Canadian Immigration Consultations Begin

As part of its efforts to reduce backlogs in the processing of Canadian immigration applications, changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act have been approved. These changes allow direction from the Minister of Immigration in order to determine which cases - most consistent with Canada's economic needs - can be fast-tracked through the application process.

Canada's Minister of Immigration has announced that consultations will begin on July 7th in order to focus on identifying critical occupational shortages, the role of immigration in responding to them, and any barriers to foreign credential accreditation. These consultations will be held with Canada's provinces and territories as well as invited representatives from business, labour, academic, and non-government organizations. They will be the basis for the instructions which will be formulated to identify cases for priority processing.