Immigration System: Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Harper participated in a question-and-answer session with the local chamber of commerce that revolved around the economy and free trade, including the recently signed Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with the European Union. , according to CBC. Harper said that historically, the immigration system has been passive, where Canada receives applications from those seeking to settle here. The new system, which is set to begin in January 2015, will be active in competing for global talent that Canadian employers need, he said. Prime Minister Stephen Harper spent his eighth-year anniversary as head of the government celebrating his administration's economic achievements with a room full of business executives in Quebec City Thursday afternoon. The conversation with chamber of commerce chairman ric Lavoie, which was carried out entirely in French, started off with the government's new immigration system that is designed to attract and connect skilled immigrants with Canadian employers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.