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Dear Friends ,
Please read the following report published in Desi Times Canada. |
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Friends this is the speech in the economic club on March 7, 2012, reported by CBC and a short interview following the address published on March 8, which got every one of us anxious. For those who want to know exactly what Minister Kenney spoke follow the link:
Speaking notes for The Honourable Jason Kenney, P.C., M.P. Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism“Canada’s Immigration System and Our Economic Future”At the Economic Club of Canada Event As delivered And this is what he said concerning the Backlog"Finally, I cannot understate to what extent our system has been burdened by huge and growing backlogs in the past. Frankly, it was a result of Canada’s unwillingness to properly manage the intake of the new applications. Every year, for several years, we were getting hundreds of thousands of new applications, and with the legal obligation to process them, but we could only admit, in our immigration plan, roughly a quarter of a million people and every year. The queue just grew larger and larger, to the point where our cumulative immigration backlog is now in the range of a million files in many of the programs, waiting for seven or eight years. I want to thank and commend the Standing Committee on Immigration for their excellent report on this issue, yesterday. The government has taken action to reduce immigration backlogs, particularly in the Skilled Worker Program. This backlog has decreased by about 50% and, happily, new applications are now being processed within 12 months. However, some older applications are still in the backlog. It still takes my department seven to eight years to make a decision on those applications. And that slow moving, burdened, backlog-ridden system means that we do not have an immigration system that can be fast and nimble, and respond to job offers or changes in the Canadian economy and labour market. It is, therefore, essential that we reduce and eliminate these backlogs, so that we can move from a slow, rigid and passive immigration system to a fast, flexible and responsive immigration system. As I just said, it is essential that we take action to reduce and eliminate these backlogs, so that we have a system that is fast and flexible and that can respond to changes in the labour market. So we are making enormous progress, but we need to go further. We are exploring ways to reduce the backlog. For example, we are launching a pilot project that will allow provinces and territories to “mine the backlog” in other words, to review the applications in the backlog and nominate those applicants they think their economies need right now. We are also informing some applicants stuck in the federal skilled workers backlog about possible opportunities under the Provincial Nominee Program. We are also looking at ways to have applicants whose applications are caught in the backlog consent to having us share their files with Canadian employers who have positions to be filled. Applications from applicants who already have a job offer in Canada will be processed on a priority basis. So we’re looking at possibly something like an expression of interest system where people would give us their consent to share their applications with employers and with provinces so that they can get a job offer before they get into Canada, again ensuring their success upon arrival. New Zealand and Australia – countries with immigration systems very similar to ours – have already gone even further and introduced changes to their systems that would make them nimbler, more flexible and more reflective of modern labour market realities than what was the case before. New Zealand legislated an end to its backlog in 2003 and put in place a system where prospective applicants can be selected from a pool made up of all persons who have applied. Rather than wasting time and energy processing old applications, their resources can now be put towards actively matching the best qualified applicants to current jobs and economic needs. Now, in recent months, Prime Minister Harper has spoken about doing more in the economy of the future than just passively accepting applications. He has talked about the need to actively recruit people to come to Canada to fill specific skill shortages." |
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http://www.petitiononlinecanada.com/petition/is-canada-fair-to-immigrants/808 only 253 out of all the hundreds of thousand backlog applicants. It is gonna be very easy for Kenney to wipe off the entire backlog without any sound. Its gonna be easier then cutting a chicken for him. May God give us courage to hear the worst. does anyone remember how much was the application fees which we paid? |
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Canadian Immigration redesigns website to help employers find skilled workers15 March 2012 Canadian Immigration
announced last week that they will provide more help to local employers
seeking to recruit immigrant workers from abroad for both permanent and
temporary positions. "The economy and job growth remain the number one priority of the Government," said Immigration Minister Jason Kenney. "Labour shortages are becoming a growing problem in many regions, and this website will help employers access information that will help them hire permanent or temporary foreign workers when no Canadians are able to fill a position." Employers can learn what steps are needed in order to bring in foreign workers to Canada either on a temporary or permanent basis, or to hire international students studying in Canada. CIC is also reaching out directly to local employers through public consultations to explain the benefits of the new website. Under the Canadian skilled worker category overseas workers can apply independently for Canadian skilled immigration. However, there are only ten thousand visas available for only twenty-nine occupations available under this category. Canadian employers can also sponsor an immigrant's visa application as long as there is a shortage of your skills in Canada. Foreign workers wishing to immigrate to Canada can come under the following visa programs: Temporary
Permanent
The new website also features a Foreign Credentials Referral Office that offers information and services on the Canadian labour market and Canada's credential assessment processes. |
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samrao
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Dear Friends
This may be of interest to all of us:
Follow http://www.canadavisa.com/citizenship-and-immigration-canada-announces-new-immigration-targets.html
Citizenship and Immigration Canada Announces New Immigration Targets
