THE
THREE PILLARS OR STREAMS OF IMMIGRATION
ECONOMIC CLASS - (A)
ENTREPRENEURS
(B)
INVESTORS
(C)
SELF-EMPLOYED
FAMILY CLASS - (A)
FAMILY SPONSORSHIPS
(B)
INDEPENDENT IMMIGRANT APPLICATIONS*
(INCLUDES ASSISTED RELATIVES/ SELECTED WORKERS = TECHNICALLY ECONOMIC CLASS)
HUMANITARIAN - (A) REFUGEES (PERSECUTED ON THE BASIS OF (i) CLASS POLITICAL ASSOCIATION, (ii) MEMBERSHIP IN
A SOCIAL GROUP, (iii) RELIGIOUS
AFFILIATION, (iv) NATIONALITY, OR (v) RACE).
(B)
PERSONS ELIGIBLE UNDER SPECIAL
HUMANITARIAN MEASURES.
TEMPORARY (A)
WORK VISA
RESIDENTS - (B)
LIVE-IN CAREGIVERS
(C)
STUDENT
(D)
VISITORS
TABLE
3.1
COMPONENTS
OF THE IMMIGRATION INTAKE
|
Family Reunification |
Members of the Family Class |
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Humanitarian |
Convention Refugees; Members of Designated
Classes; Persons eligible under special humanitarian measures |
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Economic |
Assisted Relatives* Business Immigrants:
Entrepreneurs Investors Self-employed persons Retirees Other Independent
Immigrants* |
*Principle
applicants in these categories are termed selected workers if they are
destined to the labour force except for those admitted under special
humanitarian measures.
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SELECTION
CRITERIA FOR BUSINESS IMMIGRANTS To be eligible for selection as business
immigrants, applicants must first meet the definition of the class to which
they are applying (investor, entrepreneur, self-employed). Applicants are
then assessed against five selection criteria and must obtain a minimum of 35
points. The selection criteria and maximum points
allocated are as follows: |
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|
Selection Criteria |
Maximum
Points |
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Education |
25 |
|
Experience |
35 |
|
Age |
10 |
|
Proficiency in English and/or French |
24 |
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Adaptability |
6 |
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TOTAL |
100 |
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Important notes: 1.
Selection is based on the documents
provided and the qualities of the applicant, as assessed against the
selection criteria. An interview may be required. A visa officer will ask the
applicant to explain any ambiguities, inconsistencies, shortcomings or gaps
in these documents during the interview. 2.
The pass mark on June 28, 2002 is 35
points for all business immigrants; however, the pass mark can change at the
direction of the Minister. 3.
All dollar amounts cited in this fact
sheet are in Canadian dollars. © Minister of
Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2002 |
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A BALANCED IMMIGRATION PROGRAM
THE PILLARS
OR STREAMS ARE MEAN TO BALANCE TWO THINGS: (A) CANADA'S ECONOMIC
SELF-INTEREST AND (B) CANADA'S AVOWED GENEROSITY AND COMPASSION -- AND
OFFER OF SAFE HAVEN TO OTHERS AROUND THE WORLD.
PROBLEM OF
BALANCE: THROUGH OUT HISTORY OF IMMIGRATION TO CANADA RARELY HAVE A FEW YEARS
GONE BY WITHOUT THE EVENTS OF THE DAY ENTICING SOME NEW AMENDMENT TO THE
IMMIGRATION LAW.
SO THE
HISTORICAL CHARACTERISTIC OF IMMIGRATION LAW, AND IMMGRATION STEAMS IS
THAT THEY HAVE BEEN IN "CONSTANT FLUX".
(THE HIGHEST
LEVELS EVER: 330,000 IN 1911 AND 400,000 IN 1913. 174,000 CAME
IN 1998.)
FOR THE SIXTH YEAR IN A ROW,
THE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL REPORT CONFIRMS THAT CANADA BEAT ITS IMMIGRATION TARGET
LAST YEAR, ACCEPTING 262,236 NEW PERMANENT RESIDENTS IN 2005, JUST ABOVE
ITS TARGET RANGE OF 220,000 TO 245,000. THAT'S UP 11 PER CENT OVER THE 235,824
RESIDENTS ACCEPTED IN 2004.
