作者: 齐二爷
从加拿大移民部网站获悉，加拿大政府于3月14日向国会递交修改《移民与难民保护法》(Immigration and Refugee Protection Act;IRPA)提案，旨在加速团聚类及技术类移民的审理程序。
根据提案，移民部将会对审理新移民申请、尤其是技术移民新申请时拥有更大的灵活性，同时将会更加着重劳动力市场需求情况。
根据该提案，移民部将会依照加拿大劳力市场的需求情况，通过公开、透明的方式，按照劳动力市场的需求情况，进行灵活审理：或快速审理，或暂是搁置，或退还申请。根据目前的《移民与难民保护法》，移民部对技术移民案子只能按照移民部收到申请的先后次序进行排队审理，造成技术移民案子严重积压以及技术移民不符合劳动力市场等问题。
修改条文如获国会获得通过，2008年2月27日后收到的技术移民申请人将适用新法；在此之前的技术移民申请案件将按现有法律进行公平处理。
以下是移民部消息原文。
On March 14, 2008, the Government of Canada introduced legislative amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to modernize the immigration system, to ensure that families are reunited faster and skilled workers arrive sooner.
One of the challenges facing our immigration system today is the large number of people waiting in the queue. This is especially a problem in the skilled worker category which makes up most of the backlog.
Under the proposed measures, Citizenship and Immigration Canada would have greater flexibility in processing new applications, especially from skilled workers.
The legislation is intended to provide greater flexibility in addressing a range of labour market needs. It will not apply to refugees and does not affect our objectives related to family reunification.
Ultimately, this will result in reduced wait times and improved service. It will also help manage the growth of the backlog of applications.
Once passed, the new measures will apply to applications received on or after February 27, 2008.
Those who applied prior to February 27, 2008, will not be subject to the new measures and will be dealt with fairly under the existing rules.
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