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Canada continues to support the Global Compact for Migration
On May 19, 2022, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) participated in the International Migration Review Forum in New York to build momentum and contribute to the Global Compact for Migration (GCM). Immigration Minister also announced Canada’s pledge to promote gender-responsive migration programs through the Canada-funded Gender + Migration Hub to help countries undertake gender-responsive programming in immigration and integration. Canada will increase the share of immigrants in the country up to 30% by 2036 and increase diversity, acceptance, and understanding within the country.
#IRCC, #Fraser, #GCM, #population
Canadian MP will propose a new bill to the Government to support parents and grandparents
Kyle Seeback, a Canadian Member of Parliament (MP), is proposing a new bill to assist parents and grandparents who want to travel to Canada via the Super Visa. Currently, parents and grandparents of Canadians can visit for two years in a row without having to renew their status. Seeback proposed Bill C-242 focusing on three major changes to the Super Visa. First, the MP called for the Government to allow parents and grandparents to stay in Canada for five years without having to renew their visas. Second, he wants the Super Visa applicants to be allowed to acquire medical insurance from other countries too. Third, he asks the Government to diminish the low-income cut-off for applicants wishing to host their parents and grandparents.
#Seeback, #Super_Visa, #parents_and_grandparents, #MP
Quebec reduced tuition fees for certain international students
Students from outside of Quebec who study in French-language institutions outside of the Greater Montreal area will enjoy a significant discount on tuition fees by paying the same amount as Quebeckers. That is a difference of around $21,000 in tuition per student each year, with Quebec international students’ average tuition plummeting from $24,000 to $3,000 for every school year. Under a plan to attract foreign students to Quebec’s outlying areas, Immigration Minister Jean Boulet announced that qualified international students would be permitted to work up to 20 hours per week under the program.
#Quebec, #international_students, #tuition_fees
Ottawa sanctioned around 1,000 Russian citizens out of Canada
The Canadian government is proposing changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) in order to keep out Russians targeted by Canada, including President Vladimir Putin and his close associates. Canada has already targeted over 1,000 individuals from Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. Canada has also targeted individuals connected to or who assist the Russian administration. These sanctions were issued on the grounds of a “grave breach of international peace and security,” as provided for in Canada’s Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA).
#IRPA, #SEMA, #Ukraine, #Russia, #sanctions