Ontario’s Citizenship and Immigration Director Michael Coteau said on the 24th that the quota for nominations in Ontario this year will increase from 1,300 last year to 2,500. In addition, the provincial government’s bill to establish the “Ontario Immigration Law” on February 19th has entered the second stage of debate. Once the bill is finally passed, the provincial government will cooperate more independently with the federal government. People who are suitable for the needs of the Ontario labor market to serve Ontario’s economic development. At the same time, Gao Tu stressed that Ontario, as the first choice for Canadian immigrants and the second largest investment destination in North America, welcomes more skilled immigrants, investment immigrants and students.
Gao Tu said at the round table with Chinese media that the number of provincial nominees has increased to 2,500 this year, but they continue to appeal to the federal government to increase the number of nominees in Ontario to 5,000 to improve Ontario’s high technology. labor force.
Gao Tu also said that as a province with 200 multicultural and Canadian immigrants’ preferred destinations, immigrants account for 30% of the provincial labor force. At the same time, the provincial government expects immigrants to become the main source of future labor growth in the next 25 years. Therefore, the provincial government hopes that through the establishment of this bill, it will be able to build a more stable and more suitable immigration system in order to expand the provincial government’s control over the choice of immigration, so as to introduce people more suitable for the needs of the Ontario job market.
When talking about the immigration law strategy, Gao Tu said that the provincial government set the immigration target to attract more skilled immigrants, and will establish more immigration categories that are more suitable for Ontario’s economic development needs to meet the needs of future labor. . At the same time, Gao Tu stressed that the provincial government will also improve relevant regulations and enforcement measures in the bill, such as penalties for applicants or immigration consultants and consulting agencies that submit false personal information to prevent fraud.
Gao Tu said that the proposal has now entered the second phase of the federal establishment bill. The parties have already debated the bill. Although there are some objections, the overall response is positive and it is expected that there will be results in two months.
In addition, Gaotu also said that the federal investment immigration policy has been adjusting, and the investment immigration project nominated by Ontario Province is relatively stable. As a second largest investment destination in North America except California, Ontario has a large investment space. Welcome investors. At the same time, Ontario has always hoped that young and highly educated students will stay in Ontario and further promote Ontario’s economic development.
It is understood that the province’s provincial nomination project requires investors to invest no less than 3 million Canadian dollars (three-way cooperative investment, but each person invests at least 1 million); create no less than 5 permanent full-time jobs in Ontario Sexual job opportunities; investment projects are signed by an Ontario Director; investment projects must not violate federal laws.
Although there will be no more embarrassing situation in September when the quota is used up, the students who come to Ontario for a master’s degree can breathe a sigh of relief. If the number of places can be increased to 5,000, it is expected that the Ontario Masters Immigration Conference will be held within 3-5 years. It is a very good way to immigrate by studying abroad.