The federal government's Department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced yesterday the immigration quota for 2014, which will range between 240,000 and 265,000 people. This was announced in the "Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration" submitted by the department.
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Chris Alexander stated yesterday that the new policy for Canada to absorb immigrants is that applicants, primarily skilled workers, must have a corresponding job offer in Canada at the time of application. This is intended to address regional skilled labor shortages in Canada and contribute to maintaining long-term economic growth.
Therefore, Canada will prioritize economic immigration. According to the report, economic immigrants will account for 63% of the total, approximately 164,500 people. The remaining 37% will consist of family reunification, political asylum, and humanitarian immigrants. Among these, family reunification immigrants will account for approximately 26.1%, or 68,000 people, while humanitarian immigrants will account for approximately 10.9%.
Canada recently began issuing Super Visas for parents and grandparents to visit, which are valid for 10 years and allow for a stay of up to two years per visit. To date, 26,000 Super Visas have been issued, with an approval rate of 84%. However, the Super Visa requires their children working in Canada to pay for expensive medical insurance.