Temporary Special Measures for Foreign Family Members of Canadian Citizens and PRs Departing Israel or Palestinian Territories
Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix
Policy effect
IRCC enacted a temporary public policy to provide fee-exempt open work permits, study permits, and status authorizations to foreign national family members of Canadian citizens or permanent residents who departed Israel or the Palestinian Territories on or after October 7, 2023 (including Government of Canada-assisted departures).
Conditions and exceptions
Validated condition or limit: IRCC enacted a temporary public policy to provide fee-exempt open work permits, study permits, and status authorizations to foreign national family members of Canadian citizens or permanent residents who departed Israel or the Palestinian Territories on or after October 7, 2023 (including Government of Canada-assisted departures).
Official source excerpt
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Territories” from the dropdown list. Do not add the keyword “MOME2023.”** **December 21, 2023—Ottawa—**Canada remains deeply concerned about the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, and the scale of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Since Hamas’s terrorist attack in early October, Canada has been actively working to support the assisted departure of Canadian citizens, permanent residents and their eligible family members from Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. As part of these continuing efforts, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced temporary immigration measures to support family members of Canadians and permanent residents from the region, as well as Israelis and Palestinians already in Canada. **Fee-exempt study or open work permits in Canada** Beginning today, the following people can apply for a fee-exempt study or open work permit: - Foreign national family members of Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents (PRs) who have left Israel and the Palestinian Territories, either with their family members or of their own accord, since the onset of the current conflict. - Israelis and Palestinians already in Canada who feel unsafe …
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, "Temporary public policy for foreign nationals who are family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents who left Israel or the Palestinian Territories on or after October 7, 2023", canada.ca, 16 December 2023.Open official source
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