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nicholas30

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Guys get real!!!!!!!!!!!!! Canada may take in full of Asia or Europe as immigrants or create thousands of jobs, the point is are we gonna get jobs without Canadian experience??????????

And well what's the advantage of obtaining PR status if Jason Kenny can't give the new immigrants a respected job as per their qualifications/experience............

Why VO officers need experience letters if it has no value in Canada, they should take in fresh graduates train them and certify as Canadian experienced............

Bottom line Immigrants come in with their money and make Canada Rich.
 

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Yeah u're right omm, lets see what happens after july 1...prediction is 0213 will re-appear..and in my point of view if it happens then surely our file will take some triple speed.

Good Luck!
Hey Friends,

Are you sure if 0213 comes back then our application will move fast.. because as per the current trend only new applications are given preference.

is there any clause that older application for any category will be processed first before the newer file.

Regards,
 

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Manitoba’s population sees new records due to immigration

Canada, 23rd June: Population growth of Manitoba has reached a record level and this is being attributed to higher rates of immigration.

According to Peter Bjornson, Minister for Entrepreneurship, Training and Trade, the current increase in population growth of this Canadian province is the best in the period of last 4 decades, the minister asserted.

Best rate of population growth in Manitoba--According to official figures released by Statistics Canada for the month of April 2011, there has been a growth of a total of 16,121 people in last one year period in Manitoba taking the total population of this Canadian province to 1,24,396.

This means an increase of 1,31 percent in Manitoba’s population rate. Its quite higher than the national growth rate of 1.06 percent n Canada and is regarded to be the third-highest among all Canadian provinces, the minister added.

Immigration contributing towards population growth of Manitoba--Out of the total increase of 16,121 people in Manitoba in the last one year, nearly 15,700 are new immigrants, the figures by Stats Can show. As per the figures, the number of new immigrants coming to Manitoba is the highest ever since the year 1946.

It may be clarified that the in terms of population performance, Manitoba has gone up than the national growth rate for the last two consecutive years, the minister stated.

During the period of last one year, Manitoba registered birth of 16,214 new babies, the official figures show. This makes Manitoba having highest rate of births in last 16 years.

Manitoba most attractive place to live and work--High population growth rate of Manitoba means that the province is becoming a relatively more attractive place not just for living but also for working here and for raising a family, states Bjornson.

The minister contributed the year’s higher rate of population growth in Manitoba to the Provincial Nominee Program of the province. Under the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program, families living here are allowed to offer sponsorship to aspiring immigrants possessing skills in high demand in Manitoba to come and work here.

Manitoba has a growing demand for jobs like truck driving and allows immigrants with requisite skills to immigrate to Manitoba under this program.
 

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Canada Post Strike: "Are Canadians Employees Amongst The Most Dissatisfied Employess in World?"

Low Morale: The general working population in Canada is the most unsatisfied class of people in the world. The ratio has risen from 26 per cent in 2006, who were generally dissatisfied with working conditions to around 36 per cent as of today.

The working population is generally unhappy about the working conditions and the stingy ways of Canadian employers. With more and more people either firmly deciding to quit their jobs or are ambivalent about staying on, this picture presents a grim future for the economy and the country as a whole.

Cutback on expenditure…and welfare: What can be ascertained as the main reasons for this feeling of resentment and an overall low level of motivation towards continuing their jobs are an employment deal involving lesser focus on payouts related to productivity, rarer opportunities and negligible windows of possible training. Other reasons for this shift in attitude could be blamed on the pay freezes, lesser merited increases and promotions, global consulting firm Mercier confirmed.

"Mercer believes that the potential business consequences of this erosion in employee sentiment are significant and need to be addressed if Canadian employers want to hang on to valued talent and minimize any productivity or morale issues among workers who remain," said Madeline Avedon, the company's human capital principal.

Global findings: The survey that threw up this figure was carried out in different countries and involved 30,000 workers; out of which 2000 were from Canada. The study concluded that base pay was considered the most important factor by a majority of the employers, whereas of the workers, just a shade above half responded with a favorable response towards base pay being the only thing that was important.

