Whats New in Canada-Update on CA

[Can10]

Canadian Immigration Minister says changes to system will continue

Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has today (24th August 2012) issued a statement reviewing the changes made in the last twelve months by his department, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC).

He says that CIC has introduced a great many changes to improve the system but still has further to go. Mr Kenney said 'Our government has a plan for a faster, more flexible system that will better meet Canada's economic needs while continuing to uphold our humanitarian commitments.'

Mr Kenney's statement highlights changes to Canada's worker immigration system which have been proposed or introduced by the government in the last year. These include:

• Proposals to change the Federal Skilled Workers Program (FSWP) to 'select skilled workers who would be able to integrate more rapidly and successfully
into the Canadian labour market' (these measures include a controversial plan to favour immigrants under 35)
• Reduction of the FSWP backlog from 640,000 to 150,000
• Proposal to create a new Federal Skilled Trades Program
• Proposal to change the Canadian Experience Class
• Improvements to the Live-In Caregiver Program
• Increase in the number of Provincial nominees which will spread newcomers more effectively over Canada
• Introduction of the Educational Credential Assessment Initiative which will introduce a mandatory requirement that FSWP immigrants have their educational
achievements abroad assessed

Mr Kenney also listed other changes to the Canadian immigration system made in the last year. Among these were:

• Reform of the asylum system to make it 'fast and fair' and to combat 'human smuggling'
• Introduction of the Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act which makes the deportation of foreign criminals easier.
• Improvements to the system making the reunification of immigrant families easier by introducing measures to enable parents and grandparents to visit more
easily
• Action to reduce marriage fraud and fraudulent immigration applications.
• Increase of 20% to the numbers admitted under the country's refugee resettlement programme.

Mr Kenney says 'we are continuing to make changes to create a faster, more flexible immigration system and look forward to even more improvements and reforms in the year ahead.'

Source: http://www.workpermit.com/news/2012-08-25/canadian-immigration-minister-says-changes-to-system-will-continue

 

[Can10]

Canadians question decision to focus skilled worker program on youth

The Canadian government's plan to focus its skilled worker program on younger people has caused some concern among Canadian immigrant organisations. Changes to the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), which are due to come into force next January will mean that only those aged between 18 and 35 will score maximum points on the age section of the Canadian points-based assessment.

The Canadian points based system awards applicants for residency under the FSWP a number of points in six categories. Applicants must, at present, score a minimum total of 67 points to qualify. The fourth category is age. At present, all applicants aged between 21 and 49 score 10 points, the maximum score in the age category. However, after the proposed changes are introduced next January, only workers aged between 18 and 35 will receive 12 points, the new maximum. Applicants aged 35 or over will lose one of those 12 points for every year of their age over 35. Therefore, from next year, applicants aged 47 and above will receive no points at all in the age category.

Canada says that there is clear evidence supporting the contention that younger immigrants are more likely to succeed in the workplace. Last week, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said that his department, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, had announced the changes after considering the data. He said that the changes were designed to enable immigrants to 'hit the ground running' and that CIC had assessed the evidence and knew 'what factors were 'likely to lead to success for skilled immigrants'.

The government is also worried about the country's rapidly ageing population and is seeking to inject young blood into the nation's veins through the immigration system. 'The immigration of young people able to work at relatively high wages for a number of years can help lessen the consequences of [an ageing population]' says a government report.

The government has cited research by Professor Arthur Sweetman, the co-author of 'Immigrant Earnings: Age at Immigration Matters' in support of the change in the policy. Professor Sweetman says 'Immigrants who arrive later in life, on average, have a lot more difficulties in the labour market.'

However, Ratna Omidvar, president of the Maytree Foundation, a Canadian charity, and board chair of the Toronto Region Immigrant and Employment Council, says that the change in focus may mean that Canada misses out on talent. He called for 'a little less rigidity.' 'The next Frank Stronach could be 38 years old, and then what do we do?' Mr Omidvar asked.

Mr Stronach is an Austrian immigrant to Canada. He arrived in Canada at the age of 22 in 1954 and established a motor parts business. He is now worth CAN$1.7bn and is the 21st richest Canadian according to Forbes Magazine.

