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[shibuya]

MIGRATION BUREAU ATTENDS MEETING WITH CANADIAN MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION IN LONDON


The Honourable Jason Kenney, P.C., M.P., Canada's Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism responds to questions raised by Grant King, Director of the Migration Bureau

EXCLUSIVE: MINISTER CONFIRMS THAT CHANGES TO SKILLED OCCUPATION LIST WILL BE ANNOUNCED WITHIN ONE WEEK.

On Monday 21 June 2010, the Migration Bureau's London office attended a luncheon meeting at Canada House together with the Deputy Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and other Canadian dignitaries and Canadian media for a briefing by Minister Kenney on Canada's strong economic performance ahead of the G20 Meeting in Toronto next week

At the meeting, Grant King, Director of the Migration Bureau, questioned the Minister on whether the 2008 reduction of the eligible skilled occupation list to 38 might have sent the (wrong) message to UK new settlers that Canada was essentially closed for skilled immigration. Minister Kenney advised that the cut had been largely designed to clear the backlog of permanent residence visa applications that had developed. Minister Kenney commented that "the previous processing times of up to 5 years were not competitive with Australia & New Zealand where new settlers could often obtain their visas within 6 months". "Cutting the occupation list has allowed the backlog to be cleared". This being the case, the Minister now advises now that changes to the occupation list will occur shortly, possibly within one week, and that further changes to Canada's immigration policy will occur later in the year. The indications are that these changes will be positive.
Following the meeting, Grant King commented that " changes to the occupation list and, expanding on the number of eligible occupations, will be good news for new settlers and will open up more immigration opportunities for high skilled immigrants to Canada from the UK, Europe and elsewhere"


Link: http://www.migrationnews.com/canada/news

 

[WAY]

MIGRATION BUREAU ATTENDS MEETING WITH CANADIAN MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION IN LONDON


The Honourable Jason Kenney, P.C., M.P., Canada's Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism responds to questions raised by Grant King, Director of the Migration Bureau

EXCLUSIVE: MINISTER CONFIRMS THAT CHANGES TO SKILLED OCCUPATION LIST WILL BE ANNOUNCED WITHIN ONE WEEK.

On Monday 21 June 2010, the Migration Bureau's London office attended a luncheon meeting at Canada House together with the Deputy Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and other Canadian dignitaries and Canadian media for a briefing by Minister Kenney on Canada's strong economic performance ahead of the G20 Meeting in Toronto next week

At the meeting, Grant King, Director of the Migration Bureau, questioned the Minister on whether the 2008 reduction of the eligible skilled occupation list to 38 might have sent the (wrong) message to UK new settlers that Canada was essentially closed for skilled immigration. Minister Kenney advised that the cut had been largely designed to clear the backlog of permanent residence visa applications that had developed. Minister Kenney commented that "the previous processing times of up to 5 years were not competitive with Australia & New Zealand where new settlers could often obtain their visas within 6 months". "Cutting the occupation list has allowed the backlog to be cleared". This being the case, the Minister now advises now that changes to the occupation list will occur shortly, possibly within one week, and that further changes to Canada's immigration policy will occur later in the year. The indications are that these changes will be positive.
Following the meeting, Grant King commented that " changes to the occupation list and, expanding on the number of eligible occupations, will be good news for new settlers and will open up more immigration opportunities for high skilled immigrants to Canada from the UK, Europe and elsewhere"


Link: http://www.migrationnews.com/canada/news

Good Info Shibuya. But i would hv been happier if Minister keneddy would have "Reprimanded the London staff for slower pace".......... Anyways +1 for you......

 

[doc777]

thanks for gr8 info

 

[lakhvinder.kaur]

@shibuya
Gr8 work sir.
So we can expect new list by next week.
but am bit worried if they implement these changes from 1st may or june....what will happen to our applications as we didnt get 1st AOR yet.

 

[narinderdl]

@lakhinder fikar kaur

 

[ahmadtajwer]

By looks of it, it's a good news. More occupations will be added to existing list. By the way, there was analysis that by cutting the occupations, there wasn't any huge impact on immigration as applications received in 2009 never had any significant difference from that of 2008/2007. Anyways lets hope for good and keep your fingers crossed. This link is not authentic so it could again be some personal conversations between ministers but no official announcement.

 

[shibuya]

I wish and pray nobody gets affected in any way with some thing new coming the way. COMBIEN DE TEMPS.............

IL FAIT MAUVAIS.

