Citizenship And Immigration: Immigration

Immigration Minister Dept: Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said 280,636 new permanent residents came to Canada in 2010, which is about six per cent more than the expected 240,000 to 265,000 new permanent residents, preliminary data showed, according to Calgary Herald. Kenney said the record number of immigrants, most of whom are skilled workers, helped meet labour needs and canada welcomed a record number of immigrants in 2010, with more than 280,000 newcomers entering the country -the highest number in more than 50 years, the government announced Sunday. "While other Western countries cut back on immigration during the recession, our government kept legal immigration levels high. Canada's post-recession economy demands a high level of economic immigration to keep our economy strong," he said in a statement. As reported in the news.
@t legal immigration levels, economic immigration