Source: http://www.workpermit.com/news/2012-08-23/canadians-question-decision-to-focus-skilled-worker-program-on-youth

 

[Can10]

Come to Canada Wizard web tool has 1.6m visits in first year

The Canadian government's immigration department, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) says that the Come to Canada Wizard web tool, which it launched last August, has received 1.6m visits in its first year. This compares well to the workpermit.com site which receives over five million unique visitors a year. The tool enables people to judge their eligibility to visit, or work, or study in Canada by asking a series of questions then 'matching users with the federal immigration option that best suits their circumstances'.

Canada has historically had one of the most liberal immigration regimes in the developed world and actively sought overseas workers to settle in Canada. The country granted residence to 248,000 foreign nationals in 2011 of whom 156,000 were economic migrants and about 28,000 were refugees.

However, the country's Federal Skilled Workers Program was suspended from July 1st 2012 by the Canadian Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister, Jason Kenney. At the time, Mr Kenney said "We have been making lots of changes to our economic immigration system. We will take the next six months to do a lot of the heavy lifting to get us closer to a fast and flexible immigration system."

Earlier this month, Mr Kenney announced various changes to the FSWP. They will come into force in January 2013. The new rules will prioritise younger workers and give fluency in either English or French greater weight in decisions on whether to admit applicants under the program.

Mr Kenney said yesterday, 'we want the world's best and brightest to come to Canada and to help grow our economy'. He said that the Come to Canada Wizard was 'one way we are creating a more responsive, transparent, and efficient immigration system that benefits applicants, immigrants and Canadians alike.'

Source: http://www.workpermit.com/news/2012-08-30/come-to-canada-wizard-web-tool-has-1m-visits-in-first-year

 

[itsme_krunal]

Hello all of you,

I am Krunal Gandhi. i am a new PR in canada. I have studied B.Pharm in India.

I need help regarding Job search or Volunteer work here in canada in pharmacy.

Please help me find a suitable job.

Thank You,

Krunal Gandhi.

 

[mayankpandya]

Hi Krunal.

Welcome to Canada!!!

I hope till now you must be aware of many job sites.

Take help from there.

Regards
Mayank

Hello all of you,

I am Krunal Gandhi. i am a new PR in canada. I have studied B.Pharm in India.

I need help regarding Job search or Volunteer work here in canada in pharmacy.

Please help me find a suitable job.

Thank You,

Krunal Gandhi.

 

[L7]

Immigration system to become speedier than before
September 11, 2012
Immigration Minister announces faster Immigration system

Few months back, Citizenship AN Immigration Canada had returned thousands of applications coming from the applicants before March 2008. The department had then said that it is only a process of removing backlogs to make the immigration process faster and smoother for the applicants.

There is a proposal to streamline the immigration process for skilled trade workers. Federal government is trying to focus on the “labor market” of the nation and hence a speedier process would help combat the crisis of labors due to which the work gets withheld.

President of Canadian Construction Association says, “It looks like step in the right direction and we are happy to see the government acting so fast.”

The changes are

Creating a separate Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC)

Here immigrants applying under this category will be basically assessed on four points including
• An offer of employment from at least 2 Canadian employers.
• This offer should be valid for at least one year’s time.
• An applicant should produce a certificate of qualification.
• Applicant should be proficient in any of the two official languages of Canada that is either English or French.
• Applicant should have an experience of at least 24 months in the relevant field.
• Applicant should meet all the criteria forwarded by NOC

Changes in Federal Skilled Worker Class

• The most significant part of the assessment would be applicant’s proficiency in either English or French. Maximum marks would be allotted to this area only.
• Canadian Experience would be preferred
• Young immigrants will be preferred. In fact an immigrant 45 years of age would get no points for this area.
• Degrees earned at an international university will be verified against Canadian standards.

Improvements in Canadian Working Class

• Instead of 24 months of Canadian working experience, if an applicant has 12 months of the same experience he would be eligible for applying.

Experts have appreciated the amendments and they say, “The current point system was not construction trades friendly, the government has made adjustment.”

People are appreciating the fact that Immigration Minister had announced that the government will make changes and he came up with the proposal in few months’ time from then.

