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We asked Sean Fraser what he personally wants to achieve during his term as Canada鈥檚 minister of immigration.
There were four items on Fraser鈥檚 bucket list, all found on his , a document from the prime minister which outlines the objectives that each minister is expected to complete during their term.
鈥淚 want to successfully resettle and make good on our commitments to Afghan refugees and to Ukrainians who are in search of safe haven,鈥� Fraser told 色狐入口 on June 21.
Canada is committed to welcoming at least 40,000 Afghan refugees. Since August 2021, about 16,370 Afghans have come to Canada. For Ukrainians fleeing from the war in Ukraine, Canada has introduced the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET). This allows Ukrainians to come to Canada temporarily. So far, have landed in Canada since January 1, 2022.
Fraser also said he want to be the immigration minister who returns application processing to the service standard. Following the pandemic, IRCC鈥檚 inventory across all lines of business has grown to about 2.4 million persons.
鈥淭hose are the big ticket items that everybody wants me do,鈥� Fraser said. 鈥淭here鈥檚 two things that I really care about鈥攊n addition to those鈥攖hat I want to do while I am the minister of immigration.鈥�
Fraser first named the Employment Mobility Pathways Pilot, which allows refugee candidates who appear to have the potential to succeed in the Canadian labour market to apply under an economic immigration program.
鈥淭he EMPP, Employment Mobility Pathways Pilot, has the potential to change the way the world thinks about refugees, not as people who are in need of charity, but as people who arrive with a lot more than the contents of their suitcase,鈥� Fraser said. 鈥淲e can teach people that refugee resettlement doesn鈥檛 have to be motivated only by altruism, but also by our economic self-interest.鈥�
Finally, Fraser said undocumented workers who have contributed to Canada over an extended period of time should be allowed to have status.
鈥淚 think it鈥檚 the right thing to do,鈥� Fraser said. 鈥淎nd we鈥檙e going to continue digging on a policy to amend measures on implied status to certain people who have been here for a lengthy period of time.鈥�
Special interview series with Minister Fraser
色狐入口聽sat down with the minister on June 21, 2022.
Over the coming weeks,聽色狐入口聽is releasing a special series of articles elaborating on the interview with Minister Fraser on topics including:
- Part 1: Express Entry all-program draws tentatively resuming on July 6
- Part 2: Immigration Minister Sean Fraser discusses Express Entry reforms
- Part 3: Immigration Minister: Applicants can soon expect normal service standards
- Part 4: No date set for IRCC to waive Canadian citizenship application fees
- Part 5: Will Canada welcome over 500,000 immigrants per year?
- Part 6: Immigration minister discusses new PR pathways for temporary residents
- how his life has changed since he became minister.
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