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NEWS LETTER
OCT 2009

Welcome

Welcome to the Oct 2009 issue of the United Consultants Immigration Update. Our goal is to
provide you with timely information relating to immigration issues.

CANADA MAY DECREASE IMMIGRATION NUMBERS

If you have been contemplating immigration to Canada, you would be wise to submit
your application as soon as possible. Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney
has announced that Canada is considering reducing its immigration targets for 2009.

At the present time, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Canada (CIMC)

plans to maintain its 2009 immigration numbers of between 240,000 to 265,000 new
Permanent Residents. This makes it one of the only developed nations that has not
contracted its immigration plans in the face of current global economic turmoil.

The Immigration Minister has the authority to make changes to the immigration
selection system without any advance warning.

If you would like to immigrate to Canada, you should take the Immigration Minister’s
words seriously. Now is the time to submit your Canadian immigration application.
After the Immigration Minister’s meeting at the end of March, it may become more
difficult for you to qualify or it may take your longer to realize your plans to come
live and work in Canada.

RECESSION NOT EFFECTING CANADA

Quoted by our Prime Minister Stephen Harper, “We have no plans in Canada, nor are
we under pressure, to reduce immigration in any way during the recession".

Instead of pulling the plug on businesses Canada is doing the exact opposite. Due to
the uproar of the recession that came upon this country many businesses have been
laying off employees and filing for bankruptcy. Immigration remains strong for
Canada, and this country is in great need for foreign workers. British Columbia and
Alberta alone are determined to let in approximately 600,000 foreign workers in the
next five years. To make Canada's economy stronger relies mainly on the labor force
and the amount of immigrants being accepted for this purpose.

For reasons such as the gross slump in the worldwide economic industry Canada's
Immigration Minister, Jason Keney has full authority to alter any immigration
legislation to best answer to the Canada's labor market. Under this need for skilled
workers, a list has been created of thirty-eight qualifying occupations that are
targeted which will make it easier to be accepted under this category.

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Subject to the new and growing legislations it is crucial for those wanting to apply for
a skilled worker to apply as soon as possible. Because of the new government
regulations it might be harder to apply as such if procrastinated.

CANADA IMMIGRATION OPPORTUNITIES

Canada is one of the most desirable destinations for visitors and immigrants from
around the world. It is a country of vast geography, multi-cultural population, and
abundant natural resources in a clean environment and accessible and generous
publicly funded health and social services.

The allure of Canada has recently become even stronger, as countries such as the
United Kingdom and the United States attempt to reform their immigration laws,
resulting not only in uncertainty but also in new regulations limiting migrant’s access
to those countries.

It is no secret that Canada’s economy is among the strongest in the world. Driven in
large part by increasing international demands for its natural resources, employers in
many sectors of the Canadian economy are finding a shortage of workers.

Canada has never set annual limits on the number of immigration applications that
can be submitted. Current immigration law requires the Canadian government to
process every immigration application it receives. In fact, Canada with a total
population of about 33 million, accepts around 250,000 immigrants each year.

The life that immigrants can achieve in Canada is the envy of many around the
world. Your dreams of Canada could become a reality sooner than you think now.

INSTRUCTIONS ON PROCESSING FEDERAL SKILLED WORKERS

APPLICATIONS BY MINISTER KENNEY:

Minister Kenney also announced another step in measures to improve the

immigration program’s responsiveness to Canada’s labour market. Retroactive to
February 27, 2008, the date specified by the Federal Budget, the Action Plan for
Faster Immigration includes issuing instructions to visa officers reviewing new federal
skilled worker applications to process those from candidates who:

 Are in 38 high-demand occupations such as health, skilled trades, finance and

resource extraction; or

 Have an offer of arranged employment or have already been living legally in

Canada for one year as a temporary foreign worker or international student.

The list of 38 occupations was developed after consultations with the provinces and
territories, business, labor and other stakeholders. New federal skilled worker
applications that do not meet the eligibility criteria outlined above will not be
processed, and the application fee will be fully refunded.

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Skilled Worker Eligible Occupational List For Canada Immigration

(38 Occupations)

CIC has finally released the long awaited list of occupations eligible for processing
after February 27, 2008 under the Federal Skilled Worker
program, as follows:

0111: Financial Managers

0213: Computer and Information Systems Managers
0311: Managers in Health Care
0631: Restaurant and Food Service Managers
0632: Accommodation Service Managers
0711: Construction Managers
1111: Financial Auditors and Accountants
2113: Geologists, Geochemists and Geophysicists
2143: Mining Engineers
2144: Geological Engineers
2145: Petroleum Engineers
3111: Specialist Physicians
3112: General Practitioners and Family Physicians
3141: Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists
3143: Occupational Therapists
3142: Physiotherapists
3151: Head Nurses and Supervisors
3152: Registered Nurses
3215: Medical Radiation Technologists
3233: Licensed Practical Nurses
4121: University Professors
4131: College and Other Vocational Instructors
6241: Chefs
6242: Cooks
7213: Contractors and Supervisors, Pipefitting Trades
7215: Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades
7217: Contractors and Supervisors, Heavy Construction Equipment Crews
7241: Electricians (Except Industrial and Power System)
7242: Industrial Electricians
7251: Plumbers
7252: Steamfitters, Pipe fitters and Sprinkler System Installers

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7265: Welders and Related Machine Operators

7312: Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics
7371: Crane Operators
7372: Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction
8221: Supervisors, Mining and Quarrying
8222: Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service
9212: Supervisors, Petroleum, Gas and Chemical Processing and Utilities

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