Canada launching immigration programs for refugees working in healthcare

Canada has started accepting applications for permanent residence from refugee claimants who provide direct healthcare services in Canada.

Minister of Immigration, Maro Mendicino, announced two new temporary immigration programs out of which is for refugees in Quebec, and the other is for refugees in other Canadian provinces. The program is intended primarily for orderlies, nurses, and service aides.

Applications are open from December 14 to August 31, 20121. Applicants must meet existing admissibility requirements such as those related to criminality, security, and health. They can also include their family members who are in Canada to be a part of the permanent residency application. Applicant’s internship experience will also be considered regardless of whether it was paid or not. However, it must be an essential part of a post-secondary study program, vocational training program, or a professional order requirement in one of the designated occupations.

The new measures also extend to the spouses and common-law partners of refugee claimants who died from contracting coronavirus in Canada. These family members may be eligible if they arrived in Canada before August 14, 2020. Applicants must send their applications to the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) website. Canada’s immigration department will make the decisions on which applicants get permanent residence, based on whether they meet eligibility criteria and other admissibility requirements.

Applicants in Quebec

Quebec applicants have to first submit their applications to IRCC and once it is determined that they meet requirements, Quebec will then take over the application. The province will validate whether or not the applicants meet the requirements for their special asylum seekers’ program. If the applicant is successful, they will receive a Quebec Selection Certificate (CSQ).

The federal government will grant permanent residence once all eligibility requirements are met.

To be selected by Quebec, applicants must:

• Have applied for asylum before March 13 and have obtained a work permit;
• Have worked a minimum of 750 hours in one of the eligible occupations prior to September 1, 2021;
• Have worked at least 120 of those hours between March 13 and August 14 202.

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