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New tougher Canada mortgage rules spark home buying

Canada, 23rd March: Canada’s new and stricter mortgage rules are coming into effect immediately and they are spurring up first time house buyers, several experts have revealed.

The new Canada mortgage rules that became effective on 18th March are not clear to the home buyers in Canada. In such a scenario, they seem to be acting in a haste to cash in on the changes introduced in the mortgage regulations in the nation.

Buyers on a home-buying spree—

According to Ryan DeLuca from Sotheby Real Estate, buyers are oblivious of what the changes in the mortgage rules real mean. And this is causing a spike in home buying in Canada, adds DeLuca. Doug Hayden, a realtor based in Calgary, feels that this has led to a biggest hike in the starter house market.

In terms of sales, the month of January this year has been significantly higher than the previous year and keeping in view the official sales figures, February registered even higher sales volume, adds Hayden. It showed around ten percent higher sales, he maintains. No wonder, many Canadians like Black McCullough are in a haste to grab their first home since they feel it is actually the right time to buy their first homes now.

What are the changes in the Canada mortgage rules?--

• The first change introduced in the Canada mortgage rules includes shorter periods of amortization. For government-insured mortgages, the maximum amortization period has been reduced to 30 years from the earlier period of 35 years.

This rule is for those Canadian home buyers who make a down payment lower than 20 percent of the total home value. And with the new ruling for Canada mortgages coming into effect, mortgages for greater than 30 years will not be able to get qualified for insurance. This also means a full-stop on getting mortgages extending for a period greater than three decades.

• Contrary to the earlier Canada mortgage rules which qualified a family with an annual income of $75,000 and zero debt for a mortgage on a house worth around half a million, the new tougher rules require a Canadian family to have an annual income of $85,000 for becoming qualified for a home mortgage in Canada.

 

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Government of Canada extends federal skilled worker program consultation

Ottawa, March 23, 2011 — Interest in the consultation on the proposed changes to the Federal Skilled Worker Program has been strong, and response has been greater than expected. As a result, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is extending the consultation until March 31.

Organizations or interested individuals who wish to provide input can submit their feedback online. The department has received more than 500 online responses so far, and the response rate is still strong. To date, CIC has also conducted in-person consultation sessions with key stakeholders in five cities across the country.

“Skilled immigration matters and many people have a stake in making sure the program benefits Canada. Given the level of interest we’ve received to date, we’re extending to make sure we allow everyone who wants it the opportunity to provide their feedback,” said Minister Kenney.

The consultations aim to help Canada select immigrants who have the best chance of integrating and making a better contribution to the Canadian economy. The input received will be taken into account in the development of new regulations. The consultations follow the release of an evaluation of the program, which found that skilled workers are faring far better in Canada than their predecessors, thanks to their stronger language skills and arranged employment. The evaluation does show, however, that there is room for improvement.

CIC is consulting on:

requiring federal skilled workers to have a minimum level of language proficiency;
making the program more accessible to skilled tradespeople, technicians and apprentices;
placing greater emphasis on younger immigrants who will adapt more easily and be active members of the work force for a longer time frame;
redirecting points from work experience to other factors that better contribute to success in the Canadian work force; and
reducing the potential for fraudulent job offers.
The current Federal Skilled Worker Program was introduced in June 2002 with the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. The program is based on an objective and transparent points system, which considers factors such as language skills, age and education in the selection of immigrants. The system aims to be more effective at selecting those who will succeed economically.

A summary of the results of this process will be published on our website in spring/summer 2011.

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For further information (media only), please contact:

Alykhan Velshi
Minister’s Office
Citizenship and Immigration Canada

Media Relations
Communications Branch
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
613-952-1650
CIC-Media-Relations@cic.gc.ca

 

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New regulatory body for immigration consultants in Canada

Canada, 22nd March: A new regulatory body is being formulated by the Canadian government for controlling immigration consultants in Canada.

Named the ICCRC (Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council) agency, the body will assist in weeding out unregistered immigration consultants from Canada.

In addition, it will also help in punishing the immigration consultants involved in abusing the Canada immigration system and exploiting the new immigrants, informed Jason Kenney, Canada Immigration and Citizenship Minister.

Kenney said that the ICCRC is committed to increase the protection of the people of Canada and the immigrants using the services of immigration consultants.