Avedon is of the opinion that the impact of this study goes much beyond employee turnover. She went to on to say that Canadian employees, in particular, feel they contribute more when they produce quality in whatever it is that they do. And with the present scenario, they feel that they are let down by the employers. "Diminished respect for and lack of confidence in an organization can undermine the innovation and productivity gains businesses rely on from their workforces," she said.

Employers were also surveyed in the study. Although the overall score did remain low, they have credited the employees for improvement in the areas that were a part of the survey.

Repercussions could possibly lead to vicious circle: The data that came out from the survey showed that there is a high degree of correlation between performance management and a highly engaged workforce. Employees who did receive performance review in the previous year are more positive about the organization’s ability to manage and nurture talent.
 

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Government of Canada announces the reappointment of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada Chairperson

Ottawa, June 23, 2011 —Brian P. Goodman has been reappointed, to a two year term, as Chairperson of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB), Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today.

Mr. Goodman was first appointed as a member of the IRB on August 7, 2001, and was assigned to the Convention Refugee Determination Division (now known as the Refugee Protection Division) in Toronto. He was reappointed on August 7, 2003. Mr. Goodman was designated Deputy Chairperson of the Immigration Appeal Division on May 8, 2006, and became interim Chairperson of the IRB March 17, 2007. He was designated Chairperson on June 20, 2007.

Mr. Goodman received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto and his Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws (Public Law) from Osgoode Hall Law School. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1974. Before joining the IRB, he held senior legal and executive positions in several Government of Ontario ministries and agencies. Among other positions, he served as Chair of the Ontario Rent Review Hearings Board, Acting Mining and Lands Commissioner and Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Public Law Division. In 2009, Mr. Goodman was elected to the Governing Council of the International Association of Refugee Law Judges.

Created in 1989, the IRB is an independent administrative tribunal. It currently has three divisions: the Refugee Protection Division, the Immigration Appeal Division and the Immigration Division. The IRB determines refugee protection claims made in Canada, hears immigration appeals, and conducts admissibility hearings and detention reviews.

The Chairperson is the IRB’s Chief Executive Officer and reports to Parliament through the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism.
 

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NEW CANADIAN IMMIGRATION PROGRAM CHANGES



June 24, 2011
Today Citizenship and Immigration Canada released changes to the Federal Skilled Worker, Federal Immigrant Investor and Federal Entrepreneur programs. The following changes will affect applicants submitting new applications under these programs between July 1, 2011 and July 1, 2012. Applications submitted prior to July 1, 2011 will continue to be processed according to the regulations in effect at the time of submission. Here you will find a brief summary of the changes:

Federal Skilled Worker

• Same list of 29 eligible occupations issued under the Minister's Instructions on June 26, 2010
• Limit of 10,000 applications accepted for processing
• Sub-limit of 500 applications per occupation (NOC)
• Applications submitted with an Arranged Employment Opinion (AEO) or with a valid work permit in a skilled occupation will continue to be accepted and will NOT be counted towards the cap.


What does this mean? This means that individuals, who have one year of work experience in one of the 29 eligible occupations listed here, should submit their applications as soon as possible. Many people who were not able to fit in under the cap last year have completed applications, ready for dispatch. With a limit of only 500 applications per occupation, time is of the essence.
 

fariza

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Thanks but still it hasn't yet been officially announced or appeared on CIC web... until then better to wait
 

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News Release

Changes to economic immigration programs will help further reduce backlogs and improve wait times

Ottawa, June 24, 2011 — Canada is adjusting its intake of applications from economic immigrants to further reduce the backlog and improve wait times while meeting the country’s labour market needs, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today.

“The backlog of federal skilled worker applications is now half of what it was when we announced the Action Plan for Faster Immigration in 2008,” said Minister Kenney. “These measures will help us to continue that progress.”

Canada receives many more immigration applications than can be accepted every year. As part of ongoing efforts to better align application intake with priorities for immigration, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is limiting the number of new applications it will consider in certain categories of the federal economic immigration stream.

Effective July 1, 2011, the changes will affect new applicants to the federal Skilled Worker, federal Immigrant Investor and federal Entrepreneur programs. The changes will not affect the number of permanent resident admissions in 2011 in these three categories.

