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Q-443
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025 |
With regard to authorization to travel to Canada by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada:
(a) what are the criteria and process by which it is established whether someone is eligible to travel to Canada;
(b) if an individual does not have a criminal record, on what other basis can they be denied entry;
(c) who has the authority to determine whether an individual or group is ineligible to enter into Canada, aside from the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship and Canada Border Services Agency officials at the border;
(d) who has the authority to delegate that authority;
(e) has the authority ever been delegated to a parliamentary secretary, and, if so, when and what are the details, including the (i) year, (ii) title of the parliamentary secretary; (f) what are the communication protocols and procedures in place when the decision to ban an individual or group is made;
(g) was the member for Eglinton—Lawrence authorized to announce that members of the musical group Kneecap were ineligible to enter the country, and, if so, who authorized the announcement and was this decision formally communicated to Kneecap by government officials;
(h) did government officials advise the member for Eglinton—Lawrence regarding the ban of Kneecap, and, if so, which department were the officials from; (i) was the Prime Minister’s Office involved in the decision for the member for Eglinton—Lawrence to make the announcement;
(j) were Kneecap members ever denied the right to entry at any point in the process;
(k) are Kneecap members currently allowed to enter Canada;
(l) what are the process and criteria being followed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada in this case, are there appeal mechanisms, and, if so, what appeal mechanisms are available;
and (m) was there any consultation with other federal departments or agencies, including, but not limited to, Public Safety Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency and Global Affairs Canada, or third parties such as stakeholder groups prior to, or following, the announcement made by the member for Eglinton—Lawrence regarding Kneecap, and, if so, what was the response? |
Awaiting response |
Monday, November 24, 2025 |
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Q-288
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Thursday, June 19, 2025 |
With regard to the planned budgetary reductions for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and the Canada Border Services Agency: (a) is Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada moving forward with a Deficit Reduction Action Plan in 2024 and, if so, what it the targeted budget reduction for the Department in percentage and actual dollars broken down by (i) Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada region, (ii) province or territory; (b) what specific programs or services within Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada are projected to experience reductions in funding as part of the Deficit Reduction Action Plan in 2024–25, 2025–26, and 2026–27, broken down by (i) Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada region, (ii) province or territory, (iii) full-time employee reduction; (c) how will the anticipated Deficit Reduction Action Plan affect processing times for applicants, broken down by each immigration stream, including the processing of study permits, work visas and travel visas; (d) what measures will Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada implement to ensure the Deficit Reduction Action Plan does not adversely impact service delivery standards for applicants and stakeholders, including settlement organizations; (e) what workforce adjustments or layoffs, if any, are planned within Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to accommodate the Deficit Reduction Action Plan, and what impacts are anticipated on staffing levels or full-time employees and employee workloads, broken down by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada region; (f) how does Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada plan to engage with and communicate these changes to key stakeholders, including provinces, territories, settlement agencies and impacted applicants; (g) how much funding has been refocused away from the Canada Border Services Agency and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada in the federal government’s refocused spending initiative, broken down by year in these program areas, (i) border security and enforcement, (ii) customs and trade facilitation, (iii) traveller screening, (iv) citizenship and passport services, (v) refugee resettlement; and (h) what is funding that has been refocused away from Canada Border Services Agency and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada in the federal government’s refocused spending initiative being redirected toward, broken down by year? |
Answered |
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 |
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Q-73
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Friday, May 30, 2025 |
With regard to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada's settlement and resettlement services: (a) what is the national budget for settlement services for each fiscal year starting from 2024-25 and the subsequent three years to 2027-28, aligned with the three-year Immigration Levels Plan, broken down by (i) category or type of service (i.e. language training, information and referrals, integration support services, employment related support services, etc., including Francophone, rural and remote targets), (ii) municipality, (iii) Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada region, (iv) province or territory; (b) what are the projected national budgets for settlement services for the following five fiscal years, broken down by (i) category or type of service, (ii) municipality, (iii) Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada region, (iv) province or territory; (c) what is the current Settlement Allocation Model and permanent residency data used for the last five years and next three years to allocate funding to each region; (d) have there been any modifications to the Settlement Allocation Model since 2022, and, if so, what are the changes and how did they impact funding levels, broken down by (i) category or type of service, (ii) municipality, (iii) Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada region, (iv) province or