Program delivery update: Updates to Humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) consideration pages - Part 3
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 25, 2026
Program delivery instructions (PDIs) have been adjusted to include minor updates, and other instructions have been created to provide guidance to officers when assessing and processing humanitarian and compassionate applications or requests.
Updated instructions
- Humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) considerations: Processing in-Canada applications
- Humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) considerations: Stage 1 processing in Canada - all applicants
- Humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) considerations: Stage 1 processing in Canada - Applicants with family relationships
- Humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) considerations: Stage 1 processing in Canada - Applicants under a removal order
- Humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) considerations: Stage 1 processing in Canada - Consecutive or concurrent H&C applications
- Humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) considerations: Positive Stage 1 assessment (approval in principle)
- Humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) considerations: Stage 1 approval in Canada - Request for Certificat de Sélection du Québec (CSQ)
- Humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) considerations in Canada: Negative Stage 1 assessment
- Humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) considerations in Canada: Processing the application for permanent residence
- Humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) considerations in Canada: Positive Stage 2 assessment
- Humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) considerations in Canada: Negative Stage 2 assessment
Deleted instructions
- Humanitarian and compassionate consideration in Canada: Positive Stage 1 assessment – Interim documentation
- Humanitarian and compassionate consideration in Canada: Positive Stage 1 assessment – applicant has left Canada