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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Last Updated: November 3,, 2011 |
Home I About Us I Mission & Vision I Programs I Contact Us A New Era in Canadian Immigration
On July 19, 2011, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced, Canada will admit a record-number of 40,000 provincial nominee immigrants in 2011. This number is higher than the 36,000 welcomed in 2010. “Our government recognizes the importance of nominee programs in spreading out the benefits of immigration around the country,” said Kenney. Under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), provinces design their own program and select immigrants based on the economic needs of their province. Since the cities of Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver continuously attract increasing number of immigrants, the Provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan regularly upgrade their nominee programs to attract overseas skilled workers for permanent residency. In 2008, the Canadian government made sweeping changes in its immigration policy and introduced several legislation aimed at reducing the backlog and getting key immigrants in the country much faster. It was during this time that the new fast-track Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program was introduced. Applications under this category were given selection decision within 6 to 12 months; a far-cry from the old system of 5 to 6 years. At the onset of the new Ministerial Instruction (MI), 38 occupations (out of 521 occupations) were introduced. Because the labor market continues to evolve, the Canadian government and its provincial ministers periodically evaluate the labor market and immigration needs against these occupations. With this mandate, occupation/s may be added or deleted depending on the needs. And so, on June 26, 2010, the list of qualifying occupation was revised and reduced from 38 to 29, with 11 new occupations added. Interestingly, these popular occupations were removed from the list:
These occupations were added:
For this fiscal year (July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012), the same set of 29 occupations were carried over but with radical reduction on the number of applications to be accepted—500. As expected, Business Services and Nursing were filled and closed in record time (August and September, respectively). Is the Canadian Dream still within reach? The answer is Yes! Remember, some of these economic-based programs allow qualification even without a valid offer of employment. I think there is something, more important than believing: Action! The world is full of dreamers, there aren't enough who will move ahead and begin to take concrete steps to actualize their vision.
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Immigration has been an integral part of Canada's strong economy. Over the years the Canadian government has encouraged application for permanent residence from foreign workers with work experience, skills and education to consider Canada as their new homes.
Annual quota of 1000 application for each occupation was imposed against the FSW program as well. Few months after the June 2010 Ministerial Instruction was announced, the Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management reached its quota and was closed; immediately after, the Registered Nurse and Pharmacist occupations followed suit. Other occupations nearly reached its ceiling but closure was never posted.