“Canada continues to welcome historically high numbers of new immigrants each year, but the Government continues to receive applications that far exceed this number,” said Minister Kenney. “If we don't keep putting reasonable limits on new applications, backlogs and wait times will grow.”

In November 2008, the government first took steps to identify for processing those federal skilled worker applications that responded to Canada’s labour needs, such as applicants with arranged employment offers from Canadian employers or with experience in an occupation in high demand. In June 2010, the government released an updated list of 29 priority occupations and introduced a global cap of 20,000 for federal skilled workers, as well as a sub-cap of 1,000 under each occupation. Over the past year, CIC has received approximately 13,800 federal skilled worker applications under the priority occupations list (figure accurate as of June 24, 2011).

Now, for applicants who do not have an offer of employment in Canada, the government will further limit the number of new federal skilled worker applications that are considered for processing to 10,000 a year, beginning July 1. This limit will help better align the number of applications with labour market demand. Within the 10,000 limit, a maximum of 500 new applications in each of the current 29 priority occupations will be considered.

In addition, the Minister is introducing a cap of 700 on new federal investor applications. Although last year, CIC made changes that raised the minimum net worth and investment requirements, it continues to receive applications in excess of what is required. An annual cap on new applications will allow for progress on backlog reduction while ensuring that the Department has a sufficient volume of new files to meet its commitments.

The Minister is also introducing a temporary moratorium on new federal entrepreneur applications. Wait times for this program currently stretch to eight years in some visa offices. By ceasing to accept new applications as of July 1, the government will prevent further processing delays. The federal Entrepreneur Program will undergo a review in the coming months to ensure that Canada is better able to attract and retain innovative entrepreneurs.

The authority for these changes, which are being introduced through ministerial instructions, comes from amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act approved by Parliament in 2008 as part of the Action Plan for Faster Immigration. The instructions are meant to be a flexible tool that allows the government to align the intake of immigration applications with priorities for immigration.

Since these changes were implemented in November 2008, the backlog of pre-2008 federal skilled worker applicants has decreased by 50 percent. As well, priority applications are being processed in a period of months rather than years, as was the case prior to the 2008 changes.

The CIC website will be updated on July 1, 2011, with details on application requirements and procedures for affected programs.

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For further information:

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613-952-1650
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fariza said:
Thanks but still it hasn't yet been officially announced or appeared on CIC web... until then better to wait
Fariza,
It did appear on CIC website 8)
click on the link: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2011/2011-06-24a.asp

regards,
Dr.Hasib
 

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A Good Job at Alberta V/s A Healthy Lifestyle at British Columbia – Take your pick!

Job-Seekers’ Hub: A vast mass of Canadian workers is on their way to Alberta as the recovery from recession picks up the pace. In the first quarter of the fiscal year, Alberta recorded the quickest growth rate in the country. Statistics reveal that labor movement is back on the track after having almost exhausted in last 2 years.

Stats & Facts: Throughout 2010, Alberta has led Canada’s job growth and there are stats and facts to support. The employment rate has risen by 2.8 per cent. The unemployment rate of the state is 5.4 per cent whilst the same for Canada is 7.4 per cent. 5,275 job seekers migrated from other provinces to Alberta between April and June as per the official figures. The Canadian Employee Relocation Council conducted a survey that revealed that more than 50 per cent of Canadians wish to move west, precisely to Alberta.

British Columbia: Undoubtedly, Alberta is creating the highest number of jobs but living standards in the westernmost Canadian province, BC offer a far better lifestyle. The yearly Canadian Community Health Survey revealed that BC is still the best province when it comes to healthy living standards a survey conducted amongst Canadians aged twelve or above revealed. “BC is always established as the leader in healthy living standards, it is something to celebrate,” said Mike de Jong, the Health Minister.

Related Statistics: The survey reveals that BC residents have the least self-reported obesity rate at 44 per cent. Almost four to five times a day BC residents consume fruits and vegetables. They are the most physically active Canadians with the lowest smoking rate of 17.8 per cent and alcohol consumption rate is a petite 15.7 per cent. Even after this, de Jong believes there is some scope of improvement and thus he has launched more campaigns against unhealthy habits such as consumption of tobacco.

