Fresh Immigration Proposal Not in Favor of Canada, Allege Critics

by ABHINAV Immigration

Unhappy with the proposed changes in the immigration policy of the government under current Canada Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, some critics have claimed that the current overall labor market growth of the country is primarily dependent on immigration even while by the year 2030 it is likely that the country will be wholly dependent on immigration for its population swell.

Against this backdrop, Jason Kenney's proposed policy changes that allegedly put bottlenecks in the path of the nation's future economic growth is not something in the country's overall interests. Such critics continue that notwithstanding some key improvements made in the system under the present minister, the most recent steps may not do much justice to the international prestige of the nation on a long-term basis.

The involved critics mention several reasons for this. According to them, the minister claims that the steps are tailored to improve the present immigration system, by unleashing several moves, such as getting rid of the most vital issue, i.e., the huge backlog of 300,000 immigration applications filed by the would-be migrants under the famous Federal Skilled Worker Program of the country.

The critics add that since the year 2008, the goal of the Canada Immigration has remained shifting from giving admissions to candidates to the nation, minus a sponsoring job-provider and towards an employer-dominated immigration system. Though the move remains correct, the government seems to be allegedly making a U-turn.

Pressurizing candidates to cool their heels for nearly a decade only to implement not-too-progressive ruling refusing the pending backlog of immigration applications is the biggest hoax in the recorded history of the immigration policy of the nation, allege such critics. The applications of nearly 300,000 candidates -- who had earlier been informed that their qualifications would be assessed under previous requirements -- will now not be entertained.


Continuing their tirade against the Canadian minister, and his new immigration proposals, such critics claim that the fresh move goes against the positive and immigrant-friendly image of Canada Immigration that otherwise strongly warns the involved people against engaging dishonest immigration advisors.

According to such critics, the other issue remains Ottawa's proposed plan for a fresh immigration system which takes a leaf or two out of the immigration programs of certain top world destinations, like Australia and New Zealand -- two leading immigration hotspots which hardly have any similarities with Canada. While the Kiwi Land (New Zealand) has a population which is roughly the same as the Canadian British Columbia's, the other country, i.e., Australia boasts of a constitutional set-up and demographics which hardly find any kind of similarity with the Maple Country.

Coming back to the former so-called comparable nation, i.e., Australia, such critics add that though its levels of immigration may be comparable with Canada, and though it has a similar points-based system of immigration, and though it also imposes an off-putting English-language requirement, and a pre-screening of employment qualifications, much like Canada, the immigrants to Down Under (Australia) comparatively make more money.

There is a reason: there has been an unambiguous departure in source country distribution Down Under in favor of the English-speaking nations of the globe. Despite the fact that the Kangaroo Land (Australia) boasts of a national credential recognition system, in the Maple Country professional credential recognition comes under provincial control.

Continuing their argument, the critics add that in New Zealand, the government implemented a national job bank of would-be overseas workers via which the job-providers can choose the cream of the pre-screened candidates.

Adopting a global recruitment system employed by a nation like New Zealand, whose population is comparatively very small, does not carry much weight until and unless the Canadian minister has a desire to emerge as the biggest global recruiter of human capital across the globe, observe such critics.

At a time when the country is entering the golden phase of economic growth, its job-providers now need more of an improved arrival of overseas workers to be employed across several industries, and to come up with a knowledge-based economy even as it maintains their overall competitive lead on the world map.

Although Immigration is something which is rather vital for the majority of the OECD countries, more so in the case of Canada, to a certain extent, to neutralize demographic developments, such as unimpressive rates of fertility, a fast-aging populace, a decreasing manpower, among others.

The critics add that many developing countries of the globe, which earlier were the key sources for trained labor for the Maple Country, are now undergoing a great development and growth even as this is making them increasingly appealing in the eyes of the highly qualified immigrants.

Concluding their observations, the involved critics claim that even though the present system of federal immigration urgently needs overhaul, out rightly refusing the present backlog of trained-worker applicants, does not solve any issues though it may paint not too a good picture of Canada amongst the overseas people -- many of who may have earlier wanted to migrate to Canada.

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