Launch of Citizenship Grant Electronic Application (e-App)

Policy effect

IRCC launched the initial phase of the citizenship grant electronic application (e-application) pilot where approximately 10% of randomly determined citizenship grant applicants visiting the website see the option to complete an e-application.

Official source excerpt

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In this initial phase, approximately 10% of randomly determined citizenship grant applicants visiting the Department’s website see the option to complete an e-application. … Those who choose to continue with an e-application are required to answer and pass a set of screening questions before proceeding.

Review method

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification

Other Canada changes operative in 2020

• 2020-01-01Temporary Freeze on the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP)
• 2020-01-02Temporary Public Policy for Out-of-Status Construction Workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
• 2020-03-18COVID-19 Border Restrictions and Essential Exemptions
• 2020-03-20Pandemic Protections for International Students and PGWP
• 2020-03-27Parents and Grandparents Program 2020 Deferral
• 2020-04-09Mandatory Electronic Application Submission and Visitor Processing Suspension
• 2020-04-20Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Emergencies Act and Quarantine Act)
• 2020-04-22Alignment and Factors for Immigration Performance Guarantees and Deposits
• 2020-04-22Temporary Removal of Off-Campus Work Limit for International Students in Essential Services
• 2020-04-29Suspension of Non-Essential Visitor Visa Processing and Biometrics Extension
• 2020-04-30Permanent Residence Application Fee Increases
• 2020-05-06Temporary Foreign Worker Expedited Work Permit and Job Change Public Policy
• 2020-05-15Implementation of the Agri-Food Immigration Class (Agri-Food Pilot)
• 2020-06-05Temporary Biometrics Exemption for Essential Sectors
• 2020-06-08Border Reopening and Entry Exemption for Immediate Family Members
• 2020-06-10Ministerial Instructions on Temporary Resident Processing Restrictions
• 2020-07-01Mandatory Online Submission for Temporary Resident Applications
• 2020-07-15Biometrics Collection Exemption for In-Canada Temporary Residence
• 2020-08-24Temporary Public Policy Allowing In-Land Visitors to Apply for Employer-Specific Work Permits
• 2020-08-26Expansion of 100% Online Distance Learning Facilitation for PGWP Eligibility
• 2020-08-31Express Entry Ministerial Instruction Amending ITA Application Submission Validity to 90 Days
• 2020-09-22Biometrics Exemption for Permanent Residence Applicants Who Previously Submitted Biometrics Within 10 Years
• 2020-09-29Re-Opening and Intake Rules for Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP 2020)
• 2020-10-01Ministerial Instructions 42 (MI42): Mandatory Electronic Applications
• 2020-10-08Border Restriction Exemption for Extended Family Members and Compassionate Entry
• 2020-10-20International Student Border Reopening for Approved DLIs
• 2020-10-27Increased Express Entry CRS Points for French-Speaking Candidates
• 2020-11-06Relaxed Work Experience Requirements for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP)
• 2020-12-09Coming into Force of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Act
• 2020-12-14Temporary Public Policy for Certain Refugee Claimants Working in the Health Care Sector (Rest of Canada)
• 2020-12-14Temporary Public Policy for Health Care Workers Selected by Quebec During COVID-19
• 2020-12-16Special Open Work Permit for Stranded Agricultural Workers from Trinidad and Tobago