Why Canada needs immigrants?
Canadian Immigration Minister. Joe Volpe points out that Canada’s birth rate is among the lowest in the western world, and its unemployment rate continues to fall. This means that Canada must recruit new immigrants. Canada is one of the World’s top immigration destinations with over 200,000 new arrivals coming under the Canada immigration system every year. Immigration to Canada based on the skilled worker category is a very popular program and is for people with high levels of skills and experience. There are also Canada visa categories for business immigrants. Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the Canadian Government’s Immigration Department, also allows the provinces to select immigrants. Just as importantly, 40 percent of annual Canada immigration is under the family reunion and refugee programs. Under Canadian law, provinces can set their own immigration rules under “provincial nomination programs.” Using this approach, Nova Scotia, one of the so-called Maritime Provinces, intro
