Tag: skilled worker

14 Mar 2014

Ontario proposes a Québec style Provincial Nominee Program

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According to Ontario Immigration Minister Michael Coteau, Ontario wants what Québec has – a special agreement with the Government of Canada on immigration. Like Québec, Ontario too would like more power to choose its own immigrants and to set its own targets for attracting skilled workers to the province.

This past month the Ontario government introduced legislation proposing an expansion of the Provincial Nominee Program.

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15 Mar 2012

Legislating Away Immigration Backlog

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At the Economic Club of Canada luncheon, Minister Jason Kenney discussed legislating away the massive immigration backlog by allowing provinces to pick applicants from one big pool in a bid to transform…

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