Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Finance Branch
Cost Management Model (CMM)
Description: Computerized information system of a process cost nature for
CIC and participating partner departments such as Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, Courts
Administration Service, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Immigration and Refugee Board,
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, etc.
Document Types: Realignment of historical departmental expenditures against
business processes by office within the department including salary, non-salary, grants and contributions
and employee benefit plan costs and immigrant, temporary residents, refugees, enforcement, citizenship
and integration volumetric. Also provides realignment of historical departmental expenditures and selected
OGD expenditures against departmental outputs by program activity.
Record Number: CIC APB 008
Integrated Financial and Materiel System (IFMS)
Description: Computerized information system of a financial, personnel, administrative
and operational performance measurement nature.
Document Types: Financial position of commitments, budgets, expenditures,
revenues, advances, accounts receivable, overall salary costs and non-salary items within CIC, and employee
information that allows production of certain personnel reports for management and central agencies.
Record Number: CIC APB 002
Management Data
Description: Computerized information systems of a financial, personnel, and operational
performance measurement nature.
Document Types: Correspondence; status reports; minutes of meetings. Information
held in Electronic Data Processing (EDP) systems is organized under the following title: Immigration
Program Accounts Receivable which provides for the accounting, control, and billing of loans granted
to immigrants.
Record Number: CIC APB 001
Departmental Secretariat
Briefings
Description: Briefing notes/books; memoranda to the Minister and Deputy Minister; guidelines
for drafting briefing notes and memoranda to the Minister and Deputy Minister.
Document Types:Requests for briefings and replies.
Record Number: CIC ACB 011
Citizenship Judge Selection Process
Description: Information on candidates for the position of Citizenship judge; policies and procedures
regarding the citizenship judge selection process, selection criteria, candidate profiles, letters of
recommendation, Orders-in-Council appointments and reappointments, etc.
Document Types: Candidate application forms, news releases, web site information.
Record Number: CIC ASB 021
Corporate Committees
Description: Agendas, briefing material and records of decisions for departmental committees.
Document Types: Departmental management committee information such as agendas,
briefing material and records of decisions.
Record Number: CIC ACB 017
Parliamentary Relations
Description: Parliamentary returns, written questions, petitions, motions, Senate questions,
late-shows and opposition day documents, requests for documents and written responses for parliamentary
committees.
Document Types: Parliamentary correspondence and replies, House motions, petitions,
document requests and replies and monitoring of parliamentary committee activity, information on upcoming
events involving the CIC Minister, Deputy Minister and officials.
Record Number: CIC ACB 021
Question Period Unit
Description: Question period notes and transcripts; guidelines for drafting Question period
notes.
Document Types: Anticipated questions in the House of Commons and recommended
responses, transcripts of Question period proceedings.
Record Number: CIC ACB 020
Office of Conflict Resolution
General
Description: Information on policies, guidelines, and administrative records as they
relate to the administration of the Office of Conflict Resolution.
Document Types: Policies and guidelines relating to the implementation of
the Informal Conflict Management System at CIC. Strategies with respect to communication, training and
service delivery, as well as general research information on conflict resolution best practices and
procedures. Memoranda, contracts, statements of work, proposals, evaluation criteria relating to the
administration of the program.
Record Number: CIC OCR 001
Office of the Assistant Deputy Attorney General
Gaspard
Description: Gaspard is a knowledge management system which is a source of material
for public law issues, including a large immigration collection. The main purpose of Gaspard is to assist
litigators and legal advisers to quickly and efficiently get relevant information when preparing documents
or looking for legal answers.
Document Types: Judicial decisions and precedents for the provincial courts
and some tribunals, the Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Canada, factums, opinions, and reference
documents.
Record Number: CIC DAG 001
Client Service Modernization Sector
Information Management and Technologies Branch
Card Control System (CCS)
Description: The CCS brings together data and images from the Field Operations Support
System (FOSS), the Case Processing Centre System (CPC) and a scanning database held in Sydney, Nova
Scotia. When all the data are complete and present, CCS sends these to the Permanent Resident Card Production
Facility in Canadian Bank Note (CBN) in order to produce the Permanent Resident (PR) Card. CBN then
returns card data, the disposition of the card and various statistics used in the management of the
program. There are interfaces to the FOSS, the CPC system, the Sydney Scanning System, the Client Status
Query (CSQ) and CBN.
Document Types: Case processing information, reports.
