Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the recruitment and retention
of healthcare workers from other countries a top priority for
Canada's immigration minister Friday.
In a mandate letter to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Minister Marco Mendicino, the Canadian prime minister described the
COVID-19 pandemic as the most serious public health crisis the
country has ever faced. "The global pandemic has had
devastating impacts on lives and livelihoods and exposed
fundamental gaps in our society," wrote Trudeau.
"Challenges that existed before the pandemic remain and others
have been exacerbated."
Immigrants Working in Healthcare To Have More Paths To
Permanent Residency
Ottawa is planning to beef up its programs to help immigrants
working in the healthcare fields get their permanent residence to
deal with the pandemic.
