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As they care for our most vulnerable, too many care workers in Canada have been separated from their children for years as they await permanent residence status. It’s time to change that. (Shutterstock)

Canada’s new care worker immigration programs need faster processing times to keep families together

Jennifer E. Shaw, Thompson Rivers University; Alicia Massie, Simon Fraser University, and Anita Minh, University of British Columbia

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada must expedite all pending permanent residence applications for migrant care workers to ensure timely family reunification for these essential workers.
The pandemic posed serious challenges to Canada’s immigration system, but it also provides an opportunity to start creating a system that is fairer for all. (Shutterstock)

The pandemic created challenges and opportunities for Canadian immigration

Ashika Niraula, Toronto Metropolitan University and Rica Agnes Castaneda, Toronto Metropolitan University

As Canada plans to welcome 500,000 new permanent residents a year by 2025, the government must make changes to make the immigration system more fair and transparent.

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