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Immigration Minister Jason Kenney: Applicants

Skilled Labour Dept: A backlog of more than 480,000 applications, for example, is unfair to the applicants and inefficient for employers looking to fill gaps for skilled labour, according to CBC. "For example, we are launching a pilot project that will allow provinces and territories to 'mine the backlog' in other words, to review the applications in the backlog and nominate those applicants they think their economies need now. We are also informing some applicants stuck in the federal skilled workers backlog about possible opportunities under the provincial nominee program," he said and canada's immigration system must become faster and more responsive to changing needs, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney told a business audience in Ottawa Wednesday. Kenney, who has already made major changes to the refugee and family reunification systems, hinted at some options for clearing the backlog. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.