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    H&C Humanitarian Ground with/or Without Failed refugee claim

    https://cila.co/bill-c-12-introduces-sweeping-changes-to-immigration-law-under-the-guise-of-border-security/
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    H&C Humanitarian Ground with/or Without Failed refugee claim

    Federal Government to announce Immigration Levels Plan.
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    H&C Humanitarian Ground with/or Without Failed refugee claim

    https://cila.co/bill-c-12-introduces-sweeping-changes-to-immigration-law-under-the-guise-of-border-security/
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    H&C Humanitarian Ground with/or Without Failed refugee claim

    Key concerns: Extraordinary authority to cancel, vary, or suspend certain categories of documents including permanent resident visas and permanent resident cards without recourse to the principles of procedural fairness and due process that have been long established in Canada; Untrammeled...
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    H&C Humanitarian Ground with/or Without Failed refugee claim

    Just wait November 4, 2025.
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    H&C Humanitarian Ground with/or Without Failed refugee claim

    Lawyers say these skyrocketing processing times published by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) are unheard of, and some fear mass cancellation of applications if the Liberal government passes its strong borders bills, which would grant the minister sweeping new powers.
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    50-year immigration wait stuns lawyers and families, but IRCC says it's no mistake https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/50-year-immigration-wait-stuns-lawyers-and-families-but-ircc-says-it-s-no-mistake-9.6939919
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    H&C Humanitarian Ground with/or Without Failed refugee claim

    Renowned Immigration lawyer Steven Meurrens has warned that the federal government appears to be setting the stage for mass cancellations through Bill C-12.
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    H&C Humanitarian Ground with/or Without Failed refugee claim

    Canada Immigration Experts Warn Of Mass Application Cancellations. https://immigrationnewscanada.ca/canada-immigration-mass-application-purge/
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    H&C Humanitarian Ground with/or Without Failed refugee claim

    No They don't have same process time. OWP is 7 months. To be eligible for the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) You must be permanent resident, or eligible temporary resident.
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    H&C Humanitarian Ground with/or Without Failed refugee claim

    Bill status Bill C-12 was introduced in October 2025 and requires further review and debate in Parliament before it can become law. Public and expert opposition continues to call for the bill to be withdrawn or amended to remove the problematic immigration provisions.
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    H&C Humanitarian Ground with/or Without Failed refugee claim

    That is what I read. Such broad cancellations have happened before. In 2012, the government wiped out immigration applications for hundreds of thousands of skilled workers, and in 2014 it cancelled backlogs in investor and entrepreneur programs.
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    H&C Humanitarian Ground with/or Without Failed refugee claim

    H&C is for Individuals in Canada who do not meet the requirements for other immigration programs. H&C applications are complex, often serve as a last resort, and can take a long time to process.
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    H&C Humanitarian Ground with/or Without Failed refugee claim

    The Immigration Levels Plan sets the number of newcomers that Canada plans to welcome each year. If there are more people applying than available spaces, processing times may increase.
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    H&C Humanitarian Ground with/or Without Failed refugee claim

    Your application may take longer than the times shown here. They’re not a maximum or a guarantee.