NEW PATHWAYS LAUNCHES FOR HONG KONG TO ATTRACT RECENT GRADUATES AND SKILLED WORKERS WITH FASTER PERMANENT RESIDENCY

On February 4, 2021- Minister Mendicino announced that Hong Kong residents will be able to apply for new open work permits beginning on February 8, 2021.

The ties that bind Canada and Hong Kong run deep. The first Hong Kong residents arrived here over 150 years ago, contributing immensely to Canada’s economic, social and political life. Canada continues to stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of Hong Kong, and is deeply concerned about the new National Security Law and the deteriorating human rights situation there. Against this backdrop, in November 2020, the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced several new initiatives to help more Hong Kong residents come to Canada.