Ottawa S Policy Changes: Disproportionate Declines

Immigration Policy Dept: Critics say the disproportionate declines from China, India, the Philippines and Pakistan could be an indication of how Ottawa s policy changes favour some immigrant countries over others, and would have an impact on the immigrant mix, according to The Star. Immigration selection is not simply about headhunting, but about nation-building. Immigration policy is too important to be made in a piecemeal manner and immigration applications from key Asian countries have dropped by more than half since 2006, when the Conservative government began transforming its migrant selection. Without being part of a public consultation, we ve drastically changed not only the way we do immigration, but the immigrants who come in, said Ratna Omidvar, president of Maytree Foundation , which has a mandate to build strong civic communities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.