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Immigration, Refugees, & Borders platforms

Here's what the candidates in Scarborough—Rouge Park, and their parties, are promising.

CBSA

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We don't have any Liberal policies on CBSA.
We don't have any NDP policies on CBSA.
We don't have any PPC policies on CBSA.
We don't have any Conservative policies on CBSA.

ESL and FSL training

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We don't have any Liberal policies on ESL and FSL training.

Green

Allocate much greater funding for training in official languages for new immigrants through earmarked transfers to the provinces for primary and secondary public school and free night school programmes.
We don't have any NDP policies on ESL and FSL training.
We don't have any PPC policies on ESL and FSL training.
We don't have any Conservative policies on ESL and FSL training.

Economic immigration

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Liberal

  • Increase immigration modestly with a focus on highly-skilled people.
  • Create a Municipal Nominee Programme allowing local communities, chambers of commerce, and local labour councils to directly sponsor immigrants.
  • Make the Atlantic Immigration Pilot permanent.

NDP

  • Make sure that our immigration policies and levels meet Canada’s labour force needs and recognize people’s experiences, contributions, and ties to Canada.
  • Work with the provinces to address gaps in settlement services and improve foreign credentials recognition.
We don't have any PPC policies on Economic immigration.

Conservative

  • Increase the number of points awarded for a job offer under the Express Entry Program.
  • Match international students finished university with jobs.
  • Provide new economic immigrants info about opportunities outside of urban centres.
  • Rework the Temporary Foreign Workers Program.

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To reduce duplication and ease the application process, we will create a trusted employer system so that companies do not have to constantly re-apply to the program. We will establish clear standards and timelines for Labour Market Impact Assessment processes and revise the zoning regions to make sure rural areas and tourism hotspots are not lumped into large geographic areas with urban hubs.

To ensure that those who enter Canada as low-skilled workers, as justified by concrete labour market data, are treated fairly, we will establish a path to permanence by allowing employers to sponsor applications for permanent residency. Immigration is good for the economy, good for jobs, and good for people who have chosen to come to Canada.

We will continue to monitor the Temporary Foreign Workers Program to ensure that it is achieving its intended results: supporting Canadian businesses with genuine labour needs, while also ensuring that Canadians get the first crack at jobs in our country.

From Andrew Scheer's Plan for You to Get Ahead, retrieved 2019-10-11.

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Foreign credentials

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We don't have any Liberal policies on Foreign credentials.

Green

  • Ensure professionals considered for immigration are aware of licensing requirements for their professions.
  • Create a robust system for evaluating education and training credentials of immigrants.

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Ensure professionals being considered for immigration have the licensing requirements for their professions clearly explained before entry.

Work with professional associations to create a robust system for evaluating the education and training credentials of immigrants against Canadian standards, with the goal of expediting accreditation and expanding professional opportunities for immigrants.

From Election Platform 2019, retrieved 2019-09-22.

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We don't have any PPC policies on Foreign credentials.
We don't have any Conservative policies on Foreign credentials.

Here without official status

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We don't have any Liberal policies on Here without official status.

Green

  • Establish a programme to process ~200,000 people living in Canada without official status, with a pathway to permanent residency for those who qualify.
  • Ensure "lost Canadians" being denied citizenship through archaic laws are protected and their citizenship restored.

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Establish a program to process the estimated 200,000 people living in Canada without official status, providing a pathway to permanent residency for those who qualify.

Ensure the “lost Canadians” quietly being denied citizenship through archaic laws are protected and that their citizenship is restored. Although some significant progress has been made, some are still “lost.”

Implement the recommendation of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration to grant permanent resident status immediately to those who have refused or left military service in a war not sanctioned by the United Nations.

Improve the pathway for international students and foreign workers to Canadian permanent residency and citizenship.

From _Election Platform 2019_, retrieved 2019-09-22.

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We don't have any NDP policies on Here without official status.
We don't have any PPC policies on Here without official status.
We don't have any Conservative policies on Here without official status.

Immigrant caregivers

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We don't have any Liberal policies on Immigrant caregivers.
We don't have any Green policies on Immigrant caregivers.

NDP

Treat caregivers brought to Canada with respect and dignity, providing them with status and allowing them to reunite with their families without delay.
We don't have any PPC policies on Immigrant caregivers.
We don't have any Conservative policies on Immigrant caregivers.

Immigration consultancy & affordability

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Green

  • Regulate the immigration consulting industry to ensure universally fair, legal and accessible services to help people navigate the immigration system.
  • Increase penalties for consultants convicted of human smuggling and devote more resources to investigation and enforcement.
We don't have any PPC policies on Immigration consultancy & affordability.
We don't have any Conservative policies on Immigration consultancy & affordability.

Multicultural integration

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We don't have any Liberal policies on Multicultural integration.

Green

  • Work with municipalities and provinces to improve integration of new Canadians into the multicultural fabric.
  • Assist cultural organizations to obtain charitable status.
  • Increase funding of multicultural associations providing immigrant support programmes.
We don't have any NDP policies on Multicultural integration.
We don't have any PPC policies on Multicultural integration.
We don't have any Conservative policies on Multicultural integration.

Refugees

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Green

Lead a national discussion to define the term “environmental refugee,” advocate for its inclusion as a refugee category in Canada, and accept an appropriate share of the world’s environmental refugees into Canada.

NDP

  • Get rid of refugee backlog.
  • Work with Canadians to resettle refugees and ensure they're given needed support to build successful lives and new homes.
  • Establish a clear and permanent path for resettlement of LGBTQI2S+ refugees to Canada.
We don't have any PPC policies on Refugees.

Conservative

  • Remove the cap on privately sponsored refugees.
  • Ensure departmental resources are sufficiently focused on privately sponsored refugees.
  • Prioritize genocide survivors, LGBTQ+ refugees, and internally displaced people in the Government-Assisted Refugees program.

Safe Third Country agreement

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We don't have any PPC policies on Safe Third Country agreement.
We don't have any Conservative policies on Safe Third Country agreement.