Ottawa is considering immigration measures on Mexicans visiting Canada as the Immigration and Refugee Board has reported a surge in refugee claims
As Ottawa considers imposing visa requirements on visitors from Mexico to address a surge in refugee claims, a senior Mexican official says many asylum applicants are being misled by fraudsters in both countries into thinking this approach would enable them to work in Canada.
In response, he said, Mexico has launched an information campaign back home and “mobility forums” to explain the perils of participating in asylum-claim schemes and to educate people on legitimate pathways for temporary foreign work in Canada, such as the seasonal agricultural worker program. The former Harper government imposed a visa requirement on Mexicans in 2009 and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau scrapped it in 2016. Conservative LeaderThe federal government is considering immigration measures on visiting Mexicans after Quebec Premier François Legault in January urged Ottawa in a letter to slow the influx of refugees he said are straining his province’s resources.
Mr. Velasco said most Mexican applications for asylum in Canada are rejected “because people are actually looking for job opportunities.” He noted that about 25,000 Mexicans work in Canada each year under the seasonal agricultural worker program – now 50 years old. And more come to Canada through the temporary foreign worker program, he said.
The Mexican government has proposed what it calls a modernization of the seasonal agricultural worker program, where temporary foreign workers come to Canada to work on farms. For instance, Mr. Velasco said, Mexico has suggested expanding the definition of a seasonal agricultural worker to roles such as food processing.
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