The Centre for Immigration Policy Reform made a statement regarding Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program. The statement indicated that recent events involving temporary foreign workers point to serious deficiencies not only in Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program but to deficiencies in how, overall, federal and provincial governments are failing to reconcile immigration policy with Canada’s … Read more
The Centre for Immigration Policy Reform said that according to media reports, in 2014 the government plans to increase immigration from current levels of about a quarter of a million to 337,000 by the year 2018. The centre added that with intake already much higher than it should be in relation to the interests and … Read more
The Centre for Immigration Policy Reform said trade unions in British Columbia have reacted strongly to the issuance of 201 permits allowing Chinese workers jobs in four B.C. coal mines. The centre said that according to media reports, B.C. officials should have known since 2007 that Chinese investment in these projects would largely involve Chinese … Read more
The Centre for Immigration Policy Reform issued a statement on the 2012 federal budget. The centre said the government‘s 2012 budget struck a balance between achieving deficit reduction while not cutting program spending unduly. The centre added that to the extent that the budget addressed immigration issues, however, it failed to address fundamental problems. The … Read more
The Centre for Immigration Policy Reform is calling for a ceiling of 100,000 immigrants a year over the next five years. In response to Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney's (Calgary Southeast, AB) call for input from stakeholders and the public on immigration issues, the centre is also calling for the proportion of economic class … Read more
The Centre for Immigration Policy Reform said in a release that it is deeply concerned about record high immigration levels because mass immigration increases the overall size of the population but does not improve the living standards of Canadians in general. Call 604-602-1548.
