Ottawa will double the number of refugees from Afghanistan

According to a tweet of Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, the Government of Canada decided to accept twice as many Afghan refugees in Canada. “Canada announced we will double our humanitarian resettlement commitment from 20,000 to 40,000 Afghan refugees,” tweeted Mendicino. Through the Government policies, Canada “will offer a new home for Afghan refugees while upholding democracy and human rights around the world.” Canada was one of the first countries in the world to launch pathways focusing on women, girls, LGBTI, and targeted minorities. #Afghanistan, #Afghan_refugees, #refugees, #Taliban https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2021/08/canada-welcomes-first-afghan-refugees-resettled-through-the-special-immigration-program.html https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/we-are-running-against-time-ottawa-afghans-want-canada-to-act-immediately/ar-AANo8Kh https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/afghan-refugees-where-are-they-going-1.6167438  

September 30, 2021

The Canadian Bar Association demands Ottawa to speed up the processing of immigration applications

The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) that consists of lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers and students throughout Canada wanted the Federal Government to speed up the processing of applications for immigration.

In late July, the chair of the immigration law section of the CBA, Mark Holthe wrote to Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, asking to solve major disruptions in processing immigration applications.

In the letter, Holthe clarified that there were four areas that the Government have to speed up the processing times.

#CBA, #Processing_times

https://www.cba.org/Sections/Immigration-Law/News/2021/BlastIMMSept2021

September 29, 2021

Canada extended the travel ban for Morocco

In response to the growing number of COVID-19 cases, the Government of Canada restricted all direct flights from Morocco from August 29, 2021.

On September 24, 2021, the Government extended the travel ban for another month – until October 29, 2021. Passengers, travelling from Morocco to Canada via a third country, must demonstrate a pre-departure negative COVID-19 molecular test result from their point of departure before they travel to Canada.

Those who had tested positive for COVID-19 before will have to provide proof of a positive COVID-19 molecular test, instead of a negative COVID-19 molecular test.

#Covid_19, #Travel_restrictions, #Morocco, #Travel_ban

https://www.narcity.com/canada-has-extended-its-flight-ban-with-morocco-until-at-least-the-end-of-october#:~:text=Canada%20has%20extended%20its%20flight%20ban%20with%20Morocco,restricted%20until%2023%3A59%20ET%20on%20October%2028%2C%202021.

https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/morocco

September 28, 2021

Quebec introduced eligibility requirements for health coverage for children whose parents’ immigration status is precarious

On September 23, 2021, the Government of Quebec published eligibility requirements to obtain Quebec’s health coverage for children whose parents' immigration status is currently precarious.

Adopted at the National Assembly in June, the ‘Act respecting mainly the health insurance plan and prescription drug insurance plan eligibility of certain children whose parents' migratory status is precarious and amending the Act respecting end-of-life care’ came into effect to ensure that these children are eligible for the health insurance plan and the prescription drug insurance plan.

#Quebec, #health_insuranceplan, #children, #healthcoverage

http://www2.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/dynamicSearch/telecharge.php?type=5&file=2021C23A.PDF

September 27, 2021