Posted on: 20-07-11 22:46:17
The primary objective of immigration system is to bring in younger population who can fill the gaps in the job market and also help support social system for the ageing population.
By increasing visas in parents category it does not fulfill the primary objective and is actually counter active by increasing burden on health system.
Although it may not be in the beneficial to a lot of the ppl who want to get their parents , I can understand where the immigration minister is coming from.
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Originally posted by dudewheresmycar
The primary objective of immigration system is to bring in younger population who can fill the gaps in the job market and also help support social system for the ageing population.
By increasing visas in parents category it does not fulfill the primary objective and is actually counter active by increasing burden on health system.
Although it may not be in the beneficial to a lot of the ppl who want to get their parents , I can understand where the immigration minister is coming from.
I can gurantee you. Let Govt decleare just like UK govt. that Parents are not allowed to sponser. Many of the high skill young people will not settle here in first place.
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infocan
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Originally posted by infocan
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Originally posted by dudewheresmycar
The primary objective of immigration system is to bring in younger population who can fill the gaps in the job market and also help support social system for the ageing population.
By increasing visas in parents category it does not fulfill the primary objective and is actually counter active by increasing burden on health system.
Although it may not be in the beneficial to a lot of the ppl who want to get their parents , I can understand where the immigration minister is coming from.
I can gurantee you. Let Govt decleare just like UK govt. that Parents are not allowed to sponser. Many of the high skill young people will not settle here in first place.
I will be the first one to leave - happily.
An article in globe and mail about increasing % of South Asians in GTA.
Very "interesting" reader comments
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/marcus-gee/south-asian-immigrants-are-transforming-toronto/article2085267/comments/
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Immigration+backlog+major+challenge/5148208/story.html" target="_blank">LINK
Immigration backlog a major challenge
Minister hints applications may be capped
By CATHERINE SOLYOM, The Gazette July 23, 2011 8:47 AM
MONTREAL - Canada could soon stop accepting applications for immigration in an attempt to clear the backlog of more than a million people currently awaiting processing around the world, Federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Friday.
In Montreal to hold consultations on how many immigrants should be accepted into Canada per year - and just as importantly what kind of immigrants - Kenney told an audience at the Armenian Community Centre that clearing the huge backlog is one of the main challenges faced by his department as it plans for the years ahead.
\"There's an unlimited number of people who want to come to Canada,\" Kenney said, adding that about 254,000 would be accepted this year, down from 281,000 in 2010.
\"We used to have hundreds of thousands of applications more than we could process, and it's stupid and unfair to make people wait seven, eight, nine years for their application to be even looked at. That's the rationale for limiting the number of new applications.\"
Two years ago, Parliament modified immigration laws to give the minister the authority to place a cap on applications, and this year Kenney has so far chosen to limit the
number accepted in the Federal Skilled Worker program, for example, to 10,000. He emphasized, however, that Canada would still be accepting 65,000 skilled workers into the country, most of them chosen out of the backlog of applications.
It remains to be seen which other categories may be capped, and at what level.
Stakeholder consultations across the country on the right \"mix\" or \"balance\" of immigrants for Canada began two weeks ago, with employers' associations, immigration lawyers, refugee advocates and other interested parties. Friday's session
in Montreal was postponed until October, however. Public consultations will be held online starting in August.
Apart from dealing with the backlog, Kenney said he is looking for solutions on how to deal with an impending labour shortage as the population ages, without overburdening Canada's housing, health care and education systems with too many newcomers.
Janet Dench of the Canadian Council for Refugees worries the minister will place too much emphasis on economic immigrants at the expense of refugees.
More than 35,000 refugees - government-assisted and privately sponsored - are already on the waiting list to come to Canada, and the numbers, especially in Africa, are growing day by day.
Kenney said he has recently added resources to deal with the huge backlog at the Nairobi mission, which serves 18 countries in East Africa, most of them in conflict, and now also struck by famine.
But he also put a cap on the number of privately sponsored refugee applications out of the Nairobi office, Dench said.
Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Immigration+backlog+major+challenge/5148208/story.html#ixzz1SwNJKFWS
Good news- Immigartion levels have dropped. Wish it continiues to do so and reaches zero
All the problems we face in canada today can be traced to an unenlightened immigration policy on the part of the previous canadian govt
Would you want your city in which you reside to be taken over by heavy immigration from one particular group
Look at Missisauga, brampton - sucks.
if First World nation wish to become a Third World country then allow immigrants in to canada and we will reach there shortly.
My suggestion is to stop immigration as of now into ontario. This place has become a mess.
What we need is quality immigrants based on the market needs as and when required
Stop immigration before canada turns into a Basti.
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Look at Missisauga, brampton - sucks.
What we need is quality immigrants based on the market needs as and when required
Stop immigration before canada turns into a Basti.
What is your quality , pal ?? From your racist and community directed post, it seems very very low (the quality). if you think otherwise pls send some more sensible posts, I may be wrong.
I am also happy that immigration level dropped and is purposeful only, though my reasons to be happy is that it causes less burden on economy, health services and social security infrastruture.
Best way to call immigrants is through student visa and then evaluating them on academics over here to give PR. they are young (immi reqmt no 1), can do odd jobs easily ( immi reqmt no 2), gains qualifications and skills over a period of time (immi reqmt no 3), will have canadian experience (immi remt no 4) and will mix well in society. other benefits being they donot have dependents generally, are not given free health services, nil EI , pay hefty tution fee to boost economy, there visa process is backlog free, thus less immigration hassles.
