Changes in Canada's immigration policy

1. Changes in Canada's immigration policy

First, the naturalization time is shortened: 4 to 3 years.

When applying for naturalization, immigrants must have lived for four years (65,438+0,460 days) and three years (65,438+0,095 days) in the previous six years.

Moreover, before obtaining permanent resident status, applicants (international students, work visas, etc. ) 50% of their time in Canada can be converted into residence time, up to 365 days.

Second, reduce the number of years required for tax return records.

The tax return record has been reduced from 4 years in 6 years to 3 years in 5 years.

Third, relax the age requirements for applicants.

Allow minor immigrants to apply for naturalization on their own. This means that even if parents' application for naturalization is rejected, minor children don't have to wait until 18.

Four, over 54 years old, no language test.

The new bill lowered the language requirements: the age and language requirements for naturalization examination were changed from 14-64 to 18-54.

Five, cancel the "intention to stay" clause.

In the new C-6 bill, the "intention to stay" clause was cancelled. The New Deal changed that any legal Canadian citizen has the right to move freely. If a citizen moves outside Canada, his citizenship will not be revoked.

2. Where did Canada settle after immigration?

As the country with the top three immigrants in the past decade, Canadian immigration has become the main national policy to increase population. Moreover, Canadian education is still good, and many friends who apply for Canadian immigration choose Canadian immigration for this purpose. Canada's University of Toronto, UBC University and McGill University are among the best in the world. The environment in Canada is particularly good and the pace of life is not fast. Maybe such a comfortable life is the real life.

The population growth of Jiaxi Plain is rapid, while that of the eastern coastal provinces is slow, even negative. Among them, the population growth rate in Alberta is 1 1.6%, followed by 6.3% in Saskatchewan and 5.8% in Manitoba. Calgary, the economic city of Alberta, and Edmonton, the capital of Alberta, are the two cities with the fastest population growth in China, with the growth rates of 14.6% and 13.9% respectively.

In addition to the serious aging of the population, the problem facing Canada is that the population is too dense. More than two-thirds of the population is concentrated in the southern border area adjacent to the United States. The population density of Vancouver has reached 5492 people per square kilometer, while that of Toronto is 4334 people per square kilometer.

Ontario still has the largest population, reaching more than 6,543,800+034,400, while Quebec has more than 8,654,380+0600. The population of these two provinces accounts for 60% of the total population of Canada. The population of Canada's six metropolitan areas (CMS) all exceeds 1 10,000;

Greater toronto area 5.928 million (Toronto 2.732 million)

Greater Montreal area 4.099 million (Montreal 65438+705,000)

Greater Vancouver area 2.463 million (Vancouver 6.365438+0 million)

Calgary area 65438+393000.

Ottawa area 65438+324000.

Edmonton area13210,000

Statistics from the Bureau of Statistics show that the Philippines has the largest immigrant population, accounting for 15.6% of new immigrants, followed by India 12. 1%, and China ranks third with 10.6%.

At present, there are nearly 6.5438+0.77 million Chinese living in Canada, and Mandarin has become the most widely used unofficial language except English and French, with 6.465438+0.10.00 million people speaking Mandarin and over 5.94700 people speaking Cantonese. The statistics of China immigrants living in major Canadian cities are as follows:

Toronto 700,705

Vancouver 499, 175

Montreal 108775

Calgary 104620

Edmonton 7 1, 950

Ottawa 49,925

Winnipeg 26,815

3. Introduction of Canadian Immigration Naturalization Law

In the new naturalization law, some provisions of the previous C-24 bill were abolished, and the new bill can help those who want to acquire Canadian citizenship as soon as possible. It can be seen that the Canadian government is providing more flexible and convenient solutions for those who try to obtain Canadian citizenship.

In terms of residence time, the original naturalization law stipulated that applicants should live for four years within six years, while the current naturalization law stipulated that they should live for three years within five years. In addition, for international students, the time spent studying and working in Canada can be converted into 1 year at most, and if it is counted as 3 years, the conditions are more relaxed.

In terms of tax returns, the original bill requires applicants to provide tax returns for four of the past six years, while the new bill only requires tax returns for three of the past five years.

In terms of residence requirements, the original bill stipulated that applicants should live in Canada for more than 65,438+083 days each year within the four years included in the calculation, while the new bill cancelled the restriction that applicants should live in Canada for more than 65,438+083 days each year.

In terms of age, one of the naturalization conditions is that the applicant's language level must meet certain requirements. In the previous bill, the age range of applicants who passed the corresponding examination was 14 to 64 years old, but in the new bill, the age was changed to 18 to 54 years old.

It is reported that after the implementation of the new naturalization law, it is expected that the number of naturalization applicants will increase, reversing the trend of decreasing naturalization applications in the past five years. According to government data, in the past year ending March 3 1, the number of Canadian naturalization applicants was 108635, while the average number of applicants in the past was 200,000. The Minister of Immigration also pointed out that after relaxing the naturalization conditions, the Ministry of Immigration will ensure the allocation of resources to cope with the increase in the number of applications. However, he said that the application fee for naturalization has not changed, which is $630 for adults and $ 65438+ 100 for minors under the age of 08.

Through the United Nations comprehensive assessment of Canada's environment, per capita income, GDP, employment status, pollution, education, urban congestion, crime rate and living standards, Canada ranks first among the United Nations 160 countries.

4. Canadian immigration hotspots

Toronto, 1

Toronto's salary range is in the middle of mainstream cities in Canada. Located in the financial center of Canada, this eastern metropolis, with its unique geographical advantages and convenient conditions bordering new york, USA, quickly attracts outstanding talents from Canada, the United States and even the whole world to enter the field of urban work.

2. Vancouver

Vancouver, the brightest pearl on the west coast of Canada and a paradise for immigrants, is naturally the focus of people's attention on employment. The employment situation in Vancouver has been worrying. After all, limited by the age structure and social attributes of urban residents, entrepreneurship and employment in Vancouver have always been unpopular. But relying on the excellent advantages of overall social welfare, Vancouver is a city with average wages in Canada.

Although Vancouver is mainly engaged in medical work, the driving force of building a high-tech economy in Vancouver has improved, and a considerable number of IT-related jobs have become the list of high-paying occupations.

Although Vancouver is the city with the highest average wage in Canada. Ironically, Vancouver is indeed one of the cities with the lowest hourly wage in Canada.

3. Montreal

In recent years, with Canadian investment in science and technology, Montreal is becoming a technology center, especially artificial intelligence, and technical work occupies the list of cities. However, due to the economic policy reform of the Canadian federal government about forty years ago, Montreal lost its position as the financial center of Canada. Until now, due to the existence of Toronto, this situation still affects Montreal, so the average salary level of the top ten high-paying jobs in the city is the lowest on these lists.

4. Edmonton

Compared with other cities, high-paying jobs in Edmonton are more concentrated in construction-related fields. Carsten pointed out that this may be due to the current construction boom in the city.