IN-CANADA APPLICANTS MUST FILE APPLICATIONS ELECTRONICALLY

Immigration Newsweek

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).

• an application for an extension of an authorization to remain in Canada as a temporary resident
• an application that is made in Canada for a work or study permit or for renewal of such a permit
• an application for the restoration of temporary resident status
• an application that is made pursuant to a youth mobility arrangement entered into by Canada

The following applications are exempted:

• 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:
  • Home Child Care Provider Pilot (HCCPP)
  • Home Support Worker Pilot (HSWP)
• 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