The fee payment will initiate processing. Please note that for a principal applicant who is a dependent child, this would be an application for humanitarian and compassionate consideration (H&C application), the fees would be $635. Subsection 25(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) provides: “The Minister shall, upon request of a foreign national who…
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From: Canada Border Services Agency News release April 8, 2025 Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada Border Services Agency On April 2, 2025, Gurwinder Singh Ahluwalia, a resident of Winnipeg, pleaded guilty to one count of unauthorized employment of foreign nationals contrary to Section 124 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). Ahluwalia was sentenced to…
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o enhance existing in-Canada mechanisms for protecting foreign nationals who may be victims of human trafficking (also known as “victims of trafficking in persons”), the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship issued Ministerial Instructions (MIs) regarding the issuance of temporary resident permits (TRPs) to out-of-status foreign national victims of human trafficking and their dependants that are in…
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On this page Overview Eligibility Limits to citizenship by descent under the Citizenship Act Exceptions to the first-generation limit Pathways to citizenship for persons not eligible for citizenship by descent Substantial connection assessment Urgent processing Offering consideration for a discretionary grant of citizenship under subsection 5(4) of the Citizenship Act Applicants who do not respond…
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