Society & Government

Immigration platforms

Here's what the 2024 NB election parties are promising.
We don't have any PC policies on Immigration.

Liberal

  • Focus immigration pathways on critical labour needs like healthcare, building trades, and education

    "Focus immigration pathways on critical labour needs like healthcare, building trades and education, and supporting newcomers to make New Brunswick home." — Team Holt: Focused On You, retrieved 2024-10-12

Green

  • Remove barriers for refugee claimants to access provincial programmes such as social assistance and work permits in a timely manner
  • Structure Immigration NB to manage immigration so it respects the principle of duality
  • Provide additional funding to increase staff at the New Brunswick Refugee Clinic

    "Provide additional funding to boost staff capacity at the New Brunswick Refugee Clinic to assist refugee claimants and asylum seekers." — Election Platform 2024, retrieved 2024-10-12

  • Ask the federal government for greater control over immigration, including international study permits and temporary foreign workers

    "Obtain greater authority over immigration, including international study permits and temporary foreign workers, to respond to the specific needs of New Brunswick." — Election Platform 2024, retrieved 2024-10-12

  • Support settlement associations to expand their services

    "Support settlement associations to expand their services to integrate newcomers into their communities." — Election Platform 2024, retrieved 2024-10-12

  • Ensure temporary foreign workers have access to Medicare and a pathway to permanent residency

    "Ensure temporary foreign workers have access to Medicare and a pathway to permanent residency." — Election Platform 2024, retrieved 2024-10-12

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