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House Hansard - 85

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 9, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 85 - Jun/9/22
Mr. Greg McLean (Calgary Centre, CPC)
  • Jun/9/22 2:56:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, a constituent of mine, Jaralaine, applied for permanent residence and a work permit under the caregiver category in April 2020, over two years ago, but IRCC stopped all caregiver applications, as they were not urgent. Now six months pregnant and diagnosed with a serious medical condition that may impact her health and that of her child, she has no health care coverage because of the government’s gross mismanagement of immigration. Will the minister help Jaralaine and others who have come to Canada for a better life?
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Context: House Hansard - 85 - Jun/9/22
Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)
  • Jun/9/22 2:57:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his sincere concern for his constituents. With respect to caregiver programs, last year more than 4,000 permanent residents were welcomed to Canada through caregiver streams. We anticipate that this year the number will be 6,000. As I shared earlier in response to a separate question this afternoon, we are actually processing people for permanent residency faster than at any point in the history of Canada, with today being the day that 200,000 new permanent residents will have been welcomed to Canada. I look forward to taking further questions in private after question period if the hon. member wishes to discuss specific case files.
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