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THE CIC 2008 TARGETS
CIC?s 2008 TARGETS
Targets for the
Economic Class
AFRICA / MIDDLE EAST Fed Econ Quebec, PV, LC
Abidjan 1,740 to 1,985 90 to 525 450 to 530
Abu Dhabi 790 to 910 0 to 0 500 to 505
Accra 2,740 to 3,205 1,200 to 1,630 175 to 295
Cairo 2,480 to 2,755 800 to 815 400 to 710
Damascus 10,190 to 10,345 3,500 to 2,610 2,500 to 2,795
Nairobi 4,445 to 4,710 750 to 600 140 to 630
Pretoria 1,165 to 1,340 475 to 690 140 to 200
Rabat 4,315 to 4,095 600 to 650 2,800 to 2,550
Tel Aviv 1,735 to 1,690 650 to 600 750 to 690
Bangkok 0 0 0 0 0 0 to 100
Beijing 8,590 to 8,475 3,350 to 3,815 950 to 1,100
Colombo 4,200 to 3,505 1,500 to 1,360 40 to 65
Hong Kong 16,515 to 15,660 6,500 to 5,000 4,000 to 5,035
Islamabad 9,440 to 8,540 3,600 to 3,370 100 to 230
Kuala Lumpur 550 to 630 340 to 370 15 to 20
Manila 14,190 to 16,720 5,000 to 4,345 5,560 to 7,575
New Delhi 22,380 to 21,345 10,500 to 8,210 500 to 1,035
Seoul 4,545 to 4,180 3,000 to 2,595 1,150 to 1,205
Singapore 8,150 to 7,790 2,700 to 2,585 600 to 655
Sydney 1,208 to 1,330 520 to 585 90 to 85
Taipei 2,580 to 2,305 1,865 to 1,630 450 to 355
Ankara 2,195 to 2,111 1,000 to 686 125 to 141
Berlin 3,255 to 3,220 850 to 870 2,050 to 2,130
Bucharest 6,780 to 3,597 690 to 520 5,300 to 2,235
Kiev 1,400 to 1,765 275 to 390 490 to 655 230
Moscow 4,170 to 3,465 1,800 to 1,630 550 to 710
Paris 13,210 to 11,955 2,700 to 1,630 9,000 to 8,845
Rome 855 to 955 350 to 325 100 to 95
Vienna 1,780 to 1,545 400 to 215 300 to 310
Warsaw 1,375 to 1,485 850 to 845 45 to 60
Bogota 3,345 to 4,120 200 to 215 700 to 1,330
Buenos Aires 725 to 450 175 to 110 400 to 165
Buffalo 36,075 to 28,635 24,500 to 15,000 8,000 to 10,140
Caracas 830 to 1,670 350 to 980 350 to 540
Guatemala 1,000 to 1,015 120 to 130 170 to 170
Havana 1,170 to 1,059 275 to 355 40 to 34
Kingston 1,945 to 1,920 600 to 920 15 to 10 0
Lima 1,000 to 1,350 280 to 325 300 to 620
Mexico City 1,130 to 1,395 450 to 490 400 to 615
Port of Spain 2,375 to 2,430 900 to 1,030 50 to 105
Port au Prince 1,575 to 2,375 90 to 190 600 to 1,335
Santiago 405 to 635 70 to 205 220 to 315
Sao Paulo 1,190 to 1,550 450 to 545 500 to 810
GLOBAL TOTAL 226,450 to 215,475 98,000 to 79,660 51,600 to 60,230
[23-02-2008,13:06]
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Roy |
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(in reply to: FSW Economic Component)
there are 3 sets of numbers can you explain what each pair represents.
I also notice they are doing some redistribution. Some embassies have been increased and some have been cut back. Paris and Buffalo as an example.
[23-02-2008,13:09]
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Sharon |
(in reply to: FSW Economic Component)
First one is Total
Second is FSW
Third Quebec PNP
Roy
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[23-02-2008,13:14]
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Roy |
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Hi Roy,
No numbers for London?
Thanks,
Ray
[23-02-2008,13:50]
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Ray Masa |
(in reply to: FSW Economic Component)
London 15,910 to 14,130 13,200 to 11,410 1,050 to 1,390
I hope to post Family Class and parental ones soon. It shows that CIC is reducing the numbers from most areas.
