Canada joined more than 160 United Nations
member states in adopting a new negotiated agreement on international migration
Monday.
The no-binding United Nations Global
Compact has set out 23 objectives for improving international cooperation on
all forms of migration, from refugees to skilled workers.
The document mentions the purpose of pact
is to optimize ‘positive impacts’ of migration, which it calls “a source of
prosperity, innovation and sustainable development in our globalized world.”
The Canadian Government said the pact is
the “first multicultural framework for the global response to migration” and
comes at a time when roughly 258 million people are on the move worldwide- a 49
percent increase over 2000.
The pact provides the useful guidelines for
the international community on migration issues, said Canadian Minister of
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister, Ahmed Hussen.
The minister also stressed that the
agreement is non-binding that means it serves as a set of best practices for
the international community.
The Government of Canada has set
immigration levels targets for the next three years. Canada has a target of
330,800 new admissions through its various economic, family and refugee
immigration programs.
The pact will contribute to more orderly
migration and a more humane approach to migration. This is indeed a very
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