{"id":1098,"date":"2026-03-25T09:33:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nwris.ca\/?page_id=1098"},"modified":"2026-03-25T16:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T21:12:07","slug":"ircc-update","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nwris.ca\/fr\/ircc-update\/","title":{"rendered":"IRCC Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e1098-e1 mui-0 mui-1\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e1098-e2 mui-4 mui-5 mui-7 mui-8\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e1098-e3 mui-b mui-c\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e1098-e4 mui-g mui-h\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\"><b><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Date:\u00a01<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0April 2026<\/span><\/b><\/h1>\n<span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\"><p><span>Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) have announced changes to the eligibility criteria for federally funded settlement services. As a result of these updates, some clients may experience adjustments in the services they are able to access.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>At North West Regional Immigrant Services Inc., we remain committed to supporting newcomers in our region and will continue to provide assistance to all clients within the scope of IRCC\u2019s current eligibility rules and also serve clients within the scope of our other funders eligibility rules.<\/span><\/p><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button has-graphic e1098-e5-v0 mui-j mui-3 NsdButtonClass\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"--tco-dcui-1:#A62E37;--tco-dcui-4:#7FAF97;--tco-dcui-5:#fff;--tco-dcui-8:#fff;--tco-dcui-9:#fff;--tco-dcui-c:#fff;\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Informational_Poster_Eligibility_Changes-icare.pdf\" target=\"Same Tab\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf105;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Download IRCC Poster<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"x-col e1098-e6 mui-b mui-d mui-e\"><span class=\"x-image e1098-e7 mui-k\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nwris.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IRCC-Announcement-nwris.png\" width=\"540\" height=\"740\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e1098-e8 mui-0 mui-2\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e1098-e9 mui-4 mui-5 mui-7 mui-9\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e1098-e10 mui-b mui-d\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e1098-e11 mui-h mui-i\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">What This Means for Clients<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><li class=\"x-col e1098-e12 mui-b mui-d mui-f\"><figure class=\"x-div e1098-e13 mui-l mui-m\"><i class=\"x-icon e1098-e14 mui-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf00c;\"><\/i><\/figure><div class=\"x-div e1098-e15 mui-m mui-n\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e1098-e16 mui-p\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Some individuals may no longer qualify for certain IRCC\u2011funded services \u2013 but they may be eligible under our local or Manitoba funding.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"x-col e1098-e17 mui-b mui-d mui-f\"><figure class=\"x-div e1098-e18 mui-l mui-m\"><i class=\"x-icon e1098-e19 mui-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf00c;\"><\/i><\/figure><div class=\"x-div e1098-e20 mui-m mui-n\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e1098-e21 mui-p\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Our staff will continue to offer guidance and help clients understand what supports remain available.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"x-col e1098-e22 mui-b mui-d mui-f\"><figure class=\"x-div e1098-e23 mui-l mui-m\"><i class=\"x-icon e1098-e24 mui-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf00c;\"><\/i><\/figure><div class=\"x-div e1098-e25 mui-m mui-n\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e1098-e26 mui-p\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">We will provide referrals to appropriate community resources when needed.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e1098-e27 mui-0 mui-1\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e1098-e28 mui-4 mui-6 mui-7 mui-a\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e1098-e29 mui-b mui-d\"><div id=\"core-objectives\" class=\"x-text x-text-headline e1098-e30 mui-g mui-h\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Our Commitment<\/span><\/h1>\n<span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\"><p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">We understand that changes like this can be confusing or stressful. 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