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The minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship (French: Ministre de l'immigration, des réfugiés et de la citoyenneté) is a minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet. The minister is responsible for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada , which is the federal department responsible for immigration , refugee and citizenship ...
CA Document code (identifies the document as a non-passport travel document and to Canadian authorities as a PR card) 1 3-5 3 CAN ISO 3166 Alpha-3 code of Canada 1 6-14 9 PA0123456 Permanent Resident Card number, matches with the small barcode at the top left and the text at the top right [17] 1 15 1 0 Check digit for positions 6-14 1 16 1 <
The Departmental Results Report (2018–2019), stated that a total of 7,414 full-time equivalent employees are currently employed with IRCC. [2] The same report states that IRCC plans to have 7,378 full-time equivalent employees in 2019–2020 and 7304 in 2020–2021.
Visa requirements for Canadian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Canada.. As of 2025, Canadian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 188 countries and territories, ranking the Canadian passport 7th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index. [1]
Express Entry (French: Entrée express) is a system used by the Canadian government to manage Canadian permanent residence applications for filling labour gaps through certain economic immigration programs. [1]
In 2012, the government of Canada launched a plan to move all federal government sites to a single domain, "canada.ca". [1] However, much of the plan was abandoned in 2017, with only a handful of departments and agencies such as the Canada Revenue Agency relocating; most government sites will remain under their domains for the foreseeable future.
Visitors can apply through the website of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and are required to pay a cost recovery fee of CA$7. [94] Visitors have to provide biographic details, passport and background information which includes additional citizenship, available funds, employment information and contact details.
The test also assesses language abilities. To pass the test, the applicant must understand simple statements and questions and communicate simple information to CIC staff in either French or English. On March 15, 2010, a new and more thorough test was introduced. This test is based on a longer 63-page guide called Discover Canada.