No More Police Clearance: Canada Announces Changes to Students, Temporary Residency Visa
- The Canadian government said police clearance certificates are not necessary for people entering the country as temporary residents
- According to the minister, biometrics such as fingerprints run through police databases are more preferable
- This came as the government was government was criticised for its security checks on the temporary residents
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The Canadian government has admitted that police clearance certificates are not required for those entering the nation on study visas or as temporary residents.
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Canada's minister of immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship, Marc Miller, stated this in response to inquiries from Indo-Canadian Member of Parliament Arpan Khanna.
He said:
"I have never said such certificates are required for temporary residents."
According to Miller, the government uses biometrics—fingerprints run through partner and police databases—for verification.
Miller stated, regarding the national police credentials, "We do not, as a routine matter, require them for temporary residents."
"They may be required if an officer decides to do so as part of a cascading security screening,"
Miller, in a TBS news, also dismissed the efficacy of such checks, as he said, "You could imagine how unreliable those certificates would be."
The government has recently been under fire for its security checks on the temporary residents it accepts, including foreign students.
This is as two out of the four people detained in connection with the murder of pro-Khalistan activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar entered Canada under this category.
Four Indian nationals were detained and accused for their suspected roles in the June 18 murder of Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia.
It was verified that two of them, Karan Brar and Karamdeep Singh, had come to Canada as students and that a third, Amandeep Singh, had also supposedly studied there.
Canada reopens 2 programmes for Nigerians
Legit.ng reported that the Canadian government is inviting applications for its Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot programmes.
These two caregiver programmes offer foreigners, including Nigerians, the opportunity to relocate with their families and obtain permanent residency.
Nigerians interested can start applying from January 1, 2024, at 9am Eastern Standard Time (EST).
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