{"id":130271,"date":"2023-11-21T12:34:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T17:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/canadas-immigration-ministers-met-in-toronto-with-aim-of-improving-system\/"},"modified":"2023-11-21T12:34:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T17:34:19","slug":"canadas-immigration-ministers-met-in-toronto-with-aim-of-improving-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/canadas-immigration-ministers-met-in-toronto-with-aim-of-improving-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s Immigration Ministers Met In Toronto With Aim Of Improving System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Federal, provincial and territorial immigration ministers met in Toronto to talk about the future of immigration in Canada, including how it can help boost the economy and resolve labour shortages even as the country addresses the strain on its social infrastructure and stock of housing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe focus of our discussions was Canada&rsquo;s ability to continue welcoming skilled newcomers as well as our collective response to humanitarian crises around the world,\u201d said Canadian Immigration Minister Marc Miller.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Canada continues to welcome newcomers, we will continue to work across all levels of government to ensure that housing, infrastructure planning and sustainable population growth are taken into account so that newcomers are set up for success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Forum of Ministers Responsible for Immigration (FMRI) discussions on Nov. 17 came in the wake of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada\u2019s release of its <i>An Immigration System for Canada&rsquo;s Future<\/i> report.<\/p>\n<p>That report puts forth ideas to create a more welcoming experience for newcomers, align immigration with labour market needs, and develop a comprehensive and coordinated growth plan.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Read More<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/saskatchewan-invites-13-canada-immigration-candidates-in-new-entrepreneur-draw\/\">Saskatchewan Invites 13 Canada Immigration Candidates In New Entrepreneur Draw<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/permanent-residence-portal-opens-up-to-private-refugee-sponsor-groups\/\">Permanent Residence Portal Opens Up To Private Refugee Sponsor Groups<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/canada-invests-85000-into-think-tank-to-study-francophone-immigration\/\">Canada Invests $85,000 Into Think-Tank To Study Francophone Immigration<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The immigration ministers also discussed the <i>2024-2026 Immigration Levels Plan<\/i> and how it fits in with<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/appercu-des-programmes-des-candidats-des-provinces\/\">Provincial Nominee Programs<\/a> (PNP) and the need to reunite families and meet Canada&rsquo;s humanitarian commitments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImmigration is critical to addressing labour shortages, attracting new investment, and supporting Canada&rsquo;s economic growth,\u201d said FMRI provincial-territorial co-chair Jeremy Harrison, the minister of immigration and career training .<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProvinces and territories play a key role in ensuring that immigration is responsive to employers&rsquo; labour needs and benefits all regions of the country. Several provinces and territories are also taking steps to improve foreign qualification recognition to ensure newcomers can work in occupations aligned with their skills and experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, the ministers re-emphasized their need to work together on initiatives to reduce barriers and streamline foreign credential recognition processes, particularly in regulated occupations, such as the skilled trades and health care.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>They also discussed how to strengthen the connection between the selection of immigration candidates and licensing and how to make it easier for professionals to work in their occupations when they land in Canada.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>Video<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9pMHa85qwJU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>On the humanitarian front, Canada\u2019s immigration ministers agreed to continue with efforts to resettle <a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/protection-des-refugies\/\">refugees<\/a> from Afghanistan and measures to provide Ukrainians a temporary safe haven.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>They discussed the efforts made by provinces and territories to support Ukrainians and pathways to permanent residence for those seeking to remain in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Improved data collection and collaboration to adequately support vulnerable arrivals in the future, including asylum seekers and early engagement and communication about changes to program requirements were examined as possible strategies to improve the country\u2019s immigration system.<\/p>\n<p>With the meteoric rise in the number of <a href=\"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/pourquoi-etudier-au-canada\/\">international students<\/a> in the past few years, immigration ministers are also concerned about protecting them from fraud and ensuring they have adequate housing once in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInternational students are talented, bright and deserving of a positive experience as they pursue their studies in Canada,\u201d said Miller earlier this year.<\/p>\n<h3>Improvements Discussed For International Student Program<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to improve Canada\u2019s International Student Program by protecting students and weeding out those who try to take advantage of them. Whether an international student stays and works after graduation or returns home, we want their time as a student in Canada to have been beneficial to their growth and aspirations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Settlement services were also discussed at the FMRI meeting with ministers examining how innovative and client-centred approaches to settlement services could improve labour market outcomes and support the integration of newcomers to Canada, including temporary residents.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The immigration ministers also asked IRCC officials to review the <i>2018 FPT Action Plan for Increasing Francophone Immigration Outside of Quebec <\/i>to ensure the plan continues to improve the promotion, selection, settlement, integration and retention of French-speaking immigrants in Canada&rsquo;s francophone minority communities.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Canada set new\u00a0francophone\u00a0immigration\u00a0targets for the country, outside of Quebec, and then set new, higher francophone immigration targets in its latest immigration levels plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were set at six per cent for 2024, seven per cent for 2025 and eight per cent for 2026,\u201d said Miller.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese ambitious, realistic and achievable targets demonstrate Canada\u2019s commitment to strengthening the vitality of\u00a0francophone\u00a0minority communities, supporting labour needs across the country and contributing to restoring the demographic weight of\u00a0francophones.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal, provincial and territorial immigration ministers met in Toronto to talk about the future of immigration in Canada, including how it can help boost the economy and resolve labour shortages even as the country addresses the strain on its social infrastructure and stock of housing. \u201cThe focus of our discussions was Canada&rsquo;s ability to continue&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":90093,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4859,16982,10558],"tags":[71995,57351,67966,67699,71306],"class_list":["post-130271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lactualite-canadienne","category-ontario-fr","category-provincial-news-fr","tag-economic-immigration-fr","tag-francophone-immigration-fr","tag-pnp-fr","tag-provincial-nominee-program-fr","tag-settlement-services-fr","category-4859","category-16982","category-10558","description-off"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}