Program delivery update: Deletion of temporary residence COVID-19 program delivery instructions (PDIs)
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
November 22, 2023
Following the Government of Canada announcement regarding the removal of all COVID-19 entry restrictions, as well as testing, quarantine and isolation requirements for anyone entering Canada, effective October 1, 2022, and the expiry of the ministerial instructions (MIs) on March 31, 2023, the following program delivery instructions (PDIs), which provided interim guidance to staff on the processing of temporary residence applications while travel restrictions were in place, have been deleted.
Deleted instructions
- Temporary residence: COVID-19 program delivery
- Electronic travel authorization (eTA): COVID-19 program delivery
- Temporary resident visas (TRVs): COVID-19 program delivery
- Police certificates for temporary residents: COVID-19 program delivery
- Temporary residents in Canada unable to depart Canada: COVID-19 program delivery
- Withdrawal of temporary residence applications: COVID-19 program delivery