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Temporary Public Policy for Out-of-Status Construction Workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryCanada
Operative dateJanuary 2, 2020
CategoryRegularization
Policy toolNew pathway
Affected groupNew applicants

Policy effect

Implementation of a temporary public policy allowing up to 500 out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area to apply for permanent residence.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Implementation of a temporary public policy allowing up to 500 out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area to apply for permanent residence.

Official source excerpt

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**Note:** This public policy has expired. ## Background The *Temporary Public Policy for Out-of-Status Construction Workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)* recognizes the economic contribution of long-term resident construction workers and seeks to regularize individuals who have been contributing to the Canadian economy by filling a regional labour market need. At the same time, this public policy addresses the vulnerable position of these workers due to their lack of immigration status. This temporary public policy will facilitate access to permanent resident status for 500 construction … permanent residents addresses the vulnerability of this undocumented population and allows them to continue to contribute to the sector with legal status. Many undocumented construction workers may be unaware of their employment rights or are hesitant to exercise them. These workers may not benefit from workplace regulations, such as health and safety inspections. As such, I hereby establish that, pursuant to my authority under section 25.2 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act* (the Act), that there are public policy considerations that justify the granting of permanent residence to foreign … (100 principal applicants); - Have continuously resided in Canada for at least five years on the date of their application; - Are currently working without authorization in the construction industry in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and have accumulated, and be able to provide evidence of, three years full-time work experience within the past five years in construction in the GTA in the occupations referenced in Annex A. - Provide evidence of language ability at Canadian Language Benchmark speaking 4, listening 4, reading 4 and writing 4; - Have family (mother, father, brother, sister, grandmother … not a consideration) - Prioritization of applicants with a spouse or common-law partner in Canada (status of the spouse or common-law partner is not a consideration) **Fees:** Any applicable fees, including fees for processing an application for permanent residence under subsection 25.2(1) of the Act must be paid and applicable Right of Permanent Residence Fee, must be paid. **Greater Toronto Area (GTA) as defined by Statistics Canada – Toronto Economic Region:** City of Toronto, Durham Region, Halton Region, Peel Region, York Region. **Start and End Date:** This public policy takes effect on January 2, 2020, and will end on January 1, 2022 or once 500 principal applicants (plus their family members) have been granted permanent residence, whichever comes first. Any applications received prior to January 2, 2022, will be processed under the public policy if the cap of 500 principal applicants has not been reached. Ahmed Hussen Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Dated at Ottawa, July 4th, 2019 ## Annex A – Construction Industry Occupations Included in the *Temporary Public Policy for Out-of-Status Construction Workers in the Greater Toronto Area* (GTA) - Major Group 72 industrial …
Government of Canadacanada.ca. Temporary Public Policy for Out-of-Status Construction Workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).; IRCC Public Policy Notice, "ARCHIVED - Temporary public policy for out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area".; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, "Temporary public policy for out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)", IRCC Corporate Instructions.Open official source
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