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Subject: Quota per country
Sharon,
Interesting link on the other threat,but that still doesn´t proof there is a quota per country . It only shows quota per office (i.e.region under office jurisdiction ).
I wonder if there are such quota per country to be found .

[23-05-2005,07:33]
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John
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I don´t think it exists, but then it exists.

You will not find that on paper, as it might create a furore, but hey, since they are in the driver´s seat, they can do what they like.... behind closed walls.

People might goggle the internet for as long as they wish, but I don´t think every decision they (Govt) make is for the public to see.

[23-05-2005,10:44]
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Raj
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I cannot imagine the political outrage if they tried to justify a country quota - but there is certainly some logic to their madness. Here is my theory...

Our source countries for immigration have changed drastically in the last 50 years. In the 50´s and 60´s it was primarily European countries. Now as Europe has stabalized after the war and the economies in Eastern Europe have improved, those numbers have dropped off dramatically. In the 70´s it was places like Vietnam and Latin American countries, Iran and Turkey. Now our hot source countries are Indonesia, China and India.

I think what happens is that CIC first goes by demand. We want 250,000 immigrants in 2005. If they spread the quota out equally, their would be empty spaces from places like Holland, or Mexico (they are want to go to the US), or South Africa and outrageous backlogs from countries like India and China. From the looks of things, they base their quotas first upon international demand. How many applications have they historically received in a year likely determines their future quotas. Then they attempt to divide the rest in some fashion to equitably reduce the backlog.

how does that sound?



[23-05-2005,14:19]
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sharon
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Well, I think if there are no demographics involved, then your theory may not be that accurate (and if it is then Canada is doing a disservice to itself). Let me explain, each application is treated according to its merits, if a person is found suitable, he or she should be in the 250k quota (ofcourse based on the first come first serve basis). Otherwise Canada stands to lose.

Now, if there are demographics involved (which seems likely the case), then I think the decisions would have been made even before they figure out how many applications are going to be made from a certain region per se. I think the nations allowing immigrants "IN" on a regular basis will be using demographics all the time, in which case your theory holds truth to a large extent. Moreover they have the tools (points system) which they can adjust at will if they feel the inflow from a certain region needs to be controlled.

As you pointed out "source countries" are the countries that "Canada" thinks that they should get the immigrants from, this is what they look at first, because no one is stopping you from applying for immigration to Canada (even if you fail the points test or are just under the magic figure). Canada decides if it should let this person in or not. So demographics are more about how many people qualify for immigration, rather than how many apply and from which part of the world.

[23-05-2005,14:50]
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Raj
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Well, I don´t think they spread their quota equally, they might spread it proportionally by country, but those numbers are probably kept on an "internal memo" level.I know for a fact that the US used to have( or is still having ) quota per country and Belgium ( where I´m from - Dutch speaking btw ) never reached those maximums.
This theory probably makes sense and fits in the overall Canadian immigration picture where Canadians like to see their society as a diverse "mozaic" of different cultures.
If above wouldn´t be so, then smaller countries like mine, with a very low number of emigrants, wouldn´t stand a chance to get in.

[23-05-2005,16:47]
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John
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yes, I am sure they must give ALL countries equal access at least to start with. But like you say, Belgium is not likely using up their available spaces.
[23-05-2005,17:04]
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sharon
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Yes,
The US has a defined number OR quota for permanent residency approvals per year per country.

I know that for SURE !!

[23-05-2005,17:14]
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Raj
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Well...I guess we´re all better in theorising than waiting :)

[23-05-2005,17:53]
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John

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