THE AFTERMATH OF IMMIGRATION TO CANADA POST COVID-19

The Voice of Canada:

COVID 19 has bought our lives to a halt, Canada’s borders are currently closed to the vast majority of foreign national. It has impacted our lives massively all over the world and immigration is one important area that is hugely affected by it too. With the number of cases rising everywhere, there have been lots of travel restrictions, and travelling in itself has become very stressful. With the new travel restrictions, the temporary foreign workers and the refugees had to undergo a lot of hardship due to the shutting down of the borders.

Foreign students are the ones who contribute billions of dollars each year to the Canadian economy. This is a major reason why strong migration must proceed in the repercussions. But, bringing the foreign students back for the fall session can raise alarming bells for Canada as the COVID scenario around the world does not look good. Before the doors for immigration can be opened up again, Canadians lookup for assurance from the government regarding their health and safety as a priority. It is a struggle between stabilizing the economy and the well being of Canadians as there is no doubt that immigration generates lots of funds to keep the economy going. Canada’s three-year future plan calls for the admission of 341,000 permanent residents in 2020, 351,000 in 2021, and 361,000 in 2022.

One of the major concerns for the economy will be, handling the rising rate of unemployment in this present scenario. With joblessness approaching noteworthy levels, questions are as of now developing about whether those increments in immigration are economical?

The economic crisis will have a long term impact on the Canadian economy, will Canada be able to provide job opportunities to suit an extra 1% of settlers after the emergency has passed within a reasonable timeframe? Reports on the levels of immigration would come out by fall as the objectives stay plausible, even from a strategic perspective, given the fringe and travel limitations set up the world over.

The pandemic has clearly defined the basic idea of the work newcomers do. Many Canadians would have found it unable to survive without the contributions made by the new immigrants. So it is important that the country moves slowly and systematically towards its future goals. Temporary foreign workers who are to a great extent utilized by the agribusiness were at first closed out from Canada when a choice was made to close the fringe to everything except residents or perpetual inhabitants. The legislature moved quickly to turn around that choice after an objection. The way that individuals considered so fundamental, nonetheless, regularly work in under ideal conditions and with grave vulnerability around their fates has additionally brought up issues about whether the program itself should be reconsidered.

Another program that opened, is focused on those working in meat preparation, mushroom, and nursery creation, just as domesticated animals raising businesses. It would enable them to settle in Canada forever. The program had been reported a year back and was relied upon to open for applications not long ago, however that was postponed because of the pandemic.

Family class immigration has been the least affected by the travel restrictions, though their age is a big factor that poses a high health risk during this pandemic, and regarding the eventual fate of the worldwide understudy program which remains an unsolved puzzle as of now.With universal understudies emptying an expected $21.6 billion into the economy, their nonattendance this fall as fringes stay shut could be an immense blow.

The government is attempting to reduce that by making a few changes to keep understudies associated with Canada. One change reported for the current week has been to permit the individuals who will presently be taking courses online to even now meet all requirements for the understudy working visas that recently required a specific measure of time in Canada.

Another program on stop is refugee resettlement. The Liberals were intensely reprimanded for closing down that flood of immigrants when they shut the borders in March. Advocates still argue that the world’s most powerless need help now like never before. Canada’s major concern is the well being of its citizens but Canada will also remain committed to upholding its refugee resettlement obligations under international conventions.

The government is doing its best to put food on everyone’s plate. Canadians are doing tremendously well in coping with this pandemic. Keeping the Canada- United States border closed, avoiding unnecessary travel across the border has indeed helped Canada in controlling the pandemic.

This year has given a new meaning to life. The fear of COVID is intense and it will be reflected in travel and tourism trade as well, possibly there can be a dip in it too. Amidst all this, those with a keen desire of starting a new life in Canada will be ready to take the plunge.