We don't have any Liberal policies on CBSA.
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Immigration & Refugees platforms
Here's what the candidates in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, and their parties, are promising.CBSA
We don't have any NDP policies on CBSA.
Green
Revise all CBSA practices, including operation of immigration detention centres, family separation, & developing an oversight mechanism, including a Civilian Complaint & Review Commission.
Credential Recognition
Liberal
Work with provinces, territories, & regulatory bodies to improve foreign credential recognition.
NDP
Improve foreign credentials recognition.
Green
- Review & update accreditation policies & licensing programmes.
- Work with accreditation institutions to recognise foreign training & education.
- Allocate more funding to provide training language & employment skills, & accreditation recognition for any newcomers legally eligible to work in Canada.
- Incentivise employers to hire newcomers & refugee claimants.
● Review and update accreditation policies and licensing programs to better and more accurately reflect the current needs of our Canadian society.
● Collaborate with accreditation institutions in Canada to recognize foreign training and education.
● Allocate greater funding to provide training language skills, employment skills. and accreditation recognition for any newcomer legally eligible to work in Canada.
● Create incentives for employers to hire newcomers and refugee claimants.
— Be Daring., retrieved 2021-09-11
Family Reunification
Liberal
- Reduce processing times to under 12 months.
- Introduce electronic applications for family reunification.
NDP
- End caps on applications to sponsor parents & grandparents.
- Treat caregivers brought to Canada with respect & dignity, provide them with status, & allow them to reunite with their families without delay.
Green
- Increase the number of accepted applications for parent & grandparent sponsorship by IRCC.
- Review adoption bans for Muslim majority countries.
- Remove visa requirements for most parents visiting their children.
● Increase support for parent and grandparent sponsorship by IRCC by increasing the number of accepted applications and decreasing processing times.
● Review adoption bans from Muslim majority countries so that adoptive parents can remain together through their immigration process, as well as allowing adoption from these countries by Canadian citizens.
● Lower barriers for convention refugees to reunite with their children and bring them to Canada by making the process more accessible
● Remove visa requirements for most parents visiting their children - including international students, temporary workers, Canadian citizens and convention refugees.
— Be Daring., retrieved 2021-09-11
Immigration Process
Liberal
- Make the citizenship application process free for permanent residents who have fulfilled the requirements needed to obtain it.
- Implement a program to issue visas to spouses & children abroad while they wait for processing of their permanent residency application.
Reduce processing times that have been impacted by COVID-19 to under 12 months.
Introduce electronic applications for family reunification.
Implement a program to issue visas to spouses and children abroad while they wait for the processing of their permanent residency application, so that families can be together sooner.
— Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02
NDP
Regulate the immigration consultancy industry.
Green
- Update the citizenship guidebook to include a more accurate history of Canada & Turtle Island, including residential schools & the Indian Act.
- Address all forms of hate & xenophobia in all aspects of settlement in Canada.
- Introduce exceptions for permanent residency & citizenship application costs based on household income.
1. Update the citizenship guidebook
● Update the citizenship guidebook to include a more accurate history of Canada and Turtle Island that includes the harms of residential schools and the Indian Act.
2. Address all forms of hate and xenophobia in all aspects of settlement in Canada
● Address xenophobia in all aspects of settlement, including temporary visa liberalization, issuing of temporary permits (study, work, visit, etc.) and family reunification (including increasing capacity for family sponsorship and revision of adoption processes)
— Be Daring., retrieved 2021-09-11
Introduce exceptions for permanent residency and citizenship application costs based on household income (for many refugees, the $1,000 application fee for citizenship is unaffordable).
— Be Daring., retrieved 2021-09-11
Refugees
Liberal
Work with employers & communities to welcome 2K skilled refugees to fill labour shortages in sectors like healthcare.
Build on the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot and work with employers and communities across Canada to welcome 2,000 skilled refugees to fill labour shortages in in-demand sectors such as health care.
— Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02
NDP
- Get rid of the backlog for asylum seekers.
- Work with Canadians to resettle refugees in communities.
- Ensure refugees are given the support they need to build successful lives & new homes.
- Establish a clear & permanent path for resettlement of LGBTQI2S+ refugees.
Green
- Terminate the Safe Third Country Agreement with the US.
- Address processing time & unaffordable application fees.
- Eliminate status-based service requirements.
Temporary Foreign Workers
Liberal
- Reform economic immigration programmes to expand pathways to Permanent Residence for temporary foreign workers & former international students through the Express Entry points system.
- Create a Trusted Employer system with a streamlined application process for Canadian companies hiring temporary foreign workers to fill labour shortages that can't be filled by Canadian workers.
We don't have any NDP policies on Temporary Foreign Workers.
Green
- Introduce low-barrier, more accessible pathways to permanent residency for temporary foreign workers.
- Develop safe strategies for temporary foreign workers & whistle blowers to report abusive employers without losing their status.
● Introduce exceptions for permanent residency and citizenship application costs based on household income (for many refugees, the $1,000 application fee for citizenship is unaffordable).
— Be Daring., retrieved 2021-09-11
● Develop safe strategies for temporary foreign workers and whistle blowers to report abusive employers without losing their status.
— Be Daring., retrieved 2021-09-11
Visas
Liberal
Implement a program to issue visas to spouses & children abroad while they wait for processing of their permanent residency application.
Implement a program to issue visas to spouses and children abroad while they wait for the processing of their permanent residency application, so that families can be together sooner.
— Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02
We don't have any NDP policies on Visas.
Green
Remove visa requirements for most parents visiting their children.
Remove visa requirements for most parents visiting their children - including international students, temporary workers, Canadian citizens and convention refugees.
— Be Daring., retrieved 2021-09-11