Feds target 90,000 temporary workers, international students for permanent residency this year

While gaining a change in immigration status can be ‘transformational,’ the new policy does not go far enough as it excludes those not proficient in English or French, says one expert.

Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured in November 2020, says Ottawa ‘naturally’ started out by defining essential workers as occupations in the health care sector before broadening its scope.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PALAK MANGAT

April 14, 2021

Beginning next month, the federal government says it will start accepting applications from temporary foreign workers and graduated international students to fill a targeted 90,000 permanent resident spots. Immigration Minister Ma...

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