Learn about changes to immigration policies, visa status, applications and other IRCC services.

Pathway to permanent residency for asylum claimants doing frontline health care work – Government of Canada

COVID-19 impact on IRCC services – Government of Canada

COVID-19 resources for immigrant service providers – AMSSA

Changes to Immigration & Refugee Law – Immigration & Refugee Legal Clinic; Migrant Workers Centre

Links to key information on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s website posted as a courtesy to stakeholders:

• Temporary residence: COVID-19 program delivery
• Temporary processing changes
• Common questions about applying for a visitor visa or eTA
• Travel restrictions and exemptions
• Processing changes for visas
• Ministerial Instructions with respect to the processing of certain new and existing applications for temporary residence
• Temporary policy changes to allow some international students to apply for Post-Graduate Work Permits (PGWP) in cases where their courses moved online