What do you think? Proposed changes to Canadian Immigration may affect you

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Mar. 14 - Citizenship and Immigration Canada May Limit Immigration Applications
http://www.canadavisa.com/citizenship-and-immigration-canada-may-limit-immigration-applications-080314.html

Mar. 17 - Latest News on Changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
http://www.canadavisa.com/latest-news-on-changes-to-immigration-and-refugee-protection-act-080317.html

Mar. 18 - Government Gets It Wrong
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-blog/2008/03/government-gets-it-wrong.html

Mar. 24 - Immigration changes unfair, critics charge
http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/350074

Mar. 29 - Immigration proposal 'dangerous': Arab group
http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/407095

Apr. 01 - Discretion can lead to discrimination
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-blog/2008/04/discretion-can-lead-to-discrimination.html

Apr. 01 - Parliament Resumes - Update on Proposed Immigration Amendments
http://www.canadavisa.com/parliament-resumes-update-on-proposed-immigration-amendments-080401.html

Apr. 03 - Tories trying to reform immigration by stealth, Liberals say
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080403.wximmigration03/BNStory/National/home

Apr. 03 - NDP tables motion to block Tory immigration changes
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/04/03/immigration.html

[imjoe]

I think it can be a double edge knife... Obviously the country needs to search for what is best, and immigrating a person into a laborer saturated area would obviously affect Canadians negatively, where as immigrating a person into an area with high demand would do the opposite...

The problem comes in making sure the person in charge is doing a good Job.

On a side note, I think this should only apply to skilled workers, PNP etc...

But not to refugees or family sponsorships. I think keeping a family together is very important, regardless of the profession (if any) of a spouse, for example.

That's my 2 cents

[PMM]

Hi

I think it can be a double edge knife... Obviously the country needs to search for what is best, and immigrating a person into a laborer saturated area would obviously affect Canadians negatively, where as immigrating a person into an area with high demand would do the opposite...

The problem comes in making sure the person in charge is doing a good Job.

On a side note, I think this should only apply to skilled workers, PNP etc...

But not to refugees or family sponsorships. I think keeping a family together is very important, regardless of the profession (if any) of a spouse, for example.

That's my 2 cents

It will only apply to skilled workers and PNP, will not effect family class.

PMM