NEXT YEAR, CANADA HAS SET A
GOAL OF ADMITTING BETWEEN 240,000 AND 265,000 NEW RESIDENTS, ACCORDING TO THE
REPORT TABLED IN THE COMMONS.
*****THE LIBERAL
REDBOOK ADVOCATES 1% OR 330,000.)
(A) CANADA
HAS BEEN PRONE TO A "TAP-ON/TAP-OFF LEVELS OF INFLOW -- MEANING IT
HAS HISTORICALLY CHANGED WITH THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY. (CYCLICAL:
BAD ECON. LESS INTAKE).
(B) IN
THE MODERN CONTEXT "HAS MADE LONG-RANGE PLANNING" MORE
"DIFFICULT" AND CAUSES PROBLEMS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF
CANADA'S IMMIGRATION POLICY.
(C) (IT IS
FURTHER SUGGESTED) THE "VOLATILITY" OF IMMIGRATION INTAKE IN
CANADA IS NOT ONLY UNNECESSARY, BUT IT MAY BE COUNTERPRODUCTIVE --
EX:
IF IMMIGRATION LEVELS HAVE LITTLE EFFECT ON CANADA'S ECONOMY AND POPULATION
STRUCTURE, THEN THERE IS LITTLE TO GAIN BY CONTINUALLY CHANGING THE
LEVEL OF INFLOW.
IF
CONSIDERATIONS OF POP. SIZE AND STRUCTURE ARE IMPORTANT FACTORS IN SETTING THE LEVELS OF
IMMIGRATION, THEY ARE BY NATURE "LONG-TERM" AND SUPPORT A
RATIONALE FOR A CONSTANT LEVEL OF INFLOW RATHER THAN A CYCLICAL ONE
(CLOSELY TIED TO THE STATE OF THE CANADIAN ECONOMY).
ALL
OF THIS POINTS OUT THE PROBLEM OF DETERMINING WHAT THE OBJECTIVES OF CANADA'S
IMMIGRATION POLICY SHOULD BE -- THERE IS NO PUBLIC DIALOGUE ON (NO
"COMPREHENSIVE" PLAN FOR IMMIGRATION AND NATIONBUILDING).
IMMIGRATION QUESTIONS
1) ARE
THERE TOO MANY PEOPLE COMING TO CANADA?
2) ARE
THEY TAKING JOBS AWAY FROM CANADIANS?
3) SHOULD
THERE BE A LIMIT OR MORATORIUM ON IMMIGRATION?
4) WHICH
KINDS OF IMMIGRANTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED IN CANADA?
5) IS
CANADA DOING ENOUGH TO HELP REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD?
6) SHOULD
IMMIGRANTS BE FORCE TO LIVE IN UNPOPULATED AREAS IN CANADA IF SOCIETY PREFERS
IT?
7) SHOULD
IMMIGRANTS BE REQUIRED TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK ENGLISH OR FRENCH TO GET INTO
CANADA?
8) SHOULD
THERE BE AN AGE LIMIT FOR PEOPLE IMMIGRATING TO CANADA?
9) SHOULD
ANYONE OR GROUP BE PREVENTED FROM IMMIGRATING TO CANADA?
10) SHOULD
IMMIGRANTS BE SUBJECT TO REMOVAL FROM CANADA, AND WHEN?
AUXILIARY QUESTIONS
11) WHO COME
ON A TEMPORARY BASIS -- WHAT ARE THE CATEGORIES OF TEMPORARY RESIDENCE IN
CANADA? (VISITOR, STUDENT, WORK VISA, DOMESTIC WORKER)
12) WHAT IS
WRONG WITH THE WAY OUR ANCESTORS CAME TO THIS COUNTRY?
IMMIGRATION ANSWERS
1) TOO
MANY? - THE QUESTION OF "INTAKE LEVELS" HAS BEEN A KEY ISSUE
THROUGH OUT THE HISTORY OF CANADIAN IMMIGRATION -- [?]
THE HIGHEST
LEVELS EVER: 330,000 IN 1911 AND 400,000 IN 1913. 174,000 CAME
IN 1998. THE LIBERAL REDBOOK ADVOCATES 1% OR 300,000.
[OFFICIAL
BLAME: (1) SHORTAGE OF RESOURCES - TECHNOLOGY; (2) INORDINANT AMOUNT OF
RESOURCES WHEN INTO INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCIES (KOSOVO); (3) THE MIGRATION FROM
TRADITIONAL SOURCE COUNTRIES SLOWED DOWN.
