The Conservative Canadian government plans to increase immigration levels significantly as it heads into an election year in 2015. On 31st October 2014, Friday, Chris Alexander (Citizenship and Immigration Minister)persistently stated that Canada aims to increase immigration levels and welcome as many as 285,000 new permanent populace in the subsequent year, which is the highest planned total “in recent history,” according to the Canadian Government.
The last time Canada admitted as many as 280,000 permanent residents was in 2010. A greater proportion, nearly 65 % of all admissions, will be economic immigrants and their dependents. This was raised up from a target of 62 % in the planning for 2013 levels. Mr. Alexander said the goal reflects the government’s view that immigration is crucial to Canada’s economic prosperity.
Mr. Alexander said“We are recruiting a higher caliber of economic immigrant than we have ever seen before. This [increase in the proportion of economic immigrants] is a goal we’ve had for some time. Many provinces already have 70 per cent economic immigration; that’s the aspiration Canada has as well.”
Even more amusing is the fact that the hike in immigration levels comes at the time when the government will be introducing a system known as express entry to select skilled workers (the Skilled Workers Occupation), who make up for a bulk of Canada’s immigration streams. The targeted slab for 2015 is between 260,000 and 285,000 new permanent residents, as tabled in the government’s annual immigration plan.
Mr. Alexander further expressed the changes to the live-in caregiver program, which brings about 5,000 immigrants to the country every year. The Canadian government would resolutely drop the requirement that nannies live with their employers during their first years in Canada. Mr. Alexander furthermore described that he had met up with people who said the live-in situation opened them up to abuse. They described their living conditions as “modern day slavery,” he said.
Mr. Alexander deliberately said “We are putting an end to that. These reforms show the valuable role caregivers play in all our lives.”
The Canadian government also proposed it will speed up the processing of permanent residency applications from the live-in caregiver stream. The backlog was so large it could take as long as 10 years for someone to bring over relatives, a situation that put a strain on many families, particularly mothers who had left children at home.
Pura Velasco, a spokeswoman for the Caregivers Action Network, said she had mixed feelings about the announcement. She was one of many activists pushing for permanent residency rights for caregivers upon arrival in Canada and was left disappointed on that front.
“Having [permanent residency] allows the caregiver to assert her rights. Otherwise, there’s a power imbalance between the caregiver and the employer,” Ms. Velasco said.
Source: http://www.abhinav.com/news/canada-to%E2%80%93open-the-door-for-higher-calibre-immigrants.aspx
The last time Canada admitted as many as 280,000 permanent residents was in 2010. A greater proportion, nearly 65 % of all admissions, will be economic immigrants and their dependents. This was raised up from a target of 62 % in the planning for 2013 levels. Mr. Alexander said the goal reflects the government’s view that immigration is crucial to Canada’s economic prosperity.
Mr. Alexander said“We are recruiting a higher caliber of economic immigrant than we have ever seen before. This [increase in the proportion of economic immigrants] is a goal we’ve had for some time. Many provinces already have 70 per cent economic immigration; that’s the aspiration Canada has as well.”
Even more amusing is the fact that the hike in immigration levels comes at the time when the government will be introducing a system known as express entry to select skilled workers (the Skilled Workers Occupation), who make up for a bulk of Canada’s immigration streams. The targeted slab for 2015 is between 260,000 and 285,000 new permanent residents, as tabled in the government’s annual immigration plan.
Mr. Alexander further expressed the changes to the live-in caregiver program, which brings about 5,000 immigrants to the country every year. The Canadian government would resolutely drop the requirement that nannies live with their employers during their first years in Canada. Mr. Alexander furthermore described that he had met up with people who said the live-in situation opened them up to abuse. They described their living conditions as “modern day slavery,” he said.
Mr. Alexander deliberately said “We are putting an end to that. These reforms show the valuable role caregivers play in all our lives.”
The Canadian government also proposed it will speed up the processing of permanent residency applications from the live-in caregiver stream. The backlog was so large it could take as long as 10 years for someone to bring over relatives, a situation that put a strain on many families, particularly mothers who had left children at home.
Pura Velasco, a spokeswoman for the Caregivers Action Network, said she had mixed feelings about the announcement. She was one of many activists pushing for permanent residency rights for caregivers upon arrival in Canada and was left disappointed on that front.
“Having [permanent residency] allows the caregiver to assert her rights. Otherwise, there’s a power imbalance between the caregiver and the employer,” Ms. Velasco said.
Source: http://www.abhinav.com/news/canada-to%E2%80%93open-the-door-for-higher-calibre-immigrants.aspx
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