Shine your eyes, we didn’t ask Buhari for 1 million migrants —Canadian Embassy

The High Commission of Canada to Nigeria has faulted an online story claiming that the Canadian Government had petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari , asking him to release one million Nigerians for the Canadian government to fill six million job vacancies .

The High Commission , via its official Twitter handle @ CanHCNigeria , warned , “ If you see a story online about moving to Canada that seems too good to be true – shine your eyes well – well . ”

The warning was in response to a story titled , “ Canada ’ s Prime Minister begs Nigeria President for one million immigrants , ” published by an online platform and re- published and wildly circulated on the social media .

The online publisher of the news which the High Commission of Canada to Nigeria has since declared completely fake, had alleged :
The Prime Minister of Canada , Justin Trudeau, has pleaded with Nigeria ’ s President Muhammadu Buhari, to allow one million Nigerians enter Canada under a new Employment and Migration Programme designed for immigrants.

According to Trudeau , immigrants from Nigeria have been a strong force in Canada ’ s growth in all sectors of its economy.
“ We can ’ t undermine or overlook the contribution of immigrants in Canada ’ s development especially our brothers and sisters from Nigeria ” , Trudeau said .
The PM added that , over the past three years , Canada has granted residency to all Nigerians who were illegally living in Canada and applied to remain .

“ We granted them and urging everyone to apply. It’ s good we document everyone to know how many people we are to cater for ” , he said .

In a memo sent to the Nigeria High Commission in Canada , the Employment and Migration Programme will allow Nigerians wishing to live in Canada to first obtain job before traveling to the country .
“ The programme’ s website will be launched next week and all available jobs will be listed . Currently there are over 6 million vacancies and we are hoping that Buhari allows at least one million people from Nigeria ” , a spokesperson for the Canadian Labour Department, Shadrack Scott said .
The High Commission of Canada to Nigeria, in response , warned , “ If you ’ ve seen this link on your social media timeline, don’ t fall for it .

“ This story is not true .
“ For REAL information about travelling to Canada , go to http : // www . cic. gc . ca . ”
The Commission added , “ Over 4 , 200 Nigerians were approved for permanent residency in Canada in 2017 , which is almost double the number from the year prior .

“ Nigerians in Canada make important contributions to both countries . ”

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