** IN 1974,
THE BIRTH RATE IN CANADA FIRST FELL BELOW THE LEVEL NEEDED TO REPLACE THE POP.
TODAY ABOUT HALF CANADA'S CURRENT POPULATION GROWTH COMES FROM IMMIGRATION --
DIFFERENT FROM OTHER ADVANCED NATIONS LIKE USA WHO DERIVE MORE GROWTH FROM
BIRTHS.
ACCORDING TO
STATS CANADA (MEDIUM-GROWTH FORCASTS) THE NATURAL INCREASE (WITHOUT
IMMIGRATION) WILL STOP IN ABOUT 2030.
IN OTHER
WORDS, THE NUMBER OF DEATHS WILL BEGIN TO OUTSTRIP THE NUMBER OF BIRTHS, AND
THE CANADIAN PEOPLE WOULD BEGING TO DIE OUT.
IMMIGRATION
PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN CANADIAN NATION-BUILDING
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{ON BOARD} --
SOCIOLOGISTS AND ECONOMISTS: MINISCULE POPULATION, AGING WORKFORCE AND
INCREASING GLOBAL MARKETPLACE, IMMIGRATION IS ESSENTIAL FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC
PROGRESS. -- IMMIG IMPORTANT FOR CAN. ECON. LEADERSHIP IN 21ST CENTURY.
_____________________________________________________________
2) ARE
THEY TAKING JOBS? - "ECONOMIES OF SCALE", THE MORE PEOPLE THE
MORE CONSUMERS WHICH LEADS TO GREATER PRODUCTION. IMMIGRANTS TRADITIONALLY HAVE
INCENTIVE TO WORK HARD AND IMPROVE LOT. ENTREPRENUERIAL SPIRIT.
3) LIMIT
OR MORATORIUM? - ECONOMISTS ADVISE 1% PER ANNUM OF CURRENT POPULATION TO
REPLACE DECEASED, AND SPUR ECONOMY.
4) WHAT
KIND? - HARDWORKING/ FAMILY CLASS WITH INCENTIVE TO IMPOROVE THEIR FAMILIES
LOT AND MAKE THEIR CHILDREN'S LIVES BETTER THAN THEIR OWN. THIS IS THE
TRADITIONAL SOURCE OF CANADA'S STRENGTH. HAS ANY BODY GOT A "SALMON
WALLET"?
5) IS
CANADA DOING ENOUGH FOR REFUGEES? - INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION, WINNER OF
NANSEN MEDAL, DECLARED BY U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE THE BEST REFUGEE RECORD
IN THE WORLD. TAKES IN .04% OF THE WORLD'S REFUGEES AND REPRESENTS ONLY .01% OF
THE TOTAL POPULATION. (DON'T JUDGE YOURSELF BY BARBARIANS).
6) LIVE
IN UNPOPULATED AREAS? - VARIOUS ATTEMPTS TO SEND NEWCOMERS TO UNPOPULATED
AREAS HAVE ALL BEEN DETERMINED TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL. VIOLATION OF CHARTER OF
RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS (OF PERSON).
7) SPEAK
AND OFFICIAL LANGUAGE? - HISTORY MAY MITIGATE AGAINST IT. THE 2ND LARGEST
LANGUAGE OUTSIDE OF QUEBEC IS CHINESE. ENGLISH AND FRENCH SHOULD REMAIN
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES AND SUPPORT SERVICES SHOULD BE BEEFED UP TO TEACH.
8) SHOULD
AGE LIMIT? - NO/ PREJUDICIAL AND DISCRIMINATORY. CASE BY CASE BASIS.
9) SHOULD
ANY GROUP BE PREVENTED? - GROUPS IMPORTING VIOLENCE. TERRORIST, ORGANIZED
CRIMINALS.
10) REMOVALS?
- YES/ CRIMINALITY AND SERIOUS ABUSES OF THE SYSTEM. (NOT INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARRIVE AS CHILDREN AND LIVE THE BALANCE OF THEIR LIVES HERE).
NEW IMMIGRATION BILL C31
1.
