Global Compact for Migration

Pilot program launches to streamline work permit processing for Canadian employers recruiting in the Philippines

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Thursday, October 19, 2023
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The pilot will streamline work permit processing for eligible Canadian employers and allow employers to schedule group appointments for medical examinations and biometrics for potential employees, so that skilled workers in the Philippines can come to Canada.

Key Points: 
  • The pilot will streamline work permit processing for eligible Canadian employers and allow employers to schedule group appointments for medical examinations and biometrics for potential employees, so that skilled workers in the Philippines can come to Canada.
  • The pilot is open to Canadian employers recruiting from the Philippines and hiring approximately 50 or more workers, or for critical occupations in sectors such as health care, construction and agri-food.
  • To participate in the program, employers must demonstrate their commitment to fair and ethical recruitment guidelines, as published by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
  • Additionally, IRCC is providing $200,000 to the IOM to support the adoption of fair and ethical recruitment standards in the Philippines.

Dakar 2 Summit: Development partners to commit $30 billion to boost food production in Africa

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Monday, January 30, 2023
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Among the development partners are the African Development Bank which plans to contribute $10 billion over five years, and the Islamic Development Bank, which intends to provide $5 billion.

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  • Among the development partners are the African Development Bank which plans to contribute $10 billion over five years, and the Islamic Development Bank, which intends to provide $5 billion.
  • Addressing the closing plenary, African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina said the continent and its partners are determined to see results and that implementation is critical to boosting food production and feeding Africa.
  • “We came in response to a clarion call out of Africa that it is time for Africa to feed Africa.
  • The president of the Islamic Development Bank, Dr. Muhammad Al Jasser, delivered a statement pledging continued support to boost food production in Africa.

Statement for International Migrants Day

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Sunday, December 18, 2022
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As a country with a strong immigrant population, Canada knows that the benefits of global migration are immense.

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  • As a country with a strong immigrant population, Canada knows that the benefits of global migration are immense.
  • Migrant smuggling and human trafficking expose migrants to violence and even death.
  • This is why we are committed to continuing to work collaboratively with the international community to promote well-managed migration and to protect the rights of migrants.
  • "On this International Migrants Day, we invite all Canadians to join us in recognizing the invaluable social and economic contributions that migrants make to our society each and every day—but also to consider the struggles they face.

Canada continues to strengthen asylum processing capacity in the Americas

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Thursday, September 1, 2022
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Through its leadership in the Comprehensive Regional Protection and Solutions Framework (known as MIRPS), Canada will continue to contribute to asylum system capacity building, among other protection efforts for Central America and Mexico.

Key Points: 
  • Through its leadership in the Comprehensive Regional Protection and Solutions Framework (known as MIRPS), Canada will continue to contribute to asylum system capacity building, among other protection efforts for Central America and Mexico.
  • In support of MIRPS, the Honourable SeanFraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, reiterated today Canada's support for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to strengthen asylum processing capacity in the Americas, through 3 capacity-building projects over the next 2years.
  • This project will also deploy mobile asylum claim offices to regions experiencing an influx of claims or add capacity to other offices.
  • Finally, the third initiative will strengthen asylum capacity in Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras.

Canada supports the Global Compact for Migration

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Thursday, May 19, 2022
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Secondly, he committed to increasing financial support to the global It Takes a Community social media campaign, implemented by the International Organization for Migration.

Key Points: 
  • Secondly, he committed to increasing financial support to the global It Takes a Community social media campaign, implemented by the International Organization for Migration.
  • Canada will continue to work with our partners around the world to promote the GCM internationally to encourage migration through regular pathways.
  • The Global Compact for Migration aims to improve co-operation on international migration in order to "make migration work for all".
  • Canada's engagement on the Global Compact for Migration has been co-led by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and Global Affairs Canada.

Committee examine European responses to irregular migration

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Monday, January 21, 2019
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Committee explores what the UK, France and Italy are doing to police migration routes and to address root causes of largescale displacement

Key Points: 
  • The routes used by irregular migrantsand the traffickers that are exploiting themare equally widespread and difficult to police.
  • While the consequences of this influx of irregular migrants have been felt across Europe, a collective response has proved elusive, as shown by some European countries opposition to the UN Global Compact for Migration.
  • What are France and Italy doing in North Africa, the Sahel and sub-Saharan Africa to reduce the level of irregular migration across the Mediterranean?
  • What is the UK doing with France in North Africa and the Sahel to address the root causes of irregular migration to Europe?

Highlights - MEPs strongly welcome the Global Compact on Migration - Subcommittee on Human Rights

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018
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A nine-Member European Parliament delegation, led by Linda McAvan (S&D, UK), participated at the Intergovernmental Conference for adopting the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Marrakesh as part of the overall EU delegation.

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  • A nine-Member European Parliament delegation, led by Linda McAvan (S&D, UK), participated at the Intergovernmental Conference for adopting the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in Marrakesh as part of the overall EU delegation.
  • The European Parliament strongly supports the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, and welcomes its adoption in Marrakesh, Morocco.
  • MEPs regret the campaign of disinformation that has led to several countries withdrawing their support from the compact.
  • The members of the delegation were: Linda McAvan (S&D, UK), Pier Antonio Panzeri (S&D, IT), Anna Maria Corazza Bildt (EPP, SE), eljana Zovko (EPP, HR), Ccile Kyenge (S&D, IT), Elena Valenciano (S&D, ES), Judith Sargentini (Greens/EFA, NL), Laura Ferrara (EFDD, IT), Udo Voigt (NI, DE),

Canada adopts historic agreement to address migration - Migration Compact is the first, globally negotiated, cooperative framework to facilitate safe, orderly and regular migration

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Monday, December 10, 2018
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Today, Canada announced it signed the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), the first global framework on all aspects of international migration.

Key Points: 
  • Today, Canada announced it signed the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), the first global framework on all aspects of international migration.
  • The GCM acknowledges the serious challenges that irregular migration poses, while emphasizing the positive contributions of migrants, and the benefits of regular pathways and well-managed migration systems.
  • The compact is an important international framework to better manage and address global migration challenges, as well as improve cooperation between countries.
  • That Declaration launched separate processes to create 2 non-legally binding Global Compacts: the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration and the Global Compact on Refugees.

The United Nations Global Compact for Migration

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Thursday, December 6, 2018
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Wednesday, December 5, 2018The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration will be formally adopted by most Member States of the United Nations, including the UK, in December 2018. This briefing explains what's in the Compact and its implications for Member States.

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    The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration will be formally adopted by most Member States of the United Nations, including the UK, in December 2018.

  • The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration is an intergovernmentally negotiated agreement, prepared under the auspices of the United Nations (UN).
  • The text of the Compact (GCM) was agreed at the United Nations General Assembly in July 2018, and it is due to be formally adopted at an intergovernmental conference in Marrakesh on 10-11 December 2018.
  • The commitment to develop the Global Compact was contained in the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants adopted by all 193 Member States of the United Nations.