IRCC Deputy Minister Transition Binder 2022: Spring 2022 Mandate Letter

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Commitment 1

Continue to bring newcomers to Canada to drive economic growth and recovery

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Trigger Of Completion & Estimated Completion Date

• Annual exercise, trigger to be evaluated annually, based on targets set out in the tabled Levels Plan (ongoing)

Milestones To Date

• Achieved and exceeded 2021 levels target of 401,000 admissions
• Tabled the 2022-2024 Immigration Levels Plan (Feb 14, 2022)
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Next Steps (Until Sept 2022)

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Challenges

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Mitigations

• Secure funding [Redacted]
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• Continue implementing digital tools to realize efficiencies
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Commitment 2

Expand the new immigration stream for human rights defenders and work with civil society groups to provide resettlement opportunities for people under threat

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Trigger of completion & estimated completion date

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Milestones to date

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Next Steps (Until Sept 2022)

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Commitment 3

Facilitate the safe passage and resettlement of vulnerable people from Afghanistan, and increase the number of eligible refugees from Afghanistan from 20,000 to at least 40,000

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Trigger of completion & estimated completion date

• Resettle at least 40,000 Afghans to Canada [Redacted]

Milestones to date

• 13,905 Afghan arrivals to Canada, as of May 20, 2022
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• Developed additional services and delivery mechanisms to facilitate mass arrivals to ensure health, safety, and reduced barriers to service (e.g. remote service delivery at hotels during quarantine)
• Received $35 million to add [Redacted] new resettlement agencies & expand case management services [Redacted]

Next Steps (Until Sept 2022)

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Challenges

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Mitigations

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• Introduce processing improvements, including a renewed digital platform
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Commitment 4

Reduce application processing times

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Trigger of completion & estimated completion date

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Milestones to date

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• Implemented advanced analytics triage models for [Redacted], temporary resident visas, [Redacted]
• Developed and implemented the Canadian Refugee Protection Portal to enable online intake

Next Steps (Until Sept 2022)

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• Digitize remaining paper-based inventories for [Redacted] PR lines of business  [Redacted]
• Eliminate targeted inventories and backlogs [Redacted]

Challenges

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Commitment 5a.

Introduce electronic applications for family reunification

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Trigger of completion & estimated completion date

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Milestones to date

• Launched the Permanent Residence Digital Intake Portal (PRDI) [Redacted]
• Made enhancements to online tools to remain nimble and streamline the processing [Redacted]

Next Steps (Until Sept 2022)

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Challenges

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Mitigations

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Commitment 5b.

Implement a program to issue temporary resident status to spouses and children abroad while they wait for the processing of their permanent residency application

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Milestones to date

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Challenges

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Commitment 6

Make the citizenship application process free for permanent residents who have fulfilled the requirements needed to obtain it

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Trigger of completion & estimated completion date

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Milestones to date

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Next Steps (Until Sept 2022)

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Challenges

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Mitigations

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Commitment 8

Explore ways of regularizing status for undocumented workers contributing to Canadian communities

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Milestones to date

• Organized academic roundtable to inform program design (March 2022)
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Next Steps (Until Sept 2022)

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Challenges

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Mitigations

• Continue collaboration and engagement with researchers, other government departments, stakeholders and partners [Redacted]
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Commitment 9a.

Continue working with Quebec to support the French-language knowledge of immigrants in Quebec

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Milestones to date

• Continued to meet regularly with Quebec [Redacted]

Next Steps (Until Sept 2022)

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Challenges

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Mitigations

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Commitment 9b.

Continue to implement a national strategy to support Francophone immigration across the country

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Trigger of completion & estimated completion date

• [Redacted] Adoption of the modernization of Official Languages Act (Bill C-13)
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Milestones to date

• Included dedicated, uncapped streams for French-speaking essential workers and recent international graduates from Canadian post-secondary institutions as part of the time-limited TR to PR Pathway
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Next Steps (Until Sept 2022)

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Challenges

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Mitigations

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Commitment 10  

Lead the Government’s work on a) irregular migration, including continued work with the United States to b) modernize the Safe Third Country Agreement

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Milestones to date

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Challenges

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Commitment 11

Extend pathways to Permanent Residence for international students and temporary foreign workers through the Express Entry system

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Trigger of Completion & Estimated Completion Date

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Milestones To Date

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Next Steps (Until Sept 2022)

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Challenges

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Mitigations

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Commitment 12

Work with employers and communities across Canada to welcome 2,000 skilled refugees to fill labour shortages in high-demand sectors

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Trigger of completion & estimated completion date

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Milestones to date

• Launched Phase 2 of the EMPP [Redacted]
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Next steps (Until Sept 2022)

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Challenges

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Mitigations

• Undertake greater employer engagement [Redacted] throughout 2022
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Commitment 13a.

Expand the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot

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Milestones to date

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Challenges

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Commitment 13b.

Move forward on the Municipal Nominee Program

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Milestones to date

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Challenges

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Commitment 13c.

Make the Atlantic Immigration Pilot a permanent program

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Trigger of completion & estimated completion date

• Launch of program (January 1, 2022)

Status

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Commitment 7a.

Establish a Trusted Employer system for Canadian companies hiring temporary foreign workers

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Trigger of completion & estimated completion date

• Trusted Employer System is available to accept employer applications [Redacted]

Milestones to date

• Funding authority received in Budget 2022 for $29.3 million over 3 years

Next Steps (Until Sept 2022)

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Challenges

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Commitment 7b.

Simplify permit renewals for the Temporary Foreign Workers Program, uphold the two-week processing time and establish an employer hotline

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Trigger of completion & estimated completion date

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Milestones to date

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Commitment 7c.

Continue to work with provinces, territories and regulatory bodies to improve foreign credential recognition

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Trigger of completion & estimated completion date

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Milestones to date

• Received $115 million over five years, with $30 million ongoing, in Budget 2022 to help newcomers get credentials recognized and support projects to reduce barriers in high-demand occupations, starting with the health sector
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Next Steps (Until Sept 2022)

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Challenges

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Mitigations

• Continue to actively engage [Redacted] stakeholders through various forums  

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