Strategies: Mike de Jong has already formulated new plans for health improvement. He recently announced a C$68.7-million Healthy Families BC strategy in order to back the province’s efforts in order to continue their already better and healthier lifestyle. Furthermore, he believes that everybody in the province should stick to their healthy habits. StatsCan reported that if such habits are maintained the administration can save up to C$4 billion in health care cost YOY.

and the Match goes to…: On one end, Alberta is creating adequate number of jobs for people to feed their families whilst Health Ministry of British Columbia is making efforts to improve the lifestyle of their residents. In essence, BC is the winner. The heavy influx of workers in Alberta may not ensure healthier lifestyle. To satisfy all in such a case will lead to heavy incurring of costs. At the same time, the administrators of BC are saving huge amounts that can later be invested in the betterment of their citizens – once again!
 

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Housing Prices in Vancouver Soar as Chinese Park their Wealth in Canada

Soaring Prices: The season’s home purchase just shot up and it resulted in soaring prices in the real estate market. These hefty price tags are surprisingly a sign of China’s ever-growing wealth, revealed by one of the most unexpected sources, a Chinese state-run daily.

Why Such A Havoc? Reportedly, China wishes to move out money of the nation into any immovable assets, particularly homes, as it tightens the screws regarding ownership of homes by the local Chinese. In essence, they wish to condense their own market. The market experts are now getting more apprehensive regarding the housing market of Vancouver, as it has now become the 3rd most expensive in the entire North America.

Astonishing Statistics: The market was made dense by a hefty chunk of buyers in the very first quarter. The Richmond and Vancouver West regions were the epicenter. The sales oozed off a bit in the month of April, but soon a new benchmark of nation average price was set as C$620,000. This is a direct 5 per cent increase from the previous national average of C$593,419. The mean sales prices sore up to C$372,544 whilst for residential property prices touched a new high of C$815,252.

What is China Doing? “China is in a way parking their wealth, in the Canadian property market”, Cam Good - the president of TheKey.com has disclosed. As recession began to subside, Canada recovered significantly and comparative better than its close neighbors did. The real estate market received a blow but never collapsed. The prices rose again. Vancouver is now the most sought after market for property in the entire Canada.

The Chain: “China invested its wealth in markets of countries such as England and Australia before it entered Canadian cities such as Toronto”, said Scott Brown, senior VP at property brokers Colliers International. According to Colliers International, ‘this is just the initiation of the phase.’ Furthermore, Chinese have now given a rise to ‘the Domino effect.’ Similar boost in property purchases are now being experienced in areas such as New York and the buyers happen to be the Brazilians.

Magnitude of Buying: “The Chinese property buying is somewhat overstated because they have only bought properties in areas that are near the Vancouver boundaries”, clarified British Columbia Real Estate Association’s main economist Cameron Muir. The records justify the same as highly as the media hype being created for it. Plus, Canada can expect more competition as other nations are striving to attract investments from China.

No FII Blockade: ‘Even after such a situation Canadian officials aren’t thinking of restricting any foreign investments in the land or property markets. This will not just affect the entire economy but will also affect the goodwill of Canada in perception of the rest of the countries’ disclosed by Mr. Ashley. He further added, “I’d live in a place envied by others…”
 

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Canadian Banks in Job Shedding Mode

Situation worsening with every passing day: The situation with the jobs in the banking sector in Canada is growing worse with every passing day as 55 more jobs have been cut over the last month. That raises the figure for this month to 88.

The bank currently employs a total of 1,300 people. This latest cut was implemented in the corporate administration units after earlier targeting the information technology unit. The management of the bank argues that they have to save around $15 million. That is the main reason for the axe being brought down on such a big number of employees in the bank.

A spokesperson of the bank has said that a majority of the job cut has come about since there were a number of retirements, cancellation of vacations as well as normal attrition. A portion of the workers told to leave will be relieved immediately and another chunk will leave by the end of the year.