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Every year, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) sets immigration targets to meet the Canadian government’s economic, family reunification, and humanitarian goals. 2012 will see a large increase in the issuance of visas from overseas, with total documents rising from 217,800 in 2011 to a projected 255,100 for this year. Almost all categories of Canadian immigration will see increases in the amount of visas being issued in the upcoming year. Amongst these, some have increased dramatically. Visas available to parents and grandparents, for instance, numbered 11,200 last year. For the current period, the target has been set at 36,500. Other significant increases have been projected for Federal Skilled Workers (55,900 to 61,000), and Provincial/Quebec Nominees (73,600 to 78,000). In total, overseas visa issuance will rise an impressive 17% for this year. A further 26, 884 visas are expected to be issued to immigrants already in Canada. On top of national goals, specific visa issuance targets are given to visa processing centers in each geographic region. Overall, these centers are expected to issue a greater number of immigration documents. In the Africa/Middle East region, large increases are planned for the Federal Skilled Worker program. Specific increases in parent/grandparent visas issued from the Damascus office are also expected to occur. In the Asia/Pacific region, overall immigration goals are planned for all but one visa office, with parent/grandparent visas more than doubling. Europe and the Americas will see similar changes. Particularly large increases are planned across the board for the Mexico City and Havana offices. Immigration targets are set by the federal government with several goals in mind. These goals are carried out under the overall framework of the 2002 Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). The IRPA is responsible for outlining objectives, but it does not prioritize these objectives or explain how they should be carried out and allocated nationally and globally. Such decisions fall to the current Canadian government. The Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, has previously announced that the central driving force behind his administration’s immigration policy will be economic in nature, and increases to such economically-driven programs as Federal Skilled Worker and Provincial Nominee programs appear to reflect this expressed goal. Further to this, both Federal and Quebec Business class immigration will be streamlined to more accurately target desired business immigrants. In addition to meeting economic goals, the Government of Canada has expressed other immigration priorities for this year. Of paramount importance is shortening the overall processing times and reducing the backlog of applications currently found in some immigration categories. Steps have been also been made to accommodate a growth in family class applications and improve the Canadian system of asylum and refugee resettlement. Immigration priorities are determined through a lengthy process of research and dialogue with key economic and social stakeholders. Provinces and Territories are heavily consulted throughout the year for the setting up and running of both provincial and federal immigration programs. Also integral to the decision making process is research on economic conditions and labor market needs. While bringing in immigrants to fill immediate labour shortages, it is also important to seek to address long term issues such as the geographic distribution of labour and the aging Canadian population. Finally, Canada’s capacity to welcome newcomers must be in line with immigration goals so that arrivals may be successfully integrated to their new home. Last year, $600 million was allocated for these efforts outside Quebec, and $250 specifically located to the Province of Quebec. CIC’s immigration targets for 2012 can be viewed in detail below: *All statistics are reposted with permission from Citizenship and Immigration Canada |
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SanjivC
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Pre-2008 applications have been removed through legislation. Kenney hinted he would do this (similar to what New Zealand did in 2003).
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/government-forces-thousands-of-hopeful-immigrants-to-reapply/article2386046/ That is it. No further discussion. Game over. |
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Guys it was nice knowing you all. It was a sad end to Royal Man's story and for all of us too.
However, atleast things are clear now and we can plan our future accordingly now. We can buy new cars, start new business, etc, etc. Now we know which country are we going to grow old in so we can plan accordingly. We will have to inform our friends that we are not going to migrate to Canada now. As this news will be soon in papers in India too. GSPreet, we had paid around 75,000 when we applied. Not very sure but was something like that. Sabkushtera veery, your's and Narang saab's predictions of rain of medicals unfortunately did not come true but your prediction of refunds did!! but pls remember, God helps those who help themselves. In the world that God has created, the Lion eats the deer as he can not eat grass, God has made him this way. There is no natural justice. We should have given a good fight which we did not, so we got what we deserved. Krisp, can you find out from TIM what will happen to his litigation? Does he have any hope? Guys now lets get back to our respective jobs. We should inform the forum when we start getting our refunds so that we can be creful with the post. Hope they don't use the yellow envelope to make fun of us! Next post is to read Royal Man's letter so that we can all shed a tear or so and then get back to our works and try to make the best of what we have. However, all please remember these words, which Guru Gobind Singh ji said: "When everything is lost, the future still remains" |
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Hi,
