Sean Fraser is Canada’s new Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship.
Canada appoints Sean Fraser as immigration minister in the Trudeau cabinet. Since 2015, Sean Fraser has served as Nova Scotia's Member of Parliament.
Fraser, a 37-year-old lawyer, is Nova Scotia's lone representative in the federal cabinet. During his Master's program in The Hague in the Netherlands, Sean studied under a Judge of the International Court of Justice and a former Secretary-General of NATO. Before entering politics, Sean enjoyed a successful legal practice with one of Canada's top-ranked law firms. During his time in Johannesburg, South Africa, he also worked as a human rights lawyer for marginalized groups and individuals.
A long-term volunteer, he served as the Vice-President of a local United Nations Association of Canada branch, served as a Research Fellow with the Center for International Sustainable Development Law, and provided pro bono legal services to the Boys and Girls Club and underprivileged members of the community.
How will this influence Canada's immigration programs?
Those aspiring to move to Canada and those already in Canada who wish to settle permanently will look to the new Minister of Immigration for answers on a range of issues. In continuing the process of increasing immigration levels, the Trudeau Liberals. In recent years, the Liberals, however, have increased immigration levels even more aggressively to support the Canadian economy. The goal of increasing immigration levels is to aid Canada's post-pandemic recovery.
In accordance with recent trends, the new Immigration Levels Plan will be announced by March 2022. In the Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024, Canada's goal of welcoming over 400,000 new immigrants per year is unlikely to change.
Canada is one of the top choices of international students for education owing to its multicultural society, high academic standards, affordability, exiting campus lifestyles and world-class education among many other attributes.
Canada offers several business immigration options for individuals who want to start or invest in a business in the country. These options include the following:
