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Changes to Canadian immigration – an agent's view
In 2008, it was announced that there were to be important changes to the Canadian immigration system, including a high-demand job list and changes to the Canadian Experience Class.
The changes were implemented to try and speed up the immigration process, where processing times would often take as long as four years.
So have these changes been successful so far?
"It is too early to tell," says Ian Goldman of Goldman and Associates. "But I can't see why it wouldn't work to reach its intended goals. However, reducing waiting times and administrative costs are important but not the only important goals of the system. Another important question is whether the immigrants in the new system will make a greater economic contribution than under the old system. Unless the list is kept current, I can't see how the new system will achieve that goal."
The changes to the system have been put in place with migrants in mind, to speed up the migration process and ensure that they are able to arrive on Canadian soil sooner, but are there any changes that would have made the system even better?
"I think it was unfair that they did not publish the details of the new system in February 2008," Goldman continues. "There are a lot of people who applied after February and before December 2008 who do not qualify but who did qualify under the old system. They had no way of knowing the new system even though it applied to them."
The May issue of Emigrate magazine - out 23rd April - will feature a comprehensive article on the changes to the Canadian immigration system
20 May 2009