the CanadaVisa Team - 22 July, 2015
Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism Canada (CIMC) Minister Jason Kenney recently commented on the Conservative government's plans for Canadian immigration while on a visit to the Ukraine. He stated that immigrants are needed to ensure economic growth.
"We intend to maintain a robust immigration programme but we’ll obviously monitor the situation closely to make sure it is working for Canada and our economy," said Minister Kenney.
"Obviously the economic crisis worries us a great deal… But we believe it would be counterproductive, from an economic growth point of view, to cut off labour supply from those sectors of the economy that are still growing by reducing immigration levels." Minister Kenney went on to say that "Canada will not be going in the direction of developed countries like Australia and Britain that are looking at dramatic cuts in immigration intakes."
He will soon be announcing the Canadian government's immigration plans and the number of immigrants that it plans to welcome in 2009.
Minister Kenney was in Kiev, Ukraine, on behalf of the Ukrainian-Canadian community, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Holomodor, a famine that killed millions of Ukrainians in the 1930's. A National Holomodor Awareness Week is being held in Canada, with candlelight vigils and memorial services at Ukrainian churches across the country.
