⚖️ Balancing Immigration Priorities: Canada's Roadmap for Sustainable Growth
In his closing remarks at the Forum of Ministers Responsible for Immigration, Marc Miller outlined Canada's key priorities for managing immigration levels and addressing capacity challenges. These include:
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Spreading Immigration Benefits Nationwide:
Factoring temporary residents into immigration planning to distribute benefits across Canada while considering community capacity constraints.
Factoring temporary residents into immigration planning to distribute benefits across Canada while considering community capacity constraints.
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Strengthening Francophone Immigration:
Bolstering Francophone immigration in minority language communities.
Bolstering Francophone immigration in minority language communities.
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Optimizing Temporary Resident Numbers:
Reducing the overall number of temporary residents while acknowledging their role in regional immigration programs like the Provincial Nominee Program.
Reducing the overall number of temporary residents while acknowledging their role in regional immigration programs like the Provincial Nominee Program.
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Reforming International Student Program:
Implementing reforms and strengthening the integrity of the International Student Program to ensure sustainable numbers aligned with planned temporary resident levels, while benefiting from their contributions.
Implementing reforms and strengthening the integrity of the International Student Program to ensure sustainable numbers aligned with planned temporary resident levels, while benefiting from their contributions.
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Enhancing Humanitarian Response:
Better managing Canada's response to humanitarian crises through a new federal policy framework and early communication initiatives impacting jurisdictions.
Better managing Canada's response to humanitarian crises through a new federal policy framework and early communication initiatives impacting jurisdictions.
The minister's remarks highlight Canada's commitment to a balanced and sustainable immigration system that addresses regional needs while upholding program integrity and humanitarian values.
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Speaking notes for the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship at the closing press conference for the Forum of Ministers Responsible for Immigration - Canada.ca
I’m happy to be joined by Jeremy Harrison from the Government of Saskatchewan [Minister of Trade and Export Development, Immigration and Career Training, Innovation Saskatchewan, and Tourism Saskatchewan], as the co-chair of this forum.
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