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Future of Skilled Immigration from Federal Budget

Future of Skilled Immigration from Federal Budget

Apr 20, 2021

The days of selection purely based on points could be gone.

On Monday, 19 April 2021 the Federal Government released its 700 page budget. See https://www.budget.gc.ca/2021/home-accueil-en.html. On page 220 there is a statement about new immigration policies that are being planned. 

The expectation is that the focus will be on occupation lists, job offers and those with Canadian work experience and less emphasis on a selection purely based points.

This is a good change that Matrixvisa wrote about and supported since March 2017. Here is a quote from page 220 of the budget:  “Streamlining Express Entry. Canada’s Express Entry system has been in place since 2015. ……. Streamlining Canada’s Express Entry system will allow the government to ensure our immigration system responds to Canada’s growing economic and labour force needs and help Canada reach its 2021-2023 Immigration Levels Plan. The Government of Canada intends to propose amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to provide the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada with authority to use Ministerial Instructions to help select those candidates who best meet Canada’s labour market needs from among the growing pool of candidates …

Matrixvisa Issue No. 4/2015 – CANADIAN IMMIGRATION OPTIONS FOR SKILLED WORKERS

Matrixvisa Issue No. 4/2015 – CANADIAN IMMIGRATION OPTIONS FOR SKILLED WORKERS

Sep 24, 2015

The Canadian immigration system is complex and becoming increasingly complex every year.  A good example of this complexity is the provincial immigration programs: I purchased a handbook that is written only about provincial immigration programs. Initially it costs about CAD300 (R3000) and another $1200 per annum (R12000) to get the updates. Eventually the quarterly updates could not keep up with the speed of the changes.  In order to keep my right to practice immigration law I must attend conferences and continue legal training to keep up with all the changes (both federal and provincial immigration changes). The rules that guide immigration decisions consist of 6 levels:

  1. The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act about (about 60 pages);
  2. The Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (about 200-300 pages);
  3. Immigration Manual (which are rules written by officials) that have about 100 chapters and can fill 5 wheelbarrows;
  4. Operational memorandums that are regularly published;
  5. Case law (decisions taken by judges in Federal Court); and,
  6. Practical rules (how officers make decisions which is often not in witting). This is especially true in provincial immigration schemes. Some visa officers at the embassy make their own rules and one can only figure out how they make decisions if
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