Immigration Minister Jason Kenney: Legislative Amendments

Postmedia News Dept: From legislative amendments to regulatory changes, from proposals to studies, from ministerial instructions to pilot projects, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has promised "transformational change" but has released details of the government's plan piecemeal, muddying the waters even further. With sweeping new refugee legislation set to pass at the end of June and plans introduced in the budget to do away with a burdensome backlog of old skilled-worker applications, Postmedia News has attempted to dissect just what's in store in the weeks, months and years to come for the approximately 250,000 newcomers who arrive in Canada annually, and why Canadians should care, according to Vancouver Sun. The government wants to implement a fast and flexible, just-in-time system that's focused on the bottom line and attracts workers with the language skills needed to hit the ground running, employment credentials the labour market demands and Canadian experience. Canada's first-come, first-served system appears to be on its way out. Canada would remain open to those facing persecution but seeks more control over who is granted asylum and will not tolerate those who jump the queue by arriving at the border illegally, en masse and via human smuggling operations and trying to make sense of Canada's complicated and seemingly ever-changing immigration system can be a taxing exercise. What kind of immigration system does the federal government want? (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.