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Archived: June 2, 2025 10:13:41 AM
From: Immigtation Representatives / Représentants immigration (RCC
Sent: [requester]
To:
[requester] Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (RCC
Subject: [requester]
Importance: Normal
Sensitivity: None
Good day,
Thank you for contacting the Immigration Representatives Mailbox
Please note that this mailbox is intended for general guidance and does not provide responses to case-specific inquiries but
have provided the following information as guidance.. If you have case specific questions about a file, you are encouraged to
submit the IRCC Web form.
To be eligible for facilitation under the temporary measures to support people affected by the crisis in [requester]
nationals must be physically in Canada with valid temporary resident status. Under these measures, clients may be eligible
for a fee-exempt study permit or work permit, and to extend or change the conditions of their stay (including by applying for
a visitor record), regardless of their date of arrival. This includes Lebanese nationals who do not have immediate family
members who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
The September 29th, 2024 departure date only applies to foreign nationals who:
© * left Lebanon on or after September 29, 2024 and are family members of Canadian Citizens or Permanent residents, or
* * left Lebanon on or after September 29, 2024 and are affected by the first-generation limit on citizenship as well as
their foreign national family members, or
© * were assisted in their departure from Lebanon with the help of the Government of Canada on or after September 29,
2024
For more information on who's eligible to apply, we invite you to refer to the following
link: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/lebanon-2023/canada-tr-measures.htm!
Thank you kindly,
[requester]
De: [requester]
Envoyé: [requester]
A: Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (IRC) <[requester email]>
Objet: [requester]
Dear officer
My name is [requester] | am an attorney in good standing with the Quebec Bar Association ( permit number
Ihave a question regarding the new measures that IRCC announced to help support Lebanese nationals in Canada ( open
work permit, student visa, TRV..)..
IF a person comes to Canada after September 29, 2024 with a visitor record, can he benefit from these measures? If he does
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s.19(1) FFD erccepcress Semone conse
not have immediate family members in Canada? ”
Can a regular Lebanese person, with no family members in Canada, that arrives in Canada after September 29,
2024, benefit from the measures announced?
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2024/10/temporary-measures-to-support-people-
affected-by-the-crisis-in-lebanon.html
IRC personnel at the call center do not have an answer to this question.
Thank you
[requester]