Immigration Minister Jason Kenney: Immigration Consideration

Immigration System Dept: Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced Friday he is committed to working with his provincial counterparts to implement the Expression of Interest EOI system, whereby employers could screen and assess a pool of applicants for immigration consideration, according to The Star. All the provincial government representatives except Quebec s immigration minister, who was absent from the meeting agreed the immigration system has to be fast and responsive to regional economic needs and ottawa has reached a consensus with the provinces to establish a pool of skilled-worker candidates by the end of 2014 that will allow employers to cherry-pick potential immigrants to fill regional labour shortages. We ve had very fruitful discussions about the future of immigration in Canada, Kenney said after the annual federal-provincial immigration conference in Toronto. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.