With these changes, the employers are relieved that their crisis of labor will be solved in no time.

 

[Can10]

Two Canadian schools crack top 20 in QS World University Rankings

The reputation of Canada's top three universities got some added validation this week with the release of this year's QS World University Rankings, but the result for one of them was a bit ominous.

Montreal's McGill University, the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia were ranked 18th, 19th and 45th respectively.
The U of T rose four places to crack the top 20, but McGill, Canada's top school for the ninth straight year, slipped a spot in 2012 compared with the previous year's rankings. And it was actually 12th in 2007.

McGill officials were pleased with the school's consistently high ranking but told QMI Agency its position could continue to fall without stable government funding.

Financing post-secondary education has been a political flashpoint in Quebec, where students took to the streets for weeks of protest this year over now-defeated Liberal premier Jean Charest's plans to raise tuition fees gradually over five years. It's among the lowest in Canada.

The incoming Parti Quebecois government has promised to cancel the tuition hikes but not spelled out how it will bolster post-secondary education.
Vice-principal Olivier Marcil told QMI "it would be a miracle" if McGill was still in the QS top 20 next year.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was the world's top school, followed by the University of Cambridge, Harvard, University College London and Oxford.

McGill, which styles itself the Harvard of the North, U of T and UBC routinely come up as Canada's top schools in various annual surveys.
[Related: Times Higher Education ranks three Canadian universities among to 25 in the world ]

Toronto's top-20 ranking was due in part to it's strong academic reputation and, as the Huffington Post noted, by the fact it published more research than any other institution on the list during the ranking period.

This is the first time two Canadian schools have been in the top 20 among the 700 that are rated, the Montreal Gazette reported.
QS head of research Ben Sowter told the Gazette that the U of T's higher standing was due in part to an increase in the number of international students it attracts.

"It is an undisputed research powerhouse with an outstanding international reputation," Sowter added.
The Huffington Post noted the rankings are based on academic reputation (weighted at 40 per cent), employer reputation (10 per cent), faculty/student ratio (20 per cent), citations per faculty (20 per cent), international faculty ratio (five per cent) and international student ratio (five per cent).

McGill's Marcil told QMI that despite being a relatively small school and chronically underfunded, the international flavour of its downtown campus, talented pool of professors and researchers plus a low student-teacher ratio allows it to compete with the likes of Harvard, Yale and Cambridge.

McGill received an overall grade of 90.4 per cent, with U of T at 89.6 per cent and UBC 78.6 per cent, it's score dragged down by a low percentage of research citations.

Other Canadian schools in the rankings: University of Alberta, 108th, 64.2 per cent; Université de Montréal, 114, 63.5 per cent; McMaster University (Hamilton, Ont.), 152, 56.1 per cent; University of Western Ontario (London, Ont.) 173, 52.6 per cent; Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.), 175, 52.1 per cent; University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ont.), 191, 50.2 per cent.

Source: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/two-canadian-schools-crack-top-20-qs-world-183432657.html

 

[L7]

Wage scales and professions in high demand in Canadian provinces
by Harleen Kaur - September 14, 2012

Canada, 14th September: Canada job market is still strong although the global economy is passing through a rough phase.

Jobs are available for those possessing right skill-sets and experience. And the best part is that the federal government is doing its best to encourage high-skilled professionals to come and work in their chosen field of expertise in Canada.

Canada welcomes those who have right skills/knowledge, experience to become part of Canada labor market.

Skills in big demand in Canada—As per latest official figures, there are a total of 29 skills included on the list of in-demand areas.

These are mentioned below—

•Restaurant and Food Service Managers

• Primary Production Manager (Except Agriculture)

• Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management

• Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners

• Biologists and Related Scientists

• Architects

Specialist Physicians

• General Practitioners and Family Physicians

• Dentists

• Pharmacists

• Physiotherapists

• Head Nurses and Supervisors

• Registered Nurses

• Medical Radiation Technologists

• Dental Hygienists & Dental Therapists

• Licensed Practical Nurses

• Psychologists

• Social Workers

• Chefs • Cooks

• Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades

• Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades

• Electricians (Except Industrial and Power Systems)

• Industrial Electricians

• Plumbers

• Welders and Related Machine Operators

• Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics

• Crane Operators

• Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction

• Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling Service

Wage level, employment rate and unemployment rate in different Canadian Provinces--

1. Alberta –Minimum wage rate-$9.75. Employment rate 61.7 percent (August 2012). Unemployment rate 7.3 percent.

2. British Columbia-- Minimum wage rate-$10.25. Employment rate 60.8 percent (August 2012). Unemployment rate 6.7 percent.

