Bedford, Nova Scotia, June 27, 2023—The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, will be joined by the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, to announce measures to address labour needs in the health care sector.

Minister Fraser and Minister Duclos will be joined by:

  • Lena Metlege Diab, Member of Parliament for Halifax West
  •  Sue Smith, Chief Executive Officer and Registrar, Nova Scotia College of Nursing

Date:              Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Location:      The Nova Scotia College of Nursing

                        300-120 Western Parkway

                        Bedford, Nova Scotia  B4B 0V2

Event 1 – B-roll video footage (cameras only)

Time:             Setup at 10:45 a.m. Atlantic daylight time
                       Filming at 11:00 a.m. Atlantic daylight time

Event 2 – Media availability

Time:             11:30 a.m. Atlantic daylight time

Notes for media:

  • Media attending the event in person are asked to arrive no later than 11:15 a.m. Atlantic daylight time.
  • Out-of-town journalists may join by dialling
    • toll free (Canada/US): 1-866-805-7923
    • the local number: 613-960-7518
    • The participant passcode is 7123679#
  • The announcement will be available live on YouTube.

For more information (media only):

Bahoz Dara Aziz

Minister’s Office

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Bahoz.DaraAziz@cic.gc.ca  

Media Relations

Communications Branch

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

613-952-1650

media@cic.gc.ca

First appeared on https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2023/06/minister-fraser-to-make-an-announcement-regarding-express-entry-for-skilled-newcomers-in-health-care-fields.html and can be found at https://api.io.canada.ca/io-server/gc/news/en/v2?dept=departmentofcitizenshipandimmigration&sort=publishedDate&orderBy=desc&publishedDate%3E=2021-07-23&pick=50&format=atom&atomtitle=Immigration,%20Refugees%20and%20Citizenship%20Canada

The original publication date of this post was June 27, 2023 6:57 pm