Media Advisory - Minister Mendicino to discuss details of new pathway to permanent residence for essential workers and international graduates

OTTAWA, ON, May 4, 2021 /CNW/ - The Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, is holding a special event to discuss the recently announced pathway for permanent residence for essential workers and international graduates from a Canadian institution already hard at work in Canada.

Date:	Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Time:	3:45 p.m. ET

Notes for media:

• The event will begin at 3:45 p.m. ET with remarks from the Minister, followed by a media Q and A session and then a roundtable discussion with special guests from the health care sector.
• Reporters may view the announcement via Zoom (video) by registering here.
• All media wishing to ask questions must also dial in to the teleconference line below.
• The media availability will be by teleconference.
• Toll-free dial-in number (Canada/U.S.): 1-888-265-0903
• Local dial-in number: 613-960-7527
• Participant passcode: 6366999#

SOURCE Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

(media only): Alexander Cohen, Minister's Office, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, 613-954-1064, [email protected]; Media Relations, Communications Branch, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, 613-952-1650, [email protected]

Related Links

http://www.cic.gc.ca