Roy
www.cvimmigration.com
[23-02-2008,16:15]
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Roy |
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Within the Africa/Middle East Region, the federal skilled worker target for Damascus is being reduced from 3,500 in 2007 to 2,610 in 2008. With the exception of Sydney and Kuala Lumpur, the Asia/Pacific Region will see a decline in the number of federal skilled
worker visas: Hong Kong reducing from 6,500 visas in 2007 to 5,000 In 2008; New Delhi shrinking from 10,500 visas in 2007 to 8,210 visas in 2008; Seoul backing down from 3,000 visas in 2007 to 2,595 in 2008; and Taipei tipping from 1,865 visas in 2007 to 1,630 in 2008. However, the targets for Quebec-selected and other provincially-selected immigrants will be increasing within the Asia/Pacific Region in 2008. In our view, this bodes well for both business immigrants and PNPs, who
are likely to receive relatively faster service. Within the European Region, the federal skilled worker target is being decreased in Ankara from 1,000 visas in 2007 to 686 in 2008; in Bucharest from 690 visas in 2007 to 520 in 2008; in Paris from 2,700 visas in 2007 to 1,630 in 2008; and in
Vienna from 400 visas in 2007 to 215 visas in 2008. Kiev will see an increase in its federal skilled worker target from 275 in 2007 to 390 in 2008.
Roy
www.cvimmigration.com
[23-02-2008,16:19]
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Roy |
(in reply to: FSW Economic Component)
I notice the Phillipines got a good boost. A total decrease of about 20,000 total which is just under 10%.
Roy, do you think they are offsetting that decrease with a bigger push on the PNP, work permit programs???
while I don´t think the slight decrease and re-allocation is a bad thing... I sure hope we are not adding horrible additions to people´s waiting time.
[23-02-2008,19:02]
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Sharon |
(in reply to: FSW Economic Component)
When I get time I´ll actually read it all plus post the difference in Family Class and Spousal as well.
Roy
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[24-02-2008,08:28]
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Roy |
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Thanks for that Roy. Only 11K to 13K from London? Thats disappointing, considering there are over 90K in the queue.
Ray
[24-02-2008,10:28]
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Ray Masa |
(in reply to: FSW Economic Component)
I have nothing to substantiate my theory but I am thinking that CIC is rolling all the PNP and work permit aps into their annual intake total. Why, because there is still a maximum that they believe Canada can absorb in any one year.
In some respects these numbers are reflecting some adjustment for what seems to concern us. Making sure there are jobs for everyone that arrive. There is concern that the economy is softening. so, perhaps they are anticipating that.
[24-02-2008,13:28]
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Sharon |
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This is what CIC says;
Comparing the global targets for 2007 and the global targets for 2008, the global total decreases from 226,450 to 215,475, for a difference of 10,975 people. At first glance, it seems fewer immigrants are planned for Canada in 2008, and combined with the apparent shrinkage in federal skilled worker targets in some parts of the world, fewer skilled worker immigrants. But that is not true at all.
Over the previous years, Canada?s immigration policy changed. The new policy is to significantly increase the number of people coming under Canada?s Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Canada now allows significantly more people to stay longer in Canada as temporary foreign workers. The class of persons already in Canada as temporary foreign workers are encouraged to remain here working (and paying taxes) during the processing of their immigration paperwork.
The reality, from a practical planning perspective, is that large numbers of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program are ?de facto immigrants?.
The annual ?Levels? announcement reported by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration every November, no longer
reflects the reply the to question, ?how many immigrants are coming to Canada next year? because that number fails to
consider the ever-growing number of legal ?de facto immigrants?.
Legal ?de facto immigrants? are integrated at virtually no cost to the public because they come in and work immediately
upon arrival. What is fascinating is that by annually capping the total number of ?landings?, and opening the door to greater numbers of ?de facto immigrants?, Canada will effectively reduce the overall integration and settlement costs. As well, larger numbers of ?de facto immigrants? can quietly enter Canada for the longterm without the political cost that the ?real? immigration levels are now substantially higher than the number annually reported to Parliament (or the annual ?targets? of immigrant visas). There is also the benefit that the immigration program is now more facilitative and more responsive to labour market needs and shortages. Canada receives the workers Canada needs right away.
To illustrate, in 2003, 82,309 people received work permits. Between April 2006 and March 2007, 115,754 people received
work permits. So, you can?t look at 2008 using the ?targets?, and concluding there will be a ?shortfall? compared to 2007 (-10,975 people).? for strategic planning purposes, you need to top up the Target by looking at the number of projected ?de facto immigrants?, which in 2008 is sure to exceed 75,000 people. So the total number of projected immigrants in 2008 and legal de facto immigrants in 2008 together provide a clear and significant increase in the total numbers of what to expect in 2008. Canada?s immigrant pool will be larger in 2008 than in 2007.
AS PER LEXBASE
Roy
www.cvimmigration.com
[24-02-2008,13:37]
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Roy |
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