Canada can immediately and actively share responsibility by offering displaced people across Latin America safe passage through access to programs for skilled immigrants, Craig Damian Smith of Ryerson University and Dana Wagner of TalentLift explain in an opinion piece published in the Globe and Mail. They argue that better access to work permits would revolutionize mobility opportunities to Canada for displaced talent worldwide – including for those living displaced in Canada’s own hemisphere.

Further reading: 

• Policy Brief: How Canada can Address Skills Shortages by Improving Access to Economic Pathways for Refugees and Displaced People in Latin America | April 2021
• Discussion paper: Including Refugees in Canada’s Economic Pathways | July 2018