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Ottawa, July 14, 2020—Visitors and study or work permit holders in Canada normally have 90 days after their temporary immigration status expires to apply to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to restore it. During the COVID-19 pandemic, temporary residents who remained in Canada have been encouraged to renew their…

Amendment of Certain Fees Section 294 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (b), by adding “and” at the end of paragraph (c) and by adding the following after paragraph (c): (d) the fees set out in subsections 295(1) and…

Canada’s travel restrictions to stop the spread of coronavirus do not extend to immediate family members, including common-law partners.For the purposes of immigration, Canada defines a common-law partnership as two people who have lived together for one year in what the government calls a “conjugal relationship,” or a “marriage-like” relationship.…