Syed Khan – 01 November 2021
The IRCC has announced that there will be no extension on the Temporary Residence to Permanent Residence Pathway that allows temporary residents to become permanent residents faster. The program is set to expire on Friday, 5th November and no extension has been planned as announced by the office of new Immigration Minister Sean Fraser.
The TR to PR pathway was started on 6 May and designed to target over 90,000 international students, essential workers, healthcare workers in essential occupations to have easier and faster access to Canadian PR. This program is advantageous in the way that it gives temporary foreign workers the opportunity to avail open work permits while waiting on the application of PR.
Marco Mendicino, the former immigration minister had announced last month that the IRCC is in talks to extend the deadline of the program beyond 5 November.
“I think we should keep an open mind as to whether or not we should extend the deadline. I am always going to keep an open mind about searching for whatever policy promotes the greatest outcomes for our refugees, our immigrants, and our country and its economy.”
Due to delays in the testing of candidates’ English-language eligibility, many have called upon the IRCC to extend the program and also allow refugee claimants to apply and be eligible.
In an email sent out on 2nd November, Alexander Cohen, the immigration minister’s press secretary was quoted saying that
“There is no plan to extend the program beyond 5 November”
“Spots are still available in the healthcare stream, so we encourage temporary residents working in healthcare to take advantage of this opportunity. This is a unique pilot program – as we have done with previous programs, we will evaluate the findings, take what we’ve learned, and apply it going forward.”
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