Immigration Minister Jason Kenney

Skilled Workers Dept: The new requirement would mean that applicants seeking to come in under the federal skilled workers program would have a sense before they arrive whether they'll be able to get work in their field, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Kenney says the early examination of credentials will give skilled workers a comparison with Canadian standards and an understanding of how Canadian employers will judge their education and training and oTTAWA - Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is proposing rule changes that would assess and verify the education credentials of some immigrants even before they arrive in Canada. The question of how to assess foreign schooling and training has long been a contentious issue in immigration policy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.