Vaccination rollout for returning students and seasonal workers in Yukon
Some very forward thinking by the The Government of Yukon. They have introduced updates about the vaccination process for returning students and seasonal workers. The government will make vaccinations available to all returning students and seasonal workers who are arriving in Yukon and wish to be immunized while in self-isolation. COVID-19 test will be required before the vaccination appointment. Individuals will get the result of the test within 15 minutes If the result is negative, a same-day vaccine appointment will be booked at the test centre. More than half of the Yukon’s population have already received their vaccines. In total, there were 45,971 doses administered.
#Yukon, #Covid_19, #students, #seasonal_workers
April 22, 2021
Canadian Government again extended travel restrictions
Since March 2020, Canada has put restrictions on non-essential travel, which the Government has been extending every month. On April 20, 2021, Canada’s Public Safety minister Bill Blair announced that the Government ‘will continue to do what it takes for as long as it takes to keep Canadians safe.’ Canada will keep its borders closed for non-essential travel for all countries, including the United States. The restrictions on international travel into Canada have been extended until May 21, 2021. Canada experiences a delay with vaccine supply which in turn has an impact on the travel restrictions. Earlier, Ottawa announced it plans to complete the vaccination by September 2021.
#travel_restrictions, #COVID_19
April 21, 2021
Canada increases the excessive demand threshold
On April 20, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced the new cost threshold for excessive demand for health and social services. This is the number of funds the government interprets as acceptable to cover the medical expenses of the new immigrants from the taxpayer’s money. According to the update, the average Canadian per capita health and social services cost is $7,266, and 3 times that average is $21,798. This means permanent resident applicants whose medical demand is below this figure will be considered admissible to Canada based on medical exams.
#IRCC, #medical_exam, #excessive_demand, #immigration_policy
April 21, 2021
The government of Saskatchewan still accepts applications from international graduates
On April 19, 2021, Saskatchewan updated the number of spots remaining through the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) for international graduates impacted by the outbreak of COVID-19. The provincial government has allocated 1,000 spots for direct submission of a nomination application for those who have completed the educational program and resided in the province on September 1, 2020. Saskatchewan accepted another 20 applications, 9 less than in the previous week. As of today, 921 applications still can be accepted. The number of remaining spots gets updated every Monday.
#Saskatchewan, #SINP, #PNP, #international_students, #international_graduates
