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TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada’s recent move to offer permanent residency to more foreigners living and working in the country is a short-term solution to the economic problems spurred by a pandemic-related immigration slowdown, analysts say, while critics argue the strategy excludes too many vulnerable people.
FILE PHOTO: Travelers from an international flight are directed to the COVID-19 testing area as part of Canada s new measures against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada February 24, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
With travel restrictions in place, visa offices closed and immigration applications stalled, the Canadian government finds itself on the back foot as it attempts to reach its target of attracting a record 401,000 new permanent residents in 2021.
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TORONTO The death of Yassin Dabeh, a former Syrian refugee who died from COVID-19, is a sign of the âhuman rights catastropheâ facing newcomers and migrants working on the front lines, advocates say. The 19-year-old died last week and had worked at Middlesex Terrace Limited long-term care home in Delaware, Ont., which is dealing with a virus outbreak. His family had sought refuge in Canada in 2016 after moving from Syria. âYassin dreamed of starting a new life, getting a job, having a future and proper education,â his father, Ahmad, said Tuesday at a virtual press conference. He described his son as a âsweet, lovable boyâ who was âvery caring.â
Posted: Jan 20, 2021 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 20
How COVID-19 is delaying permanent resident status for some people
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2:10The pandemic is getting in the way of some people applying for, or receiving, their permanent resident status. Angelina King shares the story of one woman who now has to move abroad.2:10
Published Friday, January 15, 2021 5:43AM EST Last Updated Friday, January 15, 2021 7:16AM EST TORONTO - Pooria Behrouzy was honoured to be offered a full-time job as a COVID-19 vaccine support worker at Trillium Health Partners last month. The international student in health informatics at George Brown College was already on staff at the Mississauga, Ont., hospital network after working on an IT project, and he was eager to contribute to the rollout of the vaccine that s brought hope during the pandemic s increasingly grim second wave. But a roadblock stopped Behrouzy from accepting the full-time shifts offered: as an international student, he can only work a maximum of 20 hours per week while classes are in session or he risks losing his study permit and legal status in Canada.