Political promises unethical solutions: Members of the Conservative Party had promised the people of the electorate that they would aim to cut the federal spending by up to $4 billion per annum within their tenure of four years. Further details of what other positions are going to go under in the days to come are slowly trickling down to the masses. The bank says that its decision to cut the nearly hundred jobs was forced by the crunch in the liquidity situation. And that desire to save a sum of $15 million had urged them to take such drastic steps.

With the situation at such cross roads, people have been left with nowhere to turn to. And that may also contribute to be another reason for the overall low morale of the average Canadian worker as reported in an earlier report.

Nature’s Fury: Also, with an overall slowing down of other economies and the imminent dangers of natural calamities looming large over certain areas in the world, it becomes obvious that many people will certainly have to face the music. The reason for this being that with the calamities striking, there is bound to be a drop in savings and rise in the national spending on the ways to combat or to fight the calamities.

As with Canada, there are other countries including the USA who are facing major adversities that may cut the overall wellness quotient for people of even farther reaching areas. Since there can be a paucity of funds and other resources for the Canadian government as well as the challenges facing the government across the border, the situation remains grim in all sectors of the economy, including jobs in government sectors.

Global Village in distress: Overall, there is a situation of dire consequences in many parts of the world which has repercussions on the world economy as a whole and North America in particular.
 

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News Release

Tougher rules governing immigration consultants enacted and new regulator announced

Ottawa, June 28, 2011 — Legislation cracking down on crooked immigration consultants will come into force on June 30, 2011, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today.

At the same time, oversight of the consultant community is being turned over to the newly created Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC). “The Government of Canada has promised to crack down on crooked immigration consultants and their shady practices, and with Bill C-35, we now have the tools,” said the Minister.

Bill C-35 strengthens the rules governing those who charge their clients for immigration advice or representation, making it an offence for anyone other than an accredited immigration representative to conduct business, for a fee or other consideration, at any stage of an application or proceeding. It also increases penalties and fines for unauthorized representation and allows for more government oversight in order to improve the way in which immigration consultants are regulated.

With the designation of the ICCRC as the regulator of immigration consultants, consultants who are currently members in good standing of the Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants (CSIC) can begin to register with the ICCRC on June 30, 2011.

Immigration representatives must be either members in good standing of a provincial or territorial law society, including paralegals; members of the Chambre des notaires du Québec; or members of the governing body for immigration consultants.

A 120-day transitional period will be put in place to ensure a smooth transition and continuity of service for both CSIC members currently in good standing and their clients during the transition to the ICCRC. The transition period will end on October 28, 2011.

After a notice was published on March 19, 2011, in the Canada Gazette, Part I, proposing the ICCRC be designated the regulator of immigration consultants, over 70 percent of the public comments received during the 30-day consultation period supported the proposal to establish a new regulator of immigration consultants.

“The ICCRC has committed to accountability, transparency and good governance and has pledged to work to protect the interests of consumers,” added Minister Kenney. “Their efforts, backed by strong new legislation, will allow us to better serve people through our immigration processes and protect potential immigrants, all while improving the integrity of Canada’s immigration system.”

Backgrounder 1: Transitioning to the ICCRC – the designated regulator of immigration consultants
Backgrounder 2: Highlights of Bill C-35
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theres a new video regarding Immigrating to Canada



http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/multimedia/video/immcan/immcan.asp#transcript


you may want osee in youtube too

and here is the transcript of it


Transcript for “Immigrating to Canada”

Light music is playing in the background.

The video opens on a shot of Vancouver harbour with the city landscape in the distance.

People are walking, jogging and biking in a park beside a marina.

Video collage of people from various backgrounds and ages (a family: mother, father and son walking towards a bridge, an elderly woman, two women lean over a fence, a man speaks to students, a toddler holds a Canadian flag in his mother arms).

Main video begins with a close up of the video host standing in a room with studio television monitors revealing a Citizenship and Immigration logo.

Announcer: “Did you know that Canada has one of the largest immigration programs in the World? Every year, three types or categories of immigrants come to Canada. There are those we select for their skills and education to work in Canada and help build our economy”.

The angle changes to a close-up of host in the studio. The TV screens in the background have various shots of people.

Announcer: “There are people who come to join their families”.

Video changes to close-up of host in the studio with TV screens in the background.

Announcer: “And there are people who need protection. Like refugees fleeing torture or persecution in their home countries”.

Video changes to close-up of host in the studio with TV screens in the background.

Announcer: “That’s who we accept as immigrants to Canada”.

Light music playing.

An opening graphic of a globe, with a waving Canadian flag, appears in the background. Title “Immigrating to Canada” then appears on screen in the centre of the shot.

Video changes to host in the studio with TV screens in the background.

Announcer: “The number we accept every year depends on several things. What kinds of workers will help our economy grow”.

A series of shots of an X-ray lab technician examining an elderly woman, appear on screen.

Announcer: “What jobs are available that can’t be filled by Canadians”.

Video changes to a person pushing a cart filled with corn. A couple of construction workers are on location at an oil patch.

Announcer: “What’s the state of the Canadian economy”?

Video changes to a black and grey map of Canada being slowly populated with orange dots, as a title appears: Wanted: Engineers.

Announcer: “And what supports are available to help immigrants succeed when they get here”.

Video changes to a close up of a young woman walking towards an immigration services office and speaking with an immigration officer.

Announcer: “To help answer these questions, we rely on research and talk to a whole boast of people including provincial and territorial governments”.

Video changes to a man shaking hands with others – attending a meeting.

Announcer: “We also talk to experts, including business leaders, trade associations, and immigrant groups”.

Video changes to people sitting at a restaurant talking business, followed by Minister Kenney attending a focus group.

Announcer: “And we talk to people who provide services such as English and French language training directly to newcomers”.

Video changes to an English language teacher writing on a whiteboard as students attentively listen and watch.

Announcer: “We take other factors into consideration as well”.

The shot changes to a doctor in the centre of a refugee camp followed by people gathering with UN officials and finally, cargo being loaded onto a UN humanitarian aid aircraft.

Announcer: “Things like Canada’s proud humanitarian tradition in being a haven for those fleeing torture and oppression, as well as Canada’s population growth”.

The video changes to a busy street with many people walking about, a man is welding, followed by a man pulling a cart of goods down a street. The video continues with the host and TV screens in the background playing the shot.

Announcer: “Today, Canada demands a high level of legal immigration to keep our workforce strong”.

The video changes to people of various occupations doing their job: a man operating heaving metal machinery, a medical professional tends to a patient at the hospital and finally a group of newcomers attending a workshop for work training.

Announcer: “As with other countries with aging populations and low birth rates, in the not-to-distant future, Canada will not have enough people to keep our workforce growing. Yes the majority of new entrants to our labour force will continue to come from within Canada”...

Video changes to host in the studio with TV screens in the background with various skilled workers.

Announcer: “... but there won’t be enough Canadians entering the labour force to replace the ones who are retiring. Without immigration, the size of our workforce will shrink. In other words, within the next five years all of our labour force growth will come from immigration”.

The video shot changes to newcomers sitting at a Citizenship ceremony. A man leans into his son and smiles.

Announcer: “All these considerations add up to a number, or rather to a range of numbers on how many immigrants we will accept each year”.

Video changes to a black and grey map of Canada being rapidly populated with orange arrows and green person-like figurines.

Announcer: “In 2011, we plan to accept between 240, 000 and 265, 000 new immigrants. That’s a little less than 1% of our population”.

A shot of China reveals people on busy street. A family appears, talking around a dining room table. People continue to shop at a market. A man appears, walking down the street. A couple hold a Canadian flag while attending a Citizenship Ceremony,

Announcer: “ Everyone who wants to immigrate to Canada is assessed fairly, regardless of their country of origin, race, ethnic origin, religion or gender”.

Video fades to black.

The music changes to a serious tone, as the video reveals a black and white shot of various people standing at primary inspection. An officer inspects documentation and a passport. The video cuts back to the host.

Announcer: “People who have committed a serious crime or who belong to a terrorist organization or who pose a serious health threat are obviously not allowed into Canada”.

