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GCKey (French: CléGC) is a standards-based authentication service provided by the Government of Canada. [1] It provides Canadians with secure access to online information and government services and assists Canadian federal government departments in managing and controlling access to their on-line programs through the provisioning of standardized registration and authentication processes.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC; French: Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada) [NB 1] is the department of the Government of Canada with responsibility for matters dealing with immigration to Canada, refugees, and Canadian citizenship. The department was established in 1994 following a reorganization.
This proof of vaccination functionality was built on the SMART Health Card framework, enabling the app to store, recognize and verify credentials from every province, territory and foreign country. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] In July 2022 a glitch in the app on iOS erroneously instructed more than 10,000 travelers to quarantine, despite having submitted proof ...
The Agency was created on 12 December 2003, by an order-in-council that amalgamated the customs function of the now-defunct Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, the enforcement function of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (now known as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada), and the port-of-entry examination function of the Canadian Food ...
Launched on 1 January 2015, this immigration system is used to select and communicate with skilled and qualified applicants, it also manages a pool of immigration ready skilled workers. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Express Entry is designed to facilitate express immigration of skilled workers to Canada "who are most likely to succeed economically."
This was done against the Public Service of Canada wishes, who warned of lack of adequate housing and infrastructure. As of 2021, there are over 775,000 temporary foreign workers in Canada, with them representing 4% of the workforce. The majority of temporary foreign workers are employed in low-prestige jobs, such as fast food workers. [34]
Jurisdiction in matters of immigration in Quebec is shared with the Canadian government, in accordance to the Constitution Act of 1867 (article 95) and the 1991 Canada–Québec Accord relating to Immigration and Temporary Admission of Aliens. The federal government pays financial compensation to Quebec in order to ensure the reception and ...