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Immigration Rules eased

April 18, 2005, Brampton, Ontario

Canada will throw open its doors to help reunite parents and grandparents with their children who have already settled here. The federal government will spend $72 million over the next two years to speed applications and help the new immigrants get settled in Canada.

As well today, Immigration Minister Joe Volpe announced that international students in Canada will be able to work while attending school and he'll commit more money to reduce the huge backlog in citizenship applications.

The measures, to be unveiled this morning by Volpe at a Brampton news conference and later in Montreal, are meant to address long-standing frustrations with the immigration system. The change that is expected to draw the biggest plaudits will be Ottawa's immediate move to triple the number of parents and grandparents that Canada will accept over the next two years, to 18,000 a year.

In Edmonton on Saturday, Volpe said the federal government would accelerate the admission of foreign workers into Canada, Canadian Press reports.

"We need everybody," Volpe said. "It's a function of a booming economy."

Additional resources will be put into immigrant application processing, fast-tracking the admission of about 110,000 wage earners, Volpe said, elaborating on measures previously announced in the federal budget. The action will cut a backlog of immigration cases by 25 per cent, the minister predicted.
Canada Welcomed Almost 236,000 New Permanent Residents In 2004

Joe Volpe, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, announced significant investment in the Canadian Immigration development
OTTAWA, November 24, 2005 — The Honourable Joe Volpe, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, today announced plans of the Government of Canada to invest an additional $700 million during the five year period in great improvements of the federal immigration system. These improvements include funding to start reducing the current inventory of applications at Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and a new process to allow immigrants with Canadian experience or Canadian education to apply for permanent resident status under the new In-Canada Economic Stream in 2007.

“Today’s announcement is an important step toward fixing and improving the immigration system,” said Minister Volpe. “By beginning to reduce the number of outstanding applications and moving to actively recruit those who best meet Canada’s labour market needs—such as temporary foreign workers and international students already in Canada—we will build on the improvements already under way to Canada’s immigration system.”

The new in-Canada stream is intended for applicants with experience in Canada’s labour market or educational institutions. These immigrants are well positioned to integrate quickly and successfully into Canadian society and the economy, and this new stream will eventually be an important tool in promoting Canada as a destination of choice for immigrants. In ensuring that people with significant labour market or educational experience can make a smooth transition to permanent resident status, we will help build a more responsive and proactive immigration system.

“Today’s announcement builds on the major investments already made to help newcomers integrate more quickly into their local labour market and new communities,” said Minister Volpe. “These investments include $398 million announced in the 2005 budget to improve settlement services and to launch the Going to Canada portal; funding for the Internationally Trained Workers Initiative; and a $1.3 billion investment in settlement programs announced in the fiscal economic update of November 14, 2005.”

The $920 million Canada-Ontario agreement announced earlier this week is funded through the fiscal framework and forms part of the $1.3 billion announced by Minister Goodale.

This announcement reflects the key priorities identified by federal, provincial and territorial ministers on November 4, 2005.

 
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