New Minister of Immigration in Trudeau’s Cabinet: Marco Mendicino
Marco Mendicino, the descendant of immigrants from Italy to Canada has been appointed by the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the new Minister of Immigration of the country.
Mendicino will take responsibility of the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) which was previously operated by Ahmed Hussen, who will now take over the Ministry of families, children and social development. Mendicino would be managing a total of 8,000 IRCC employees and would be required to look into the issues of one of the most important departments of Canadian Government.
IRCC processes visa applications of individuals who intend to immigrate to Canada as permanent residence, along with those who have applied for temporary work, study or visitors’ visa.
Some policies and regulations that are needed to be looked after by Mendicino are briefed as follows:
Approving responsible increase to immigration, with an aim on inviting highly skilled workers to Canada. This was an important commitment made from the platform of 2019’s Liberal Party elections. Canada’s existing immigration levels has plans to welcome 341,000 new permanent residents by 2020, and an increased 350,000 immigrants in 2021. A new immigration plan would be laid down soon.
Implementing yet another commitment from the 2019 election campaign of making the Canadian Citizenship application free of cost for the permanent residents of Canada.
Launching a new Canadian Immigration Program, that is the Municipal Nominee Program which would allow selected cities and towns across Canada to sponsor individuals and families to local settlement.
Changing the status of Atlantic Immigration Pilot program permanent, another commitment from the campaign.
Handling a challenging discussion with Quebec’s Government with regards to province’s ability to choose its own skilled migrants. Quebec currently has the liberty to select its own skilled immigrants under a consent that exists from nearly three decades now. In addition to this, the province of Quebec is also demanding more authority over the family reunification and refugee settlement schemes. This would greatly impact the immigration of those eligible individuals who want to live and work in Montreal, which is the second largest city in Canada or anywhere else in the province of Quebec.
Ensuring that one of the Canada’s most crucial immigration streams, that is the Express Entry System would continue to be the doorway for welcoming a wide range of skilled and talented international workers.
Continuing to invite thousands of international workers every year to educational institutes across Canada.
Continuing to provide a safe place to recognized refugees via Federal government and private sponsorship programs.
Who is Marco Mendicino?
Marco Mendicino, aged 46 years old, was first elected under the Government of Canada to represent the riding of Eglington – Lawrence in the House of Commons in the 2015 federal governments’ elections was successful to repeat the same feat in the 2019 Canadian elections. He was born and brought up in Toronto area of Canada and pursue the profession of lawyer before coming into politics.
Before getting appointed by the IRCC, he has previously served as Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities and after that Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, where he assisted in advancing relevant government commitment such as Criminal Justice Reform, Restorative Justice and Reconciliation with Indigenous communities.
He has frequently been applauded for his bent towards serving the public. His experience to serve federally and skills in doing volunteer work for local communities and an intention to contribute in the greatest way possible would indeed make him the best Minister of Immigration that Canada has ever had.
Immigration Experts would like to congratulate Marco Mendicino for being appointed as a new Canadian Immigration Minister.