Record Number: CIC APB 017
Case Processing Centre System (CPC)
Description: The CPC system supports the processing of all in-Canada applications for
the following: in-Canada sponsorship of family class; extension of temporary resident visas; applications
for permanent resident visas; applications based on humanitarian and compassionate grounds and applications
for permanent resident cards.
Document Types: Case processing information, reports.
Record Number: CIC APB 012
Case Processing System (CPS)
Description: The Case Processing System (CPS) is both a tracking system and a processing
system accessible only to employees of the Danger to the Public –
Rehabilitation Unit, Case Review Division,
Case Management Branch. All rehabilitation cases and temporary resident permit requests for criminally
inadmissible immigrant applicants, direction for hearings on long-term permanent residents convicted
of serious crimes, pre-removal risk assessments (PRRA) as well as all danger to the public cases are
in this system. Reports are prepared for the Minister's delegate in each case using CPS. All information
may be found on the Immigration case paper file.
Document Types: Case processing information, reports.
Record Number: CIC APB 018
Citizenship Registry System (CRS)
Description: CRS supports the processing of all applications
for a grant of citizenship and a proof of citizenship from within and outside Canada. CRS is a read-only
system containing historical data pertaining to the above and will be decommissioned after GCMS Release
2 has been stabilized.
Document Types: Case processing information, reports.
Record Number: CIC APB 013
Client Status Query (CSQ)
Description: CSQ allows query access to the Field Operations Support System (FOSS)
database via the web. The application provides its users with a Windows-based view of FOSS. Because
it's not restricted to a character-based screen size, the information in CSQ, while the same as that
in FOSS, can be presented in a much more user-friendly manner. The information is easier to read as
the screens are not restricted in size and therefore full descriptions can be shown to the users, rather
than codes that the user must learn. All client information and document information that is stored
on FOSS is viewable by the CSQ user. As well as containing FOSS data, CSQ also contains high level National
Case Management System (NCMS) information allowing immigration officers access to enforcement tracking
information. As well, CSQ is the only national system where the client's signature and photo for his
permanent residence card can be viewed.
Document Types: Case processing information, reports.
Record Number: CIC APB 015
Computer-Assisted Immigration Processing System (CAIPS)
Description: CAIPS is the department's automated system for immigration application
processing outside Canada. Information is entered in the system from application forms and supporting
documentation submitted by applicants for immigrant and visitor visas, returning resident permits and
student and employment authorizations. This information is transferred electronically to the Field Operations
Support System (FOSS) to facilitate inland processing. In addition, CAIPS users have real-time access
to FOSS via the CAIPS-FOSS Integration module.
Document Types: Case processing information, reports.
Record Number: CIC APB 011
Field Operations Support System (FOSS)
Description: The FOSS database is a central repository of information on all persons
who have been, may be or are wanted to be seen by Immigration staff. FOSS is the main operational support
system for immigration operations in Canada. The system is comprised of numerous components including
query functions, status entry, document creation, refugee monitoring, case processing support, medical
profiles, registry functions, client name and address, statistical functions, airport primary inspection
line functions, access and security, appeals and litigation, quality assurance and records maintenance.
FOSS also provides query capabilities for lost, stolen and fraudulent documents. All Immigration staff
that work with the public and the staff that support these officers use FOSS. It is also used at all
international airports by customs inspectors and by a number of specialized groups, such as: Case Management,
Query Response Centre, Social Insurance Registry, Immigration Health, Immigration Statistics, External
Affairs Protocol, Canadian consulates in various locations in the United States. There are 21.2 million
client records and over 37.7 million document reference records.
Document Types: Case processing information, reports.
Record Number: CIC APB 010
Global Case Management System (GCMS)
Description: GCMS Deployment One (D1) went into production on September 7, 2004. This
deployment replaces the Citizenship Registry System (CRS) by supporting the processing of all applications
for a grant of citizenship and a proof of citizenship from within and outside Canada. The GCMS database
contains all active case data for the Citizenship line of business. As subsequent deployments of GCMS
are implemented into production, the data for other legacy systems will be added to the GCMS database.
The Citizenship Registry System will be decommissioned after GCMS Release 2 has been stabilized.
Document Types: Case processing information, reports.