The video changes to a Canadian Visa Application Centre sign, as people wait in line to apply for a Visa. Immigration office officials review an applicant’s file.

Announcer: “All immigration applications are considered on a case by case basis, on the specific facts presented by the applicant in each case. Let’s take a look at those numbers again”.

The map of Canada appears, as it is being rapidly populated by orange arrows and white and green graphical figures.

Announcer: “If we break them down a little more, about 60% of immigrants who come to Canada each year are economic immigrants and their dependants. Economic Immigrants are chosen because of what they can contribute to the Canadian economy.”

Video changes to a man welding, students working at desktop computers, a diverse crowd of people crossing an intersection.

Announcer: “They include provincial nominees; people nominated by either provinces or territories to meet their specific economic and labour market needs. Economic immigrants also include skilled workers and entrepreneurs. The self-employed and certain temporary workers and students we’d like to have stay in Canada after their work placements or studies are over so that they can continue to contribute to our economy”.

For last remaining shots, the video changes to a woman working in a laboratory, a man working from a home office, a woman walks into a business. A student walks out from a University campus building. Young adults, walk along a marina. The video continues with the host in studio with TV screens in the background.

Announcer: “As I said, that 60% also includes dependants, including spouses and young children of the economic immigrants”.

Video changes to children playing at a park, a woman holding her toddler as well as parents and children at a Citizenship ceremony.

Announcer: “In fact, these dependants represent just over half of the overall number in the economic category”.

Video changes to a black and grey map of Canada graphic being populated by orange arrows as well as white and green graphic, people-like, figures.

Announcer: “About 26% of the immigrants who come to Canada each year are family class immigrants. These are spouses and partners of people already living in Canada, or children, or parents or even grandparents”.

Video changes to family having a picnic at the park with various shots of the family.

Announcer: “Most countries don’t have a family class program”.

Video changes to the family gathered in the living room playing dominos.

Announcer: “Ours is one of the most generous in the world”.

Video returns to family having a picnic at the park.

Announcer: “Because our family class program is so popular, there is a large and growing number of parents and grandparents who have come to Canada or who are waiting in the queue for their applications to be considered”.

The video cuts to the host in studio with TV screens in the background and then returns a black and grey map of Canada being rapidly populated by orange arrows and white and green graphic, people-like, figures.

Announcer: “And about 14% of immigrants come to Canada each year for humanitarian or related reasons. A good number of those are refugees who come under the auspices of the United Nations”.

Video changes to a refugee camp, with a United Nations ground vehicle. There are also shots of people at the refugee camp and refugees getting services and working. A woman being interviewed – smiles.

Announcer: “In fact, of all the refugees resettled through the UN, Canada takes one in every ten. Among developed countries, Canada welcomes more refugees each year than any other country in the world, except the United States”.

The shot changes to the host, on camera, in studio with TV screens in the background.

Announcer: “As I said, Canada selects immigrants based on objective criteria, what they can contribute to the economy, whether they have family members here, or whether they are refugees fleeing torture and persecution. And everyone, regardless of country of origin is eligible to apply to immigrate to Canada if they meet these objective criteria”.

The video changes to immigration officers followed by, consultants and lawyers reviewing files in an office. Newcomers at a Citizenship ceremony and a newcomer family walking together at a park alongside a marina appear on screen. Photos appear on screen of refugees fleeing on a flooded road, with their possessions on a buggy. The last photo has children and their mothers carrying food on their heads

A shot of a mother carrying her toddler, at a Citizenship ceremony, appears and newcomers applaud during the Citizenship ceremony.

The video changes back to the hostess in studio with TV screens in the background.

Announcer: “However, over the years, the countries of origin of immigrants have changed”.

The video changes to a black and grey map of the world. The countries are highlighted as the host names the top immigration countries for Canada.

Announcer: “As you can see, most immigrants to Canada today come from China, India and the Philippians”.

The graphic zooms in to a close up of a map of Canada as it is rapidly populated by white and green graphical figures of people. It then cuts to a shot of many people walking the streets of Chinatown.

