IRCC has introduced a number of measures to strengthen Canada’s immigration and border security

• introduced an additional protocol to the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA),

• implemented a partial visa requirement for Mexican nationals to reduce the high number of asylum claims, most of which were refused, withdrawn or abandoned,

• ended the practice of “flagpoling,

• heighted scrutiny of visitor visa applications from countries with the highest rates of abuse, based on a new system of fraud detection,

• ended the automatic issuance of 10-year multiple entry visas,

• cancelled the visitor-to-worker public policy,

• removed the additional points that candidates receive under Express Entry for having a job offer,

• put in place measures to manage the volume of temporary resident arrivals and uphold the integrity of our immigration system,

  • temporary foreign workers

  • post-graduation work permits

  • work permits for spouses of international students and temporary foreign workers