Discussions are going around if Canada should provide medical care for birth tourists - pregnant women who come to Canada solely to give birth to their babies and obtain Canadian citizenship for them.
Preterm and multiple births experts argue that Canadian hospitals and doctors should have "absolutely zero tolerance" for birth tourism as this phenomenon is rising again after COVID travel restrictions were lifted.
Hospitals end up with huge unpaid bills when planned low-risk births go wrong, and babies must spend weeks in intensive care.
In a study conducted in Calgary, almost $700,000 was owed to Alberta Health Services over 16 months.
In addition, birth tourists are at risk of being exploited by unscrupulous brokers and agencies that charge high fees upfront for birth tourism packages, which include the arrangement of tourist visas, flights, "maternity" or "baby hotels," as well as pre-and post-partum care.
#Birth_tourism, #tourism, #Canadian_Citizenship
June 28, 2023
On June 16, 2023, the Government of Canada announced new instructions for assessing new and pending applications under the Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker pilots.
On April 30, 2023, the Government amended the Ministerial Instructions, reducing the work experience requirement from 24 to 12 months, clarifying that employers on the job offer must not be businesses, and streamlining the application process for gaining experience category (Category A).
Currently, work authorized under the Immigration and Refugees Protection Regulations will be counted as work experience.
#Caregivers, #Home_Child_Care_Providers, #Home_Support_Workers
June 19, 2023
On June 14, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced the removal of the public policy allowing foreign nationals to apply for permanent residence with previous biometrics.
As a result, all permanent residence applicants applying on or after June 14, 2023, are required to submit biometrics.
The updated instructions have affected general processing measures implemented during the COVID-19. All applicants now have 30 days from the Biometric Instruction Letter (BIL) date to provide their biometrics as was the procedure in the pre-pandemic time. #IRCC, #biometrics, #PR, #BIL, #GCMS
June 18, 2023
On June 13, 2023, the government of Manitoba published an update, considering a process for skilled worker requests under the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP).
From now candidates have to submit all requests using the new Skilled Worker Webform.
New changes are related to such processes as informing the MPNP of an intention to change employers, requesting a work permit support letter, a nomination certificate extension, and informing the MPNP of any changes to the Express Entry profile.
All complete requests received through the webform will proceed within 10 business days. #Manitoba, #MPNP, #skilled_worker
June 18, 2023
