May 29, 2012

Operational Bulletin(s) 425 & 427 – May 29, 2012

Restructuring of the North American Processing Network and Closure of the Visa Office at the Canadian Consulate General in Buffalo

Closure of Permanent Residence Program

Closure of Temporary Residence Program

Effective immediately, the North American processing network has been restructured to modernize and streamline processing of temporary resident applications and permanent resident applications abroad. As part of the restructure, the visa section of the Canadian Consulate General in Buffalo has been closed to the public and the temporary resident and permanent resident workload at all visa offices in the United States (U.S.) has been re-aligned.