COVID-19 travel restrictions that prevent most people from coming to Canada, the two nurses were exempted, resettled under a pilot project to bring skilled refugees to the country.“Diala got her visa during the (COVID-19) lockdown — I got the visa after the Beirut explosion.” Al-Ayoubi said.
Asylum seekers want all essential workers to have a chance at permanent residency “Things were hectic, but we just wanted to come here and be beneficial, productive people in this society.”Charab, 25, and Al-Ayoubi, 29, will join the staff of VHA Home HealthCare in Toronto as personal support workers.Ernesto Sequera, VHA’s human-resources manager, said in a statement that the company is happy to bring health care workers to Canada to address the.