News Releases from IRCC: Parents/Grandparents Super Visa Program and Help for Internationally Trained Health Care Professionals
Enhancements to the super visa program for parents and grandparents will help reunite families more easily and for longer
From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
News release
June 7, 2022—Ottawa—As we work to recover from the pandemic, the Government of Canada continues to prioritize family reunification so that we can attract, retain and integrate immigrants who contribute to the success of our country.
Today, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced enhancements to Canada’s super visa program. These enhancements will make it easier for Canadians to reunite with their parents and grandparents in Canada and will allow super visa holders to stay for a longer period of time. These changes, which come into force on July 4, 2022, will increase the length of stay for super visa holders to 5 years per entry into Canada. People who have a super visa also have the option to request to extend their stay by up to 2 years at a time while in Canada.
It will allow the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship to designate international medical insurance companies to provide coverage to super visa applicants in the future. Currently, only Canadian insurance providers can provide the necessary medical coverage that super visa applicants are required to have. Information about any designated medical insurance companies located outside of Canada will be communicated on IRCC’s website at a later date.
Since 2011, Canadian citizens and permanent residents have been able to reunite with their parents and grandparents in Canada for extended periods of time through Canada’s super visa program. This multiple-entry visa, which is valid for up to 10 years, has allowed parents and grandparents to remain in Canada for 2 years at a time. This makes the super visa more beneficial than a regular multiple-entry visitor visa, under which the length of stay is usually 6 months or less.
By making the super visa more accessible, we’ll continue to uphold our commitment to keeping families together.
See the News Release here
Expanded National Newcomer Navigation Network to help internationally educated health care professionals
From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
News release
June 6, 2022—Ottawa, Ontario—Newcomers are essential to Canada’s short-term recovery and long-term prosperity, including in the health care sector. As we continue to welcome newcomers who bring the essential skills we need for our economy to thrive, settlement services play a key role in helping them to succeed.
Building on the success of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario’s (CHEO’s) National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4), Marie-France Lalonde, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced close to $1.5 million to promote sector collaboration and information sharing of foreign qualification and credential recognition requirements for internationally educated health care professionals.
This expanded project will help internationally educated health care professionals fill key positions in the health care labour market. It will also enable N4 to serve as a platform where newcomers and internationally educated health care professionals can find information on foreign qualification and credential recognition in all provinces and territories outside Quebec.
The project will also:
- aim to identify barriers faced by internationally educated health care professionals in having their foreign credentials recognized in Canada
- provide practical policy recommendations to address gaps in the sector
- help internationally educated health care professionals access credential and qualification requirements faster
- remove barriers to working in Canada’s health care system
