Libral Have Won

[ipoo]

Yes. Congrats to all who supports Librals.

 

[benitaagogo]

I wonder how fast can the new immigration policy be implemented, hopefully immediately!!! Congrats on the Liberals!!!

 

[Officer]

Congratulation to every Canadian and Thank you Justin Trudeau for Uniting Canada... Again!!!

It is a real Change ...

 

[Gemini020]

Does anyone know what might change immigration wise?

 

[sashali78]

Does anyone know what might change immigration wise?

yeah, more talk, more refugees, same delays and inefficiencies

 

[jamsham12]

yeah, more talk, more refugees, same delays and inefficiencies

And removal of condition 51 thus promoting sham marriages.

 

[Gemini020]

Seems we have touched a sensitive subject. From the first reply I thought to understand that there was a list of changes proposed. Removal of the condition to live together for 2 years (that's the one?) sounds not like something anyone should be happy about, assuming you're in it for the relationship and not the residency

 

[Iqbalf]

yeah, more talk, more refugees, same delays and inefficiencies

I second you !

 

[km9203]

And removal of condition 51 thus promoting sham marriages.

If he does that then he is a complete idiot. There's a reason that condition exists.

 

[Gemini020]

Benitaagogo, what changes were you referring to?

 

[o6ocpaka]

it's all about legalizing weed, no one cares about anything else, just read online forums...
This is the only reason Justin Bieber has won :-X

 

[YYC787]

If he does that then he is a complete idiot. There's a reason that condition exists.

Its one of his campaign promises. I don't know why so many people on this forum like him so much. I get the whole "doubling the family sponsorship budget" promise, but...where is the money going to come from, Justin?

Like I said in the other thread, it doesn't matter if the guy's tie is blue, red, orange, or bright pink. Politicians lie, and they will say anything to get votes.

 

[km9203]

Its one of his campaign promises. I don't know why so many people on this forum like him so much. I get the whole "doubling the family sponsorship budget" promise, but...where is the money going to come from, Justin?

Like I said in the other thread, it doesn't matter if the guy's tie is blue, red, orange, or bright pink. Politicians lie, and they will say anything to get votes.

I can't stand him. I think people probably like him a lot because of his father.

 

[jamsham12]

Its one of his campaign promises. I don't know why so many people on this forum like him so much. I get the whole "doubling the family sponsorship budget" promise, but...where is the money going to come from, Justin?

Like I said in the other thread, it doesn't matter if the guy's tie is blue, red, orange, or bright pink. Politicians lie, and they will say anything to get votes.

Thats lip service to get the minority voters which he succeed in doing, and how quickly do people expect processing times to go down? It will take years, and by that time his a ss might be gone. I am all for immigration reform and reducing processing times, there is no way visa exempt applicants should take 9-12 months for the VO to process an outland application, truly ridiculous. Focus on the budget issues to staff properly trained visa officers but to remove condition 51 for a few votes to promote immigration fraud, why was this fraud elected? Everything that he says sounds like peaches but how much of it is actionable?

 

[Ineffable]

Trudeau states his plan is:

• Nearly doubling the budget for family class immigration processing, in order to restore process- ing times to the levels achieved before the Harper decade.
  
• Doubling the number of new applications allowed each year, for parents and grandparents, from 5,000 to 10,000.
  
• Providing greater access to applicants with Canadian siblings, by granting additional points under the Express Entry system. We will also conduct a review of the program, ensuring that processing times are efficient.
  
• Restoring the maximum age for dependents to 22 instead of 19, allowing Canadians – often live-in caregivers – to bring their children to Canada.
  
• Granting immediate permanent residency to new spouses entering Canada, rather than imposing a two-year conditional status that puts spouses – often women – in a position of extreme vulnerability.

The reality is the only aspect that's not clearly beneficial is removing Condition 51, and even then, it's not nearly as black and white as many of you think.

And whether or not you believe it's lip service or not, I'll take the man who at least recognizes that the current state of Immigration in Canada needs an overhaul versus the man who seems to see no issue with it whatsoever. Not to mention, I am far more optimistic we see more attention paid to Syrian Refugees, and restore Canada to its former glory of being the most benevolent country in refugee crises.

You don't have to like Trudeau, but you have to at least respect that immigration will get some much-needed TLC, and we all stand to benefit. I don't think a single person who's undergoing this process thinks it's rainbows and unicorns, so if I get even a tiny butterfly out of this, I'm happy.