Aim of ICCRC-

Target of formulation of ICCRC is to curb increasing number of fake, unregistered and unlicensed immigration consultants in Canada whose sole aim is to make use of fake claims and documents for enabling foreigners into the nation. The ICCRC will also impose tougher penalties for shoddy fly-by-night immigration consultants, Kenney maintained.

Move is a part of the nationwide campaign—

It’s part of the nationwide campaign by the government of Canada to control growth of such immigration consultants in Canada. Before this new initiative by the federal government, the immigration consultants’ industry has been working without any formal recognition.

Every year, thousands of fake applications are made resulting in victimization of innocent immigrants or would-be immigrants to Canada, Kenney said.

He also clarified that the traditional steps will be kept in place to make sure the services are continued without any interruptions until the new process gets underway. The move is being seen for ensuring the integrity of the Canada immigration system, Kenney asserted. He felt assured that the strong regulatory body-ICCRC- will ensure in providing high quality consultation, advice and representation services to those who avail immigration consultation services.

Widespread abuse of Canada immigration laws by organized groups—

According to Julian Fantino, Minister of State Responsible for Seniors, the commitment of the council is to ensure enhanced protection of Canadians as well as immigrants needing the services of immigration consultants in Canada.

Presently, crime groups in Canada are a great threat to the nation and they are trying their best to escape the immigration laws of Canada, Fantino added.

Immigration consultants happy with formulation of new regulatory body—

Majority of immigration consultants have expressed their happiness with the changes in the system. There were several complaints regarding the earlier board for last couple of years, Roy Kellogg, an immigration consultant maintained.

 

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News Release

Legislation targeting crooked immigration consultants receives Royal Assent

Ottawa, March 23, 2011 — Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney welcomed today the final passage of legislation to crack down on crooked immigration consultants.

Bill C-35, originally introduced as the Cracking Down on Crooked Consultants Act, has now received Royal Assent and is expected to come into force in the coming months.

“Once in force, this legislation will make it an offence for anyone other than an authorized immigration consultant, lawyer, other representative or authorized entity to conduct business at any stage of an application or proceeding,” said Minister Kenney. “We are targeting undeclared “ghost” consultants as well as other unscrupulous immigration representatives who are engaging in unacceptable activity.”

The Act strengthens the rules governing those who charge a fee for immigration advice or representation; closes certain loopholes; increases penalties for unauthorized representation; and allows for more government oversight in order to improve the way in which immigration consultants are regulated.

“Crooked immigration consultants pose a threat not only to their victims, but also to the integrity of our immigration system,” said Minister Kenney. “This new legislation will help us protect people wanting to immigrate to or stay in Canada, as well as the integrity of Canada’s immigration system.”

In response to issues raised by stakeholders and members of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, amendments to the Bill were made during the Committee’s study of Bill C-35. Among key amendments are measures to:

Double maximum fines for the offence of providing unauthorized immigration advice from $50,000 to $100,000 and summary convictions from $10,000 to $20,000;
Amend the offence provision to capture both direct and indirect representation and advice; and
Recognize paralegals regulated by a Law Society as being exempted from prohibition on providing representation and advice.
Once in force, the Act will impose penalties on unauthorized representatives who provide, or offer to provide, advice or representation for a fee, at any stage of an immigration application of proceeding. This includes the period before a proceeding begins or an application is submitted. In addition, the legislation authorizes the disclosure of information on the ethical or professional conduct of an immigration consultant to those responsible for governing or investigating that conduct.

Bill C-35 received Royal Assent this afternoon after it was approved in the Senate on March 21, 2011. It was unanimously adopted at third reading in the House of Commons on December 7, 2010, after being introduced on June 8th.

This process is part of a broader strategy to protect people wanting to immigrate to or stay in Canada from immigration fraud.

Minister Kenney raised the issue of immigration consultant fraud in meetings with officials in China, India and the Philippines last fall and more recently in Pakistan. He has urged those governments to protect their citizens from exploitation and abuse by crooked immigration consultants.

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Small business owners in Canada to get EI breaks

Canada, 25th March: Small businesses in Canada are going to benefit from the recent measures introduced for reducing tax credit and red tape.

