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ARTICLE · 30 MARCH 2020

Immigration And COVID-19: Don't Take Anything For Granted

In the context of the global outbreak of COVID-19 many foreign nationals in Canada are wondering how this impacts their rights as temporary...

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In the context of the global outbreak of COVID-19 many foreign nationals in Canada are wondering how this impacts their rights as temporary and permanent residents.

Special measures

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) published an updated set of special measures to help temporary and permanent residents conserve and/or obtain their rights to remain or work in Canada during the outbreak. These measures include:

" Temporary residence applicants from outside Canada

  • An additional 90 days for temporary residents who need to submit documents for their files to continue to process – no application in progress will be closed or refused due to lack of documentation (for example, if it is impossible to obtain a police certificate, medical record, transcript, certified documents, etc.);

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