 

[Munnimehek]

Gre8 Info.... & pray that nobody who have already appliedby gets affected by new changes....

 

[nicholas30]

Yeah LONDON OFFICE processing times also should have been raised!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Iceberg7]

Let's see!

 

[Nari]

Thank you for the info, if it is so and the make the Occupation list more than 38, and they add more proffessions, more people will be able to apply. JUST GREAT!

MIGRATION BUREAU ATTENDS MEETING WITH CANADIAN MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION IN LONDON


The Honourable Jason Kenney, P.C., M.P., Canada's Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism responds to questions raised by Grant King, Director of the Migration Bureau

EXCLUSIVE: MINISTER CONFIRMS THAT CHANGES TO SKILLED OCCUPATION LIST WILL BE ANNOUNCED WITHIN ONE WEEK.

On Monday 21 June 2010, the Migration Bureau's London office attended a luncheon meeting at Canada House together with the Deputy Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and other Canadian dignitaries and Canadian media for a briefing by Minister Kenney on Canada's strong economic performance ahead of the G20 Meeting in Toronto next week

At the meeting, Grant King, Director of the Migration Bureau, questioned the Minister on whether the 2008 reduction of the eligible skilled occupation list to 38 might have sent the (wrong) message to UK new settlers that Canada was essentially closed for skilled immigration. Minister Kenney advised that the cut had been largely designed to clear the backlog of permanent residence visa applications that had developed. Minister Kenney commented that "the previous processing times of up to 5 years were not competitive with Australia & New Zealand where new settlers could often obtain their visas within 6 months". "Cutting the occupation list has allowed the backlog to be cleared". This being the case, the Minister now advises now that changes to the occupation list will occur shortly, possibly within one week, and that further changes to Canada's immigration policy will occur later in the year. The indications are that these changes will be positive.
Following the meeting, Grant King commented that " changes to the occupation list and, expanding on the number of eligible occupations, will be good news for new settlers and will open up more immigration opportunities for high skilled immigrants to Canada from the UK, Europe and elsewhere"


Link: http://www.migrationnews.com/canada/news

 

[heatspine]

I think the intention was to reduce rather than add :'( ...
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24 May 2010
Brit migrants to Canada urged to apply ASAP with skilled migration upheaval on the horizon
Extensive changes to Canadian immigration expected in September 2010


LONDON, 24 May 2010 – Potential Canadian migrants are being urged to submit their applications for migration within the next few weeks, to avoid being shut out ahead of major immigration changes by the Canadian Government.

The Canadian Government has given itself a deadline of 30 September 2010 to identify changes to the Federal Skilled Worker program. The changes are being implemented to reduce the number of new applications lodged after that date and enable the immigration system to catch up with the backlog of applications.

The government is expected to slash the number of occupations on the Priority Occupation List - a list of occupations deemed in great demand and eligible for migration without the requirement of a pre-arranged job offer by a Canadian employer.

The Canadian Government had not yet given any indication which of the 38 occupations currently on the list will be removed on or after 30 September, 2010.

Migrants whose occupation are not on the revised list will no longer be eligible to apply and it may possibly be many years before an opportunity arises again, Canadian Visa Bureau Migration Case Work Manager, Nigel Smith said.

“The new Priority Occupation List will apply to applications yet to be lodged and in all probability to those which have yet to receive Stage 1 approval. Stage 1 approval is normally granted eight to 12 weeks after lodgment,” Mr Smith said.

The House of Commons Committee has given the Canadian immigration department until 30 September, 2010 to identify their objectives for the new changes and it is expected that the changes may be implemented anytime from that date onwards.

With this in mind, to ensure the department has a full three months to determine approval for Stage 1, migrants are being urged to begin the visa application process with the Canadian Visa Bureau as soon as possible to ensure their case can be ready in time for submission on 30 June.

“Potential migrants should notify us as soon as possible if they are considering proceeding as we will need to allocate sufficient resources to deal with the surge in lodgments that will inevitably result from this announcement,” Mr Smith said.

The Canadian Skilled Migration Program is a points-based system, with points awarded according to age, education, work experience, and language skills. Applicants aged 20 to 50 are awarded maximum age points, a higher age limit than most other countries. The current pass mark for the Skilled Worker Visa is 67 points.

British workers wanting to emigrate to Canada also have a number of advantages including English language points as well as a similar cultural heritage.

 

[pgt]

Hope the new list would not affect those who have already applied....

 

[shibuya]

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[ahmadtajwer]

what does that means ? How will i rate this post ?? Post was informative.