Immigration

June 16, 2024 — [Editor’s note: We are reprinting this 2020 article by Eleanor Laquian on why caregivers deserve permanent residence status upon arrival in Canada. On June 3, 2024, the federal government announced a policy to grant permanent residence to arriving caregivers.]

The year 2022 is set to become a banner year for immigration in Canada.

Family sponsorship
Family reunification is a term that does not quite capture the longing and anguish of families who do not know when they will finally be together sharing the same physical space, time zone, laughter and love.

Family sponsorship is perhaps the most common immigrant pathway used as the next step for first generation Canadian Filipinos to reunite with family.

In February of this year, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) released details on the federal government’s Immigration Levels Plan for 2022-2024. The plan aims to bring in over 1.2 million permanent residents over the next three years.

Families in Canada with parents and grandparents abroad will soon be able to reunite more easily and for a longer period of time.

According to the 2021 Census, international migration remains the main driver of growth in Canada which welcomed 113,699 immigrants in the first quarter of 2022 alone, the highest in any first quarter reports since 1946.

Results of a recent survey should get Canada worried.