Citizenship And Immigration Minister Jason Kenney: Mark Lawall

Federal Government Dept: In an announcement this week by Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney , the federal government announced it was fast-tracking foreign tradespeople to deal with serious labour shortages in some regions, according to The Star. It was easier to get your permanent residency in Canada if you had a master s degree in basket-weaving than if you had 20 years experience as a welder, he said on CBC. We need the welders. We need these guys who work with their hands. VANCOUVER Meet Ann McRae McIsaac, basket weaver, and Mark Lawall, expert in Greek pottery, the kind of Canadians the federal government wants fewer of. The immigration system for the past 40 to 50 years has been ignoring highly trained workers, said Kenney. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.