Notice to media

The Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, will travel to Beijing, Hong Kong and Manila to tour IRCC operations and take part in senior bilateral meetings.

Ministers McCallum and Chagger available to media following roundtable on immigration

The Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and the Honourable Bardish Chagger, Minister of Small Business and Tourism, will be available to media following a roundtable discussion on immigration with local stakeholders.

Joint Statement by Dimitris Avramopoulos, European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs, and Citizenship, and John McCallum, Canadian Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, following meetings in Brussels

European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs, and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos and Canadian Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, John McCallum, met on July 11, 2016, in Brussels, Belgium as part of ongoing discussions on issues of mutual interest, including visa policy. They made the following joint statement:

Immigration on the agenda as Minister McCallum visits the province of Newfoundland and Labrador

John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, was in St. John’s today to sign the first bilateral framework immigration agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.

New question – Can I leave and come back to Canada if I have a work permit? (topic: work permits)

26 July 20016 – What you need to leave and re-enter Canada as a worker.

New question – What is considered work? (topic: Leaving/Returning to Canada)

26 July 2016 – How we define work and pay.

New question – On my sponsorship application, what does current or previous undertaking mean? (Topic: Sponsoring your family)

3 May 2016 – Explanation of “current undertaking”, “previous undertaking”, “undertaking still in effect” and “undertaking not yet in effect”.

New topic – (Topic: Change of sex designation)

22 April 2016 – How to change the sex designation on an application or document, which documents to provide…

New question – I lost my GCKey username or password. Can I still get an Invitation to Apply for International Experience Canada? (topic: International Experience Canada)

13 April 2016 – What to do if you cannot login to your account and you get an Invitation to Apply.

New question – What is the difference between the quota and spots available for International Experience Canada? (topic: International Experience Canada)

13 April 2016 – Learn about IEC quotas, spots available, and invitations.