Canada Enhances Permanent Residency Rules and Overhauls Immigration Point System: What Does This Mean for Indians?

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In an effort to combat fraud, Canadian immigration authorities are proposing a significant change that would remove the extra points granted to applicants for temporary or permanent residency who have a job offer. This move, announced by Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship, Marc Miller, during a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, is part of a broader initiative to strengthen the integrity of the country’s immigration system and ensure fairness and transparency for all candidates.

Miller further outlined that the government intends to implement new measures designed to bolster the integrity of the immigration program and curb fraud associated with Labor Market Impact Assessments (LMIA). This includes removing the additional points for job offers in the Express Entry system.

“Temporary foreign workers applying for permanent residency through Canada’s immigration system will no longer receive extra points for a job offer backed by a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA),” Immigration Minister Marc Miller stated during a press conference.

The Canadian government plans to introduce measures to combat fraud in the Express Entry System by eliminating the additional points awarded to candidates with a job offer.

Between January 2018 and June 2023, approximately 1.6 lakh Indians, accounting for about 20 percent of those renouncing their citizenship, opted to become Canadian citizens, according to data from the Ministry of External Affairs. Many temporary residents, including international students and foreign workers, aim to immigrate to Canada as skilled workers and apply through the Express Entry platform, which allocates points based on factors such as education, work experience, language proficiency, and age.

In 2022, a total of 59,503 Indian-born individuals became Canadian citizens, reflecting a 171 percent increase from the previous year and accounting for 16 percent of all new Canadian citizens. Between 2013 and 2023, the number of Indians immigrating to Canada rose by 326 percent, from 32,828 to 139,715. Furthermore, Indian enrollment in Canadian universities has skyrocketed by more than 5,800 percent over the past two decades, increasing from 2,181 students in 2000 to 128,928 in 2021.

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