加拿大华人论坛 加拿大留学移民Amendments to Modernize the Immigration System

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On March 14, 2008, the Government of Canada introduced legislative amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to modernize the immigration system, to ensure that families are reunited faster and skilled workers arrive sooner. One of the challenges facing our immigration system today is the large number of people waiting in the queue. This is especially a problem in the skilled worker category which makes up most of the backlog. Under the proposed measures, Citizenship and Immigration Canada would have greater flexibility in processing new applications, especially from skilled workers. The legislation is intended to provide greater flexibility in addressing a range of labour market needs. It will not apply to refugees and does not affect our objectives related to family reunification. Ultimately, this will result in reduced wait times and improved service. It will also help manage the growth of the backlog of applications. Once passed, 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 and will be dealt with fairly under the existing rules.

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回复: Amendments to Modernize the Immigration SystemQ5. Isn't this closing the door to immigration?Not at all. Canada remains open to immigration, and anyone can apply to immigrate. We have received additional money for processing so that we can meet the growing demand for temporary foreign workers while ensuring that we meet our targets for permanent residents.There are flexibilities that allow Canada to be more selective – to take certain candidates quickly, hold some applications, and return others. That shouldn’t deter good candidates from applying. In fact, the current system deters many well-qualified skilled workers from applying because they have to wait so long. The end result of the changes will be reduced wait times and improved service. Immigration is important in meeting Canada’s labour market needs. In 2007, Canada accepted a record number of permanent and temporary residents.

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回复: Amendments to Modernize the Immigration SystemQ7. What happens to someone who has already applied to immigrate to Canada? How will the new amendments affect them?Those who applied before February 27, 2008, will not be subject to the new proposed provisions in the legislation. These provisions, once passed, will apply to applications received on or after February 27, 2008.

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回复: Amendments to Modernize the Immigration System虽话是这么说，可还是感觉不妙啊！！！

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回复: Amendments to Modernize the Immigration System还好已经申请了

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回复: Amendments to Modernize the Immigration System不知是福是祸呀？！

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回复: Amendments to Modernize the Immigration System看来未来（2.27后的申请）是分越高的越快。

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回复: Amendments to Modernize the Immigration System自己分数刚够，看来是快不了了.............

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2008-05-17 EMS递表2008-05-19 HK签收2008-07-03 HK划款10000HK$2008-11-22 收到HK11月18日寄出的FN2009-02-19 收到Sydney寄出的不在38项信件，案暂停处理看来未来（2.27后的申请）是分越高的越快。点击展开...未必吧 政府通知里有很多话语可以有广泛的理解

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回复: Amendments to Modernize the Immigration System#1 前方路迷茫

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回复: Amendments to Modernize the Immigration System谁能把Amendment的原件找来阿？

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生活在于折腾回复: Amendments to Modernize the Immigration SystemAdvantage Canada recognized that in a modern global economy, Canada’s immigration policies need to be closely aligned with our labour market needs. Budget 2007 took action to make the immigration system more responsive to the new labour market realities in Canada. The Temporary Foreign Worker Program was streamlined to enable employers to bring in workers more quickly to address their immediate labour shortages. The Government also introduced the new Canadian Experience Class to expedite the process for skilled temporary foreign workers and foreign students with Canadian credentials and work experience to remain in Canada as permanent residents, under certain conditions. Canada must maintain the ability to compete globally for the best and the brightest by creating the optimal conditions to attract immigrants who can contribute fully to Canada’s prosperity. A well-managed and efficient immigration system is critical to achieving this objective. The Government will continue to modernize Canada’s immigration system.Budget 2008 builds on Advantage Canada priorities with additional measures to improve the immigration system’s capacity and flexibility to respond to Canada’s dynamic and evolving labour market needs. Concrete measures will be initiated to expedite the processing of permanent resident applications. Combined with the recent improvements to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, the expansion of the Provincial Nominee Program and the new Canadian Experience Class announced in Budget 2007, these measures will ensure that the labour needs of employers in all provinces and territories are met in a more timely fashion.To complement these actions, changes will be made to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to improve the immigration process. It is not fair for prospective immigrants to wait for years before being considered, and it is not desirable to wait that long for the immigrants the country needs. The measures proposed in Budget 2008 will expedite the processing of permanent residents to ensure that skilled immigrants can get to Canada when their skills are in demand. The proposed legislative changes will provide flexibility for concrete measures, as required, to more effectively manage the future growth in the inventory, such as addressing the number of applications accepted and processed in a year. The end result will be reduced wait times and improved service. These changes will allow Canada to take the first steps towards establishing a "just-in-time" competitive immigration system which will quickly process skilled immigrants who can make an immediate contribution to the economy.Action will also be taken to help address the growing demand at Canadian missions abroad for temporary resident visas for students and skilled workers. In particular, the Government will focus on helping post-secondary educational institutions attract foreign students and on facilitating their arrival in Canada. For example, an online application system, as well as other measures to improve service and speed up processing, will be implemented for student visas. These initiatives, combined with new Canada Graduate Scholarships for Canadian and international students, will enhance Canada’s ability to compete with other countries to attract and retain the best foreign students.Taken together, these initiatives will ensure the ongoing integrity of the immigration program. They will enable Canada to respond to growing demand and to admit more highly-skilled immigrants and their families, including foreign students. At the same time, Canada’s social and humanitarian objectives will be preserved and continue to be balanced with Canada’s labour market needs.Budget 2008 provides $22 million over the next two years, rising to $37 million per year by 2012–13, to implement this next critical stage of modernizing the immigration system.

