Ministerial Instructions (MI-2)
Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix
Policy effect
Required all Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Class applicants to submit valid third-party official language test results at the time of application for permanent residence, eliminating written alternative submissions for demonstrating proficiency.
Conditions and exceptions
Validated condition or limit: Required all Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Class applicants to submit valid third-party official language test results at the time of application for permanent residence, eliminating written alternative submissions for demonstrating proficiency.
Official source excerpt
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On June 26, 2010, the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism used his authority under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) to issue Ministerial Instructions, which included a processing directive requiring FSW and CEC applicants to submit a valid language test result at the time of their application for permanent residence in Canada in order for their application to be eligible for processing. That instruction applies to all applications received from June 26, 2010, onward.
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