Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has just unveiled the latest mandate letter, he has submitted to his cabinet. The prime minister of Canada issues mandate letter outlining the prerogatives. They anticipate their ministers to follow during the federal government’s duration in power. Each minister and their respective department then concentrate on following the priorities. The mandate letter is the most crucial policy document that directs Canada’s immigration system.
Canada’s new immigration minister Sean Fraser and Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada IRCC will implement the plan Trudeau outlined to them. This will affect not only federal immigration policies but also provincial ones. Provided that the federal government plays the lead role in operating the country’s immigration system.
This article is an overview of Canada’s new immigration priorities. The new immigration mandate letter discloses priorities such as
Application processing
Trudeau reaches out to Fraser to decrease application processing times including to address delays that the coronavirus has impacted.
Express Entry develop more permanent residence pathways for international students and temporary foreign workers via express entry.
Family Reunification establish electronic applications for family reunification and implement a program to deliver temporary residents to spouses and children abroad as they wait for the processing of their permanent residence applications.
Produce a new Municipal Nominee Program the objective of the MNP is to assist and promote the broader distribution of immigration throughout Canada. It was originally drafted as a priority after the 2019 election but delayed due to the pandemic. Furthermore Fraser is also to make sure that immigration better supports small and medium-sized communities.
Citizenship Application Fee Waiving Canadian Citizenship Application fees, Trudeau recognized this as a priority following the 2019 election however this has been another deliverable delayed due to the pandemic.
Launch a Trusted Employer System Fraser is requested to function with the employment minister to set up a trusted employer system for Canadian companies hiring temporary foreign workers.
Moreover he is being asked to enhance the Global Talent Stream of the temporary foreign worker program by facilitating work permit renewals keeping the two-week processing standard and setting an employer hotline.
Undocumented workers improve existing pilot programs to determine how to regularize status for undocumented canadian workers.
Francophone Immigration resume to work with Quebec to support French Language knowledge of immigrants in Quebec, also persist in promoting the national francophone immigration strategy.
Afghan Refugees satisfy Canada’s objective to resettle 40 000 afghan refugees according to a meeting in October 2021 between IRCC and Associations Depicting Canadian immigration lawyers and Consultants.
Now Canada’s Immigration System is looking forward to its goal of Welcoming 411,000 New Immigrants in 2022.
IRCC raising its priority scope beginning in the coming months.