Syed Khan – 27 September 2021,
Trudeau’s government, on its campaign trail, had pledged to improve and better the immigration system. The ruling party got the vote of confidence it needed from Canadians thus paving the way for more immigration policies and an overall expansive push.
The ruling party has promised to bring a number of changes to better the immigration system which includes:
- Simplifying the renewals of work permits under the GTS
- Establishing an employer hotline that enables Canadian companies to attract and hire highly skilled workers.
- Improving the Global Talent Stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and reducing the processing time of Canadian work permits and visa applications to within two weeks.
- Introduction of electronic applications for family reunification.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government is optimistic on immigration and has vowed to meet these targets of immigrants for the next three years:
| Number of Immigrants | Year |
| 401,000 | 2021 |
| 411,000 | 2022 |
| 421,000 | 2023 |
The ruling party has also planned to waive off any processing fees for permanent residency applications.
Quotes from the election campaign:
“Permanent residents are deeply committed members of our communities. They work hard, start new businesses, pay taxes, raise their families, and do so in hope that they will one day be full citizens. Becoming a citizen allows new immigrants to fully participate in Canadian society. It should not be subject to a user fee.”
The immigration minister, Marco Mendicino who was re-elected has reiterated that the province of Ottawa will be able to hit its immigration target this year.
Quote from the Immigration Minister:
“I am confident that we are doing everything we can to meet the target and we will meet that target and the reason it is important to hit that target is that immigrants create jobs and allow us to meet our workforce needs.”
The goals of the Ottawa Immigration under the new government are as follows:
- Establishing on the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot and welcome 2,000 skilled refugees to fill the shortages in labor for in-demand sectors such as healthcare
- Reforming the economic immigration programs to expand pathways to permanent residence for temporary foreign workers and former international students through the Express Entry points system
- Establishing a trusted-employer system to streamline the application process for Canadian companies hiring temporary foreign workers to fill labor shortages that cannot be filled by Canadian workers
- Working with provinces, territories, and regulatory bodies to improve foreign credential recognition.
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