Program delivery update: Facilitative measures to support Israeli and Palestinian nationals in Canada
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
January 11, 2024
These program delivery instructions (PDIs) provide operational guidance related to facilitative measures to support foreign national immediate family members of Canadians and permanent residents who have left Israel and the Palestinian Territories; since the onset of the ongoing conflict, and affected Israeli and Palestinian nationals already in Canada.
These measures provide access to change the conditions of their temporary stay by facilitating the issuance of fee-exempt study permits and open work permits in Canada.