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Superstar
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Uncommon+sense+makes+headway+immigration/1413068/story.html
Although, there are planks in the Conservative platform I disagree with, immigration is an issue that I think they've made some headway on. Anybody who has family in other parts of the world knows there a war on for talented migrants and Canada is loosing badly. World has gotten out that it takes years to get immigration and when you move here Canada uses formerly middle class immigrants to bolster its working class workforce.
I guess one's view on the efficacy of the changes made by the Conservatives depends on where one stands. I know for example, that in India, there is opposition in the Punjabi community, which often relies on family class migration to come to Canada. Conversely, professional class migrants from India love the changes. My mom had a cousin who landed in Toronto 6 months from the date he applied. An experience financial analyst working in Mumbai, he was fast tracked and pushed through quickly.
I am particularly in favour of the new policy of granting foreign students permanent residency after graduation. I have never understood why we would send back students have resided in Canada for years and have been educated here. I also like the new policies that allow potential migrants to seek professional certification before migrating. That helps counter the 'sell the moon' efforts of immigration staff in the embassies. It injects some realism into the migration process.
The backlog, of course, remains an issue. And one I hopes get tackled. But previous policies of 'first come first serve' made no sense. All it did was discourage qualified migrants. Several extended family members of mine have chosen to migrate to Australia or the UK simply because they thought it was ridiculous to wait years for immigration. These were qualified professionals who could have done well in Canada. So I think its fair to at least fast-track some while chipping away at the backlog. Besides which if anybody looks at the socio-economic stats of immigrants, its always the family class migrants that fair the worst. I'd rather we favour the skilled migrants who would fair better in Canada than bring over more folks who end up working in restaurants, or cleaning buildings after hours, or driving taxis.
For my perspective, the only significant issue that remains is working with the provinces to better integrate foreign trained professionals. This is probably the biggest gripe any immigrant has and one that none of our political parties have sought to seriously address.
Although, there are planks in the Conservative platform I disagree with, immigration is an issue that I think they've made some headway on. Anybody who has family in other parts of the world knows there a war on for talented migrants and Canada is loosing badly. World has gotten out that it takes years to get immigration and when you move here Canada uses formerly middle class immigrants to bolster its working class workforce.
I guess one's view on the efficacy of the changes made by the Conservatives depends on where one stands. I know for example, that in India, there is opposition in the Punjabi community, which often relies on family class migration to come to Canada. Conversely, professional class migrants from India love the changes. My mom had a cousin who landed in Toronto 6 months from the date he applied. An experience financial analyst working in Mumbai, he was fast tracked and pushed through quickly.
I am particularly in favour of the new policy of granting foreign students permanent residency after graduation. I have never understood why we would send back students have resided in Canada for years and have been educated here. I also like the new policies that allow potential migrants to seek professional certification before migrating. That helps counter the 'sell the moon' efforts of immigration staff in the embassies. It injects some realism into the migration process.
The backlog, of course, remains an issue. And one I hopes get tackled. But previous policies of 'first come first serve' made no sense. All it did was discourage qualified migrants. Several extended family members of mine have chosen to migrate to Australia or the UK simply because they thought it was ridiculous to wait years for immigration. These were qualified professionals who could have done well in Canada. So I think its fair to at least fast-track some while chipping away at the backlog. Besides which if anybody looks at the socio-economic stats of immigrants, its always the family class migrants that fair the worst. I'd rather we favour the skilled migrants who would fair better in Canada than bring over more folks who end up working in restaurants, or cleaning buildings after hours, or driving taxis.
For my perspective, the only significant issue that remains is working with the provinces to better integrate foreign trained professionals. This is probably the biggest gripe any immigrant has and one that none of our political parties have sought to seriously address.
