Canadian plan to clear Hongkonger migration backlog welcomed but questions remain
A Canadian goal of clearing a backlog of more than 30,000 applications from Hongkongers awaiting permanent residency is “encouraging” but questions remain about whether it can be achieved by 2027, advocates and immigration experts have said. Experts and Canadian parliamentarians said on Saturday that Ottawa’s new one-off measure to add more quota spaces to clear the Hong Kong immigration pathways…
Canada's plan to address the Hong Kong immigration backlog has been met with encouragement, but questions remain about its feasibility, advocates and immigration experts say. The federal government's one-time measure to add up to 100,000 extra permanent residency spaces, announced alongside the budget, is intended to process applications under the Hong Kong pathways by the end of 2027.
This comes as more than 48,500 individuals applied for the program before it closed earlier this year, with wait times stretching up to a decade due to limited admission space. While the Hong Kong Pathway Alliance and some parliamentarians welcomed the move, experts like Willis Fu Yiu-wai emphasized that predicting whether the backlog could be cleared by the end of 2027 is challenging, as it depends on various factors such as background checks and document verification.
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