New Zealand has a social impact worker visa program. What can Canada learn?
Why It Matters
Post-pandemic, Canada will be left with massive social challenges requiring unprecedented levels of innovation to overcome. Enlisting help from elsewhere in the world could boost the countryโs recovery โ if New Zealandโs social impact visa program is an indication.
As COVID-19 continues its global spread, countries around the world are curtailing immigration, including Canada: RBC Economicsย forecastsย that the number of permanent residents entering Canada will be reduced by 40 percent from 2019 โ a drastic decrease with long-term implications.ย
But thereโs a tremendous opportunity to pilot innovative immigration and worker visa policies to better support the Canadian social impact sector.ย In a post pandemic world, Canada could become a global leader in welcoming newcomers through exploring innovative approaches to immigration and international talent.
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New Zealandโs Global Social Impact VisaWhile Canada has many different immigration programs, thereโs no immigration ini
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