More Changes to Canadian Immigration Announced
The second
session of the 41st Parliament in Canada opened on Wednesday with
the Right Honourable David Johnson, the Governor General of Canada, giving a speech
from the Throne to detail what Canadian citizen and immigrants to Canada can
expect from the Canadian Government in the next term.
During the
speech, more improvements to the Canadian immigration system were announced.
The Government intends to make the immigrant system in Canada even more robust.
One of the measures included the introduction of a new immigration model. The
new model plans to help Canada further built its strong economy by allowing
immigrants to be selected for the skills they have, which will allow businesses
to recruit the staff they need to build their businesses.
There was
also another announcement that could affect people planning to immigrate to Canada.
In the speech, the Right Honourable David Johnson announced that the reforms of
the Temporary Foreign Workers Program will continue and as a result, Canadians
are to be offered the first opportunity at any available jobs.
Prime
Minister Stephen Harper stated that the Government would be creating more jobs
and opportunities for Canadian citizens and announced that he “would be putting
Canada first.”
The announcement
concerning Canadian immigration reform is a continuation of changes to the
system that have already been announced. Although the changes to immigration
are supposed to make the system simpler, there have also been tighter
restrictions imposed on those wishing to immigrate to Canada.
As detailed
on the Expat Forum, Citizenship and Immigration Canada has already imposed a cap
on the amount of applications for federal skilled worker visas. The cap was
first brought in last May and will continue until April 2014. During this time,
Citizenship and Immigration Canada will only consider visa applications from
federal skilled workers if they meet a set criterion. In 2012, the number of
people coming to Canada under a federal skilled worker visa reached more than
200,000. This figure is a threefold increase from 2002.
Illegal Immigration
Although
there wasn’t anything specific detailed in the speech about illegal immigration
in Canada, this is also an issue that clearly needs to be addressed. It is
estimated that there could be as many as 120,000 illegal immigrants in Canada;
there are concerns that the Canadian Government has lost track of more than
40,000 illegal immigrants. There are also fears over the credibility of the Canadian
refugee screening process, which means deportation orders are often ignored.
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