Canada received 247,243 new permanent residents in 2008 –an unprecedented number - 70,000 more than in 1998, and well
within the government’s planned range of 240,000 to 265,000
new permanent residents for the year. An additional 193,061
temporary foreign workers and 79,459 foreign students resulted
in a combined total of 519,722 newcomers for the year.
Kenney said that he believed that Canada was bucking the trend
set by other countries who had reduced their immigration levels.
“As minister responsible for multiculturalism, I am particularly
concerned by short-sighted, divisive rhetoric that pits immigrants
against Canadians in our economy,” Mr Kenney said in February
2009 on the release of last year’s figures.
CANADA PROMOTES CITIZENSHIP
The Canadian Government launched a promotional campaign
in April 2009 to highlight changes to the citizenship law. “In
enacting this law, Parliament gave its unanimous support to
extending the privilege of Canadian citizenship to many who
lost it or who never had it due to outdated legislation,” said
Minister Kenney.
The Canadian Government launched a promotional campaign
in April 2009 to highlight changes to the citizenship law. “In
enacting this law, Parliament gave its unanimous support to
extending the privilege of Canadian citizenship to many who
lost it or who never had it due to outdated legislation,” said
Minister Kenney.
Graeme Fraser, (2009-2010)RECORD NUMBER OF NEWCOMERS TO CANADA. Migration News Canada. p 11. retrived from http://www.migrationbureau.com/uploads/pdfs/Migration%20News%2009%20CA.pdf
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