3. New Brunswick-- Minimum wage rate-$10.00. Employment rate 56.7 percent (August 2012). Unemployment rate 10.4 percent

4. Manitoba--Minimum wage rate-$10.00. Employment rate 65.2 percent (August 2012). Unemployment rate 5.4 percent

5. Newfoundland-Minimum wage rate--$10.00. Employment rate 53.6 percent (August 2012). Unemployment rate 12.7 percent

6. Nova Scotia—Minimum wage rate--$10.15. Employment rate 58.5 percent (August 2012). Unemployment rate 9.7 percent

7. Ontario—Minimum wage rate--$10.25. Employment rate 61.0 percent (August 2012). Unemployment rate 8.0 percent

8. Quebec—Minimum wage rate--$9.90. Employment rate 60.0 percent (August 2012). Unemployment rate 7.6 percent.

9. Saskatchewan—Minimum wage rate--$9.50. Employment rate 66.7 percent (August 2012). Unemployment rate 4.4 percent.

10. PEI—Minimum wage rate--$10.00. Employment rate 59.8 percent (August 2012). Unemployment rate 11.7 percent.

 

[L7]

Impact of introducing Federal Skilled Trades Class for immigrants
August 29, 2012
To meet the labor demands, CIC has proposed to introduce Federal Skilled Trades Class

The proposed reforms in the Immigration System over the past few days are aimed at ensuring a better economic growth of the nation and also to meet the labor demand in various provinces. The aim is also to make the immigration process faster and smoother than before.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has introduced Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC) for the immigrants who are trades person.

In this category all the applicants having an expertise in Industrial, Electrical, Construction trades, and trades of maintenance and equipment operation will be included. Supervisors and technical people with an experience in Natural resources, agriculture and its related occupations, Chefs, Cooks, Bakers and butchers will all be included in this Class.

According to Canada’s National Occupation Classification (NOC), the above mentioned skills are referred as “B” level of work.

Qualifying under this category is not a matter of pints rather a matter of pass or fail.

Requiems to be met
• An applicant must have an offer of employment from Canadian employer which should be at least for a year’s duration.
• A certificate of qualification to be issued by an authority of province or territory.
• A working experience of 24 months in the skilled area in the last five years is important for the applicant.
• Proof of Professionals qualifications for making the applicant eligible for a work.

A person meeting all the above mentioned requirements can apply under this category.
Those who do not get covered under the above mentioned category can also apply under Federal Skilled Worker Class or any other category they meet the requirements with.

About introducing this program an Attorney David Cohen says, “This new program could not have come soon enough. If all goes according to the government’s plan, the Federal Skilled Trades program will be a big step towards addressing Canada’s labor needs and bringing in thousands of future permanent residents.”

After returning huge of number of applications which were made after February, 2008, the government now is making reforms so that the economy and the employers of the nation do not face any crisis. Hence this new class has been introduced so that skilled people from across the world can get an opportunity to come to Canada under a special category which will also serve the purpose of “labor market” of Canada.

 

[Can10]

Scotiabank forecast: Canadian interest rates will remain low

The Bank of Nova Scotia has released a new forecast which tells Canadians to expect low interest rates until 2014.

In the forecast, Scotiabank economists Dov Zigler and Derek Holt estimate the economy will likely average 1.9 per cent growth this year, and 1.8 in 2013.

“At best, we’re going to see a very slow-growth environment with downside risks,” said Holt.

He went on to note that most developed countries will be in a similar position. He expects that strong growth will come from emerging economies like India, Indonesia, and China.

The report noted these factors should keep the Bank of Canada on hold at the current policy interest rate setting into 2014.

This goes against indications from Mark Carney who has signalled there may be a rate hike in the future.