The new measures are aimed to offset rising EI (Employment Insurance) premium costs.

What are the new measurers for small business owners in Canada? ---

• As per the announcement by the federal government this Tuesday, nearly 525,000 small business owners will be provided a one-time credit up to a maximum of $1,000 as a compensation for higher EI premiums this year. •

The offer of one-time credit for small businesses in Canada will be extended to employers whose EI premiums were less than or equal to $10,000 in the last year.

• Around $870 million will be spent by the government of Canada over the period of two years for extending the ecoENERGY retrofit scheme under which the government provides tax credits to those going in for energy efficient homes.

• A budget of $20 million has been set aside for a period of two years to enable allure Canadian Youth Business Foundation help young entrepreneurs.

• The move will curb red tape by introduction of the Red Tape Reduction Commission and upgrading of BizPal service.

• Extension of two years to a program set to get become expired in the year 2012 under which companies are allowed to write off the machinery and new equipment costs in two years.

• Expansion of the list of equipment by inclusion of green-energy equipment like solar panels, fuel cells etc.

Move aims to encourage small businesses in Canada to hire more employees—

The federal government, through its one-time offer, wants owners of Canada small businesses to create more jobs in Canada by adding workforce into their respective businesses while still making them eligible for getting the credit.

Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said the tax cuts will help employers to make more investment, grow and stay competitive. It will reduce costs of payroll for new jobs and encourage increased hiring, he added. It is being estimated that the move will help in reducing the overall costs of payroll by nearly $165 million.

According to the owner of the Shephard Health clinic in Kensington, Dr. Jayson Shephard, it’s a great deal for small businesses in Canada. Vice-president of CFIB (Canadian Federation of Independent Business) in Saskatchewan, Marilyn Braun-Pollon, states that the CFIB feels happy in addressing one of the top budget issues.

The move of introducing EI Hiring Credit was proposed by the CFIB and this will be a big boost for small businesses to increase their employees, she added.

Among the industries likely to gain from such move include primary manufacturing, automotive, electronics and computer, and pulp and paper industry.

 

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News Release

New rules to strengthen the Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Ottawa, March 24, 2011 — Temporary foreign workers will be better protected after new safeguards take effect April 1, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney said today.

Improvements to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) will ensure that the program continues to be fair to employers and maintain its focus on alleviating temporary labour shortages.

“We saw a need for clear regulations to better protect workers from poor treatment and to ensure that the Temporary Foreign Worker Program continued to address short-term labour and skills shortages,” said Minister Kenney. “These regulations respond to that need and with the information being made available today, employers and workers will clearly know what is expected of them.”

The regulatory improvements to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program include the most significant changes to the program in many years. There are three major elements:

a more rigorous assessment of the genuineness of the job offer;
a two-year period of ineligibility for hiring temporary foreign workers for employers who fail to meet their commitments with respect to wages, working conditions and occupation; and
a four-year limit on the length of time some temporary foreign workers may work in Canada before returning home.
“We know that the vast majority of employers treat foreign workers with respect and we recognize the importance of temporary foreign workers to employers in certain industries,” added Rick Dykstra, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and Member of Parliament for St. Catharines. “That’s why we have also identified some workers who will be exempt from the four-year limit, such as workers who come to Canada through the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program and play such a critical role in the harvest across the country.”

For more details on the regulatory improvements, please see Protecting Temporary Foreign Workers and Four-Year Limit for Foreign Nationals Working in Canada.

The Temporary Foreign Worker Program is driven by employer demand and aimed at filling identified labour shortages where no suitable Canadian workers or permanent residents are available. It is jointly managed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.

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News Release

Canada and New Zealand Partner to Tackle Immigration Fraud

Ottawa, March, 24, 2011 — Canada’s efforts to combat immigration fraud have been strengthened following the signing of a new information-sharing initiative with New Zealand, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney, announced today.

“This initiative will help Canadian immigration authorities detect foreign criminals and previous deportees who are trying to re-enter Canada without permission,” said Minister Kenney. “Canada already has similar initiatives in place with the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States, and we are pleased to expand this partnership to include New Zealand.”

Under this arrangement, Canada will be able to securely and confidentially check the fingerprint information of asylum seekers and foreign nationals facing deportation in Canada with those stored in New Zealand immigration databases.

