{"id":74411,"date":"2020-01-03T10:56:21","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T15:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigrationca.staging.wpengine.com\/a-look-ahead-canada-immigration-in-2020"},"modified":"2021-05-16T22:51:08","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T02:51:08","slug":"a-look-ahead-canada-immigration-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/a-look-ahead-canada-immigration-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look Ahead: Canada Immigration In 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

2020-01-03 – With a new federal immigration minister at the helm in the shape of former Crown Prosecutor Marco Mendicino, plenty of Canada immigration developments are expected in 2020.<\/p>\n

The Liberal Party made a number of promises on immigration ahead of the October election, backed up in Justin Trudeau\u2019s mandate letter to Mendicino.<\/p>\n

Mendicino must also be preparing his first immigration levels plan to submit to parliament.<\/p>\n

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Liberal Government Promises On Immigration<\/h3>\n

1) Creation of a new Municipal Nominee Program<\/b><\/p>\n

The Liberals have proposed a new\u00a0Municipal Nominee Program<\/a>\u00a0to help smaller communities struggling with ageing populations and shrinking labour forces.<\/p>\n

The MNP would operate alongside the existing Provincial Nominee Program, with a minimum allocation of 5,000 spaces per year.<\/p>\n

2) Abolishing the citizenship application fee<\/b><\/p>\n

Trudeau\u2019s proposal to abolish the $630\u00a0citizenship<\/a>\u00a0application fee ($530 for processing and $100 \u2018right of citizenship\u2019 fee) is projected to cost taxpayers $100 million per year.<\/p>\n

The fee was significantly increased under the previous Conservative government and has been blamed for a reduced rate of permanent residents become citizens.<\/p>\n

3) Making the Atlantic Immigration Pilot permanent<\/b><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Atlantic Immigration Pilot<\/a>\u00a0is another program introduced by the Liberals aimed at bringing more immigrants to a region struggling with ageing populations and shrinking labour markets.<\/p>\n

Initially introduced as a pilot, the Liberals say they will make it permanent.<\/p>\n

4) Continued managed immigration level increases<\/b><\/p>\n

Given the consensus already mentioned between Canada\u2019s main parties, a continuation of\u00a0managed immigration increases<\/a>\u00a0under the Liberals can be expected.<\/p>\n

The 2018 immigration levels plan saw numbers expected to rise to 350,000 newcomers per year by 2021.<\/p>\n

5) Modernization of the Safe Third Country Agreement with the U.S.<\/b><\/p>\n

The steady flow of asylum seekers crossing the border from the U.S. at unrecognized points has been contentious for Trudeau throughout his first term.<\/p>\n

Those numbers\u00a0increased beyond 2018 levels in the summer months<\/a>, meaning it remains a major issue, particularly in Quebec as the province that receives 95 percent of border crossers.<\/p>\n

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Express Entry In 2020<\/h3>\n

Stakeholders should expect more of the same from Express Entry during 2020. Canada\u2019s re-elected minority Liberal government did not flag any intended changes either before or after the October election.<\/p>\n

Previous changes to the CRS have been tabled well in advance, making further alterations in 2020 more unlikely.<\/p>\n

One possible change that could impact Express Entry is the introduction of a Municipal Nominee Program.<\/p>\n

It is possible the new program could be linked to Express Entry in a similar way to parts of the Provincial Nominee Program.<\/p>\n

Parents and Grandparents Program In 2020<\/h3>\n

The turn of the year saw the federal government announce it would be delaying the intake process for the Parents and Grandparents Program, which was due to open on January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

IRCC will hope to find for a final solution to a problem it has been plagued by for a number of years, namely how to make the process fair for everyone.<\/p>\n

In reality, a process that has 20,000 application spaces for more than 100,000 potential applicants is always going to court controversy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Quebec Immigration In 2020<\/h3>\n

Meanwhile, further developments can be expected in Quebec, starting with the introduction of the Quebec values test on January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

The French-speaking province is also likely to have a second attempt at reforming the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ) after the botched effort at the end of 2019.<\/p>\n

Provincial Immigration In 2020<\/h3>\n

Several of Canada\u2019s provinces have proven themselves willing and able to modernize and develop their provincial nominee programs, so more of the same should be expected in 2020.<\/p>\n

As local labour markets evolve, PNPs are best equipped to react quickly to developing needs, with federal programs bringing in immigrants based on broader criteria.<\/p>\n

A new Municipal Nominee Program is also expected in 2020, enhancing Canada\u2019s ability to respond to developing labour market needs at a hyper-local level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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