2010 Coupe de la Ligue Final

REPEAT – As Parliament Returns, Civil Society Organizations Join Migrants to Call for Regularization and Permanent Resident Status for All 1.7 Million Migrants

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Over 480 civil society organizations have already endorsed this call for immigration justice.

Key Points: 
  • Over 480 civil society organizations have already endorsed this call for immigration justice.
  • Most migrants in low-waged work do not have access to permanent residency so eventually they are forced to either leave Canada or stay in the country undocumented.
  • As a result, there are at least 1.7 million migrants - 1 in 23 residents in Canada - who do not have equal rights.
  • The Temporary Resident to Permanent Resident (TR to PR) program was created in May 2021, and expired in November.