为减少积压案件，2008年2月27日，新的加拿大移民处理系统开始，将极大影响技术移民。
Reducing Canada's immigration backlog
Canada needs a more responsive immigration system where we reduce wait times so that families are reunited faster and skilled workers arrive sooner. That's why, on March 14, the Government of Canada proposed changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
The changes mean that those who submitted an application before February 27, 2008, would continue to be processed under the current system. However, Citizenship and Immigration Canada ( CIC ) would have greater flexibility in processing new applications, especially from skilled workers. Anyone would still be able to apply, but CIC would no longer be required to process all new skilled worker applications.
Under the proposed changes, the Minister would have the authority to issue instructions to immigration officers on the processing of applications, including in relation to the jobs available in Canada, so that people with those skills and experience can be brought to Canada more quickly. However, as is the case now, the decisions on individual applications would still be made by CIC immigration officers. The Minister cannot reverse these decisions.
The instructions would be made public, and would reflect commitments to provinces and territories. They would be published in the Canada Gazette , reported in the Department's annual report to Parliament and posted on CIC's website.
About the proposed amendments to the immigration system
关于新的加拿大移民系统
Canada was built on immigration. With more than 15 million people from every corner of the globe having come to Canada since Confederation, our immigration program is one of the largest and most successful in the world.
Unfortunately, we are also victims of our own success. There are almost enough people already waiting in line to meet our immigration targets for the next four years. And yet tens of thousands more people continue to apply every year.
This means long and growing wait times for newcomers and their families. This is not good for prospective immigrants and it is not good for Canada, because people may be encouraged to go to more competitive countries where the wait times are shorter.
To complicate matters further, all skilled worker applications are currently processed in the order they are received, regardless of the applicant's skills or profession and whether they meet the country's needs. And all applications must, by law, be processed. So the backlog continues to build.
We need a more responsive immigration system where we reduce wait times so that families are reunited faster and skilled workers arrive sooner. That's why, on March 14, the Government of Canada proposed changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
The changes mean that those who submitted an application before February 27, 2008, would continue to be processed under the current system. However, Citizenship and Immigration Canada ( CIC ) would have greater flexibility in processing new applications, especially from skilled workers. Anyone would still be able to apply, but CIC would no longer be required to process all new skilled worker applications.
The aim of the changes is to modernize Canada's immigration system. Under the proposed changes, the Minister would have the authority to issue instructions to immigration officers on the processing of applications, including in relation to the jobs available in Canada, so that people with those skills and experience can be brought to Canada more quickly. However, as is the case now, the decisions on individual applications would still be made by CIC immigration officers. The Minister cannot reverse these decisions.
In this way, newcomers will have more opportunities to find work sooner, to provide a better life for themselves and their families and to benefit more from life in Canada.
These instructions must be consistent with the overall objectives of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act , which are to support Canada's economy and competitiveness, reunite families and provide protection to those who need it. They must also be consistent with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which protects against discrimination on such bases as race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age and mental and physical disability.
The instructions would be made public, and would reflect commitments to provinces and territories. They would be published in the Canada Gazette , reported in the Department's annual report to Parliament and posted on CIC 's website.
Applications not processed in a given year could be held for future consideration or returned to the applicant, who would be welcome to reapply.
It is important to note that commitments to refugees and family reunification will not be affected.
Overall immigration targets will continue to be set in our annual report to Parliament. The proposed measures would do a much better job of responding to our economic and regional needs, reducing wait times for new applicants and reducing the backlog. They will provide the flexibility to process applicants with the skills Canada needs, as is the case in many competitor countries, including Australia and New Zealand.
