Immigration and citizenship
Immigration commitments, IRCC lobbying, federal immigration spending.
Top organizations lobbying on this
- 1.Universities Canada388
- 2.Colleges and Institutes Canada354
- 3.Business Council of Canada311
- 4.Restaurants Canada220
- 5.Canadian Alliance of Student Associations212
- 6.Council of Canadian Innovators186
- 7.Canadian Chamber of Commerce174
- 8.Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)166
- 9.Canadian Association for Long Term Care160
- 10.The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs143
Commitment status
Status reporting was discontinued by PCO after the 2019 cycle. Newer commitments show as untracked.
Sample commitments on this topic
- Completed - modifiedMinister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship;Minister of International DevelopmentCycle 2015
Resettle 25,000 refugees from Syria.
- Completed - fully metMinister of Justice and Attorney General of CanadaCycle 2015
Add gender identity as a prohibited ground for discrimination under the *Canadian Human Rights Act* and add it to the list of characteristics of identifiable groups protected by the hate speech provisions of the *Criminal Code*.
- Completed - fully metMinister of Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipCycle 2015
Double the number of entry applications for parents and grandparents of immigrants to 10,000 a year.
- Completed - fully metMinister of Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipCycle 2015
Give additional points under the Express Entry system to applicants who have Canadian siblings.
- Completed - fully metMinister of Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipCycle 2015
Increase the maximum age for dependents from 19 to 22 to allow more families to stay together and bring their children to Canada.
- Completed - fully metMinister of Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipCycle 2015
Bring forward a proposal regarding permanent residency for new spouses entering Canada.
- Completed - fully metMinister of Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipCycle 2015
Restore the Interim Federal Health Program that provides health benefits to refugees.
- Completed - fully metMinister of Immigration, Refugees and CitizenshipCycle 2015
Make it easier for international students to stay in Canada after their studies.
- Completed - fully metMinister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism;Minister of Science and SportCycle 2015
Promote the celebration of Canada 150.
- Completed - fully metMinister of Canadian Heritage and MulticulturalismCycle 2015
Restore and increase funding for CBC/Radio-Canada.
- Completed - fully metMinister of Canadian Heritage and MulticulturalismCycle 2015
Ensure that the appointment process to the CBC/Radio-Canada Board of Directors is merit-based and independent.
- Completed - fully metMinister of Canadian Heritage and MulticulturalismCycle 2015
Double investment in the Canada Council for the Arts.
- Completed - fully metMinister of Canadian Heritage and MulticulturalismCycle 2015
Increase funding for Telefilm Canada and the National Film Board.
- Completed - fully metMinister of Foreign Affairs;Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism;Minister of International Trade DiversificationCycle 2015
Restore PromArt and Trade Routes international cultural promotion programs.
- Completed - fully metMinister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism;Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La FrancophonieCycle 2015
Develop a multi-year Official Languages plan to support English and French linguistic minorities.