Stephen Harper and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney

Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney: Prime Minister Stephen Harper confirmed that when he spoke about the changes to immigration brought in under his watch during a candid response in New York earlier this year. Click here for coverage of express entry New for 2015: Express entry, family tax breaks and more take effect Jan. 1 , according to CBC. While many changes were initiated by Employment and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney during his five years as immigration minister, his successor, Chris Alexander, has overseen the most recent and oftentimes controversial changes to immigration policies. For good or bad, the nature of immigration in Canada has changed under the Conservatives. "We have been quite systematically re-orienting our immigration over the last several years to make it more focused on economic needs and focused on more long-term labour market needs," Harper told Wall Street Journal editor Gerard Baker on Sept. 24. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.