Announcer: “Together, immigrants from those three countries make up almost a third of our overall intake of immigrants. That’s a big changes from the 1980s and early 90s, when Canada accepted far more economic immigrants from Hong Kong, then from Mainland China, and far fewer from India and the Philippians”.

Video changes to a black and grey map of the world again as certain regions of it are being rapidly populated by white graphical people figures. This is repeated a few times and zooms into Canada as the figures populate the graphic.

Announcer: “Overtime, if a region or country has a growing number of people who want to immigrate to Canada and a large number of these people meet our selection criteria, then we will accept a large proportion of immigrants from those regions and countries. We adjust accordingly. Improvements to our program can also have an effect on where immigrants come from”.

The video cuts to the hostess in the studio as the TV screen in the background features the Immigration Act of 2002.

Announcer: “For instance, when parliament adopted a new immigration act in 2002 to put more emphasis on English or French language abilities for the selection of economic immigrants, there was a decline in the number of immigrants from China and an increase in immigrants from European countries and French speaking North Africa”.

The video cuts to hostess in the studio with TV screen in the background. The graphic highlights the various countries.

Announcer: “We expect that as the criteria and programs evolve in the future, so too will the source regions and countries”.

The video cuts to the eternal flame and various shots at Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

Announcer: “Recently, Parliament adopted a new Refugee Reform legislation. As a result of these measures, Canada will increase the number of refugees resettled from overseas by 20%”.

Various shots appear of people in a refugee camp.

Announcer: “This will increase the relative proportion of immigrants Canada will welcome from countries that produce a large number of refugees”.

The video changes to a black and grey map of the World as certain regions and countries are being highlighted as the hostess names them.

Announcer: “In the past, this has included Burma, Iraq, Iran and Vietnam”.

A shot of an airplane flies over towards a landing strip.

Announcer: “The number of immigrants Canada welcomes each year doesn’t include three groups. It doesn’t include the 800,000 temporary Visas we give to tourists and visitors from abroad who only want to come to Canada for a short stay”.

The video cuts to a crowded airport with a man in line at Canadian customs as the agent inspects his passport.

Announcer: “Nor does it include the temporary foreign workers and students who come to Canada to fill short term labour market needs or to study”.

People working in a laboratory appear on screen, followed by a student reading a book on campus.

Announcer: “It also does not include what some estimate to be around 80,000 to 120,000 illegal immigrants currently in Canada”.

A stylized clandestine shot of a large number of people – appears. The crowd shot reveals one person highlighted in black and white – walking down the street.

Announcer: “They may have come as tourists or clandestinely and then never left the country”.

Video changes to a man being cuffed and escorted by police officers.

Announcer: “In order to insure that our immigration system is fair to those who have immigrated to Canada the legal way or may want to in the future, the government of Canada will take every step to send illegal migrants back to their country of origin once they have exhausted their legal appeals”.

A photo of a man in handcuffs appears on screen. The video changes to an airplane taking off.

Announcer: “One more number; 85% of immigrants eventually become Canadian citizens. By becoming citizens, they become full members of our community; as do most of their kids”.

Various shots of a Citizenship ceremony appear. Newcomers take their oath at their Citizenship ceremony.

A painting of the signing of Canada’s charter of rights and freedoms appears.

Announcer: “Our history becomes their history”.

Announcer: “Our past becomes their past”.

The video cuts to a Veteran standing on the grounds of a military cemetery.

Announcer: “And our future becomes their future”.

The video changes to astronauts working with the “Canadarm” on the international space station.

The video focuses on a historic painting of Sir John A. MacDonald.

Announcer: “Immigration has always been part of our story. Canada’s first Prime Minister, Sir John A. MacDonald, was himself an immigrant from Scotland”.

The shot cuts back to the hostess in the studio with TV screen in the background.

Announcer: “Immigrants have risked their lives to defend Canada, strengthen our economy, enrich our culture and uphold freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law. In Canada, if you work hard and play by the rules, you’ll succeed. That’s why Canada is a great country to live in. Immigrants are helping to keep it that way”.

Video changes to a waving Canadian flag.

The Canada Word Mark appears.

The video Fades to Black
 

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