New Canada immigration pilot for excluded family members

A new 2-year Canada immigration pilot has been announced by Ahmed Hussen the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Minister. This is for some family members who were formerly barred from obtaining permanent residence in Canada. They can now be sponsored for Canada PR by their eligible family member/relative in Canada.

The new Canada immigration pilot pertains to family members who were not accompanying and were not declared. They were thus not scrutinized by IRCC authorities when the sponsor filed an application for Canada PR Visa.

These family members had been disqualified for sponsorship under the Family Class Program. This is under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations in Canada, Section 117(9) (d). Thus ban for a lifetime has been controversial for a long time now. The Canadian Council for Refugees termed it a major obstacle for family reunification in Canada.

The CCR issued a brief on the issue and said that section 117(9) (d) has an undue negative impact. This is on the refugees and susceptible immigrants who do not disclose a member of a family, it added.

The Immigration Minister of Canada Ahmed Hussen agreed that the rule was unjust. Newly arrived immigrants who failed to announce immediate members of a family were barred from sponsoring them to Canada. We have not set right this mistake, he added.

The sponsors covered by the new Canada immigration pilot have been defined by IRCC as:

•    Resettled refugees

•    Those who have been conferred the refugee protection in Canada

•    Those who have sponsored themselves as a dependent child, partner or spouse

The pilot program will operate from 9 September 2019 to 9 September 2021. IRCC said that applications that are already being processed will benefit, as quoted by the CIC News.

From June 4, IRCC will permit immigrant workers to apply for an Open Work Permit. These must be having an employer-specific Work Visa and in a cruel job situation. IRCC said that this will permit immigrant workers to immediately quit the employer. They can maintain their status and look for another job, it added.

IRCC will also bring in modifications to permit newly arrived immigrants to apply for Provisional Resident Permit. This is from 26 July and for those who are experiencing family violence. The permit will offer lawful status to these individuals in Canada. It will also offer them health care coverage and Canada Work Visa.

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