Canada Immigration Minister Sean Fraser has announced the Canadian government is going to invest $74.6 million \u2013 and another $15.7 million in on-going capital \u2013 to boost its ability to process immigration applications both within Canada and from the Indo-Pacific region.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Indo-Pacific region is vital for Canada\u2019s immigration and will continue to be in the future,\u201d said the immigration minister.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday\u2019s announcement brings significant new funding to help boost Canada\u2019s visa application processing capacity at home and abroad. As we look to record growth in admissions in the years ahead, this funding will help promote greater diversity among those looking to visit, study, work or live in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Top 10 Most In-Demand Jobs in Canadian Province of Saskatchewan Toronto<\/a> The latest Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) data shows India is by far the greatest source of new permanent residents to Canada.<\/p>\n In the first nine months of this year, Canada welcomed 99,620 new permanent residents from India, putting it on track to be the source of 132,877 new permanent residents, or more than 28.1 per cent of the projected total immigration of 471,787 new permanent residents, to Canada this year.<\/p>\n And India is only one of the 40 countries comprising the Indo-Pacific region.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Global Affairs Canada considers the region to also include Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, North and South Korea, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, the 14 Pacific Island countries, Pakistan, China, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor Leste, and Vietnam.<\/p>\n Roughly one in five Canadians have some family tie to that region which is expected to represent half of the world\u2019s GDP by the year 2040.<\/p>\n The region is also of massive importance to Canadian colleges and universities as it is the source of roughly two-thirds of international students in Canada, each of whom comes here with a study permit<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThe future of the Indo-Pacific region is our future and Canada has a role in shaping it,\u201d said Foreign Affairs Minister M\u00e9lanie Joly.<\/p>\n Watch Video<\/b><\/p>\n
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