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Chinese interference in Canada: US on alert since the 1990s
TORONTO – The United States has conducted a covert investigation into national security threats posed by Chinese “operations” overseas, which has led to alarming conclusions about Canada, according to a new book written by a former RCMP and US government official military intelligence, Scott McGregor, together with investigative journalist Ina Mitchell, entitled “The Mosaic Effect: How the Chinese Communist Party Started a Hybrid War in America’s Backyard” (in the pic above, the cover of the book). Continue reading→
International students in limbo, Minister Fraser announces an eighteen months extension of PGWP
TORONTO – International graduates students with expired or expiring work permits will be able to extend their authorization to work in Canada for another eighteen months under a new immigration measure announced today by Minister Sean Fraser.
Good news for the thousands of students who were in limbo, just like the Italian girl to whose story we dedicated an article yesterday (you can re-read it by clicking here). So, according to the Immigration Minister, Postgraduate Work Permit Holders (PGWP) who qualify for the program will soon be contacted with information on logging into their online account to join and update their file, starting April 6.
A PGWP is typically not extendable, but similar policies have been implemented twice during the pandemic to allow international graduates to stay and work in Canada as many have run out of status and have been unable to pursue permanent residency due to significant immigration backlogs, at least according to reports from the IRCC.
Those with a work permit that expired in both 2022 and 2023 will therefore be able to reinstate their status, even if they have exceeded the 90-day reinstatement period, and will receive a provisional work permit pending their new application for work. work permit.
“We must use every tool to support employers who continue to face challenges in hiring the workers they need to grow,” said Minister Fraser. “We are providing international graduates whose work permits are about to expire or have expired with an additional period of time to remain in Canada to gain valuable work experience and potentially qualify to become permanent residents”.
The federal government’s 2022 PGWP extension program hasn’t been without a hitch. Permit holders were initially told that their permit would be processed automatically without them having to do anything. However, many have not received the necessary documents and have run out of status to stay and work legally in the country.
“The lessons learned from that process have been applied as we implement a similar one. The new public policy will allow anyone who was eligible under the 2022 initiative to apply for an open work permit and have their status reinstated”.
“Thank you for your patience”, concluded Minister Fraser, referring to the odyssey experienced by international students who remained hanging by a thread until this morning’s announcement.
All additional information is available on this link: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2023/03/canada-announces-extension-of-post-graduation-work-permits-for-up-to-18-months-to-retain-high-skilled-talent.html
In the pic above, Minister Fraser during the press conference today (screenshot from the live video on https://www.youtube.com/@CitImmCanada)
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L’odissea degli studenti internazionali: formati, assunti e poi rispediti a casa. Il caso di una ragazza italiana
TORONTO – Un doppio Master, uno in Italia dopo la laurea triennale in una delle più prestigiose università italiane ed un secondo in Canada. Poi, un lavoro fisso a Toronto. Ma non basta. Anche lei, come tanti altri giovani italiani ed europei, forse dovrà tornare in Italia perché ottenere un visto più lungo sembra impossibile (per non parlare del “miraggio” meglio noto con il nome di Residenza Permanente, in gergo P.R.)…
আমরা ড. ইউনূস-কে নিরাপদে দেখতে চাই, সাক্ষাতকারে জানালেন স্যাম ডালে-হ্যারিস
সম্প্রতি ওয়াশিংটন পোষ্ট পত্রিকায় বিজ্ঞাপন আকারে বাংলাদেশের প্রধানমন্ত্রী বরাবরে প্রকাশিত খোলা চিঠির বিষয়ে স্বাক্ষরদাতাদের অন্যতম আমেরিকার গ্রন্থকার এবং দারিদ্রবিমোচন ও গণতন্ত্র প্রতিষ্ঠার প্রবক্তা স্যাম ডালে-হ্যারিস (in the pic above, from citizensclimatelobby.org) একান্ত সাক্ষাতকারে সবিস্তর জানিয়েছেন। তিনি বলেছেন, ‘যে ৪০ জন জননেতা ওই চিঠিতে স্বাক্ষর করেছেন তারা সাধারণঅর্থে বিশ্বের লাখো কোটি মানুষের পরিচিত, যারা মুহাম্মদ ইউনূসের কর্মে অনুপ্রাণিত ও উপকৃত এবং তারা তার নিরাপদ জীবন চান।’ আরও যোগ করে বলেছেন, ‘যারা স্বাক্ষর করেছেন, তারা প্রত্যাশী তাদের জনপরিচিতির কারণে বিশ্ব জানুক প্রফেসর ইউনূসের ওয়াকিবহাল। আমরা ওই বক্তব্য কোনো পত্রিকায় ছাপা হলো কি হলো না, তার অপেক্ষায় না থেকে ছাপিয়েছি।’
We want to see Dr. Yunus remain safe, says Sam Daley-Harris in an interview
One of the lead signatories who signed the open letter to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh as advertised in the Washington Post recently, Sam Daley-Harris, an American activist and author as well as advocate for hunger eradication and democracy, elaborated the reason for it in an exclusive interview, “The 40 public figures who signed the letter are simply some of the best-known among the millions of people around the world who have been inspired by and have benefitted from the work of Muhammad Yunus, and who want to see him remain safe.” He also added, “The signers wanted to use their status as public figures to make sure that the world knew about the growing concern about the well-being of Prof. Yunus. We weren’t going to leave it to chance as to whether newspapers did or didn’t pick up the statement.”
The odyssey of international students in Canada: trained, hired, then sent back home
TORONTO – A double Master’s, one in Italy after a three-year degree in one of the most prestigious Italian universities and a second one in Canada. Then, a permanent job in Toronto. But that’s not enough. Also, she, like many other young Italians and Europeans, will have to return to Italy because it seems impossible to obtain a visa extension (not to mention the “mirage” better known by the name of Permanent Residence: the PR).
