new immigration minister????

[gurnaj]

any news

 

[danhass]

Re: new immigration minister aanounced

anada General Election – New Immigration Minister announced
OTTAWA–Long-serving Calgary MP Jason Kenney will become immigration minister as Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveiled a sweeping cabinet shake-up following last months General Election.

Kenney, who was the secretary of state for multiculturalism, will be charged with overseeing the implementation of sweeping and controversial reforms of the way Canada selects immigrants.

Kenney's efforts at reaching out to ethnic communities, especially in urban areas, is credited with boosting the Conservatives' vote count, helping win seats in some ridings and making it a close race in others.

First elected in 1997, Kenney could use those close ties to help sell the Conservatives' new immigration plan, which gives the immigration minister the power to issue "instructions" to his department to give priority to categories of immigrants whose job skills are in demand in Canada. The minister also has the power to refuse applications in other categories.

Those whose occupations are on the CIC's list of 38 qualifying occupations and can meet other requirements of the Federal Skilled Worker category will have their applications processed.

For those without occupations on the list, applicants will be able to apply via other immigration categories such as the Provincial Nomination Programs (PNP), provided they meet the required criteria.

The list is expected to be released to public later in the year

The conservative government and Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), Diane Finley, will now look to proceed with Amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA).

Source: Migration News

this looks like old news ... and "migration news"? what source is that? it's not news site

Jason Kenney was made immigration minister in late 2008 (before that it used to be Diane Finley) ... and 38 occupations are Ministerial Instructions I ... MI-II has 29 occupations

http://bit.ly/ldTRch ... there's no date on the news item ...

most likely either OP got conned or posted by mistake ...

 

[Sans_May2010]

Re: new immigration minister aanounced

Seems like a report when he bacame the Imm. minister in 2008 !

Sans_May2010

 

[zakout76]

Re: new immigration minister aanounced

what mean

Those whose occupations are on the CIC's list of 38 qualifying occupations and can meet other requirements of the Federal Skilled Worker category will have their applications processed

pls advice

 

[Sans_May2010]

Re: new immigration minister aanounced

zakout76, It deosnt seems like a new update. gurnaj might have got this old post somewhere while searching for the new immigration ministry updates. Hope he wil come up with a new report when it become available.

Sans_May2010

what mean

Those whose occupations are on the CIC's list of 38 qualifying occupations and can meet other requirements of the Federal Skilled Worker category will have their applications processed

pls advice