Posts Tagged ‘Immigration System’

Fewer Asians immigrating to Canada

May 18th, 2012 Tushar Mathur

Since 2006, Canadian immigration applications from many Asian countries have dropped by more than half. Critics claim that the drop in applications from China, India, the Philippines and Pakistan is because the country’s recent policy changes favour some immigrant countries over others.

Statistics show a significant drop in the annual number of Chinese, Indians, Filipinos and Pakistanis applying for permanent residency between 2006 and 2011. Specifically, applications from China fell 45 percent; India by almost 51 percent; the Philippines by 32 percent; and Pakistan by 65 percent.

While the number of Canadian immigration applications did decrease overall for the top 10 source countries, the declines of the Asian countries were bigger than English or French-speaking countries.

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Canada proposes changes to immigrant entrepreneur visa program

May 11th, 2012 Tushar Mathur

Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced the department would be discussing the possibility of bringing in changes to the immigrant entrepreneur scheme. Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s current immigrant entrepreneur program has been suspended since 1 July 2011.

“Our Government’s top priority remains jobs, growth and long-term prosperity. Canada cannot afford to lose out in the competition for foreign entrepreneurs among immigrant-receiving countries,” said Kenney. “We need to proactively target a new type of immigrant entrepreneur who has the potential to build innovative companies that can compete on a global scale and create jobs for Canadians.”

In the coming months, CIC said they plan to consult with industry associations in the development of a new “startup” visa program for entrepreneurs.

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Canada to make transition to permanent residency faster for immigrants

April 22nd, 2012 Tushar Mathur

Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced this week that in order to more quickly meet Canada’s labour market needs, the immigration department will make changes to allow highly-skilled temporary foreign workers to transition to permanent residence more quickly.

“Thousands of highly-skilled foreign nationals are working successfully in Canada on a temporary basis,” said Kenney. “Expediting their transition to permanent residence would help Canada retain bright and talented people who already have Canadian work experience and the ability to communicate in English or French. In many cases, they already have a job lined up.

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Canadian Immigration proposes changes for assessing skilled worker credentials

April 9th, 2012 Tushar Mathur

Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced a new proposal that would change how foreign skilled workers’ education credentials are assessed. The proposed new requirement would require applicants wishing to immigrate under the Federal Skilled Worker program to have their foreign education credentials assessed and verified before they arrive in Canada.

“Our Government is building an immigration system that is focused on economic growth and ensuring that all Canadians, including immigrants, are able to contribute to their maximum capacity,” said Kenney.

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Australian immigration announces changes to the permanent employer-sponsored visa program

March 21st, 2012 Tushar Mathur

Australian Immigration and Citizenship Minister Chris Bowen has announced significant changes to simplify the process for the permanent employer-sponsored visa program.

changes will affect the following visas:

  • Employer Nomination Scheme visa Subclasses 856 and 121
  • Regional Skilled Migration Scheme visa Subclasses 857 and 119
  • Labour Agreement visa Subclasses 855 and 120

The Australian government will create a “fast-tracked” path from temporary skilled 457 visa-holder to permanent resident under the employer-sponsored visa system. Additionally, the current six permanent employer-sponsored immigration visas will be replaced by two new visas: Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186) and Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (subclass 187).

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Immigration New Zealand announces plans to attract more immigrants and simplify visa process

March 20th, 2012 Tushar Mathur

New Zealand Immigration Minister Nathan Guy has given his support to Immigration New Zealand and their proposed plans for the department which it hopes will lead to further improvements in its operations over the next three years.

It is hoped that the plans, called “Vision for 2015″, will enable the immigration department to focus more on attracting and keeping high value migrants, students and travellers. In order to achieve this the department said they need to create an organisation with better service, better systems and better outcomes so that they can:

  • Attract the best people
  • Make quality decisions quickly and efficiently
  • Support migrants to settle into work
  • Protect the integrity and security of the New Zealand immigration system

“Immigration New Zealand has put a lot of hard work into winning back the confidence and trust of the public and the Government.

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Canadian Immigration Minister outlines plans for immigration system overhaul

March 16th, 2012 Tushar Mathur

Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced last week his vision for a more efficient immigration system that would allow Canadian employers a greater say in selecting new immigrants.

“Immigration is playing an increasingly important role in our economy and we need a system that does a better job of attracting the people who have the skills that are in demand and getting them here quickly,” Kenney said. “We have made some great strides towards an immigration system that is fast and flexible, but know that there is more work to do.”

Kenney said he plans to redesign Canada’s immigration points system to be more flexible and place greater emphasis on language ability, and on encouraging immigration of younger immigrants with high quality credentials that can be recognized quickly.

Kenney pointed out that the current points system used to assess federal skilled worker applicants needs to be more “flexible and intelligent”.

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UK universities warn of negative effects of tighter Tier 4 Student Visa rules

March 15th, 2012 Tushar Mathur

UK Universities are warning that the tightening of student visa rules are likely to prevent much needed income coming into UK Universities from international students.

Eric Thomas of the group Universities UK believes that university-sponsored international students should be removed from migration figures. A survey commissioned by the university group claims that the public undervalues the financial worth of international students. The survey also added that the UK government was taking a risk by applying tougher rules on Tier 4 Students and at the same time abolishing the Tier 1 Post Study Work Visa; They face losing potential revenue from international students.

Thomas says overseas students are worth £5bn per year to the UK and that this “export industry” could be worth £16.9bn by 2025.

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