About CANZUK International 7

CANZUK International

Our Proposals

Recommendations for the introduction of free movement between Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom

Contents

What is CANZUK freedom of movement? 3

What we propose 4

Why support CANZUK freedom of movement? 5

What can you do to help? 6

About CANZUK International 7

What is CANZUK freedom of movement?

CANZUK freedom of movement would grant citizens of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom (the “CANZUK” countries) the freedom to live, work, study and travel in each of these countries, without the requirement of visas or work permits.

International polling within these countries shows that a vast majority of citizens support CANZUK freedom of movement:

% support in each country for free movement between the CANZUK nations Poll of 13,688 participants - March 2018

CANZUK freedom of movement:

could be implemented with the accession of Canada and the UK to the Trans-Tasman Travel Agreement which already exists between Australia and New Zealand;

could easily be negotiated as part of upcoming trade negotiations following the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union.

What we propose

The governments of Australia and New Zealand negotiate an accession agreement for Canada and the United Kingdom to join the Trans-Tasman Travel Agreement;

Once implemented, free movement rights only apply to those with valid Canadian, Australian, New Zealand and British passports;

Travel rights be restricted for those with serious criminal convictions and major health conditions, as per the current arrangements between Australia and New Zealand;

CANZUK citizens have permission to undertake any form of employment in their host country, with no restrictions regarding sponsorship applications or work permits;

Spousal, work, study, travel and employment visas will not apply to Canadian, Australian, New Zealand or British citizens when residing within the CANZUK countries;

CANZUK citizens will not be eligible for social-welfare payments (such as unemployment benefits or disability benefits) until 4 years from the date of arrival in their host country.

Why support CANZUK freedom of movement?

Compatibility:

Share the same language Share the same legal system

Economically developed nations Share the same monarch

Economy:

Combined GDP of $6.5 Combined trade value of Greater investment & trillion $3.5 trillion innovation opportunities

Opportunity:

Freedom to travel Reunification of families

Freedom to work abroad No visa or permit limitations

What can you do to help?

Contact your local Member of Parliament Your local MP can advocate CANZUK freedom of movement within their respective national parliament and liaise with senior government officials;

Sign our online petition Our petition for CANZUK free movement is one of the fastest growing petitions on the internet. To add your name, search “CANZUK free movement petition”;

Donate to CANZUK International We are fully funded by generous public donations. Please make an online donation today by visiting our website;

Visit our website Our website features the latest news about the CANZUK free movement campaign and full details of our policy proposals - www.canzukinternational.com;

Join us on Facebook We post the latest updates about our campaign on Facebook every day - follow us and share our updates at www.facebook.com/canzukinternational

Follow us on Twitter Twitter helps our campaign reach new audiences, including senior government officials and diplomats - follow us @CANZUKint

About CANZUK International

CANZUK International is the world’s leading non-profit organisation advocating closer ties between Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom (the CANZUK countries).

Founded in January 2015, we have campaigned for greater economic and diplomatic cooperation between these countries with significant public, organisational and political support. Today, we have staff in all four CANZUK countries dedicated to advancing free movement, free trade and coordinated foreign policy for the benefit of travel, business and employment opportunities for CANZUK citizens.

Our work has been featured in mainstream media across the world, and our online petition advocating freedom of movement between Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom has received widespread support from senior ministers and diplomats in each of the four countries.

Furthermore, we engage with international policy institutes, think tanks and non-governmental organisations to develop our proposals regarding free trade and free movement, and frequently host senior members of parliament and diplomats for discussion regarding the CANZUK initiative.

For comment or further discussion regarding our proposals and our organisation, please contact:

James Skinner Chief Executive of CANZUK International - Vancouver, Canada

John Bender Chairman of CANZUK International - London, United Kingdom

Dr. Nigel Greenwood Director of CANZUK International - Brisbane, Australia

Noel Cox Director of CANZUK International - Auckland, New Zealand

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