Vancouver East's candidates' promises on Immigration, Refugees, & Borders

CBSA

Gölök Z Buday

Libertarian candidate in your district

Backlog and Financial Strains.

Ideally we'd have a world with liberty minded cultures, and only. We do not, also backlogs have to be limited so temporary moratoriums can allow people to catch up on legit cases. We need to take a hard line on anchor babies or birth tourism. Also consider not taking people from any country with a Social Credit system.

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Green

Reintroduce legislation to establish a Civilian Complaints and Review Commission for the Canada Border Services Agency.

We don't have any Conservative policies on CBSA.

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.

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 Conservative policies on ESL and FSL training.

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

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

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

Economic immigration

Green

Eliminate the Temporary Foreign Workers Program.
Address labour shortages by increasing immigration.

Eliminate the Temporary Foreign Workers Program and address labour shortages by increasing immigration, working with employers to establish paths to permanent residency.

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

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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.

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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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.

Family reunification

Green

Speed up family reunification, especially reuniting children with their parents.

We don't have any Conservative policies on Family reunification.

We don't have any Liberal policies on Family reunification.

NDP

End cap on applications to sponsor parents and grandparents, and take on the backlogs that delay reunification.

We don't have any PPC policies on Family reunification.

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.

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 Conservative policies on Foreign credentials.

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

NDP

Work with the provinces to address gaps in settlement services and improve foreign credentials recognition.

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

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.

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 Conservative policies on Here without official status.

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

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

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

Immigrant caregivers

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

We don't have any Conservative policies on Immigrant caregivers.

We don't have any Liberal 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.

Immigration consultancy & affordability

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 Conservative policies on Immigration consultancy & affordability.

Liberal

Make the citizenship application process free for those who have fulfilled requirements needed to obtain it.

NDP

Regulate the immigration consultancy industry.

We don't have any PPC policies on Immigration consultancy & affordability.

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 Conservative policies on Multicultural integration.

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

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

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

Refugees

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.

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.

Liberal

Introduce a permanent, dedicated refugee stream for human rights advocates, journalists, and humanitarian workers at risk, resettling up to 250 people / year.

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.

Safe Third Country agreement

Green

Terminate Canada's Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States.

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

Liberal

Work with the government of the United States to modernize the Safe Third Country Agreement.

NDP

Suspend the Safe Third Country agreement with the United States, allowing people to make asylum claims at official border crossings.

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