Hong Kong Watch Canada joins Hong Kong Pathway seminar and celebrates Canada Day at HongKonger Community Centre Toronto

On Saturday 28 June, Hong Kong Watch Canada attended an event at the HongKonger Community Centre Toronto, where we participated in a seminar on the Hong Kong Pathway backlog issue and celebrated Canada Day with nearly 200 attendees.

The seminar was moderated by Aileen Calverley, Chair of Trustees of Hong Kong Watch and Director of the HongKonger Community Centre Toronto, and featured Shuvaloy Majumdar MP, Patron of Hong Kong Watch, Michael Ma MP, Member of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, and Vincent Ho MP.

The MPs heard directly from Hong Kong Pathway applicants about challenges facing them due to the delays in processing permanent residency and open work permit applications. They promised to raise their cases with the Canadian government and press Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to proactively address the ongoing backlog. Aileen Calverley shared updates on discussions with immigration policy advisors from the Prime Minister’s Office about possible solutions to the issue, including allocating admission targets under the economic category to the Hong Kong Pathway.

Hong Kong Watch would like to thank Shuvaloy Majumdar MP, Michael Ma MP and Vincent Ho MP for taking time to attend the event in support of the Hong Kong community in Canada.

Photo credit: HongKonger Community Centre Toronto

加拿大香港監察參加Hong Kong Pathway審批滯後研討會 與近200人同慶加拿大國慶日

6月28日（星期六），加拿大香港監察出席多倫多香港人社區中心活動，參與「Hong Kong Pathway」申請積壓問題研討會，並與近200名參加者一起慶祝加拿大國慶日。

研討會由香港監察信託董事會主席兼多倫多香港人社區中心董事Aileen Calverley主持，並邀請到三位加拿大國會議員──香港監察贊助人Shuvaloy Majumdar MP、公民及移民常務委員會委員Michael Ma MP和Vincent Ho MP出席。

三位議員與「Hong Kong Pathway」申請人交流，親身了解申請人因永久居留及開放式工作簽證申請審批滯後而面對的難題。他們承諾向加拿大政府提出相關個案，並要求移民部積極應對申請持續積壓問題。Aileen Calverley則分享與總理辦公室移民政策顧問探討可能解決方法的進展，包括將經濟類別的移民目標配額撥給「Hong Kong Pathway」。

香港監察謹此感謝Shuvaloy Majumdar MP、Michael Ma MP和Vincent Ho MP抽空出席活動，支持加拿大港人社群。