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Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau is hoping to allow more people into the country during the pandemic under expanded categories of just who is an essential worker. “We are specifically talking about different groups that would be potentially considered to be essential workers, that have the need to cross the border for specific reasons,”
China is the second-most important source of new Canadian permanent residents who come through family sponsorship programs, reveals data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. In 2019, China provided Canada with 10,555 new permanent residents through these programs. Border restrictions and bans on all but essential international travel hampered the arrival of immigrants to Canada
Vaccines and new therapies to treat COVID-19 are already showing promise and will soon allow even more Indians to reunite with their loved ones and gain permanent residence in Canada as international travel restrictions loosen up. India is already the most important source of new permanent residents that come to Canada through family sponsorship programs,
Business travel to Canada is still thriving for many industry sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic despite all the hype surrounding Ottawa’s air and land travel restrictions. Immigrants coming to Canada under the Start-Up Visa Program to set up businesses and create jobs are still being welcomed with open arms. Under that program, 140 business people
