Program delivery update: IL 3 – Designation of officers and delegation of authority
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
April 17, 2025
The Instrument of Designation and Delegation (IDD) has gone through an administrative review and has been updated (effective March 11, 2025). The updates include:
- the addition of designations related to the expansion and clarification of authorities to cancel temporary immigration documents for reasons related to eligibility, admissibility, and operational administration
- an additional delegation to limit the authority to refuse health insurance policies issued outside Canada for super visa applications to senior positions only
- a house-keeping update to correct errors in the delegations of Humanitarian and Identity Operations Branch
- a change of divisional names for new sectors and branches as a result of departmental realignments
- the addition of delegations and designations regarding the International Student Program to allow the department to implement recent regulatory changes related to designated learning institutions (effective December 23, 2024)
- a new delegation regarding the authority to approve health insurance policies from a company outside of Canada (effective December 23, 2024)