Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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Departments of the Government of Canada |
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| Citizenship and Immigration | |
| Minister | Diane Finley |
| Established | 1994 |
| Responsibilities | Citizenship
Immigration |
| Employees | 5,000 |
| Department Website | |
The Department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for issues dealing with immigration and citizenship. The department was established in 1994 following a reorganization within the federal government.
The current Minister of Citizenship and Immigration is Diane Finley.
Presence
CIC operates a large network of "Citizenship and Immigration Centres" throughout Canada and in an important number of embassies, high commissions and consulates abroad. Service Canada recently started to take over some of the domestic field operations of the department while the Canada Border Services Agency took over the control of enforcement and entry control at borders and airports.
CIC remains responsible for the establishment of policies and processing of permanent and temporary residence visa, refugee protection and citizenship applications.
Related Legislation
Staffing
The Citizenship and Immigration Canada department employs 5,000 staff,[1] which on a per capita basis is 3x more than the 15,000 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services employees,[2] but recoups some of its department costs through landing fees. In 2006 the Canadian government reduced the landing fee per immigrant by 50%.[3]
Current Citizenship and Immigration Structure
- Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
- Deputy Minister
- Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Program Development
- Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations
- Assistant Deputy Minister, Centralized Service Delivery and Corporate Services
- Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Directions and Communications
- Assistant Deputy Minister, Human Resources
See also
- Canada Border Services Agency
- Canadian nationality law
- Economic impact of immigration to Canada
- Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- Immigration to Canada
- Permanent resident
- Temporary resident
External links
- Citizenship and Immigration Canada
- Going to Canada, Government of Canada Immigration Portal
- Canada Immigration Tracker: An immigration tracker that lets users share and discuss the details of their immigration applications, reducing guesswork and making it easier to estimate processing times.
- CIC Inland Processing Times: A historical graphical record of processing times for applications processed within Canada.
- Immipedia: A community written guide to Canadian immigration.
| Departments of the Government of Canada | ||
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| Principal Departments: |
Agriculture
and Agri-Food · Canadian Heritage · Citizenship and Immigration · Environment · Fisheries and
Oceans · |
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| Major Agencies: | Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency · Canada Border Services Agency · Canadian Coast Guard · Canada Revenue Agency · Canadian Food Inspection Agency · Canadian International Development Agency · Canadian Space Agency · Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec · Parks Canada · Passport Canada · Public Health Agency · Royal Canadian Mounted Police · Service Canada · Western Economic Diversification Canada | |
| Other Departments: | Infrastructure · Library and Archives | |
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