In a bid to make application process stress free and reduce the effort that comes with filling up paper applications, Canada has added the use of IRCC Permanent Residence Portal to private refugee sponsor groups. This development will go a long way in helping sponsors submit their applications and referrals in a more secured way.
IRCC intends to collaborate with the Refugee Sponsorship Training Program (RSTP) and other partners in order to efficiently achieve this development.
The deadline for refugee sponsor groups to switch over to the Permanent Residence Portal is December 31, 2023.
From January 1, 2024, IRCC will only receive applications sent via mail or through the portal
This is a step in the right direction considering the fact that only those with completed applications will be able to submit online, this will enable uncompleted applications not to pass the online check thereby giving IRCC the opportunity to only review completed applications without time being wasted on unfinished ones.
See below list of Canadian Immigration Programs eligible to use the IRCC Permanent Residence Portal
- Agri-Food Pilot
- Adopting a child through the immigration process
- Atlantic Immigration Program
- Community Sponsors to privately sponsor refugees
- Home Child Care Provider Pilot
- Home Support Worker Pilot
- Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot
- Groups of Five to privately sponsor refugees
- Humanitarian and compassionate considerations within Canada
- Permanent residence in Canada Ukrainian nationals with family members in Canada
- Permanent residence pathways for Hong Kong residents
- Protected persons and Convention refugees in Canada
- Provincial nominee program (non-Express Entry)
- Quebec entrepreneurs and investors
- Quebec-selected skilled workers
- Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot
- Self-employed people
- Sponsoring a spouse, partner, dependent child or other family
- Sponsoring a parent or grandparent
- Sponsorship Agreement Holders to privately sponsor refugees
- Start-up visa
- Temporary resident permit holders applying for permanent residence
Individuals can also check their permanent residence status online using the permanent residence portal.
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