If you have decided to immigrate to Canada, It is a wise and good idea to submit your application as soon as possible. Considering economic uncertainty and rising unemployment numbers in the country, Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has announced that Canada is considering reducing its immigration targets for 2009.
At the present time, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Canada (CIMC) plans to maintain its 2009 immigration numbers of between 240,000 to 265,000 new Permanent Residents. This makes it one of the only developed nations that has not contracted its immigration plans in the face of current global economic turmoil.
However, that may change by the end of March, once Minister Kenney meets with federal, provincial, and territorial officials to review economic data and to determine if modifications to immigration levels are needed.
“We don’t want people coming to Canada and facing unemployment. We need to be sensitive to the changing labour market, and if we need to make modifications, we will,” stated Minister Kenney.
Taking a longer-term perspective, he has expressed his preference to maintain current levels, noting that immigrants will be greatly needed to help fuel Canada’s economic growth once the economy turns around.
“We need to be flexible, prudent and ensure that our response to short-term conditions does not counter out long-term goals, in which immigration will play a significant role,” he said. “We don’t want to turn off the tap of the future growth that is represented by immigration.”
The Immigration Minister has the authority to make changes to the immigration selection system without any advance warning. In this case, he has signaled that an imminent reduction of immigration targets is a real possibility.
If you would like to immigrate to Canada, you should take the Immigration Minister’s words seriously. Now is the time to submit your Canadian immigration application. After the Immigration Minister’s meeting at the end of March, it may become more difficult for you to qualify or it may take you longer to realize your plans to come live and work in Canada.
Do you qualify for Canadian immigration at this time?
Under the Canadian government's C 50 Action Plan for Faster Immigration, qualified applicants can now expect to receive their Canada immigration (Permanent Resident) Visa in12 to 18 months if their occupations are in high demand in Canada.
On November 28, 2008, the Government of Canada introduced substantive changes to the Federal Skilled Worker Class. The new rules will affect all new applications as well as all applications submitted on or after February 27, 2008. The Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, provides assurances that new federal skilled worker applications, should receive a selection decision within 12 months.“C.I.I.C will be able to quickly accept the best and the brightest applicants’ in record time and it is obvious that we will be in an ideal position to assist”
قامت الحكومة الكندية الفيدرالية بتاريخ 28 نوفمبر2008 بإجراء تغييرات أساسية على فئة العمالة المؤهلة باصدار قانون الهجره المعدل الذي سيطبق على جميع طلبات الهجرة الجديدة أو التي قدمت بعد تاريخ 27 فبراير 2008 حيث تعهدت الحكومة الكنديه بخطه سريعة لانهاء اجراءات طلبات الهجرة للمؤهلين .
بهذا القانون ممكن توقع استلام فيزة الهجرة مابين 6 أشهر الى 12 شهرا اذا كانت مهنتهم ضمن لائحه المهن المطلوبه و الموافق عليها من اداره الهجرة كما أنه يقدم وزير الهجرة و الجنسية و تعدد الثقافات ضمانات بإستلام قرار القبول او الرفض لهذه الفئه خلال 12 شهرا.
نحن في (CIIC) سنكون دائما قادرين على إختيار و قبول ألمع و أفضل المتقدين في وقت قياسي و غني عن القول مدى إستعدادنا و تأهبنا دائما لأفضل ما تتوقعه من المساعدة ...
New regulations are issued on 28/11/2008 specifying new instructions on which Skilled Worker applicants are eligible for processing by Canada Immigration Department."
(All other Occupations are not accepted for processing.)صدرت قوانين جديدة بتاريخ 28/11/2008 لتحديد و توضيح أي من مسميات فئات المهاجرين المستقلين ذوو الكفاءات الخاصة سيكونون مؤهلين لقبول ملفاتهم من إدارة الهجرة الكندية و أي مسميات أخرى لن تقبل ملفاتها