“The ability to check identities with each other helps Canada and New Zealand identify people using false identities or people with criminal histories,” said New Zealand Immigration Minister Dr. Jonathan Coleman. “The initiative gives greater confidence that non-genuine immigration cases will be refused through the improved detection of fraudulent identity and immigration claims.”

The initiative was developed as part of the Five Country Conference (FCC), a forum for immigration and border security comprised of Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the Canada Border Services Agency in partnership with New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia. To date, as a result of data-sharing:

The U.K. returned to Australia a wanted rapist posing as an asylum seeker, who subsequently pleaded guilty.
Canada revoked the refugee status of a man whom British records proved to be an American citizen.
The U.K. took action against an asylum seeker who used nine identities and six different documents across the FCC countries.
Canadian citizens will not be affected, nor will visitors, foreign students or foreign workers. Most permanent residents will not be affected either, other than those who acquired their status via a successful refugee claim.

The protection of personal information is important to all the countries involved. Each FCC country has in place a number of safeguards to protect privacy and has completed a comprehensive privacy impact assessment.

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Canada releases new Canada Citizenship Guide

Canada, 23rd March: The new Canada Citizenship Guide has been released by the Canada immigration department.

Guide will help in preparation of Canadian Citizenship test---

Aptly titled ‘Discover Canada: the Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship’, the Canada citizenship guide is meant for helping Canada permanent residents prepare for their test of Canada citizenship.

Speaking about the changes introduced in the latest version of the Canada citizenship guide, Jason Kenney, the Citizenship and Immigration Minister, said the study guide will be of significant help for newcomers making application for getting permanent residency in Canada.

The guide will equip them will basic knowledge and understanding of not just their rights in their new nation but also their obligations towards Canada, states Kenney in a press release.

Among the topics covered in the new Canada study guide include gay rights, female genital mutilation, Canada war of 1812, honor killings, forced marriages, abuse of a spouse and ‘gender-based violence’.

All the updated content with regard to the history, values, institutions and other important facts has been included in the new Canada Citizenship Guide and it will replace the old version of the citizenship guide released way back in the year 2009.

The Guide asserts---Leave prejudices behind---

The new Canadian Citizenship guide will be handed over to new immigrants moving to Canada and will provide instructions to the newcomers, especially those hailing from war-torn or violent nations, to leave behind all ‘hateful prejudices’ and extreme behavior back home.

It also reiterates the fact that Canada will have zero-tolerance for any forced marriages and any other ‘barbaric cultural practices’.

The guide stresses on the responsibilities of newcomers in Canada. All immigrants and newcomers in Canada must obey all Canadian laws and must respect the rights of their fellow-beings while ensuring equality of women as well as men in Canadian society.

Also includes gay rights---

It may be worth mentioned that the earlier version of the Canada citizenship guide did not include references to the topics of same-sex marriage and gay rights. The guide provides equal treatment as well as protection to lesbians and gays while extending them the right to civil marriages in Canada.

Several opposition critics are all praise for inclusion of such topics in the new version by the Conservative government.

 

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LIVE: Canadians to go to polls on May 2

Canada's 41st federal election campaign kicked off Saturday morning after Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and send Canadians to the polls on May 2.

Emerging from his meeting with Gov. Gen. David Johnston at Rideau Hall, Harper said Canadians will make a choice next month between a "stable, national majority government" or a "reckless coalition" led by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff.

Ahead of Harper's appearance, Ignatieff released a statement insisting he won't try to form a coalition with any other party. But the Liberal leader defended coalitions as a "legitimate constitutional option" in Canada's parliamentary system.

Citing economic challenges still facing the world, as well as conflicts in places such as Libya, Harper hit out at opposition parties for forcing an election that the country doesn't want and the economy doesn't need.

Despite Ignatieff's statement, the Conservative leader was adamant his Liberal rival would try to form a coalition government with the other parties, including the Bloc Québécois.

"That is a risk that our country cannot afford," he said.

Where the Conservative leader goes after 1 Sussex Dr. is a tightly held secret. The Conservative Party won't disclose where Harper and his campaign will spend the first few days of the election.

Meanwhile, Ignatieff and NDP Leader Jack Layton have both planned rallies in downtown Ottawa before leaving town. Ignatieff will travel to Montreal, where Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe is spending Saturday. Layton is flying to Edmonton Saturday afternoon.

