New Pathway to Residency for 90,000 Essential Workers and Graduates: Mendicino

New Pathway to Residency for 90,000 Essential Workers and Graduates: Mendicino
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marco Mendicino holds a press conference in Ottawa on Nov. 12, 2020. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says his department is creating a new pathway to permanent residency for 90,000 essential workers and international graduates who are currently in Canada.

Mendicino says the new policy will grant permanent status to temporary workers and graduates who possess the skills and experience the country needs to fight the pandemic and achieve an economic recovery.