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Overview of Permanent Residence Fees
The Covid-19 pandemic is delaying the opening of the program. When will the program launch?
Immigration Levels Plan 2020 – 2022
Vulnerable Populations: Venezuela
Hong Kong has a significant population of dual-national Canadian citizens, estimated at 300,000. The current civil unrest has raised questions about the Government of Canada’s readiness to respond should Canadian- residents in Hong Kong need to leave quickly. Questions have also been raised about whether Canada should be looking to resettle refugees, or persons in a refugee-like situation, out of Hong Kong.
Carles Puigdemont, the former President of the Government of Catalonia, is wanted in Spain on various charges related to organizing an illegal independence referendum that took place in 2017.
[REDACTED]. He was originally scheduled to travel to Quebec on April 1, 2019, for a speaking tour.
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The National Call for Proposals 2019 process solicited proposals for funding to deliver services under the Settlement and Resettlement Assistance programs from 2020-21 through 2024-25. Negotiation of funding agreements is underway.
Canada-Quebec relationship on immigration matters
In the STCA litigation, the Applicants are seeking a declaration that s. 101(1)(e) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and s.159.3 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) designating the United States as a safe third country violate sections 7 and 15 of the Charter. The Applicants are also seeking a declaration that the designation of the United States as a safe third country under s.159.3 of the IRPR is ultra vires (without lawful authority) on the basis that the United States is not and has never been a country that respects the non-refoulement provisions of the Refugee Convention and the Convention Against Torture.