Provincial Nominee Program: Chinese Immigration

Visa Offices Dept: The decision announced Wednesday follows a review by auditor general Kim MacPherson, who in February raised concerns about the provincial nominee program, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The provincial government said it has withdrawn nomination applications made at visa offices in Hong Kong and Beijing and fREDERICTON - New Brunswick has halted all applications under a Chinese immigration pilot project following an internal review of the province's nominee program. MacPherson noted that the province accepted more than 5,500 immigrants under the nominee program between 1999 and 2009 but didn't track where they ended up living. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.