IN-CANADA APPLICANTS MUST FILE APPLICATIONS ELECTRONICALLY
Immigration Newsweek
By Atty. Henry Moyal
Just in time for the pandemic, Canada Immigration is now requiring all applicants who are in Canada as temporary residents and are seeking to extend their temporary resident status or their authorization to work or study must apply by electronic means only, unless otherwise specified.
To be specific, the following applications must be made by the electronic means – which means that applicants can no longer send paper based applicants ( unless unable to do so due to a disability).
| Open work permit pilot program for permanent residence applicants in the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class | |
| Live-in caregivers who have submitted an application for permanent residence | |
| Permanent residence applicants in Canada who used Express Entry to submit their permanent residence application and have received an acknowledgment of receipt letter | |
| Start-up visa work permit applicants | |
| Quebec physicians | |
In-Canada applicants under the 2 pilots for caregivers:
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| Destitute students | |
| Holders of a temporary resident permit valid for a minimum of 6 months | |
| Seafood-processing workers | |
| Non-Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) Guatemalan workers | |
| Urgent referrals process for work permits or otherwise specified by the Clients Support Centre’s call handling document | |
| Refugee claimants | |
| Persons under an unenforceable removal order | |
| Failed refugee claimants waiting for removal who need to support themselves |
Attorney Henry Moyal is a certified and licensed immigration lawyer in Toronto, Ontario.
The above article is general advice only and is not intended to act as a legal document.
Send questions to Attorney Moyal by email canada@moyal.com or call 416 733 3193
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