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HE PAST year of lockdowns and travel restrictions has been terrible for migrants. In the first six months of 2020 members of the
OECD, a club mainly of rich countries, issued half as many residence permits as they did the year before, a record decline. But one country is determined to buck the trend. In October Canada’s government said it hoped to admit 1.2m new residents from 2021 to 2023, equivalent to 3% of the population. The targets for this year and next are a total of 100,000 higher than originally planned.
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Even among high-immigration countries, Canada stands out. Australia has kept its annual immigration target steady at 160,000. Employers in New Zealand should give priority to training people already in the country, says its immigration minister. Canada, by contrast, is gung-ho. Immigration is “a key element” of Canada’s economic recovery and its long-term prosperity, says Marco Mendicino, the
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says the new policy will help the government achieve its goal of welcoming 401,000 permanent residents to the country.(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)
The federal government s new pathway to permanent residency for foreign nationals working in essential jobs such as personal support and health services is drawing mixed reaction in Waterloo region.
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, who announced the new policy last week, said up to 90,000 workers and international graduates already in Canada will be allowed to convert their temporary status to permanent residency.
The executive director of the Waterloo Immigration Partnership said she s excited to see this program.
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New research is shining light on the importance of farmers markets ability to mitigate potential disruptions to distribution networks in the face of system shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a recent study, the researchers found the markets regional characteristics play a key role in the decision to move all or parts of their operations online and how that decision can help or hinder its surrounding community. By building online communities through their social media and website tools, farmers markets can play a role in keeping the community connected and supporting a sustainable and just food system through the pandemic and beyond, said researcher Josalyn Radcliffe, a PhD student in Waterloo s School of Public Health and Health Systems.
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