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Liberals shift immigration focus to family reunification, refugee resettlement
Plan seeks to admit up to 305,000 new immigrants in 2016, McCallum says
Canada will seek to admit a record number of immigrants as the Liberal government shifts its focus on family reunification and the settlement of refugees, says Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister John McCallum.
The Liberal plan also includes admitting 18,000 privately sponsored refugees, "three times more than in earlier years," McCallum said.
Fewer economic immigrants
Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel denounced the government's decision to admit fewer economic immigrants.
"These cuts to economic immigration come at a time when our workforce is aging, our economy is slowing, and refugees are waiting for months to have long-term affordable housing," Rempel said during question period. She said the government's changes to the caregivers program would "leave the most vulnerable Canadians without care."
The Department of Immigration plans to spend $1.7 billion in 2015-16, up from $1.3 billion in 2014-15. The increase is attributed to the Liberals' commitment to fast-track the resettlement of 25,000 Syrian refugees.
What are your thoughts Sherdog?
Liberals shift immigration focus to family reunification, refugee resettlement
Plan seeks to admit up to 305,000 new immigrants in 2016, McCallum says
Canada will seek to admit a record number of immigrants as the Liberal government shifts its focus on family reunification and the settlement of refugees, says Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister John McCallum.
The Liberal plan also includes admitting 18,000 privately sponsored refugees, "three times more than in earlier years," McCallum said.
Fewer economic immigrants
Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel denounced the government's decision to admit fewer economic immigrants.
"These cuts to economic immigration come at a time when our workforce is aging, our economy is slowing, and refugees are waiting for months to have long-term affordable housing," Rempel said during question period. She said the government's changes to the caregivers program would "leave the most vulnerable Canadians without care."
The Department of Immigration plans to spend $1.7 billion in 2015-16, up from $1.3 billion in 2014-15. The increase is attributed to the Liberals' commitment to fast-track the resettlement of 25,000 Syrian refugees.
What are your thoughts Sherdog?
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