Temporary Public Policy for Resettlement of NATO's Afghan Locally Engaged Staff

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

CountryCanada

Operative dateSeptember 19, 2021

CategoryOther

Policy toolNew pathway

Affected groupNew applicants

Policy effect

Implementation of a temporary public policy granting exemptions under section 25.2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) to facilitate the immediate immigration and permanent residency of certain NATO-affiliated Afghan locally engaged staff and their household members.

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Engaged Staff of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization* recognizes the high vulnerability and elevated risk faced by individuals who worked with a western military organisation. This new temporary public policy will facilitate the immigration of individuals identified by NATO for their potential resettlement in Canada as members of the Convention Refugee Abroad Class of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* (“the *Regulations”*). I hereby establish that, in light of the foregoing, there are sufficient public policy considerations to justify granting exemptions, pursuant to section 25.2 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act* (“the *Act*”), to the requirements of the provisions of the *Regulations* listed below for Afghan nationals who were locally engaged staff of NATO, and the accompanying members of their family or household members, who apply for a permanent resident visa as members of the Convention Refugee Abroad Class and meet the conditions set out below. ## Conditions (eligibility requirements) applicable to Afghan nationals associated with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization: Delegated officers may grant an exemption to a foreign national from the … requirements of the *Regulations* identified below who meets the following conditions: 1. The Afghan national is included on a list (“the List”) submitted to the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (Department) by NATO which conforms to the parameters set out in the Memorandum of Understanding between the Department and NATO. ## Requirements of the provisions of the *Regulations* for which an exemption may be granted: - paragraph 139(1)(g) of the *Regulations*– the requirement to be able to become successfully established in Canada; - subsection 140.3(1) of the *Regulations* – the … requirement to submit a referral from a referral organization with their permanent resident application; - subsection 140.3(4) of the *Regulations –* the requirement to submit their permanent resident application to the immigration office that serves the foreign national’s place of residence; - paragraphs 151(b) and (c) of the *Regulations* – the requirement to meet the conditions of these paragraphs to be issued a temporary travel document; and, - section 307 of the *Regulations* – the requirement to pay the application processing fee for examining circumstances under subsection 25.2(1) of the Act. ## Other statutory eligibility and admissibility requirements: Foreign nationals eligible under this public policy are subject to all other applicable statutory eligibility and admissibility requirements not addressed by this temporary public policy or otherwise exempted. Applicants intending to reside in Quebec are subject to the Province 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 temporary public policy takes effect on the date of my signature and it may be revoked at any time. The public policy ends on January 31, 2022, or once applications for resettlement to Canada for 150 foreign nationals have been approved. All applications received on or before the expiry or revocation date will be processed under this public policy. The Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, P.C., M.P. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Dated at Ottawa, this 19th day of September, 2021 ## Page details 2022-08-27 ## About this site ### Immigration and citizenship - [Help Centre](https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/index- …

Government of CanadaCanada.ca. Temporary Public Policy for Resettlement of NATO's Afghan Locally Engaged Staff. Effective 2021-09-19.Open official source

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Temporary Public Policy for Resettlement of NATO's Afghan Locally Engaged Staff

Policy effect

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other Canada changes operative in 2021