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The Standing Committee proposed 38 reforms to improve the Canadian immigration system

Last month, the Standing Committee of Citizenship and Immigration formally submitted a 122-page report to the House of Commons in order to meet the immigration goals and resolve the delays in application processing caused by the pandemic. The report that was formally submitted to the Senate on May 13, 2021, outlines the impact of the pandemic on the Canadian immigration system and contains 38 reform proposals. The focus of the report is the backlog and delayed processing of applications for family reunification and temporary residents. #Immigration, #report, #immigration_policy, #IRCC https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/report-independent-review-immigration-and-refugee-board.html

June 18, 2021

New Brunswick entered the first phase of the Green level

On June 15, 2021, New Brunswick reached 75.1 percent of vaccination throughout the province and announced the province’s entrance to the first phase on the path toward the Green level of the COVID-19 recovery plan that will be effective as of midnight. In this phase, the province will remove some of the Public Health restrictions that have been in place since the pandemic began. According to the new regulations, no isolation or testing will be required for those travelling to New Brunswick from the following selected regions:

Newfoundland and Labrador,
Prince Edward Island,
the Avignon,
and Temiscouata regions of Quebec,
and Cumberland County in Nova Scotia.

Essential travel will be permitted with isolation and testing requirements in place. Cross-border commuters and truck drivers will be waived from testing and isolation requirements. Other workers travelling from outside the select regions, will be required to isolate and take a COVID-19 test. All other restrictions including the requirement for travel registration and the use of masks will remain in place. #New_Brunswick, #restrictions, #Covid_19 https://www.bing.com/news/search?q=New+Brunswick+Entered+The+First+Phase+Of+The+Green+Level&qpvt=New+Brunswick+entered+the+first+phase+of+the+Green+level&FORM=EWRE

June 16, 2021

New Brunswick is looking for professional caregivers

The Department of Social Development is looking for individuals interested in becoming professional caregivers to provide full-time, stay-at-home help for our most vulnerable children with complex needs. By the end of 2021, eight professional care homes will be created in the province’s different regions. According to the Social Development Minister Bruce Fitch, this initiative will ‘fill the gap in the continuum of care for children who have complex needs and help those with mental health challenges. Interested individuals will be evaluated as to their a. interest, b. education, c. knowledge, d. qualifications, e. and parenting ability and skills for children with behavioral, emotional, mental health, or complex medical needs. #New_Brunswick, #Caregivers https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2021.06.0457.html

June 15, 2021

Immigrants are at higher COVID risk because of crowded workplaces and housing

A new study from Statistics Canada reports that immigrants were more likely to die from COVID-19 than people born in Canada in the first wave of the pandemic. Immigrants were at higher risk of death because they work predominantly in essential services such as.

health care and long-term care,
and live in low-income,
overcrowded or multigenerational households.

Ontario, Quebec, and especially British Columbia demonstrated the highest death burden among immigrants. Where immigrants comprise 28% of the population but accounted for 41% of COVID-19 deaths. The study also illustrated that poor language skills and health knowledge made it difficult for some immigrants to understand and follow public health guidelines to help reduce their risk of COVID-19 infection. #health_care_workers, #immigrants https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/immigrants-at-higher-risk-of-death-from-covid-19-due-to-work-overcrowded-housing-statcan-1.5463480

June 15, 2021