS
• OB 509 – March 14, 2013
  Settlement Program – Crisis Counselling Within Support Services
• OB 508 – March 14, 2013
  Settlement Program Support Services Provisions for Care for Newcomer Children
• OB 506 – March 13, 2013
  Settlement Program Expenditure Control Policy for Support Services
• OB 379 – March 8, 2013 (Modified)
  Introduction of the IMM 5688 Plain paper Confirmation of Permanent Residence Document
• OB 505 – March 5, 2013
  Processing Relinquishment of Permanent Resident Status
• OB 503 – March 1, 2013
  Clarification of Volunteering in Relation to Farm Work
• OB 402 – February 22, 2013 (Modified)
  Inland CIC Processing of Confirmation of Permanent Residence Documents Originating from Visa Offices
• OB 502 – February 21, 2013
  Amendment to the Return of Incomplete Citizenship Applications Submitted by Minors who Became Permanent Residents Under the Refugee Category
• OB 501 – February 21, 2013
  Settlement Program: Implementation of the Annual Performance Report for Community Partnerships
• OB 337-A – February 15, 2013
  Changes to the Pilot Program for Spouses/Common-law Partners and Working-Age Dependent Children of Select Temporary Foreign Workers Destined to British Columbia
• OB 499 – February 1, 2013
  Determining the Ability of Provincial Nominees to Economically Establish in Canada
• OB 496 – January 29, 2013
  Changes to the United States of America (U.S.) Processing Network
• OB 497 – January 29, 2013
  Closure and Transfer of Visa and Immigration Services of the Canadian Embassy in Caracas
• OB 495 – January 29, 2013
  Disposition of the IMM 1442 Generic Document – Page 2
• OB 498 – January 28, 2013
  Closure and Transfer of Visa and Immigration Services of the Canadian Embassy in Seoul
• OB 491 – January 14, 2013
  Mailing Permanent Resident Cards to Representatives
• OB 490 – January 11, 2013
  International Experience Canada (IEC) Work Permit Using e-Apps and Centralization of Process for Specific Countries

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