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Extension of Afghan Special Immigration Measures (SIMs)

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryCanada
Operative dateOctober 1, 2023
CategoryOther
Policy toolNew pathway
Affected groupNew applicants

Policy effect

Extension of the Special Immigration Measures program for Afghan nationals with a significant and enduring relationship to Canada, extending the expiry to December 31, 2023, or until the 20,600 cap is reached.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Extension of the Special Immigration Measures program for Afghan nationals with a significant and enduring relationship to Canada, extending the expiry to December 31, 2023, or until the 20,600 cap is reached.

Official source excerpt

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… citizenship/corporate.html) 4. [Mandate](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate.html) 5. [Policies, Ministerial Instructions, and agreements](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements.html) 6. [Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada - Public policies](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies.html) # Temporary public policy for the resettlement of additional Afghan nationals with a significant and/or enduring relationship to Canada – Extension This public policy updates the Special Immigration Measures (SIMs) program’s expiry date. For this program, Afghans must be referred to us by Global Affairs Canada or the Department of National Defence. The Government of Canada has enough referrals to meet our goal. ## Background The Government of Afghanistan collapsed in August 2021. After the withdrawal of international forces, the Taliban took power and remains unrecognized by the international community as the government of Afghanistan. This volatile situation has created significant … Temporary public policy for the resettlement of additional Afghan nationals with a significant and/or enduring relationship to Canada* (signed June 8, 2022); and 5. *Temporary public policy for the resettlement of additional Afghan nationals with a significant and/or enduring relationship to Canada – Update and clarification* (signed March 29, 2023). This public policy updates the implementation timeframe and enables the continuation of processing to meet the Government’s commitment of resettling 18,000 Afghans with a significant and/or enduring relationship to Canada. Recognizing the ongoing … of Quebec’s selection criteria further to subsection 70(3) of the Regulations, and cannot be granted permanent residence unless Quebec determines that they meet such criteria. ## Coming into effect and expiration This public policy replaces the *Temporary public policy for the resettlement of additional Afghan nationals with a significant and/or enduring relationship to Canada – Update and clarification* dated March 29, 2023, and takes effect on October 1st, 2023. This public policy may be revoked at any time. This public policy ends on December 31, 2023, or once the total number of applications accepted into processing by IRCC under all temporary public policies for the resettlement of Afghan nationals with a significant and/or enduring relationship to Canada reaches 20,600 individuals (principal applicants, their family members, *de facto* dependents and household members), whichever comes first, with the view to fulfill the commitment of 18,000 admissions. ## Transitional Cases Applications accepted for processing by IRCC under a previous temporary public policy for the resettlement of Afghan nationals with a significant and/or enduring relationship to Canada and pending on October …
Government of CanadaCanada.ca. Extension of Afghan Special Immigration Measures (SIMs). Effective 2023-10-01.Open official source
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