{"id":258233,"date":"2020-06-16T23:37:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T03:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=258233"},"modified":"2020-06-16T23:37:34","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T03:37:34","slug":"canada-set-to-modernize-immigration-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/06\/16\/canada-set-to-modernize-immigration-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada set to modernize immigration system"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is revealed in a new document that is publicly available on a\u00a0federal government website. (Pexels photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A new federal government document sheds more light on how Canada believes its immigration system will be impacted after the coronavirus pandemic.<\/em><\/p>\n

Canada is expecting a significant surge in immigration applications once global travel restrictions begin to ease.<\/p>\n

This is revealed in a new document that is publicly available on a\u00a0federal government website.<\/a><\/p>\n

The purpose of the document is to find a vendor that can help\u00a0Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)<\/a>\u00a0modernize how it processes immigration applications.<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s special immigration measures during COVID-19<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The document notes that the coronavirus pandemic has impacted IRCC\u2019s operations.<\/p>\n

Canada has implemented travel restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19, and federal government employees in Canada and abroad are adhering to strict social distancing and remote working measures.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, IRCC continues to do its best to fulfil its mandate to temporary foreign workers, international students, visitors, permanent residents, citizenship seekers, refugees, asylum claimants, and Canadian citizens.<\/p>\n

IRCC has introduced\u00a0many special measures<\/a>\u00a0to support application processing for foreign nationals during this time.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, the document acknowledges that many IRCC processing and contact centres have been shut down or are operating at significantly reduced capacity. This has severely limited IRCC\u2019s ability to process applications.<\/p>\n

How IRCC is looking to improve application processing<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Once IRCC\u2019s operations return to normal, the department expects it will have significantly different policies, procedures, and digital solutions in place to handle the post-coronavirus spike in applications that it is expecting.<\/p>\n

IRCC is seeking to be proactive by developing new strategies, processes, and digital systems to enable it to better fulfil its mandate.<\/p>\n

IRCC, for example, would like to utilize digital processes whenever possible to minimize the need for in-person or paper-processes. This would not only protect the safety of IRCC and the public, but could also result in more efficient and faster application processing.<\/p>\n

As such, IRCC is looking for a vendor to support its modernization efforts in the following ways:<\/p>\n