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生活在于折腾回复: Amendments to Modernize the Immigration SystemPART 6 2001, c. 27 IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT Amendments to the Act 116. Subsection 11(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act is replaced by the following: Application before entering Canada 11. (1) A foreign national must, before entering Canada, apply to an officer for a visa or for any other document required by the regulations. The visa or document may be issued if, following an examination, the officer is satisfied that the foreign national is not inadmissible and meets the requirements of this Act. 117. Subsection 25(1) of the Act is replaced by the following: Humanitarian and compassionate considerations 25. (1) The Minister shall, upon request of a foreign national in Canada who is inadmissible or who does not meet the requirements of this Act, and may, on the Minister’s own initiative or on request of a foreign national outside Canada, examine the circumstances concerning the foreign national and may grant the foreign national permanent resident status or an exemption from any applicable criteria or obligation of this Act if the Minister is of the opinion that it is justified by humanitarian and compassionate considerations relating to them, taking into account the best interests of a child directly affected, or by public policy considerations. 118. The Act is amended by adding the following before the heading “Loans” before section 88: Instructions on Processing Applications and Requests Application 87.3 (1) This section applies to applications for visas or other documents made under subsection 11(1), other than those made by persons referred to in subsection 99(2), sponsorship applications made by persons referred to in subsection 13(1), applications for permanent resident status under subsection 21(1) or temporary resident status under subsection 22(1) made by foreign nationals in Canada and to requests under subsection 25(1) made by foreign nationals outside Canada. Attainment of immigration goals (2) The processing of applications and requests is to be conducted in a manner that, in the opinion of the Minister, will best support the attainment of the immigration goals established by the Government of Canada. Instructions (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the Minister may give instructions with respect to the processing of applications and requests, including instructions (a) establishing categories of applications or requests to which the instructions apply; (b) establishing an order, by category or otherwise, for the processing of applications or requests; (c) setting the number of applications or requests, by category or otherwise, to be processed in any year; and (d) providing for the disposition of applications and requests, including those made subsequent to the first application or request. Compliance with instructions (4) Officers and persons authorized to exercise the powers of the Minister under section 25 shall comply with any instructions before processing an application or request or when processing one. If an application or request is not processed, it may be retained, returned or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the instructions of the Minister. Clarification (5) The fact that an application or request is retained, returned or otherwise disposed of does not constitute a decision not to issue the visa or other document, or grant the status or exemption, in relation to which the application or request is made. Publication (6) Instructions shall be published in the Canada Gazette. Clarification (7) Nothing in this section in any way limits the power of the Minister to otherwise determine the most efficient manner in which to administer this Act. 119. Paragraph 94(2)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following: (a) the instructions given under section 87.3 and other activities and initiatives taken concerning the selection of foreign nationals, including measures taken in cooperation with the provinces; Transitional Provision Application 120. Section 87.3 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act applies only to applications and requests made on or after February 27, 2008.

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生活在于折腾回复: Amendments to Modernize the Immigration SystemCanada tables new bill for fast-track entry of skilled workers15 Mar 2008, 0954 hrs IST,PTIOTTAWA: The Canadian government has tabled a sweeping immigration legislation in its Parliament that would give it authority to fast-track the entry of certain types of applicants while refusing to even look at others, a move that could impact Indians willing to go there. Immigration Minister Diane Finley said the legislation will help speed things up for the skilled workers, who often give up on Canada as a destination because of the painfully long backlogs. The new legislation would allow Canada to cope better with its massive backlog of the immigration applications. As of now, the country has a backlog of around 900,000 Canadian visa applications outstanding, and it can take as long as four years for a new case to be dealt with. The backlog is believed to be hampering Canada's ability to address its skills shortages by prioritising the applications of skilled migrants in targeted areas. Under the proposed bill, the immigration minister would have the power to reject applications by individuals already determined to be inadmissible by immigration officers. The minister would also be able to set limits on the types of immigrants that can have their applications processed in a given year. Also, a claimant seeking to immigrate to Canada on humanitarian grounds would already have to be in the country to have their application processed. The minister said that a record 429,649 foreigners came to live in Canada last year. "These numbers show that our immigration programme is responding to Canada's needs, particularly our economic needs," Finley added.

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回复: Amendments to Modernize the Immigration System新新法适用于2008年2月27日后的申请。91新法以前以及91新法后到08。2。27之间的不受影响。个人觉得对08。2。27前的够分的是个特大好消息。估计可能会大幅度增加技术移民配额。但08.2.27之后的就不好说了。按照这个提案，移民政策可以每年一变的，不可知因素太多，但分高的专业好的人就有福了，万变不离其宗，高分的就是加最喜欢的。

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回复: Amendments to Modernize the Immigration System果然，新法的推出，可能正是为了这个新新法做铺垫的

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坚持中走过每一天回复: Amendments to Modernize the Immigration System不踏实啊

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目标：4个7!回复: Amendments to Modernize the Immigration System满篇的大洋文

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2.19是必须的因为--爱要久嘛回复: Amendments to Modernize the Immigration System情况不乐观。

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