{"id":7501,"date":"2023-12-18T12:25:18","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T17:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buildingtrades.ca\/?p=7501"},"modified":"2024-08-16T14:18:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T14:18:56","slug":"cbtu-statement-on-pathway-to-citizenship-for-undocumented-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/cbtu-statement-on-pathway-to-citizenship-for-undocumented-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"CBTU Statement on Pathway to Citizenship for Undocumented Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7501\" class=\"elementor elementor-7501\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7538b1a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7538b1a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-616b3471 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"616b3471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Last week Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship stated his intention to bring forward to cabinet a new program to help undocumented workers in Canada secure a pathway to residency and citizenship. Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions welcomes Minister Miller\u2019s comments and are prepared to be a leading partner in any proposed program to bring undocumented workers out of the underground economy and into status.<\/p>\n\n<p><em>\u201cUnfortunately, there are thousands of undocumented people currently working in Canada\u2019s construction industry,\u201d<\/em> said Sean Strickland, Executive Director of Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions, <em>\u201cAny program that helps bring these workers into the regular economy, where they can be protected from exploitation, pay taxes, and collect benefits is a win.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>Without status, undocumented construction workers frequently live in fear, are exploited, and have limited access to social services or workplace protections. Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions, in partnership with the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), has been involved in out-of-status pilot programs in partnership with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada since 2020. These pilot programs have helped 500 out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area, and their immediate families, find a pathway to permanent residence. Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions have called on the government, alongside the Canadian Labour Congress, to expand these pilots and programs Canada-wide.<\/p>\n\n<p><em>\u201cWe look forward working with the government as it moves from pilot to full-fledged program to address both undocumented workers, and the underground economy they are exploited by. 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