Canada Cutting Off Federal Visas

Canada is cutting off its working visa on skilled workers and as expected employment and industry groups are not taking this well, in fact they are reacting negatively to this.

The Canadian government is planning to substantially cut the number of visas issued for federal skilled workers. Figures shows that the government is planning to cut federal skilled visas up to 20% and the economic class visas for up to 7%!

A Wrong Move

Many view this plan as something short of a wrong move by the government. The notion of reducing the number of skilled workers in Canada this year is simply a wrong direction. There is a great demand for workers in Canada today and many feels that this should be the time where the government should ensure that they are meeting the worker need. And since last year’s number of immigrants coming in Canada is its highest and successful, many thinks that the government should continue this since there is a great demand to be met.

2010 Immigration

Figures show that this is indeed a fact, last 2010 Canada welcomed 280,000 permanent residents. The focus of Canada’s immigration System is to welcome more people to pay tax and to the health care system of the country. Though there are some good reasons why the government is doing this cut but if the motivation of the government of doing this is the fact that the economy is rising thus Canada doesn’t need any more workers, then this move is a great mistake. And Canada’s aging workforce, aging population, low fertility rate shows that this problem will only get worse in the future.

The Motive Behind The Move

There are many speculations as to why the government is making this move and mostly it is assumed that political one rather than a policy decision. It could be political pressure that comes from other parts of Canada where there is a high unemployment rate. But others would argue that this employment recession is not the sole reason for this cut since things are improving rapidly. The government is already starting reemploying Canadians and Albertans who lost their jobs during the recession. Whatever the real reason behind this government move and whether it may be a good move or one that will be a disaster, only time will tell, let us all hope that all will be for the best.

[from Canada Updates-February 17, 2011]

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