Canada Announces Two New Permanent Residency Pathways for Hong Kong Residents

Canada Announces Two New Permanent Residency Pathways for Hong Kong Residents
Marco Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announces measures of support to in-Canada families of victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 during a press conference in Ottawa on May 13, 2021. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says Canada is offering two new paths to permanent residency for Hong Kong residents who work and/or are recent graduates already living in the country.

The federal government says it is “deeply concerned” about China’s imposition of the national security law and the “deteriorating” human rights situation in Hong Kong, adding the country stands shoulder to shoulder with the people of Hong Kong.