Meeting Canada Workforce Immigration Needs

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  As per the Toronto Star the Auditor General said...

But the reforms introduced by Finley and other measures did not have the desired effect of significantly cutting down the huge inventory of applications by those wanting to be admitted to Canada.

As of late last year, 620,000 would-be immigrants were waiting to see if they could come to Canada under the skilled workers´ application process, with the average processing time of their applications at 63 months, the auditor said.

Lack of strategic planning by the government has also skewed the system so that the type of workers being admitted permanently to Canada is changing without significant thought being given to the overall impact on immigration patterns and the country´s needs, the audit also found.

Because of strong economic activity prior to 2009 and lengthy delays for skilled workers applying under the Federal Skilled Worker program, increasing numbers of newcomers are being admitted under a patchwork quilt of provincial government immigration programs and as temporary workers.

"There is little evidence that this shift is part of any well-defined But the reforms introduced by Finley and other measures did not have the desired effect of significantly cutting down the huge inventory of applications by those wanting to be admitted to Canada.

As of late last year, 620,000 would-be immigrants were waiting to see if they could come to Canada under the skilled workers´ application process, with the average processing time of their applications at 63 months, the auditor said.

Lack of strategic planning by the government has also skewed the system so that the type of workers being admitted permanently to Canada is changing without significant thought being given to the overall impact on immigration patterns and the country´s needs, the audit also found.

Because of strong economic activity prior to 2009 and lengthy delays for skilled workers applying under the Federal Skilled Worker program, increasing numbers of newcomers are being admitted under a patchwork quilt of provincial government immigration programs and as temporary workers.

"There is little evidence that this shift is part of any well-defined But the reforms introduced by Finley and other measures did not have the desired effect of significantly cutting down the huge inventory of applications by those wanting to be admitted to Canada.

As of late last year, 620,000 would-be immigrants were waiting to see if they could come to Canada under the skilled workers´ application process, with the average processing time of their applications at 63 months, the auditor said.

Lack of strategic planning by the government has also skewed the system so that the type of workers being admitted permanently to Canada is changing without significant thought being given to the overall impact on immigration patterns and the country´s needs, the audit also found.

Because of strong economic activity prior to 2009 and lengthy delays for skilled workers applying under the Federal Skilled Worker program, increasing numbers of newcomers are being admitted under a patchwork quilt of provincial government immigration programs and as temporary workers.

"There is little evidence that this shift is part of any well-defined strategy to best meet the needs of the Canadian labour market," the auditor said.

Roy
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