Citizenship and Immigration committee I believe you are accurate in your assessment.
December 11th, 2018Committee meeting
Bruce Cohen
Citizenship and Immigration committee I do. The program we're working on, opening up labour pathways for skilled refugees, is not compelled by the compact. It is fully consistent with the compact. In objective (5), the provision is about enhancing the availability and flexibility of economic migration for displaced
December 11th, 2018Committee meeting
Bruce Cohen
Citizenship and Immigration committee I feel constrained about offering opinions to Canadians about Canadian policy. Respectfully, we believe the provisions in the compact that I have spoken about are useful and valuable, but....
December 11th, 2018Committee meeting
Bruce Cohen
Citizenship and Immigration committee Not that I know.
December 11th, 2018Committee meeting
Bruce Cohen
Citizenship and Immigration committee The employers we work with would like to see more skilled employees and more opportunities. Canada is a leader in the world on these issues. The most I can say is that I would hope Canada would do all it can, because they are so compelling.
December 11th, 2018Committee meeting
Bruce Cohen
Citizenship and Immigration committee The program is the economic mobility pathways project. It is under way, so it's difficult to say how many people will be able to take advantage of the program initially. However, in its pilot phase, possibly a few dozen matches will be made to test the thesis that refugees can en
December 11th, 2018Committee meeting
Bruce Cohen
Citizenship and Immigration committee Talent Beyond Boundaries has not asked or commented on levels or level changes. Our candidates are competing within existing levels. The people we're working with are skilled refugees coming to Canada to fill jobs, to fill skill gaps and, we hope, to contribute to and grow the ec
December 11th, 2018Committee meeting
Bruce Cohen
Citizenship and Immigration committee It's our hope that opening labour migration opportunities to refugees through economic pathways will provide the kinds of safe and legal alternatives that people will be able to take advantage of. That is an option. That is part of what is inspiring us to begin our program and to
December 11th, 2018Committee meeting
Bruce Cohen
Citizenship and Immigration committee Honourable Chair, vice-chairs and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to submit a brief and appear on behalf of Talent Beyond Boundaries. We are engaging the global private sector and national governments to provide safe and legal economic migration options f
December 11th, 2018Committee meeting
Bruce Cohen