Hong Kong Watch Unite Forces of Canadian Parliament Members to Expand Lifeboat Scheme for More Hongkongers

4,000 Hongkongers did not know they were ineligible to migrate after entering Canada with Open Work Visas

On the afternoon of March 7, 2023, “1617 Alliance” members submitted a petition letter to Garnett Genuis MP, a member of the Canadian Parliament, hoping that Canada will expand and extend its Lifeboat Program Stream B permanent residence policy. Donna Ho/The Epoch Times

Canada has become one of the popular destinations for Hongkongers to migrate to in recent years. However, as of June 2022, nearly 4,000 Hongkongers did not know they were ineligible to migrate after entering Canada with Open Work Visas (OWP).

Aileeen Calverley, co-founder and trustee of Hong Kong Watch, has been marching through the Canadian Parliament for the past year, attending various meetings and meeting with Congress cross-party members to plead for the Canadian government’s extension and expansion of the lifeboat scheme.