he Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Jason Kenney, will be travelling to Paris, India, China and Philippines to meet with ministers and officials responsible for immigration to discuss issues of common concern.
The Canadian government is urging officials in these countries to help Canada’s efforts to put an end to immigration fraud. The issues include immigration fraud, illegal immigration, human trafficking, the resettlement of refugees, and also Canada’s announcement to increase the number of Federal Skilled Worker immigrants.
In Paris the Canadian immigration minister will meet with various European Ministers including the French immigration minister about illegal immigration, border security, human trafficking and smuggling, and the resettlement of refugees.
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is visiting India where he will focus his meetings on the anti-fraud initiatives started in 2009 with the Chief Minister of Punjab. Immigration fraud has been a problem in India where fake document production and bogus applications are common. Minister will focus on fake death certificates, fake university admission letters, fake wedding photos, fake bank statements, fake visa counterfoils, fake newspaper articles, and fake letters of endorsement from Members of Parliament. The argument is that it will take longer for legitimate applications to be processed the more the Canadian immigration visa offices are inundated with fake documents.
Minister Kenney’s visit to China and the Philippines will also focus on improving cooperation and collaboration on finding and then prosecuting crooked consultants, and on how Canada’s decision to increase the number of Skilled Worker immigrants will affect them. In China, Minister Kenney is expected to make an announcement concerning international students.
In the Philippines, Minister Kenney will explain the new measures Canada is taking to protect live-in caregivers including giving them the most generous pathway towards permanent residency as compared to any other country in the developed world.
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