territory; (e) if there haven't been any modifications to the Settlement Allocation Model since 2022, does the department intend that this model remain in use to determine the funding allocations in 2025-26, 2026-27 and 2027-28; (f) how many new service providers received funding in the most recent Call for Proposals in comparison to Call for Proposals 2019, broken down by (i) category or type of service, (ii) municipality, (iii) Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada region, (iv) province or territory; (g) was funding for new service providers added to the existing national settlement budget, or was the budget increased to include new providers; (h) regarding the most recent Call for Proposals, how many existing service providers experienced funding reductions, broken down by (i) category or type of service, (ii) reduction by percentage, (iii) municipality, (iv) Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada region, (v) province or territory; (i) regarding the most recent Call for Proposals, how many service providers did not receive funding as a result of not having their contracts renewed, broken down by (i) category or type of service, (ii) municipality, (iii) Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada region, (iv) province or territory; (j) what strategies has the department implemented to transition clients from one service provider to another, in instances where contracts have not been renewed or funding has been reallocated, including settlement supports to displaced Ukrainians on Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel visas that must transition out of support by March 31, 2025, broken down by (i) service delivery model (i.e. in-person, remote, online), (ii) when it will be operationalized; (k) what policy changes is the department undertaking to the Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada in the 2025-28 funding period; and (l) will the government continue to offer Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada first and second stage classes to permanent residents wishing to enter the labour market? |
Answered |
Monday, September 15, 2025 |
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Q-36
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
With regard to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada's pathway for Colombian, Haitian and Venezuelan nationals: (a) how many individuals have been admitted to Canada under this special immigration measure to date, broken down by nationality; (b) what are the initial settlement locations of individuals admitted under the special immigration measure, broken down by province and territory; (c) what specific eligibility criteria were applied to assess applicants under this policy, specifically regarding evidence of displacement or vulnerability to displacement; (d) was there any mechanism implemented to verify whether applicants had been displaced or forcibly displaced or otherwise affected by conditions cited as justification for this policy; (e) why did the government reduce its initial commitment for this humanitarian measure from 15,000 persons to 11,000 persons, and what were the factors that influenced this decision; and (f) did the government consult with international organizations, humanitarian organizations, or Canadian civil society in the development of this policy, and, if so, (i) which organizations were consulted, (ii) what was the extent of those consultations, (iii) what feedback or recommendations from those consultations were incorporated? |
Answered |
Monday, September 15, 2025 |
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Q-35
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025 |
With regard to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada's Special Immigration Measure to facilitate temporary resident visas for certain extended family of citizens and permanent residents in Gaza, which began on January 9, 2024: (a) how many applications have been received under the Special Immigration Measure and how many individuals are accounted for in total among these applications; (b) how many of these applications have been accepted into processing and how many individuals are accounted for, in total, among these applications; (c) how many applications have been refused, broken down by reasoning for their refusal; (d) how many temporary resident visas have been issued to individuals under the Special Immigration Measure since its inception; (e) how many temporary resident visa applications have been made by Palestinian passport holders in Gaza outside of the Special Immigration Measure, since October 7, 2023, broken down by (i) how many have been accepted into processing, (ii) how many temporary resident visas have been issued outside the Special Immigration Measure and how many of these individuals have landed in Canada, (iii) how many temporary resident visa applications outside the Special Immigration Measure have been refused, broken down by reason for refusal; (f) for how many individuals covered by the Special Immigration Measure has the government successfully facilitated exit from Gaza; (g) what diplomatic efforts, if any, have been undertaken by the government to negotiate safe passage for individuals covered under the Special Immigration Measure with the governments of Israel and Egypt; (h) has the department conducted any evaluations or received reports on how the Special Immigration Measure for Gazans compares to other temporary public policies, such as the 2022 special immigration measures for Ukrainians, in terms of accessibility and outcomes, and, if so, what are the key findings; (i) what measures have been implemented to ensure that anti-Palestinian racism is not influencing the design or administration of the Special Immigration Measure for Gazans, and how does this align with the government’s broader anti-racism strategy; (j) what policy considerations led to the specific dimensions of the temporary public policy that opened on January 9, 2024, including the 1,000-visa quota, the gradual and slow issuance of access codes, selection of applicants that were prioritized to receive access codes, and information requested on screening forms; and (k) has the government engaged with Canadian or international human rights organizations to address criticisms of the Special Immigration Measure for Gazans and identify opportunities for improvement, and, if so, (i) which organizations have been consulted, (ii) to what extent were these organizations consulted, (iii) what has been the outcome of these engagements? |
Answered |
Monday, September 15, 2025 |
