Jason Kenney: Canada

Kenney Dept: Immigration Minister Jason Kenney kicked off consultations Friday on reforming the federal immigrant investor program, according to Globe and Mail. The exercise is ultimately expected to result in changes requiring newcomers to invest more directly in Canadian businesses making what Mr. Kenney calls more durable investments. The government s game plan is to wring more benefits for Canada from the vast pool of foreign millionaires looking for a safe haven in places such as North America. There are literally millions of millionaires around the world who would love to come to Canada and are willing to invest in this country, he said. But we ve been massively under-pricing that program relative to our major competitors like Australia, New Zealand, the United States and the United Kingdom. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.