Campaign 'a moment of contrast': Ignatieff
It's starting to become clear just what script each party will follow. The Conservatives are hitting hard on the election being unnecessary and irresponsible, and can build a campaign around the hold-steady style of budget they presented earlier this week. They are painting the opposition parties as a threat to the economy and arguing a coalition is inevitable if voters don't choose the Conservatives.

The opposition parties say the issue is one of ethics and respect for democracy, which they say are lacking in the Conservative Party.

Speaking on Saturday outside Parliament, Ignatieff called the coming campaign "a moment of contrast" between the Harper government, which he said has shown "contempt for the fundamentals of democracy," and the Liberal alternative.

"We will be offering Canadians a government of the people, a government devoted to the people," he said, flanked by a group of Liberal MPs.

The Liberals are expected to focus on recent scandals hitting the Conservatives, including charges of electoral fraud for two senators, allegations staff interfered with access to information requests and an accusation a former senior advisor to the prime minister tried to use his influence to promote his girlfriend's business.

The NDP, meanwhile, say they're the real alternative to the Conservatives because in many ridings their candidates run second to the Tories who won seats.

The Bloc say they're the only party who can defend Quebec's interests.

Non-confidence
The opposition Liberals, NDP and Bloc Québécois came together Friday afternoon in a historic vote to say they no longer have confidence in the Conservative government.

The motion says the House agrees with a committee report tabled earlier this week that found the government in contempt of Parliament, "which is unprecedented in Canadian parliamentary history, and consequently the House has lost confidence in the Government."

Earlier this week, the procedure and House affairs committee tabled a report that said the government is in contempt of parliament for refusing to supply enough information on the cost of the F-35 fighter jets, their justice system reforms and their projections for corporate profits and tax rates.

 

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News Release

Federal funding to the Bridge Training Program Works for Skilled Immigrants

Ottawa, March 25, 2011 — The Government of Canada is providing $22 million to help skilled immigrants in Ontario find jobs, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today.

The Bridge Training program helps skilled immigrants enter the Canadian labour market and find employment that matches their education and skills. The program funds regional projects in Ontario that help skilled immigrants get a Canadian license in a regulated profession, or the training they need to get work in regulated and non-regulated careers. The program also funds initiatives that reduce barriers to the integration of foreign-trained workers.

“This program helps skilled immigrants in Ontario enter and integrate into the Canadian labour market,” said Minister Kenney. “It is absolutely critical to engage employers in this process, and this program does just that.”

The Bridge Training program has been co-funded since 2007-08 by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario. Given the success of this program, the Government of Canada is continuing its contribution with $12M in 2011-2012 and $10 million in 2012-2013.

To date, over 200 projects have been funded and over 35,000 immigrants in Ontario have benefited from the program.

The Government of Canada is committed to attracting, retaining and integrating immigrants into Ontario communities. Federally funded settlement services have enabled significant expansion and enhancement of both language training and settlement services. Since 2006, the Government of Canada has tripled funding for settlement services in Ontario.

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Number of employment insurance beneficiaries declining in Canada

Canada, 25th March: The number of those receiving Employment Insurance claims in Canada has gone down in January, the latest official statistics reveal.


Although the decrease in EI claims was seen in almost all the seven Canadian provinces, but, Ontario witnessed the biggest ever decline in the number of EI beneficiaries with the figures going down to 640,200 by 13,300.

January 2011 saw a decline of 2.0 percent from the month of December 2010 when the number of renewal as well as initial claims was 242,400. The figures matched the levels of EI in June 2010.

Biggest decline in EI claimants in Ontario, B.C., Alberta and Quebec—

Fewer people submitting claims for EI in Ontario, B.C.(British Columbia), Quebec and Alberta. Ontario was leading by registering the biggest decline in the number of EI beneficiaries while the Canadian provinces Quebec and Alberta followed by each showing a decrease of 1,600 and 500 EI claims.

This showed a decrease of 24.2 percent. In Ontario, there were 11,200 lesser recipients of EI claims in January this year showing a fall of 5.5 percent over the last month to take the total figures to 192,630. B.C. showed the EI claimants go down by 2.4 percent (or 1,870) to 76,140.

