Since the sharp reduction in the federal investment immigration quota on July 1, 2011, and the tightening of investment immigration policies, 2011 has been a year full of uncertainty. Just yesterday, July 19, Vancouver time, Canadian Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney and various officials discussed the rapid development of Canada's Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP) in recent years, noting that the number of immigrants introduced through the PNP in 2011 has reached a new high.
Jason Kenney stated: "Our government recognizes the importance of the Provincial Nominee Program and the benefits it brings nationwide. This is precisely why we plan to introduce 40,000 immigrants under the PNP in 2011. This figure is five times that of 2005, when the total number of provincial nominee immigrants was 8,000. The record high for the number of immigrants under the PNP in 2011 is 36,428."
In his speech, Jason Kenney pointed out that, typically, Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver attract the vast majority of skilled immigrants. However, for the Provincial Nominee Program, the top three provinces with the highest number of immigrants are Manitoba (Manitoba), Alberta, and Saskatchewan (Saskatchewan). Thanks to the provincial nominee programs of various provinces and territories, 26% of business immigrants who have obtained permanent resident status in Canada are now developing in provinces and territories other than Ontario, British Columbia, and Quebec. In 1997, this proportion was only 11%.
Canadian Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Jason Kenney said: "We understand that provinces and territories wish to identify their own business immigrants, which is why we continue to increase the number of immigrants under the PNP each year. At the same time, we are committed to working with provinces and territories to upgrade these programs, enhance their integrity and reliability, and improve the selection criteria and standardized management of the programs."
Saskatchewan immigration experts visit Worldway's Beijing office.
The Provincial Nominee Program will also be discussed as part of the national immigration orientation issues in Canada in July 2011. In addition, a comprehensive assessment of the PNP is underway. Through a better understanding of each program, the Canadian immigration authorities will be able to cooperate with provinces and territories in the long term.
Judging from the recent trends of the Quebec immigration authorities, although Quebec has planned to increase the number of immigration officers and has signed an agreement with Investissement Québec to accelerate the application process with a very positive attitude toward applicants, it is estimated that it will soon become congested.
Consequently, Canada's traditional investment immigration programs—the Federal Immigrant Investor Program and the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program—will be unable to absorb the numerous immigration applications (the vast majority of which are from Chinese applicants). This will inevitably lead applicants who meet the investment immigration criteria to turn to Canada's various Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP). The fact that the Canadian immigration authorities have released the news that the number of applicants for the PNP has hit a new high, and proposed that the PNP will also be discussed as part of the national immigration orientation issues in July 2011, is very intriguing.
It is predicted that if the number of applications for Canada's PNP surges, the federal immigration authorities may require each province to strictly control the process, and may also increase the difficulty of application, for example: 1. Changing interviews to English interviews; 2. Possibly requiring applicants to provide IELTS scores to assess English proficiency; 3. Periodically or irregularly checking and inspecting the progress of applicants' investment projects in various provinces, etc. The possibility of increasing asset and investment requirements cannot be ruled out either.
However, from the current situation, the Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP) represented by the Manitoba and Saskatchewan investment immigration programs are still relatively stable. Given the current situation, the advantages and attractiveness of these two provincial programs have suddenly increased significantly: low asset requirements, no need to provide large amounts of assets; no English requirements, with the option of a Chinese interview; low processing costs, obtaining a permanent green card in one step; short processing cycles, fast inspection speeds; and high pass rates for business visit visas.
But with the continuous surge in the number of applicants, if you do not start your application immediately, it is expected that the Saskatchewan investment immigration program will soon slow down. Based on an accurate and timely grasp of policy trends and considering the stability and maturity of the Manitoba investment immigration program, Worldway Immigration launched a unique service project in June 2011: the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Student Program, pioneering a one-stop service for study-abroad immigration, which has been highly sought after by clients. The program is now fully recruiting. Consultation hotline: 400-138-2929
