June is pride month, a time to celebrate gender diversity and recognize the unique struggles facing marginalized groups.
Although Canadian law prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender, sometimes same-sex, gender-opposite and intersex couples still go unaddressed.
For example, until two years ago, Canadian same-sex couples and couples with fertility problems were facing issues if they had children abroad.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Canada since 2005.
But until July 2020, Canadians had to be biological parents in order to pass on citizenship to their children born abroad.
That was until the Superior Court of Quebec ruled that the legal parents of children of foreign origin could also be included in the definition of "parent" of the Citizenship Act.
#LGBT2, #citizenship, #Pride_Month
June 7, 2022
On June 6, 2022, the Government of Canada expanded National Newcomer Navigation Network to help internationally educated health care professionals.
Marie-France Lalonde, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), announced nearly $1.5 million in funding to promote sector
collaboration of foreign qualification and credential recognition requirements for internationally educated healthcare professionals.
This initiative will help internationally educated healthcare workers fill key positions, remove barriers to working in Canada’s health care system, and help them access credential and qualification requirements faster.
#CHEO, #healthcare_workers, #IRCC, #Lalonde, #funding
June 7, 2022
On June 3, 2022, the Government of Canada published a new update, clarifying instructions regarding the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP). In December 2021, the intake for phase 2 of
the EMPP began. Over the next two years, the Government will accept up to 500 skilled refugees and their family members who are eligible to apply for assistance under this program.
The EMPP is Canada's model for refugee labour mobility, and it strives to meet Canadian labour shortages while also offering long-term answers for refugees with the abilities and qualifications
that employers demand.
#EMPP, #refugees
June 6, 2022
Many economic immigrants to Canada found it difficult to obtain employment that properly utilized their educational and professional skills while they were living in their home countries.
With the labour shortages exacerbated by the lockdowns, border restrictions, and other health measures implemented during the epidemic, things have changed, and now they are obtaining better
employment opportunities. The COVID-19 crisis has benefited economic immigrants settling in northern Ontario's central region, where they are now more likely to find employment that is better
suited to their foreign credentials and experience.
#Foreign_workers, #Ontario, #Toronto, #labour_shortages
https://triec.ca/about-us/focus-on-immigrant-employment/
June 3, 2022
