Trudeau has submitted the new mandate letter to his cabinet

On December 16, 2021, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued mandate letters to the ministers.

The new mandate latter to Immigration Minister is outlining the government’s new immigration system priorities.

The main priorities in the mandate were reducing application processing times, creating more permanent residence (PR) pathways through Express Entry,

introducing online applications for family reunification and a program to provide temporary residence to family members living abroad,

creating a new Municipal Nominee Program (MNP), waiving Canadian citizenship application fees, establishing a Trusted Employer system,

building a program to regularize undocumented workers, promoting the national Francophone immigration strategy, and bringing more Afghan refugees.

#Mandate_letter, #PR, #immigration_priorities, #Trudeau

https://infotel.ca/newsitem/mandate-letters-highlights/cp1613036903

https://infotel.ca/newsitem/trudeau-cabinet-the-latest/cp1632841613

Alberta eased requirements for International Graduate Entrepreneur and Start-up Visa Streams

The Government of Alberta has eased the requirements for the Foreign Graduate Start-Up Visa Stream and the International Graduate Entrepreneur Immigration Stream.

As of December 7, 2021, language requirements have been decreased to Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 5 from a minimum of CLB 7 for English or French for Foreign Graduate Start-Up Visa Stream.

In addition, candidates who graduated in the last 10 years are eligible to apply under this stream.

Previously, individuals who graduated only in the last 2 years could apply for this program.

For the International Graduate Entrepreneur Immigration Stream, the Government eliminated the requirement for 6 months of mandatory work experience.

Moreover, international graduates are eligible to apply for permanent residency (PR) if they just have a valid Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) at the time of submitting their Expression of Interest.

#Alberta, #PGWP, #Entrepreneurs, #Startupvisa, #Internationalstudents, #PR

https://www.alberta.ca/ainp-foreign-graduate-start-up-visa-stream-eligibility.aspx

Canada opened a new pathway for extended family members of Afghan interpreters

On December 9, 2021, the Government of Canada announced a new pathway for the extended family members of Afghan interpreters who immigrated under previous measures in 2009 and 2012.

Considering the risk Afghans took to support Canada’s work in their country and understanding that some interpreters’ family members are still in precarious positions as a result of their

relationship with the interpreters, the Government provided this pathway to bring as many vulnerable Afghans as possible and help them acquire permanent residency in Canada.

#Afghanistan, #refugees, #Afghan_refugees, #PR

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/applications-open-extended-family-afghan-interpreters.html

The immigration minister was urged to expedite processing immigration applications filed by nurses

Regarding the nursing shortage across the country, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, NDP MP Jenny Kwan,

and some nurses trained overseas held a video press conference to call on the Immigration Minister to speed up the processing of immigration applications filed by foreign-trained nurses whose professional credentials have been accredited in Canada.

Kwan said that the shortage and overworking of nurses can cause harm to patients, delay surgeries, and increase wait times, so the Liberal government must increase resources to address the issue and grant permanent residency to qualified nurses.

#NDP, #Nursing, #nurses, #international_nurses, #application_processing_times