On March 21, 2022, Atlantic Premiers - Tim Houston, Premier of Nova Scotia, Blaine Higgs, Dennis King, and Andrew Furey met to discuss regional priorities to health care, economic recovery, cost of living, and immigration.
They have also met with Sean Fraser, federal Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC), condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine and expressing their solidarity with Ukraine.
Premiers also discussed the successful Atlantic Immigration Program.
Heads of provinces also stated that they would further develop partnerships with the Federal Government in areas such as immigration, labour market, workforce development, etc.
#Atlantic_immigration, #IRCC, #Ukraine, #Atlantic_provinces
March 22, 2022
On March 18, 2022, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser travelled to Alberta to meet with Afghan refugees and Resettlement Assistance Program service provider organizations (RAP SPOs) in Alberta.
Recently, Alberta welcomed 330 Afghan refugees and human rights defenders, increasing the number of Afghan refugees in the province to 1,600.
Each week, Canada keeps accepting Afghan refugees under the special human rights defenders immigration stream launched in July 2021.
To date, Canada has admitted more than 9,400 Afghan nationals under this stream.
#Afghanistan, #Afghan_refugees, #refugees, #Alberta, #RAPSPO
https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/minister-fraser-meets-afghan-newcomers-195200311.html
March 21, 2022
The Government of Canada will equip immigration offices in Romania, Poland, and Austria with mobile biometric kits to take fingerprints and portrait photos of Ukrainian refugees
to help them meet the security and biometrics requirements of the Canadian Government and ease their travel to Canada.
Despite all the softened requirements for Ukrainian citizens, biometrics will still be a mandatory requirement and will have to be submitted to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) before the issuance of a visa.
In 2022, Canada has already welcomed more than 8,500 Ukrainians.
#Ukraine, #biometrics, #IRCC, #Ukrainian_refugees, #refugees
March 18, 2022
On March 16, 2022, the Government of New Brunswick announced that Post Graduate Work Permit (PGWP) Holders who have completed their studies outside of the province will be eligible to apply for the NB Express Entry Stream.
Starting April 1st, 2022, PGWP-holders who possess a job offer from an NB employer in a NOC that is related to their field of study can apply for permanent residency in the province.
Candidates who want to live and work in the province and meet all requirements for each stage of the Express Entry Stream are encouraged to submit their applications for PR.
#New_Brunswick, #Express_Enrty, #PR, #PGWP, #international_students, #NB_EE
March 17, 2022
