Permanent Residents: Immigration Minister Chris Alexander

Immigration Minister Chris Alexander: In tabling his annual report to the Parliament Monday, Immigration Minister Chris Alexander also announced that Ottawa will admit between 240,000 and 265,000 permanent residents to Canada in 2014, the same level as this year, according to The Star. The EOI system is to start on Jan. 1, 2015 and Canada is set to launch its Express of Interest System EOI to let employers cherry-pick skilled immigrants from a pool of pre-screened candidates. While Canadians will continue to get the first crack at available jobs, getting the right people in the right places is key to addressing regional labour needs and fuelling Canadas long-term prosperity, Alexander said in Ottawa. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.