June 8, 2022
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Indians to benefit from Canada’s super visa changes

Canada will also allow international medical insurance companies to provide coverage to super visa applicants…reports Asian Lite News

 Indians will benefit the most from changes introduced by Canada to its super visa programme for parents and grandparents.

Under the changes announced by Immigration Minister Sean Fraser on Tuesday, parents and grandparents coming to Canada can now stay here for up to five years per entry.

The changes will kick in from July 4.

Canada will also allow international medical insurance companies to provide coverage to super visa applicants.

Currently, only Canadian insurance providers can provide medical coverage to super visa holders.

The super visa programme, started in 2011, allows Canadian citizens and permanent residents to sponsor their parents and grandparents to come and live with them in Canada for extended periods of time.

Until now, this multiple-entry visa, which is valid for up to 10 years, has allowed parents and grandparents to remain in Canada for only two years at a time.

Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signed one of the largest of its kind deals worth 1.3 billion Canadian dollars to settle a Blackfoot tribe’s century-old land claim.

Prime Minister Trudeau and Siksika Nation Chief Ouray Crowfoot announced the signing of a historic land claim settlement.

The 1.3 billion Canadian dollar settlement is one of the largest agreements of its kind reached in Canada, Xinhua News Agency reported citing an official statement.

The settlement aims to right past wrongs dating back over a century when the Canadian government broke promise and wrongfully took almost half of Siksika Nation’s reserve land, including some of the most productive agricultural and mineral-rich lands, to sell to settlers, the release said.

“Settling this case, which dates back to 1910, is long overdue for the People of Siksika Nation. I want to make that clear: Canada is not giving 1.3 billion dollars to Siksika,” said Crowfoot, adding that Canada is righting a wrong committed over a century ago when Canada illegally took 115,000 acres of lands provided to Siksika along with other illegal acts.

Under the settlement, Siksika can acquire over time up to 115,000 acres of land for addition to their reserve land base on a willing-seller/willing-buyer basis.

At present, Canada has settled over 590 specific claims through negotiated settlements with First Nations across the country. This includes over 180 claims settled through negotiations since 2016, the news release said.

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