Record Number: CIC APB 014
Litigation Information Management System (LIMS)
Description: The Litigation Information Management System (LIMS) contains information
concerning citizenship and immigration related to litigation, and is accessible only to employees of
Litigation Management Division, Case Management Branch. The information relates to finalized and/or
pending litigation cases. LIMS contains personal information concerning the applicant/respondent such
as the name, country of citizenship, FOSS ID number, as well as a general description of the nature
and status of the litigation. As Litigation Management's principal responsibility is to provide instruction
on behalf of CIC to the Department of Justice with regard to the conduct of litigation, summaries of
consultation with legal counsels and other CIC officials, strategies for defending decisions and subsequent
instructions to Justice are entered into LIMS.
Document Types: Case processing information, reports.
Record Number: CIC APB 019
National Case Management System (NCMS)
Description: NCMS has replaced several regional case tracking applications. NCMS provides
functionality that supports critical immigration enforcement case tracking requirements from the regions
and NHQ. It provides a facility aimed at satisfying management information needs. Key enforcement data
is stored centrally to provide an integrated client case history for all domestic users. Its functions
include case tracking, bring forward, scheduling, workload management, file registry, and reporting
modules for all of CIC's major enforcement business lines (except port of entry examinations).
Note: These records are shared with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
Document Types: Case processing information, reports.
Record Number: CIC APB 016
Technical Support
Description: Information on the architecture, development and design of hardware, software,
database, centre, administration of data, Electronic Data Processing (EDP) Policy, training, EDP standards,
and contracts.
Document Types: Correspondence; tenders and contracts; security of EDP installations;
computer activity reports; systems and programming standards; software master control programs and utilities
for all systems, EDP policy, database studies, schedules and information, EDP standards and contracting
documentation.
Record Number: CIC APB 006
Service Improvement Office
General
Description: Information concerning service delivery and improvement.
Document Types: Initiatives related to service improvement, inventory reduction,
establishing service standards and quality assurance mechanisms, developing feedback mechanisms and
client satisfaction measurement tools, Government on-Line; Centralization and Digital Imaging.
Record Number: CIC ASB 018
Centralized Processing Pilot Project
Description: Information on matters relating to the Centralized Processing Pilot Project.
Document Types: Pilot design and evaluation, pilot procedures, reports and
statistics relating to the new Global Case Management System (GCMS).
Record Number: CIC ASB 019
Corporate Services Sector
Administration and Security Branch
Contracting Computerized
Description: Information on procurement, administration and operational performance measurement.
Document Types: Include the contract value, vendor information and purchasing
trends, which allows the production of ad hoc reports and spending estimates.
Record Number: CIC APB 007
Security
Description: Information on policies, correspondence and protective procedures relating to implementation
and administration of the Government Security Policy in the department (except IT security and investigations).
Document Types: Policies and procedures on personnel, physical, communications
and administrative security, minutes of meetings; briefs, reports, plans.
Record Number: CIC APB 003
Corporate Affairs Branch
Corporate Planning and Reporting
Description: Information on the planning
and accountability with respect to the immigration and citizenship programs.
Document Types: Records on departmental planning
and accountability such as the Program Activity Architecture (PAA), the Management of Results and Resources
Structure (MRRS), the Departmental Performance Report (DPR), the Report on Plans and Priorities (RPP),
the Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration and Business Planning.
Record Number: CIC ACB 009
Human Rights
Description: Information on policies, guidelines, complaints and other human rights
matters.
Document Types: Policies and procedures relating to implementation of legislation;
reports on the human rights field; background information relating to complaint activities.
Record Number: CIC ACB 014
Ministerial Enquiries Division
Description: Guidelines on the handling of ministerial correspondence; statistical
reports related to the tracking and control of ministerial correspondence and telephone enquiries.
Document Types: Processing and routing of Minister's and Deputy Minister's
correspondence; formatting and presentation of correspondence; volume of correspondence, production
and average turn-around times.
Record Number: CIC ACB 012
Management Accountability Office
Modern Management –
General
Description: Assessment of capacity to implement modern management practices.
Note: Formerly Modern Management Office (Special Project).
Document Types: CIC's modern management practices assessment, action plan,
framework.
Record Number: CIC APB 009
Workforce Renewal Office
Description: Research concerning workforce renewal issues within CIC
and the federal government.
Note: The Workforce Renewal Office ceased operation March
31, 2008.
Document Types: Assessments, reports, Committee meeting records, presentations,
business plans, other types of documents that would relate to this activity.
