Temporary public policy for foreign nationals of Palestine who will arrive in Canada as temporary residents on or before September 30, 2027

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

CountryCanada

Operative dateAugust 1, 2026

CategoryHumanitarian / temporary residence

Policy toolFee waiver / open work permit / in-canada application exemption

Affected groupNationals of palestine who are in canada as temporary residents or eligible foreign national family members of canadian citizens or permanent residents who left palestine on or after october 7, 2023

Policy effect

Grants statutory exemptions under section 25.2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act enabling eligible Palestinian foreign nationals and eligible family members arriving in Canada with temporary resident status on or before September 30, 2027 to apply from within Canada for fee-exempt study permits, open work permits, temporary resident permits, and status extensions.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Grants statutory exemptions under section 25.2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act enabling eligible Palestinian foreign nationals and eligible family members arriving in Canada with temporary resident status on or before September 30, 2027 to apply from within Canada for fee-exempt study permits, open work permits, temporary resident permits, and status extensions.

Official source excerpt

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This temporary public policy facilitates access to education systems and the Canadian labour market for eligible foreign nationals who arrive in Canada with temporary resident status by September 30, 2027, and who have not been granted an exemption under previous public policies offering in-Canada measures for Palestinians, by enabling them to apply from within Canada for fee-exempt study permits, open work permits and/or temporary resident permits and move between temporary resident streams, while also enabling those who wish to extend their existing temporary status in Canada to do so without fees. … This public policy comes into effect on August 1, 2026, and expires on December 30, 2027, and may be revoked at any time without prior notice.

Government of CanadaOpen official source

Retrieved from https://canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/palestinian-territories-immigration-measures-2026-2.html

Review method

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

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Temporary public policy for foreign nationals of Palestine who will arrive in Canada as temporary residents on or before September 30, 2027

Policy effect

Conditions and exceptions

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other Canada changes operative in 2026