WORLD IN BRIEF : CANADA : Rules Eased to Draw Skilled Immigrants
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Canada announced a plan to substantially boost immigration over the next five years while liberalizing rules to attract skilled workers to help fill critical shortages. Ethnic groups praised the increase, saying the Ottawa government is moving toward their demand to increase immigration to roughly equal 1% of Canada’s population of 26 million. Immigration Minister Barbara McDougall pledged that the government will strengthen settlement and integration programs.
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