Niraula Ashika, Triandafyllidou Anna, Akbar Marshia
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration & Integration Program, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Can Public Policy. 2022 Oct 1;48(Suppl 1):49-59. doi: 10.3138/cpp.2022-010.
Canada has a proactive immigration policy that invites individuals, mostly highly skilled ones, from around the world to make it their new home. The pandemic border closures severely affected the flow of immigrants from other countries, so the Canadian government turned to the temporary migrants who were already in the country and facilitated their transition to permanent status. Reviewing the relevant policy documents and analysing 22 semi-structured qualitative interviews with stakeholders in Ontario, we critically examine the impact of two transition measures: the amendments to Express Entry and the Temporary Residence to Permanent Residence Pathway Program. We also discuss the changes in the work permit program for international graduates. Moreover, we analyse Canadian migration management during the pandemic at three levels: the macro level (i.e., transition measures and attainment of national goals), the meso level (i.e., stakeholders' evaluations of the transition measures), and the micro level (i.e., stakeholders' perceptions of migrants' experiences with the transition measures).
加拿大有一项积极主动的移民政策，吸引来自世界各地的个人，其中大多是高技能人才，使其成为他们的新家园。疫情期间的边境关闭严重影响了来自其他国家的移民流动，因此加拿大政府转向了已在该国的临时移民，并为他们向永久身份的转变提供便利。通过审查相关政策文件并分析对安大略省利益相关者进行的22次半结构化定性访谈，我们批判性地审视了两项过渡措施的影响：快速通道的修正案以及临时居民转永久居民途径计划。我们还讨论了国际毕业生工作许可计划的变化。此外，我们从三个层面分析了疫情期间加拿大的移民管理：宏观层面（即过渡措施和国家目标的实现）、中观层面（即利益相关者对过渡措施的评估）和微观层面（即利益相关者对移民在过渡措施方面经历的看法）。
