The federal government announced it is dropping educational requirements for Hong Kongers seeking permanent residency in the wake of the Chinese city's crackdown on dissent.
A protester holds a flag reading "Liberate Hong Kong, the Revolution of Our Times" during a demonstration in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019.
That will change from August 15, after Ottawa announced on Tuesday it would remove all educational requirements for people with at least a year of work experience in Canada. In 2021, the federal government created two immigration pathways for Hong Kong residents who had either worked or studied in Canada.
Sean Fraser, minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, said the change was a "win-win situation." Wong said he can now make plans for the future and would submit his immigration application as soon as he completes his one year of work experience in Canada.
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