Migración internacional de enfermeras/os de América Latina 2010-2019

120 Migración internacional de enfermeras/os de América Latina 2010-2019 using policies to lower migration rates (UN-DESA-PD, 2019). Furthermore, Canada supports theWHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel (The Code); however, it has been amended to abide by Canada's federal laws stipulating the provinces and territories are responsible for healthcare, health systems, and the employment of health personnel (GoC, 2010). The Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement adopted in 2004, which permits asylum-seekers not permitted entrance into Canada to return to the US, is frequently used by Latin Americans immigra- ting to Canada due to political instability (Anzueto, 2018; Lorenzo et al., 2007). Yet, the current Ameri- can immigration policies do not provide the most secure safe haven arrangements for migrants and their human rights (Anzueto, 2018). Health Canada implemented the Office of Nursing Policy in 1999 to ensure the proper integration of migrant nurses, including their voices and skills, into Canadian healthcare systems to improve national health conditions (Health Canada, 2006). Moreover, Cana- da works with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNRA) through the Urgent Protection Program to ensure that any emergency humanitarian protection requests for resettlement cases are sent to the Canadian Government (UNRA, 2018). The Internationally Educated Health Professionals Initiati- ve, which the Canadian Government funds, provides funding to national and provincial programs encouraging the integration of migrant health workers into Canada and the Canadian healthcare system (Covell et al., 2017). Moreover, numerous community programs and supports assist Latin nur- sing migrants with their transition to Canada, such as the Creating Access to Regulated Employment for Nurses (CARE) program. CARE helps nurses gain registration in Ontario. Discussion Many nurses are migrating from their countries of residence to Canada for new opportunities in their field. Although most nurses are migrating to Canada from Southeast Asia, specifically the Phili- ppines, approximately 13% of the migrant nurse population in 2015 and 2016 originated from Latin America and the Caribbean, therefore almost 2000 people (Cornelissen, 2021). Unfortunately, the migration of Latin American nurses to Canada, specifically between 2010 and 2019, is complicated to track. This is because Canada is not a primary destination for Latin migrants, often because of the language barrier, thus preventing more data to answer the research questions (Statistics Canada, 2007). Likewise, the available reports and sources with information on this topic are difficult to find, in either Spanish or English. In addition, Latin American healthcare workers migrating internationa- lly is an underrepresented population compared to migrant healthcare workers from Asia or Africa; thus, there is less data on the magnitude and migratory patterns of Latin nurses migrating to all countries, let alone Canada (WHO, 2014). Many foreign nurses are immigrating to Canada to fill the current gaps being experienced within the