Tag: permanent residency pathways

Govt Committee Urges Clearer Pathway to Retain Skilled Migrants and Top International Students

An Australian parliamentary committee has recommended easing the permanent residency pathway for skilled temporary workers and the “best and brightest” international students to help address the country’s skill shortages accentuated by the pandemic. In its final report tabled to the federal parliament on August 9, the Joint Standing Committee on Migration  has laid out a…


Canada Announces Two New Permanent Residency Pathways for Hong Kong Residents

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…