2021年4月14日(渥太華) 移民，難民和公民事務部長Marco EL Mendicino宣布了一條創新的永久居留權途徑
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To be eligible, workers must have at least 1 year of Canadian work experience in a health-care profession or another pre-approved essential occupation. International graduates must have completed an eligible Canadian post-secondary program within the last 4 years, and no earlier than January 2017.
（符合資格者, 工作者需至少具備1年以上在健康照護專業, 或其它已被認可的基本職業類別的加拿大工作經驗. 國際畢業生必需是過去4年內完成加拿大高等教育課程, 畢業時間不得早於2017年1月. ）
Effective May 6, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will begin accepting applications under the following 3 streams: （IRCC 將於2021/05/06 開始受理以下三類別的申請)
- 20,000 applications for temporary workers in health care
- 30,000 applications for temporary workers in other selected essential occupations
- 40,000 applications for international students who graduated from a Canadian institution
The streams will remain open until November 5, 2021, or until they have reached their limit. Up to 90,000 new permanent residents will be admitted under these 3 streams. (以上類別將持續開放至2021/11/05, 或達到名額限制. 此三類別的申請最多將核發90,000名永久居民)
