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Contact for more information or registration [email protected] / www.rishteyrishtey.com www.WeeklyVoice.com FRONTNATIO NPAGEAL Friday, August 21, 2020 | A-3 Canada’s Leading South Asian Newspaper - Tel: 905-795-0639 Friday, AprilJune 16,2, 2017 2021 www.WeeklyVoice.com VolVol 27, 23, No. No. 16 22 PM: 40025701 Program To Address Shortage Of Truck Drivers, page 7 Unfolding Tragedy Of Tibet Under Chinese Rule, page 8 Brampton Ranked Among Finest Cities To Live, page 11 90,0000 Foreign Workers & Students Getting Pathway To Residency New Policies Will Focus On Those Possessing Skills To Fight Pandemic & Accelerate Economic Recovery Ottawa: An innovative path- lines of other essential sectors, as The streams will remain open way to permanent residence for well as international graduates until November 5, 2021, or un- over 90,000 essential workers who are driving the economy of til they have reached their limit. and international graduates who tomorrow. Up to 90,000 new permanent are actively contributing to Can- To be eligible, workers must residents will be admitted under ada’s economy was announced have at least 1 year of Canadian these 3 streams. on April 14 by Marco E. L. Men- work experience in a health-care To promote Canada’s official dicino, Minister of Immigration, profession or another pre-ap- languages, 3 additional streams Refugees and Citizenship. proved essential occupation. In- with no intake caps have also These special public policies ternational graduates must have been launched for French-speak- will grant permanent status to completed an eligible Canadian ing or bilingual candidates. Com- temporary workers and interna- post-secondary program within munities across Canada benefit tional graduates who are already the last 4 years, and no earlier from French-speaking and bilin- in Canada and who possess the than January 2017. gual newcomers, and this path- skills and experience we need to Effective May 6, 2021, Immi- way will contribute to the vitality fight the pandemic and accelerate gration, Refugees and Citizen- of these Francophone minority our economic recovery. ship Canada (IRCC) will begin Premier Doug Ford issues Ontario’s ‘Stay At Home’ order. communities. The focus of this new pathway accepting applications under the A detailed explanation of all el- will be on temporary workers following 3 streams: • 30,000 applications for tem- • 40,000 applications for inter- igibility requirements is avail- employed in hospitals and long- • 20,000 applications for tem- porary workers in other selected national students who graduated able within the public policies. term care homes and on the front- porary workers in health care essential occupations from a Canadian institution Continued on page 4 Liberals Talk Of Basic Vaccination Strategy Targets Income & Pharmacare High-Risk Neighbourhoods TORONTO: Ontario is rolling out vaccines to “hot spot” re- gions across the province as part of Phase Two of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan. Through this initiative, 114 highly impacted neighbourhoods, as identified by postal code, will be reached through mass immu- nization clinics, mobile teams and pop-up clinics. Providing details of the cam- paign at BAPS Shri Swamina- rayan Mandir in Toronto, Premier Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the virtual Liberal Convention Doug Ford said: “As we receive where 26 policy resolutions were passed. more vaccines from the Federal The vaccine clinic at Brampton Civic Hospital. OTTAWA: More than 10,000 These are the 26 Policy Reso- government, it is vital that we grassroots Liberals took part in lutions passed and prioritized by continue to target our vaccination and Minister of Health and So- based locations in hot spot neigh- the Liberal Party of Canada’s Registered Liberals at the 2021 efforts on those most at risk,” said licitor General Sylvia Jones. bourhoods. Open Policy Process for 2021 Liberal National Convention. Premier Ford. Individuals aged 18 and over Upcoming mobile and pop-up National Liberal Convention. They appear in the order of pri- “We must get vaccines to the in designated hot spots, as iden- clinics will be promoted locally The Liberal Party said “Hear- ority. people in these hot spot regions tified by postal code, are eligible within their target communities ing ideas from Canadians is what 26 Policy Resolutions as quickly as possible in order to for vaccination through mobile and local public health units, and keeps our Liberal movement 1. National Pharmacare For All stop the spread of this virus and teams and pop-up clinics in tar- will not use the provincial book- strong, growing, and innovative 2. A Universal Basic Income prevent our hospitals from being geted settings. ing system. – and this is an especially impor- For Canada overwhelmed. This pop-up clinic Starting in Peel and Toronto, This week, a pop-up clinic will tant moment to shape our future 3. Long Term Care shows once again how our valued the province will be providing begin operating at the BAPS Shri for the better.” 4. High-Speed Rail: An Afford- community partners have stepped additional resources to support Swaminarayan Complex in high- The Open Policy Process was able And Efficient New Means Of up and are working with local more mobile vaccination teams, ly impacted North Etobicoke. The building on the hundreds of thou- Transportation public health in our collective expanding to hot spots in other government has partnered with sands of conversations that con- 5. A Canadian Basic Income – battle against COVID-19. This public health units in the future. BAPS Charities, William Osler tributed to the platform that Justin Rethinking Canadas’ Tomorrow is another great example of Team Mobile teams and pop-up clin- Health System and Toronto Pub- Trudeau and the Liberal team pre- 6. End Systemic Racism In Ontario at work.” ics will administer vaccines in lic Health Unit to establish and sented to Canadians in the 2019 Canada’s Policing, Justice & Cor Also present at the event was high-risk congregate settings, operate the clinic. It is planned election, a party statement said. Continued on page 4 Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier residential buildings, and faith- Continued on page 4 It’s Remote Learning Again After Spring Break TORONTO: The Ontario gov- “We are seeing a rapidly dete- I have always said we will do hospitals and allow more time to ernment, in consultation with the riorating situation with a record whatever it takes to ensure every- rollout our COVID-19 vaccine Chief Medical Officer of Health, number of COVID cases and one stays safe. By keeping kids plan.” has made the difficult decision hospital admissions threatening home longer after spring break With appropriate measures in to move elementary and second- to overwhelm our health care we will limit community trans- place, schools have been safe ary schools to remote learning system,” said Premier Ford. “As mission, take pressure off our places for learning throughout following the April break. This the pandemic, as confirmed by move has been made in response the Chief Medical Officer of to the rapid increase in COV- Health and local medical officers ID-19 cases, the increasing risks of health and have demonstrated posed to the public by COVID-19 low rates of in-school transmis- variants, and the massive spike in sion. However, increasing rates hospital admissions. of community spread pose a BROKER Details were provided on threat to the health and safety of BROKER Monday by Premier Doug Ford, school communities. As a result, Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier all publicly funded and private el- and Minister of Health, Stephen ementary and secondary schools REMAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC., BROKERAGE Lecce, Minister of Education, in the province are to move to and Dr. David Williams, Chief teacher-led remote learning when Medical Officer of Health. Remote learning....Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Continued on page 5 A-4 | Friday, April 16, 2021 NATIONAL www.WeeklyVoice.com THE WEEKLY VOICE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Move Helps Achieve 2021 Immigration Levels Plan Bala Menon Continued from page 3 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Minister Marco E. L. Men- Amb. Praveen Verma (Retd.) dicino said: “The pandemic has Dr. Nivedita Das Kundu shone a bright light on the incred- Harj Chaggar ible contributions of newcom- Amitabh Saxena ers. These new policies will help those with a temporary status to Graphic Design plan their future in Canada, play Tamarind Tree a key role in our economic recov- ery and help us build back better.