Program delivery update: Refusal to process work permit applications for caregivers where the LMIA application was received under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
June 18, 2024
The following changes were made to the instructions for officers to refuse to process work permits for caregivers where the LMIA application was received under the temporary foreign worker program:
- New ministerial instructions (MI) were issued on June 18, 2024, instructing officers to refuse to process work permit applications received under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) for caregiver occupations in specific circumstances.
- The PDIs were revised to clarify
- who is subject to the refusal to process
- how to process applications submitted before or after entry, or upon entry
- The instructions on determining the date of receipt for an LMIA were removed.