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New pathway to permanent residency for over 90,000 Essential
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On April 14th 2021, Immigration Refugees & Citizenship Canada released 6 new pathways for permanent residency. This pathway will be accepting over 90,000 international graduates and essential workers who are actively contributing to the Canadian economy.
AS of May 6, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will start accepting applications under the following 3 streams:
- 20,000 applications for temporary workers in health care
- 30,000 applications for temporary workers in other selected essential occupations
- 40,000 applications for international students who graduated from a Canadian institution
The streams will remain open until November 5, 2021, or until they have reached their limit. Up to 90,000 new permanent residents will be admitted under these 3 streams.
To promote Canada’s official languages, 3 additional streams with no intake caps have also been launched for French-speaking or bilingual candidates. Communities across Canada benefit from French-speaking and bilingual newcomers, and this pathway will contribute to the vitality of these Francophone minority communities.
A detailed explanation of all eligibility requirements is available within the public policies.
As we continue the fight against the pandemic, immigration will remain critical to our economic recovery by addressing labour shortages and adding growth to our workforce.
With an accelerated pathway to permanent residency, these special public policies will encourage essential temporary workers and international graduates to put down roots in Canada and help us retain the talented workers we need, particularly in our health-care system.
The pathway will also assist the federal government in meeting its target of admitting 401,000 new permanent residents in 2021, despite ongoing border closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Further information regarding the eligibility criteria for temporary workers, including a full list of the eligible health-related occupations (Annex A) and other eligible essential occupations (Annex B), can be found here.
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