The Conservatives haven't made specific promises regarding immigration, but it seems they will continue with their current way. Bill C-50 gave the Immigration Minister the authority to limit the number of new immigration applicants and to fast track the applications of skilled immigrants.
Liberals
The Liberal party is promising to:
→ Repeal the changes brought in by Bill C-50, saying that it does not harbor a fair system based on due process
→ Spend $400 million to increase the efficiency of the immigration system. $200 were pledged for enhanced language training and another $200 for a new program for internships, mentorship and work placement opportunities
→ Create an In Canada-Fast Track program to allow temporary workers, international students, and live-in caregivers to apply for permanent residence within Canada
→ Introduce the "Welcome Canada Pass" a five-year renewable multiple entry visa for individuals sponsored by Canadian citizens and landed immigrants
NDP
Immigration promises made by the NDP is in this election include:
→ Pledges to recognize foreign professionals
→ End application processing fees
→ Speed up family reunification
→ Launch a Refugee Appeal Division
→ Reform the visa program to facilitate family visit
→ Grant refuge to American soldiers refusing to serve in Iraq
→ Demand the system allow for the fair entry of refugees and immigrants on humanitarian compassionate and family reunification grounds
→ Accelerate the recognition of foreign credentials and overseas degrees
→ Increase financial support for the settlement process of new Canadians to assist with literacy, community integration, and orientation
Green
→ Pledges to remove barriers to recognize the professional credentials of immigrants
→ Promises cash transfers to provinces for language training and free night school programs
→ Would start a new process to "lead to full landed immigrant status" for the 200 000 people in Canada without official status
→ Plans to crack down on shady immigration consultants and human smugglers
Bloc Québécois
→ Wants to create an immigration system that is more efficient and humanistic
→ Calls for a refugee appeal division and a moratorium on deportation to hostile countries, many of which are major sources of immigration to Quebec, such as Afghanistan, Burundi, DRC, Haiti, Iraq, Rwanda and Zimbabwe
→ Believe that provincial and not federal authorities should control immigration in the provinces
Conservatives
The Conservatives haven't made specific promises regarding immigration, but it seems they will continue with their current way. Bill C-50 gave the Immigration Minister the authority to limit the number of new immigration applicants and to fast track the applications of skilled immigrants.
Liberals
The Liberal party is promising to:
→ Repeal the changes brought in by Bill C-50, saying that it does not harbor a fair system based on due process
→ Spend $400 million to increase the efficiency of the immigration system. $200 were pledged for enhanced language training and another $200 for a new program for internships, mentorship and work placement opportunities
→ Create an In Canada-Fast Track program to allow temporary workers, international students, and live-in caregivers to apply for permanent residence within Canada
→ Introduce the "Welcome Canada Pass" a five-year renewable multiple entry visa for individuals sponsored by Canadian citizens and landed immigrants
NDP
Immigration promises made by the NDP is in this election include:
→ Pledges to recognize foreign professionals
→ End application processing fees
→ Speed up family reunification
→ Launch a Refugee Appeal Division
→ Reform the visa program to facilitate family visit
→ Grant refuge to American soldiers refusing to serve in Iraq
→ Demand the system allow for the fair entry of refugees and immigrants on humanitarian compassionate and family reunification grounds
→ Accelerate the recognition of foreign credentials and overseas degrees
→ Increase financial support for the settlement process of new Canadians to assist with literacy, community integration, and orientation
Green
→ Pledges to remove barriers to recognize the professional credentials of immigrants
→ Promises cash transfers to provinces for language training and free night school programs
→ Would start a new process to "lead to full landed immigrant status" for the 200 000 people in Canada without official status
→ Plans to crack down on shady immigration consultants and human smugglers
Bloc Québécois
→ Wants to create an immigration system that is more efficient and humanistic
→ Calls for a refugee appeal division and a moratorium on deportation to hostile countries, many of which are major sources of immigration to Quebec, such as Afghanistan, Burundi, DRC, Haiti, Iraq, Rwanda and Zimbabwe
→ Believe that provincial and not federal authorities should control immigration in the provinces
→ The Bloc is against Bill C-50
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