The federal government’s plan to allow 200,000 temporary residents to become permanent residents by the end of next year is targeted in part at clearing backlogs of people who fled unrest in Ukraine and Hong Kong, the prime minister said Friday.
“These are people who are not permanent in terms of the classification, but are effectively permanent residents, and we’re recognizing that,” said Prime Minister Mark Carney Carney at a press conference in Winnipeg.
Carney lies as usual.
Ottawa to grant up to 580,000 permanent residence in 2027
Ottawa could grant permanent residence to as many as 580,000 people in 2027, well about its 380,000 target, as a new one-time measure for up to 200,000 people already living in Canada is counted separately, officials said Friday.
