Skilled Workers: Government

Federal Government Dept: Hopeful immigrants who applied before Feb. 27, 2008, to come to Canada as skilled workers will have their fees returned and be told to apply again under new programs that put greater emphasis on their work skills, according to The Star. It is another example of the lack of integrity and shortsightedness of this government, said Toronto lawyer Tim Leahy, who filed a class action lawsuit earlier this year on behalf of more than 300 immigration applicants over delayed processing and oTTAWA The federal government is wiping out a waiting list of more than 200,000 foreign workers and returning the $130 million they paid in processing fees as it begins an ambitious overhaul of the country s immigration system. The news has already created shockwaves among immigration lawyers and consultants, who anticipated myriad legal actions against the government. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.