An article from The Canadian Press explains Holt’s argument, saying “that given that many global central bankers are easing lending conditions, any counter action from Canada will light a spark under the dollar, further weakening exports.”

Source: http://blog.buzzbuzzhome.com/2012/08/scotiabank-interest-rates.html

 

[Can10]

Canadian economy 'will need 350,000 immigrants annually from 2016'

A report issued by the Toronto Dominion Bank says that, because the Canadian labour force is ageing, from 2016 Canada will need 350,000 migrants annually to maintain adequate growth in the workforce. However, the report states that this is only one factor to be taken into account when the government devises its immigration policy.

The report, Estimating Canada's Future Immigration Needs, is co-authored by Craig Alexander, the bank's senior economist. The report says that, 'traditionally, Canada has accepted 0.8% of its population in new permanent residents each year'. However, the report continues, the country is now at 'in inflection point' because 'the baby boomer generation is starting to retire.' 'This will have a material impact on Canadian businesses if they cannot find the skilled labour they need to continue growing in future.'

The report says that two factors determine economic growth; 'labour productivity and a growing labour pool'. The baby boomer generation accounts for 40% of the current labour force and, while they are, on the whole, still working, from 2016 on, they will start to retire. Unless they are replaced, then the rate of growth of the labour pool will begin to slow. There will be increased pressure on Old Age Security and healthcare. Further, the rate of growth of the work force will begin to slow even if immigration remains at its current level which will threaten Canadian economic growth and tax revenues.

The report stresses that the size of the workforce is only one of the two factors that determine economic growth. The other is labour productivity. At present, the economic outcomes for immigrants are, worse than for Canadians, despite the fact that immigrants are, on the whole, better qualified. While this is the case, increasing the rate of immigration will not necessarily help the economy grow because immigrants might well end up being unemployed.

The report says that it is to be hoped that recent changes to the Federal Skilled Worker Program, in particular an increased focus on ability to speak English and/or French, may improve the economic prospects for immigrants. If this happens, then the numbers of immigrants required to service the economy may actually remain constant at 250,000 because of greater productivity per head.

At present, however, the report says that increasing the immigration level above 250,000 would be likely to be counterproductive because of the poorer than average economic performance of immigrants.

The report stresses that the government must bear other factors besides the economy in mind when making its decisions on immigration policy. Yesterday, at an Ottawa press conference, a spokeswoman for Jason Kenney, the Canadian Immigration Minister, said 'Canada already maintains the highest sustained level of immigration in the world. In order for Canada to maintain an open and generous immigration system, it is important that Canadians continue to believe that immigration serves our national interest. Canadians have been clear - the vast majority do not want the government to massively increase immigration levels.'

Source: http://www.workpermit.com/news/2012-09-17/canadian-economy-will-need-350000-immigrants-annually-from-2016

 

[Can10]

Canada aims to strip 3,100 of citizenship

Jason Kenney, the Canadian minister for Citizenship, Multiculturalism and Immigration, announced yesterday, 10th September 2012, that his government has begun the process of revoking citizenship granted to 3,100 people who made fraudulent applications for Canadian citizenship. He said that the government is currently investigating 11,000 people suspected of attempting to abuse the Canadian immigration system. Most of the 3,100 are from the Gulf States.

Mr Kenney said 'We are applying the full strength of the law to those who have obtained citizenship fraudulently'. Several Canadian agencies have been carrying out investigations since last year including The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA). In order to obtain citizenship, individuals who have been awarded permanent residency must reside in Canada for three out of four years before applying. To maintain permanent resident status, people must be present in Canada for at least two out of five years and they must not go abroad for any lengthy periods.

However, the Canadian government came to suspect that some people with permanent residency status were paying unscrupulous immigration agents substantial sums of money to create falsified records to support their claims to be residing in Canada while they actually continue to reside abroad. RCMP and CBSA believe that an agent will charge CAN$25,000 to create documentation for a family of five over four years.

The Canadian government says it is investigating a further 5,000 permanent residents who are suspected of manipulating the system in a similar way. They also have concerns about another 2,500 permanent residents. These will be investigated if they make applications in future. So far, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), Mr Kenney's department, says 600 former permanent residents have either been removed from, or denied readmission to, the country. CIC has also refused about 500 citizenship applications where the applicants have not fulfilled the residence requirements honestly. A further 1,800 people have abandoned citizenship applications. CIC said in a press release that this was because word of the investigation had spread.