Record Number: CIC APB 020
Operations Sector
Case Management Branch
Immigration Case File
Description: This file may contain some or all of the following types of information: applications
for permanent resident and refugee status, assessments by immigration officers, details concerning health,
past criminality, financial status, education and professional experience, removal documentation and
temporary resident permit, including computer-based information (Field Operations Support System (FOSS),
Computer-Assisted Immigration Processing System (CAIPS), Case Processing System (CPS), e-mail). The
file may contain information on an immigrant's earlier status in Canada (e.g. employment authorization
information, etc.). It may include all or part of the same information regarding any other person named
in the application. It may include information on the sponsor and information from the Foreign Students
Records and Case File–CIC PPU 051. It may also include the name and address of bond depositor, sum deposited,
terms and conditions imposed, name of person signing bond, name of persons bonded, terms and conditions
which they must meet, and acknowledgement of terms and conditions. It may also include decisions for
pre-removal risk assessments, danger opinions and rehabilitation assessments.
Document Types: Client Immigration case paper file.
Access: Persons seeking access to this information bank must supply their
date of birth, approximate date of entry into Canada and port of entry.
Record Number: CIC AOB 005
Foreign Credentials Referral Office (FCRO)
FCRO Public Inquiries Reporting System
Description: The FCRO Public Inquiries Reporting system is an MS-Access database that captures
information related to clients' questions and replies. The database contains details such as the correspondent's
name, e-mail address, country of residence, language used, category of inquiry, type of job in which
the person wants to work and a summary of the inquiry.
Document Types: Summary of e-mails received from the clients.
Record Number: CIC AOB 007
Health Management Branch
Immigration Health Assessments
Description: Medical assessments of prospective permanent residents (including refugees) and
certain temporary residents to Canada who require an immigration health examination. Advice and policy
on matters pertaining to immigration health for departmental use. Guidelines for the immigration medical
examination for use by the department and Designated Medical Practitioners.
Document Types: Medical examination and assessment of those permanent and
temporary residents who have submitted to an immigration medical examination; and related immigration
health policy and guidelines.
Record Number: CIC AOB 003
International Region
International Service
Description: Information on matters relating to the delivery of CIC's immigration programs abroad.
Document Types: Case files created in response to applications or enquiries
made under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act which have some component handled by CIC operations
outside of Canada; cost recovery related to visa operations abroad; administration of CIC offices abroad
including, for instance, budgets, positions, supplies of equipment and forms; program integrity at offices
outside of Canada; planning and implementation concerning policy, operations and support at CIC offices
abroad; reporting and liaison related to CIC interests including international migration, multilateral
organizations and bilateral relations; logistical support of some international travel from CIC headquarters;
human resource management related to International Region.
Record Number: CIC AOB 001
Operational Management and Coordination Branch
Immigration Statistics
Description: Annual, quarterly and monthly reports on the number of persons who become permanent
residents, by class, or who are in the process of becoming permanent residents.
Note: These records may be shared with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
Document Types: By immigrant class, statistics on applications received, persons
in process, visas issued, number of persons landed as permanent residents, source countries and province
of destination.
Record Number: CIC ASB 016
Non-Immigration Statistics
Description: Annual reporting on temporary resident permits (Minister's permits); statistics
on the number of student and employment authorizations.
Note: These records may be shared with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
Document Types: Number of temporary resident permits (Minister's permits)
issued annually; number of study permits, and student related work permits issued; number of employment
authorizations issued to temporary foreign workers.
Record Number: CIC ASB 017
Strategic and Program Policy Sector
Citizenship Branch
Description: Information concerning the administration of past and present Citizenship
legislation and policy, development of new Citizenship legislation and policies.
Document Types: Legislative and regulatory policy relating to citizenship
legislation; citizenship by naturalization; acquisition of Canadian citizenship; certificates of citizenship;
residence requirements; prohibitions; violation and penalty for offence against acts or regulations;
hearings; oaths or affirmations; loss of citizenship; resumption of citizenship; statelessness; dual
nationality; Citizenship Act; Citizenship Regulations; authority of Governor in Council; and previous
citizenship legislation.
Record Number: CIC ASB 004
Immigration Branch
Business Immigration
Description: General correspondence, regulations, guidelines, policies and procedures relating
to the administration of the immigrant investor, entrepreneur and self-employed programs. Project files
for proposals submitted under the immigrant investor program, including copies of private placement
offerings, monitoring records and reports, correspondence, marketing materials, etc.
