Immigration Minister Jason Kenney: Employers

Federal Government Dept: So Immigration Minister Jason Kenney's notion of a Web-based system to be set up by the federal government that would allow employers to express an interest in individual applicants is on its own a worthy initiative, according to Vancouver Sun. In a recent interview with the Globe and Mail, Kenney said an "expression of interest" system to be in place by 2014 will allow prospective immigrants to list their skills and experience in a Canadian government database. Employers looking for more than just temporary workers would then be able to "fish out of that pool." Matching potential skilled immigrants with employers in Canada is a worthwhile goal. But it also has to be viewed in the broader contexts of how we got to the point in Canada where we have a shortage of skilled tradespeople while at the same time we have high unemployment, of what we are trying to achieve through our immigration system, and how well the government is doing at meeting its goals. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.