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English PageIssue 312 (5) Asian Tribune July 29, 2022Parhar Sharma &NyachhyonDental GroupIMPLANTS & BRACESDr. Jatinder ParharDr. Gaurav SharmaDr. Pawan NyachhyonDr. Ahmed ZafarDr. Amrit GillDr. Pragti Bimra[780] 450-6200Millwoods Office4222 66 Street NWEdmonton, ABT6k 4A2North OfficeUnit-6, 12981 50 StreetEdmonton, ABT5A 3p3DTown Dontal10607-109 StreetEdmonton, ABT5H 3B52.62 Million Backlog sits with Canada Immigration(Continued..Page 1)by mid-July. A big driver ofthe jump in temporaryresidence applications isthe Canada-UkraineAuthorization forE m e r g e n c yTravel (CUAET), aprogram launched byOttawa on March 17 towelcome an unlimitednumber of Ukrainiansfleeing their war-torncountry.The latest IRCC figuresshow 362,664applications werereceived under thatprogram as of July 5, up66,501, or 22.4 per cent,from 296,163 only amonth earlier. Just underhalf of those, 151,353,had been approved as ofearly this month.Canada Border ServicesAgency (CBSA) reportsthat 58,869 Ukrainianshave come to Canada inthe first six months of thisyear, including 9,223 atland crossings and49,646 by air.“This is the fastest, safest,and most efficient way forUkrainians to come toCanada,” tweetedImmigration MinisterSean Fraser earlier thisyear. “It eliminates mostof the normal visarequirements for allUkrainian nationals, withthe exception ofbackground and securityscreening.”Another big driver ofimmigration this year hasbeen the one-time,temporary-to-permanentresident (TR-to-PR)program which tookapplications untilNovember and wasflooded with 84,177applications.That pathway targetedhealthcare and otherworkers in Canada andrecent internationalgraduates fromCanadian colleges anduniversities. It appliedacross the country withthe exception of thefrancophone province ofQuebec which operatesits own immigrationsystem.By mid-July, 51,392immigrants gained theirpermanent residency toCanada under thispathway. In itsImmigration Levels Planfor 2022 to 2024, Canadahad targeted 40,000 newpermanent residentsunder federal economicpublic policies for this year,which includes the TR-to-PR pathway, with a rangeof 30,000 to 48,000 newpermanent residents. Ithas already surpassedthat target. In the backlog,the latest figures from theIRCC show 211,903applications foreconomic immigration,118,251 for familysponsorships, 29,848 forhumanitarian andcompassionate grounds,and 154,098 for protectedpersons and refugees.Local Psychologist Running for theEdmonton-Ellerslie Candidacy(Ellerslie, Edmonton)Local psychologist andprovincial health leaderDr Judi Malone isofficially one ofthree vying forthe candidacyto unseatincumbentRod Loyola.“We benefitfrom living in ademocracy,and nothingspeaks todemocracylike voice,choice, andbecominginvolved”, saidMalone. “I amcommitted tobeing thevoice ofchange for Edmonton-Ellerslie”.Dr Malone will run hercampaign highlightingher experience a CEO,small business owner,and psychologist overthe past two decadesas well as herextensive experienceas a board member forleading non-profitorganizations.Issues that Dr Malonehas placed at the topof her priorities includehealthcare, mentalhealth, and education.“I want to use myenergy and knowledgeto energize andstrengthen ourprovince, andassist Albertansto thrive withgood jobs, goodschools, andstrong publichealthcare thatincludes ourmental health,”Dr Malone said.Dr Judi Maloneis the CEO oft h ePsychologists’Association ofAlberta with anda d j u n c tprofessorappointment atthe University ofAlberta. She lives ISummerside, inEdmonton Ellerslie,with her husbandRoberto Merlos. Theyhave one child, Kira, auniversity student.www.asiantribune.ca.
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