Document Types: Policies and procedures relating to the admission of persons
under the Entrepreneur/Investor/Self-Employed categories. Monitoring and statistical information regarding
volume of persons admitted, funds invested, general use of funds, destinations of business immigrants,
etc.
Record Number: CIC ASB 010
Family Class Immigration, International Adoption, Humanitarian and Compassionate Considerations,
and Temporary Resident Permits
Description: Information concerning regulatory requirements
related to the sponsorship of members of the family class and the spouse or common-law partner in-Canada
class, the adoption of children, temporary resident permit policy, the administration of the permit
holders class, the granting of permanent residence in Canada based on humanitarian and compassionate
grounds, and applicant representation (i.e. lawyers, consultants, non-governmental organizations, family
members, etc.).
Document Types: Policies and procedures, including manuals for the information
and direction of officers and staff abroad and in Canada related to the assessment of applications for
sponsorship of relatives and applications in Canada for permanent residence.
Record Number: CIC ASB 013
Immigrant, International Student, Visitor and Temporary Worker Programs
Description: Information concerning regulatory requirements, policies and procedures related
to the temporary admission to Canada and the acquisition of permanent residence in Canada as skilled
workers or provincial nominees.
Note: These records are shared with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
Document Types: Policies and procedures, including manuals and operations
memoranda for the information and direction of immigration officers and staff related to the determination
of applications for temporary entry of visitors, international students and live-in caregivers and other
workers to Canada; applications for permanent residence; skilled workers and provincial nominees.
Record Number: CIC ASB 012
Integration Branch
Business Services
Description: Computerized information systems for financial, personnel, administrative and operation
performance, planning and accountability process, and branch-wide cross-cutting topics related to policy
development such as barriers to integration, youth initiatives and youth at risk.
Document Types: Correspondence, status reports, minutes of meetings, budgets,
commitments and expenditures, travel advances and claims, performance information, branch's input to
the corporate planning and accountability processes, and documentation and reports on branch related
policy topics.
Record Number: CIC ASB 007
Client-centered Programs
Description: Policy, planning and correspondence on programs designed to help immigrants
become fully participating, contributing Canadians.
Document Types: Development of policy and programs based on a client-centered
approach in areas of labour market integration, language training, francophone immigration and foreign
credential recognition. Development of policy and guidelines for all provinces and territories where
CIC is still responsible for the direct delivery of settlement programs. Cooperation with provinces
and territories for the implementation of settlement services comprised in new or existing provincial/territorial
agreements. Cooperation with stakeholders, other government departments and service provider organizations
(SPOs) on client-centered approaches and programming.
Record Number: CIC ASB 020
Foundational Programs
Description: Policy, operations and correspondence on programs designed to help immigrants become
fully participating, contributing Canadians.
Document Types: Policy development and guidelines in all provinces and territories
where CIC is still responsible for the direct delivery of the settlement programs, and new or existing
settlement realignment agreements. General settlement counselling and orientation assistance; language
training; cooperation with and funding for service provider organizations (SPOs); reception, and counselling
services in Canada and orientation sessions abroad.
Record Number: CIC ASB 006
Program Policy and Business Management Division
Description: Policy, operations and correspondence related to settlement funding and to the
development of new directions for integration programs.
Document Types: Policy documents such as memorandum to cabinet, briefing notes,
Treasury Board submissions related to policy development in the area of integration policy and programming.
Record Number: CIC ASB 022
International and Intergovernmental Relations Branch
Intergovernmental and Stakeholder Relations
Description: Policy documents, briefing notes, correspondence, intergovernmental agreements.
Document Types: Material related to federal-provincial relations regarding
immigration policies and procedures, such as reciprocal agreements, memoranda of agreement, exchange
of information, consultation papers or amendments to policies and procedures; internal briefing material
and correspondence. Material relating to stakeholder relations, such as briefing material, policy documents
and correspondence.
Record Number: CIC ACB 008
International Migration/International Policy Coordination
Description: Policy documents, briefing notes, correspondence, presentations, and information
on departmental and government-wide participation in bilateral and multilateral international engagement
relating to international migration, involving foreign governments, international organizations and
fora. Contribution agreements and supporting documents relating to Canada's membership in and support
for international migration organizations.
Document Types: International co-operation and liaison, general information
and reports related to international organizations and conferences.
Record Number: CIC ACB 015
Metropolis Secretariat
General
Description: Information on the activities of the Metropolis Project Secretariat.
