Canada set to fast-track foreign students for immigration

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Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced Wednesday that he wants to admit more foreign students presently studying in Canada as permanent residents and potential citizens, even though he also said that he plans to maintain Canada's overall immigration level at the same tally that's been in place since 2007 — between 240,000 to 265,000 people.

Flanked by young foreign students from Carleton and the University of Ottawa, and fronted by a large sign that said "Faster immigration," Kenney said he is expanding the number of admissions under the Canadian Experience Class, which aims to recruit and retain international students who have studied and graduated in Canada ...

Up to 10,000 permanent residents will be accepted next year in the Canada Experience Class, up from 7,000 in 2012 and 2,500 in 2009.

The minister's annual immigration plan must be approved in Parliament each year by Nov.1. It sets overall targets for how many newcomers will be issued visas to be admitted to Canada from abroad, as well as how many students already in Canada will be allowed to stay.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/10/31/pol-immigration-levels-2013.html

[SubgeniusHasSlack]

1. Good, I need more education

and global warming is making snowboarding in Colorado less advantageous.

Hello, Vancouver!

[exboyfil]

2. My daughter will be getting her B.S. Electrical Engineering

in about four years. I told her to look at Stanford or U of Illinois for PhD, but maybe she should look north of the border (University of Toronto). I am taking a Python class from them right now.