Good day to you. I am well aware that at this time, you don’t know me, are not aware of me and obviously, know nothing about my plight. Please allow me to introduce myself. I am a professional, trained, living and working in India. Of course, there are millions like me. You would not expect them to write to you or to share their problems with you or expect a solution. But I am different. I am different in the sense that I worked hard, worked sincerely, developed good language skills, saved money, had the desire and drive to live in Canada. Propelled by this great desire to live in a great country, I applied for immigration to Canada as a Federal Skilled Worker. It is almost 7 years since. I still remember the excitement of signing up an agent, collecting forms, gathering documents, consolidating savings and dreaming of Canada that filled the days of my family those days. My family of four huddled in front of computer every evening, kids asking me to show pictures of Canada and enjoying each one as it loaded on to the screen. We filled out forms very carefully, checked and rechecked them. Collected all the required documents and sent them to Canadian High Commission - New Delhi. After the completed application forms was dispatched to Canadian High Commission, my only pastime was reading Canadian Immigration information from where ever I got. Four of us saw different Canadian cities on Google Earth, ran searches on housing, education, weather, job situation and what not. When my children asked me when will the immigration come through, I proudly told them, “ Canada is a fair country, justice prevails there. It is governed by the rule of law. That is why we are migrating. Don’t you see we are well settled. I have a steady job. I am a well trained professional. We do own a house, a car, you go to a good private school. There is enough saving despite living a comfortable life. We want to go to Canada because I want us to live in a law abiding, sensitive and fair country where human life is greatly valued, where the government is sensitive to peoples’ needs. Where government delivers on its promises, where officials are efficient and there is transparency in official work. Canadian Government website says applications are processed in order they are received at Canadian High Commission - New Delhi. The web site also publishes average time taken for processing. Going by the current trend, last year it took 18 months to get PR, may be by another 2 years, we will be in Canada “. Children felt happy and reassured. However there was no word from Canadian High Commission. Months passed by, but immigration was nowhere in sight. Time lines kept creeping up and hope kept sliding down. Every time my children asked me about immigration, I put up a brave face and said, “ Dear children since Canada is such a good country, everyone wants to go there. So, there is a great rush. So many families are waiting for their turn, ours will come soon”. But inside, I knew it was not that simple. Somehow processing had gone slow, there was no information available anywhere. My agent could not give me any information. Canadian High Commission - New Delhi had a standard reply sans information for all information seeking emails. In February 2008, Canada government decided to introduce a new scheme. A list of 38 professions was created and fresh applications were invited under this new scheme aptly named “ Fast Track”. The applications were to be processed within 12 months. It was further stated that the Fast Track applications will be processed parallel to old applications. I started reading the news again, to look for the new quota of immigrant visas for the Fast Track that I had overlooked during first read. I read twice, thrice even four times but there was no hint of additional quota anywhere. Finding no fresh quota for Fast Track, I started looking for the ratio in which PR visas will be divided between Fast Track and old cases, but no luck here too. I was wondering where was the transparency ? It was now that the gravity of the situation sunk in. I asked myself, - There are so many candidates in India who would qualify under Fast Track and if they are to get visa within 12 months, would there be any more visas left for the old cases. If it keeps going like this, old cases would never get a chance. My heart was filled with anguish. My eyes welled with tears. Image of my children swam before my eyes. Will I have heart to tell them after 4 years of day dreaming that we are not going to Canada because Canada has decided to drop its virtue of being fair and just. How would I explain to them that after 4 years of waiting patiently, old scheme applicants have been sidelined. It also surprised me beyond measure as to what was the need for “Fast Track” when there were so many professionals, even in those 38 professions that were needed under the Fast Track who were equally qualified and definitely more experienced, waiting for 5 years ! If no separate quota was announced for Fast Track, is it not “ Last come, first served “. Did it not violate the promise made to old applicants that the applications will be processed in order they are received ? Where was the Canadian justice and fairness and transparency? Though it hurt, but I had no option but to wait. Enquiry at Canadian High Commission returned same generic response. No information was offered about the ratio in which visas are to be divided between the two streams. My fears came true. Fast Track candidates breezed through while old cases were marooned to endless wait. The wait went on and on and I kept hoping against hope. Once in a while there was some news of someone from old cases getting medicals. Even this trickle kept the hopes alive but for the last one year, this too stopped. Fast Track were flying and old cases were grounded. My kids in the meantime had reconciled to the fact that their father had lied to them and there will be no Canadian immigration. They also stopped believing in the fairness and justice tale. But I still kept hopes alive. Then came a new policy. The new Fast Track. This time I read the news with fear in my mind. Fearing the worst, I read through the article. But this time at last minister Kenney had mentioned old applicants. I saw a ray of hope. I read about the three parallel schemes that will run now and when I analysed, the gloom settled back. The new 29 list will have 20000 applications processed, that means 80,000 visas used up if average family size is 4. Of the remainder, Fast Track and old applications will be processed in the same old fashion without proper division of visas between them and as Fast Track applications are to be processed in 12 months, I am afraid old applications will have to wait till all 38 List candidates are in Canada before their processing even begins ! Already nearing 7 year wait, will it be worth anything if it takes 3- 5 more years for immigration to come through. In the meantime, my children will be through their education, sadly back in India , and their qualifications will not be recognised in Canada. Without Canadian Education and no experience in any of the desirable professions, they will end up driving cabs. Is it what we wanted to immigrate for ? For the last year and half, Canadian High Commission - New Delhi is processing December 2003 cases, what will be the fate of 2007 applicants if processing goes on at this speed. I am afraid Canadian High Commission will have to consider making old immigration applications inheritable. I on behalf of all other old scheme applicants I implore you to please see our plight and injustice meted out to us. Please do whatever you can to get us justice in the form of faster processing of our applications. I do understand Immigration is a privilege and not a right but we request you make government follow the First come first serve doctrine. Please do what you can to get us justice. Yours Truly A 2004 PR applicant from India. |
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