Government Plans: Fee and Month Backlog

government plans: The Tories say the cash would be used to reduce a 42-month backlog of immigration hopefuls in the queue as well as to help settle refugees, according to CBC. New fee for provincial nominees as province looks to clear backlog The fee is simply a cash grab, said Liberal MLA Cindy Lamoureux. The Progressive Conservative government plans to charge a 500 fee to people who have been approved to come to Manitoba under the program. Four, five or six years ago it took 90 days and there was no 500 fee. It been done before. There is a precedent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.