Thank you to Minister John McCallum for his leadership in the Department of Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship. John McCallum is leaving cabinet and will be appointed Canada’s Ambassador to China.

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The Minister also reported that the government is in the process of reforming the Express Entry system, which was introduced in January 2015. Part of this reform will be making it easier for international students to come to Canada, as well as making it easier for them to obtain permanent residence after their studies. He also plans to reduce some of the immigration barriers, such as the requirement for a labour market impact assessment (“LMIA”), by streamlining the process and not requiring an LMIA for every immigrant. New visa application centers will also be opened to facilitate processing of applicants, particularly in China. Hoping to increase applicants from China, new visa application centers in Chengdu, Nanjin, Wuhan, Jinan and Shenyang are also scheduled to be opened.

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John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship, announced what he calls “radical” changes that will be put into effect. Even though we have some idea of how this will unfold and the reasons behind it, full details will be discussed at a later date.

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Specifically, he has confirmed the establishment of a cabinet that will deal with bringing them to Canada. According to McCallum, “we have a responsibility to significantly expand our refugee targets and give more victims of war a safe haven in Canada. People from coast to coast to coast and representatives from all orders of government have stepped up to help address the Syrian refugee crisis. We will be looking for close collaboration in the days to come to help make a home for the victims of this tragedy.”

The goal is that by the end of this year (2015),  25, 00 Syrian refugees will be brought to the country and further details are to be discussed during the committee’s first meeting –tomorrow, November 10, 2015.

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