IMMIGRATION BILL TABLED BY THE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT IS HIGHLIGHTED BY
PLANS FOR A $1 MILLION FINE AND A LIFE SENTENCE FOR ALIEN-SMUGGLING.
2.
KEY CHANGES TO THE REFUGEE DETERMINATION SYSTEM INCLUDE A NEW
“FRONT-END” SECURITY CHECK IN WHICH REFUGEES ARE SCREENED IMMEDIATELY UPON
ENTRY INTO CANADA INSTEAD OF AFTER A LENGTHY HEARING PROCESS.
3.
BILL C-31 ALSO BETTER SPELLS OUT CRITERIA FOR DETAINING MIGRANTS. THOSE
WHO ARE A THREAT TO FLEE OR POSE A DANGER WOULD BE AUTOMATICALLY DETAINED.
4.
OTHER KEY STREAMLINING PLANKS OF THE LEGISLATION INCLUDE,
·
REDUCING THE LENGTH OF TIME IT TAKES A REFUGEE TO HAVE A CASE HEARD
FROM FIVE YEARS TO THREE;
·
DESIGNATING NEW FUNDS TO CLEAR UP BACKLOGS. 4.
BILL C-31, THE IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT, WOULD ALSO MAKE
IT – ] A) EASIER TO DEPORT CRIMINALS WHO SLIP INTO CANADA, B) TIGHTEN IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE RULES, C) INCREASING OVERALL REGULATORY CONTROLS, AND D) CURTAIL THE APPEALS PROCESS. CRITICISMS: 1.
LAWYERS AND IMMIGRANT GROUPS, HOWEVER, HAVE BEEN QUICK AND UNEQUIVOCAL
IN CONDEMNING THE BILL AS MEAN-SPIRITED AND POSSIBLY UNCONSTITUTIONAL. 2.
MEDIA REPORTS INDICATE, THAT UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF “CANADIANS FOR A
FAIR AND JUST IMMIGRATION POLICY,” MORE THAN 50 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS,
INCLUDING THE BAR ASSOCIATION, HAVE PUBLICLY OPPOSED THE PROPOSED BILL. 3.
THE NEW LAW WOULD TAKE AWAY THE DEPORTATION APPEAL RIGHTS OF ANY
PERMANENT RESIDENT CONVICTED OF MINOR CRIMES. 4.
CHANGES GIVE THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT MORE POWER THAN CSIS (CANADA’S
SPY AGENCY). 5.
IT WILL REMOVE ALL OVERSIGHT ON SECURITY MATTERS. 6.
TIGHTENING THE SCREWS ON INTERNATIONAL IMMIGRATION MAY ALLEVIATE SOME
SHORT-TERM PUBLIC ANXIETY, BUT IT IS NOT NECESSARILY CONDUCIVE TO CONTINUED
SOCIAL PROGRESS (?) – IN
THE SHORT TERM, YOU CAN PLUG-UP THE HOLES AND REINFORCE THE
BORDER PERIMETERS AS A TEMPORARY STOPGAP AGAINST INTERLOPERS – IN
THE LONG-TERM, SINCE THE GLOBAL VILLAGE IS BECOMING HIGHLY VOLATILE,
WITHOUT INTERNATIONAL INTERVENTION AND COORDINATION, SOCIOLOGICAL
PREDICTIONS ARE THERE WILL EVENTUALLY BE THE BIGGEST INTER-ETHNIC BONFIRE AND
WEENIE-ROAST OF ALL TIME, AND LIKE IT OR NOT CANADA IS GOING TO BE INVITED. CONCLUSION: (POPULATION BOOM!!!) -- CANADA
CANNOT ESCAPE THE CLAMORING HOARDS – THE WORLD POPULATION IS
ALREADY DOUBLE WHAT IT WAS IN 1950. – IT IS PROJECTED TO BOOM BY
ANOTHER (3) THREE BILLION IN THE NEXT HALF-CENTURY (WITH AFRICA AND ASIA
DWARFING EUROPE) – TODAY, THERE ARE 6.1 BILLION
PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. BY 2050, THE FIGURE IS ANTICIPATED TO SWELL TO 9.3 BILLION
(WITH NEARLY NINE OF EVERY 10 PEOPLE LIVING IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY. – CANADA HAS THE SECOND
LARGEST LAND MASS IN THE WORLD. THEY ARE COMING HERE!!!!