{"id":1773,"date":"2019-05-31T20:18:05","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T20:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yupasscanada.com\/?p=1773"},"modified":"2020-06-06T02:37:59","modified_gmt":"2020-06-06T02:37:59","slug":"newreleasemay312019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yupasscanada.com\/en\/government-updates\/newreleasemay312019\/","title":{"rendered":"\u3010Canada introduces new measures for vulnerable individuals\u3011"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

News Release from IRCC on May 31, 2019
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Canada is taking action to help protect vulnerable people. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
  1. June 4, 2019 – Migrant workers who have an employer-specific Work Permit and are in an abusive job situation in Canada will be able to apply for an Open Work Permit which allow them to work for any employer.  

    This will allow migrant workers to leave that employer immediately, maintain their status and find another job.<\/li>
  2. July 26, 2019 – newcomers experiencing family violence will be able to apply for a fee exempt Temporary Resident Permit that will give them legal immigration status in Canada and includes a Work Permit and health care coverage. <\/li>
  3. September 9, 2019 – IRCC will launch a 2-year pilot project where a person who came to Canada can now sponsor undeclared immediate family members. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    More information can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    News Release from IRCC on May 31, 2019 Canada is taking action to help protect vulnerable people. June 4, 2019 \u2013 Migrant workers who have an employer-specific Work Permit and are in an abusive job situation in Canada will be able to apply for an Open Work Permit which allow them to work for any<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1774,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-government-updates"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t