Summary/Highlights

The Prime Minister, the Hon. Justin Trudeau, make some summary remarks about the some changes to the immigration rules that will be implemented shortly. It is important to pay attention to the summary remarks. I’ll highlight some of his points for you below along with my comments.

• Canadians are proud of our immigration system
• It’s made our economy the envy of the world
• It is vital to our future
• We’ve been through a tough time with covid
• We made sure our business had workers [with immigration]
• Canada experienced the fastest jobs recovery [with immigration] in the G7
• Now is the time to make the adjustments to stabilize the immigration system
• Canada will reduce the number of immigrants we bring in over the next 3 years
• It build on previous measures to cap international student permits and reform the temporary foreign worker program
• All those measures have a single aim: stabilize the population growth so that all levels of government can catch up
• Our immigration system has always been responsible and flexible
• All the announced measures will make the immigration system work better.

Commentary

Those are some of the key points from the Prime Minister. It is very important to understand the sentiments expressed. Canadians are indeed proud of the immigration system. It has given people for all walks of life, war, famine, or economy, a chance to seek a better life in the land of Canada. It has worked for decades and it is still working today. The covid pandemic was an extraordinary system and demanded extraordinary measures in an attempt to combat the fallout. It is only natural to expect that after all the dangers of the covid had passed, the ramped up immigration system changes would be revisited and adjusted for the benefit of all Canadians.

That’s what the Prime Minister is tell all of us in Canada with his announcement. Things are being reassessed given the impact on many government, social, and business services. Everything needs to grow and expand to accommodate all the new human bodies. Perhaps you can think of the Post WW2 baby boomer explosion in births when the soldiers came home. This huge number of babies resulted in an expanded need for many types of services from medical care to childcare, and eventually going all the way through to education, housing, and the workforce.

Now the immigration rules will give businesses and government departments a chance to catch their breath, plan a strategy to service the needs of the increased population, and set us all on a path to more security going forward. The new rules does not mean Canada is stopping taking in people, it just means Canada will be a bit more scrutinizing of those who do submit their paperwork with hopes of making Canada their home.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/@globalnews