Mr Kenney said 'We will not allow people to lie and cheat their way into becoming citizens.' He encouraged anyone who knew of 'citizenship fraud' to report it to the immigration authorities.

However, Mr Kenney also said that 223,040 people applied to become Canadian citizens in 2011 so the 3,100 fraudulent applications made up 'a very small portion' of the total. Mr Kenney said that the Canadian government was considering legislation to ensure that immigration agents who help residents apply for citizenship must become members of the regulatory body, Immigration Consultants of Canada.

Source: http://www.workpermit.com/news/2012-09-12/canada-aims-to-strip-3,100-of-citizenship

 

[airdesigns]

Hi Can10
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Thanks.

 

[Can10]

Canada has fastest growing population in the G8 due to immigration

Statistics Canada, the Canadian government's statistics office, has released an estimate of the Canadian population. It says that the population of Canada was approximately 34,880,500 on 1st July 2012. It says the population grew by about 1% in the year to July 1st 2012 with the populations of the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan growing fastest. The populations of both grew by over 2% in the year to 1st July 2012.

Statistics Canada says that the population rose by 396,516 in the year to 1st July 2012. Over that time:

- there was an increase in the native Canadian population of 129,356
- 381,598 children were born to Canadian families and
- 252,242 deaths of Canadian citizens
- There was net inward migration of 267,160.
- 269,969 permanent residents settled in Canada
- 54,969 net non-permanent residents came to Canada
- 47,284 Canadian citizens emigrated

Statistics Canada also found that the population is continuing to age. The median age in Canada stands at 40 years. The median age is the age where half the population is younger and half older. This age has risen by 6.4 years in the last 20 years. It notes that this trend will be exacerbated in the next few years when the 'baby boomer generation' begins to retire en masse.

Canada has long had a policy of encouraging immigration in order to help reduce the median age of the population. Canadian immigration minister Jason Kenney is visiting the UK this week in order to encourage skilled UK citizens to live in Canada.

Source: http://www.workpermit.com/news/2012-10-09/canada-has-fastest-growing-population-in-the-g8-due-to-immigration

 

[L7]

Brakes have been applied on Immigrant application through “Pre-Arranged Employment Program”

October 10, 2012

immigration Applications for Pre-Arranged Employment cannot be made for the next few months

While moving to Canada, one can always look for a job there and then initiate the process. In fact, this would not only give you a security of moving to a new country but would also speed the process of application scrutiny and other processing steps.

Moving with such a status will also speed up the process of getting “permanent residency”. Such an employment is available to those who are skilled professionals with adequate number of work experience with a sound qualification.

However, in a recent change, Citizenship and immigration Canada has applied brakes on the skilled Worker program and Pre-Arranged Employment Program.

Reasons for applying brakes
Immigration Minister Kenney has justified that the backlog can only be handled if such programs are put on hold for the time being.

He also informed that the Department would make all possible efforts to return back with a faster and smoother immigration process.

The Department informs that the “inventory pressures need to be managed” and “future intakes have to be realigned.”

The effects of the announcement

The applicants can start the process of submitting applications again from January 1st of the next year, although the announcement has been observed as a “moral hazard” by the potential immigrants.

The applicants have been rushing to receive all possible documents from their future employers and getting certificates from the police department of their hometowns. They have been sitting for the language test and preparing hard to get all the relevant documents as soon as possible, but all in vain.

An immigrant consultant, Laforce says, “The Minister had no idea how much advance planning it takes to prepare a complete federal skilled worker application.” He also adds, “While it is pleasing to hear that CIC will make long overdue changes to our immigration selection rules, but the handling is quite disappointing.”

The announcement has deferred the dreams of proposed immigrants by another half a year. There are many who have been planning for years to immigrate to Canada with the hope of getting new, well-paid jobs which will change their lives for good. Unfortunately, this decision has applied brakes on their dreams and their lives too.

The worst part of the story is that the applicants were given even less than a week’s time to gulp this news.