Document Types: Correspondence, memoranda, mailing lists, publications, newsletters,
bulletins, contracts, reports.
Record Number: CIC ACB 016
Refugees Branch
Immigration Loans Program
Description: Immigration loans are designed to help foreign nationals to resettle to Canada
as well as adjust to Canadian life and to gain access to the labour market.
Document Types: Immigration loans are provided to those persons accepted as
permanent residents; general settlement assistance; transportation; assistance loan, clothing, medical
examinations, right of permanent residence fee, emergency assistance.
Record Number: CIC ASB 011
Refugee Determination
Description: Records related to the process of making a claim for refugee status in Canada
or submitting an application for a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment. Records may include information related
to the control of persons claiming refugee status in Canada, the terms and conditions of their stay,
including welfare, legal aid and employment.
Document Types: Policies, procedures, terms and conditions, other types of
documents that would relate to this activity.
Record Number: CIC ASB 008
Refugees and Displaced Persons[C10]
Description: Records related to the admission of refugees and internally displaced persons.
Records may include information related to emergency situations, guarantees for sponsorship, and background
on information exchange programs between CIC and Canadian, provincial or international governments and
agencies.
Document Types: Policies, procedures, criteria for admission, other types
of documents that would relate to this activity.
Record Number: CIC ASB 009
Research and Evaluation Branch
Strategic Research and Statistics
Description: Strategic Research and Statistics conducts research and provides information and
advice to support policy and program development in the areas of immigration and citizenship. Information
for research and statistics may be obtained through Citizenship and Immigration's administrative systems
(Field Operations Support System (FOSS), Computer Assisted Immigration Processing System (CAIPS), Global
Case Management System (GCMS)).
Document Types: Research reports, surveys, studies, working papers, statistical
tables, data and other information related to international migration, immigration control and security
concerns, the impacts of immigration on Canadian society and culture, integration of immigrants in Canada,
the impacts of immigration on the Canadian economy, labour force, labour market and population, as well
as on the adjustment and integration of immigrants in Canada. Correspondence, specifications, contracts
and other files related to the administration and the production of research.
Record Number: CIC ACB 010
Risk Mitigation Branch
Biometrics Field Trial
Description: The Biometrics Field Trial consists of research on biometrics technology, policy
and programs in Canada and around the world. The project participates in a number of domestic and international
fora to develop understanding of trends, standards and new technologies.
Note: All personal
information collected for the purpose of this trial was destroyed three months after the closing of
the field trial (July 2007).These records may be shared with the Canada Border Services Agency
(CBSA).
Document Types: Letters, briefing notes, ministerial correspondence, policies,
directives, manuals, forms, operational memoranda, Privacy Impact Assessment, policy concerning testing
biometrics within CIC and CBSA operations, analysis and testing of Biometrics samples, Field Trial Close
Out Report.
Record Number: CIC ASB 024
General
Description: General information relating to and in support of the Risk Mitigation Branch activities
(i.e. identity and document policy, inadmissibility policy, program integrity, visa policy, and branch
participation in a number of domestic and international fora to develop coordinated strategies and foster
cooperation).
Document Types: Letters, briefing notes, ministerial
correspondence, policies, directives, manuals, forms, operational memoranda on the Immigration and Refugee
Protection Act and Regulations, proposed amendments thereto, historical amendments and regulatory impact
analysis statements (RIAS), and other related statutory instruments; legislative and regulatory policy
relating to inadmissibility; International partnerships including reciprocal arrangements with the United
States; the Canada/US Accord on our shared border; G8 Lyon-Roma Migration Experts subgroup; identity
policy; document policy; Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative/Enhanced Drivers License; Visa policy;
document issues related to persons seeking entry to Canada; policies, directives and reports on quality
assurance and anti-fraud activities; negotiation of international and domestic information sharing agreements.
Record Number: CIC ASB 023
Strategic Policy Branch
Cabinet Documents
Description: Cabinet documents; briefing notes and Cabinet business lists and agendas.
Document Types: nalysis of Cabinet documents and advice to the Minister, information
on CIC's Cabinet activities, weekly timetables of meetings of Cabinet Committees, Cabinet Committee
agendas.
Record Number: CIC ACB 018
General
Description: Policy documents, briefing notes and correspondence.
Document Types: Suggestions and proposals for amending policies and internal
briefing material.
Record Number: CIC ACB 019