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Overview
Private Member’s Motion M-44 was unanimously agreed to and passed on May 11, 2022 by House of Commons. This was introduced by Randeep Sarai, Liberal Member of Parliament for Surrey Centre. The Motion called on the government to develop and publicly release a comprehensive plan to expand the economic immigration stream to allow workers of all skill levels to meet the full range of labor needs and pathways to permanent residence for temporary workers working outside Canada, including international students.
Purpose of the Motion
- The temporary workers and international students are building Canada into a larger economy as they play a major role in Canada’s economy, so the government wants to provide them a permanent residence in their country.
- The foreign workers address the immediate needs for different employers and provides a vast range of skills and educational backgrounds and business development.
- The international students are the future pillars for Canada’s economic growth and will help to balance the impact from Canada’s aging population.
- To strike a balance between immediate needs of Canadian employers as well as building a long term economic goals.
- Protecting the vulnerable workers and providing opportunities for skilled workers.
IRCC's Five Pillar Approach to Achieve Objectives
The government decided to use five pillars to fulfill its objectives in a strategic way:
- Pillar 1 – The government will increase the immigration levels target mentioned in the 2022-2024 Immigration Levels Plan to provide Canada with larger permanent labor supply. This plan will provide the temporary workers to get a permanent residence and boost the post pandemic economic growth as well as labor market shortages.
- Pillar 2 – This will aim at amending the Express Entry system by increasing the flexibility in the process of selection tools. These changes will not only grant the Minister to take decisions according to the needs of labor in market and regional economic priorities but also the authority to establish categories of candidates with particular attributes and invite the top-ranked among them to apply for permanent residence. These attributes are:
- Specific educational credentials,
- Occupation-specific work experience,
- Working in Canada, and
- Other ties to Canada
- These changes will form a new foundation for a better version of Express Entry, which will provide a large number of opportunities to permanent residence for workers at all skill levels.
- Pillar 3 – This will involve improvements to permanent economic immigration programs to help change from temporary to permanent residence. This includes:
- Adoption of latest version of National Occupational Classification 2021 which expands the eligibility to certain occupations which are in demand with permanent immigration pathways.
- Spreading information to new comers so that they can meet necessary requirements and connecting them to various programs.
- Exploring various ways of amendments for important high demand workers and removing the barriers stopping them.
- Pillar 4 – This will aim in supporting communities in attracting new comers, including through Francophone Immigration. The government is also working with provinces and territories on innovative ways to permanent residence, including through the Provincial Nominee Program.
- Pillar 5 – The government will increase processing capacity and modernizing the immigration system through technological improvements. These will help newcomers to get permanent residence as quickly as possible.
Outcome/ Conclusion from the Motion
When it comes to permanent economic immigration, the skilled immigrants not only have the abilities to integrate quickly into the Canadian workforce, but they are also well placed for long-term success. These abilities give workers with long-term flexibility to deal with future changes in employment demands and economic downturns. Overall, the government has a variety of policies in place or on the horizon, and it continues to assess and investigate more options to help temporary foreign employees and international graduates move to permanent residency. These pillars will supplement current provincial and territorial tools that enable them to autonomously pick candidates to fit their particular regional needs at all skill levels.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, this policy includes almost every skilled worker and international graduate who wants to easily get permanent residence in Canada after fulfilling the requirements.
Yes, if you fulfil their requirements you might also get a job opportunity and a permanent residence.
Yes, you can get a permanent residence even if you live in Canada. This stratergy will support all workers, not specifically for new comers.