New guidelines by Canada for individuals applying for permanent residence

The Canadian government has enforced policies for new Canadian permanent residents corresponding to travel and immigration. As immigrating to Canada can be quite unfeasible for new permanent residents, the federal government has been looking out for different ways to help the applicants. On May 29, 2020, the IRCC has issued guidelines in response to the current coronavirus crisis for Canadian Permanent Residence applicants who want to arrive in Canada in the coming time and settle there.

Canada will continue taking new permanent residence applications

All the completed applications for permanent residence will be processed by the IRCC as per the normal procedures. Files that are incomplete due to missing documents will be retained by the Ministry and applicants will get 90 days to complete their documentation. Also Read: How to get Canada PR visa? Step by step guide. However, for new permanent residence applications, it is essential that applicants submit an explanation regarding their inability to submit complete documents due to service disruptions. After submitting an explanation, new applications will be kept for review for a period of 90 days. In case, an applicant fails to provide a genuine explanation for an incomplete application, his or her application might be rejected by the IRCC. Also, the permanent residence applications will continue to be processed for principal applicants who are already in Canada but have their dependents abroad. Nonetheless, they won’t be granted the status of a permanent resident until their dependents travel to Canada. Applicants will be informed of the proceedings when traveling becomes possible.

Guidelines for Approved COPRs & PRVs

Permanent resident applicants who have already received a Confirmation of Permanent Residence or an approved Permanent Resident Visa will have to provide information to the IRCC if they won’t be able to travel to Canada before the expiry date of their approved documentation. Also Read: How to Get a Job in Canada? The Ultimate Guide And those individuals with COPRs and PRVs whose documents have already been expired but have informed IRCC regarding their inability to travel will get their files processed again within 90 days. Canada has introduced several special measures during this pandemic to help new immigrants. And the IRCC has stated that no application will be rejected due to missing documents.