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Canadian Bill will help skilled immigrants, others stand to lose
WSN Network

Toronto: A new Canadian Bill currently being celebrated by many middle classIndians because it will fast-track immigration for skilled applicants will have am implication that is worrying many others. It will slow down the process for other would-be immigrants from India.

Canada gets about 250,000 new immigrants each year and India will soon beat China as the top source country for immigrants. Currently, skilled applicants have to wait for some five years. The Bill, which will amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and was introduced in Parliament on Friday also gives the Immigration Minister the powers to set limits on the category of immigrants that are allowed into Canada each year.

The Minister would also be empowered to reject a would-be immigrant even if immigration officers have cleared him or her.

There is a backlog of over 80,000 applications for immigration to Canada. The new measures will apply to applications received on or after February 27, 2008. Those who applied prior to February 27, 2008, will not be subject to the new measures.

All the three Opposition parties are opposed to the Bill that, they said, is aimed at shutting out the doors on immigrants that Canada needs desperately.

19 March 2008
 

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