At the start of the conversation, the Ambassador briefed the Canadian side on the measures taken by the government of Uzbekistan to streamline the migration of external labor, improve the living conditions of compatriots abroad and protect their citizens. rights at work, Dunyo reports.
In turn, Jason Hollmann said the Canadian government is constantly increasing foreigners quotas and expanding the immigration plan through provincial programs. According to him, in Canada there are various provincial immigration programs – Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), in which applicants are selected on a points system.
The IRCC representative commended the efforts of the Uzbek embassy to organize separate meetings with representatives of each province in the country, who are responsible for the immigration policy of their regions. Jason Hollmann said that 13 provinces and regions in Canada have their own provincial immigration program, in which immigrants with certain professional and linguistic skills and experiences, mainly in English and French, are selected by potential employers in Canadian regions. . Subsequently, this employer approaches IRCC with a request for the issuance of a Certificate of Appointment, which aims to expedite the general immigration process, including the issuance of a visa to enter Canada, the message.
In addition, during the conversation with the Canadian side, the issue of opening a Canadian visa application center in Tashkent was raised. Jason Hollmann said Uzbekistan is among the priority countries where it is planned to open this center, given the growing number of Uzbeks applying for permits to enter Canada. Following the talks, the parties reached an agreement to organize a meeting of representatives of the Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada and the Agency for External Labor Migration under of the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations in order to establish direct interagency links and establish cooperation on the participation of Uzbek citizens in provincial immigration programs.
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