A drop of 29.8 percent was seen in January 2011 over January 2010 in the number of those receiving EI (employment insurance) benefits in Calgary taking the figures to 14,590, Statistics Canada has revealed.

A fall was seen in the number of people in Edmonton claiming their employment insurance benefits in January this year making the fall as the 10th decline in a row. Stats Can figures show a fall of 17.4 percent (or 3,220) year-over-year taking the claimants down to 15,280.

According to Dan Sumber, a Financial economist with ATB, January witnessed the biggest decline since June 2010 and is an indicator of a further downward trend in EI claimants in the coming times.

Watching the national trend also reiterates a decline in the number of beneficiaries of EI in January making it the sixth decline in the period of seven months, official Stats Can figures show.

Between January 2010 and January 2011, there was a decline of 9.2 percent in EI beneficiaries nationwide. Canadian province New Brunswick was an exception to the general declining trend in EI claimants by making a increase of 1,100.

 

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Health Care is Top Most issue for Canadians –This Poll

Health Care is Top Most issue for Canadians –This Poll

A recent poll conducted by the Ipsos Reid, specially for Post Media News and Global National, shows that this time health concerns is the most important issue for the concern amongst the Canadians.

18 percent of the respondents to the poll rated the health issues should be the top most priority for the new government. They strongly believe that the new government should not neglect the health issues as it was done before.

These respondents were eager to know how the health care plans in future would be taken up the government. As the population of the country is ageing, how the government is planning to take care of them. Not much has been done about it till yet.

As it has been seen that there is no particular issue planned for these elections as it was before as in 1988 free trade issues were at hype, in 2006 ethics were the primary concern for the public, in 2008 economy due to recession was the cause of worry. But it has been noticed that this health is the upcoming issue for the public as well as the government.

It has been observed, that there is an increasing demand for the doctor and nurses in the country. Schemes should be brought up by the government as giving doctors loans so that they could willingly work for the people in rural areas.

The competing parties are also taking care of these health issues and forming their policies accordingly. As the Federals are promising to improve the health care clinics across the whole country, by increasing the number of more competent doctors and nurses, planning out different schemes for the families having ill relatives, they will be helped by the tax reliefs schemes, so that government could extend a helping hand to such families and release their burden a bit.

The Liberals are coming up with the proposal of family care plans, in which they would facilitate the employment insurance up to six months, instead which is just one and half months now.

On looking at the poll results, health issues being primary concern was followed by the economy which was voted by 15 per cent of the participants, closely followed by taxes, trustworthiness and environment voted by 12, 7 and per cent of the respondents respectively.

 

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Health Care is Top Most issue for Canadians –This Poll

Health Care is Top Most issue for Canadians –This Poll

A recent poll conducted by the Ipsos Reid, specially for Post Media News and Global National, shows that this time health concerns is the most important issue for the concern amongst the Canadians.

18 percent of the respondents to the poll rated the health issues should be the top most priority for the new government. They strongly believe that the new government should not neglect the health issues as it was done before.

These respondents were eager to know how the health care plans in future would be taken up the government. As the population of the country is ageing, how the government is planning to take care of them. Not much has been done about it till yet.

As it has been seen that there is no particular issue planned for these elections as it was before as in 1988 free trade issues were at hype, in 2006 ethics were the primary concern for the public, in 2008 economy due to recession was the cause of worry. But it has been noticed that this health is the upcoming issue for the public as well as the government.

It has been observed, that there is an increasing demand for the doctor and nurses in the country. Schemes should be brought up by the government as giving doctors loans so that they could willingly work for the people in rural areas.

The competing parties are also taking care of these health issues and forming their policies accordingly. As the Federals are promising to improve the health care clinics across the whole country, by increasing the number of more competent doctors and nurses, planning out different schemes for the families having ill relatives, they will be helped by the tax reliefs schemes, so that government could extend a helping hand to such families and release their burden a bit.

The Liberals are coming up with the proposal of family care plans, in which they would facilitate the employment insurance up to six months, instead which is just one and half months now.

On looking at the poll results, health issues being primary concern was followed by the economy which was voted by 15 per cent of the participants, closely followed by taxes, trustworthiness and environment voted by 12, 7 and per cent of the respondents respectively.