[FONT=宋体][FONT='Times New Roman','serif']Canada’s Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney, has released a New Year's message which lists the country’s achievements and goals with regard to Canadian immigration in 2008 and 2009.
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[FONT=宋体]加拿大公民[/FONT][FONT=宋体]移民[/FONT][FONT=宋体]与多元文化部长杰逊[/FONT]-[FONT=宋体]肯尼发表新年讲话，总结了[/FONT]2008[FONT=宋体]年移民的成绩并宣布了[/FONT]2009[FONT=宋体]年移民目标。[/FONT]
Among the achievements described for 2008 are the expansion of the Post-Graduation Worker Permit Program; the investment of $1.4 billion since 2006 to assist immigrant settlement; and the implementation of provisions intended to expedite the processing of Skilled Worker immigration applications. The Minister's goal with the latter Action Plan for Faster Immigration is to reduce backlogs to 6-12 months, down from as much as 6 years.
[FONT=宋体]肯尼总结的[/FONT]08[FONT=宋体]年的移民成绩包括：放宽留学生毕业后工签政策，在加拿大正规院校毕业的国际学生不需要相关专业，不需要雇主的聘任书，而可以获得一个为期三年的工作许可；自[/FONT]2006[FONT=宋体]年政府投资[/FONT]14[FONT=宋体]亿用于帮助新移民定居；制定并实施了旨在加速技术移民审理周期的新规定。移民部长在他的《实施计划》中将技术移民的审理周期由以前的长达[/FONT]6[FONT=宋体]年缩至[/FONT]6-12[FONT=宋体]个月。
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[/FONT][FONT='Times New Roman','serif']Looking towards 2009, the Minister highlighted the fact that Canada will continue to maintain its immigration levels as other countries reduce theirs. He says, “The coming year will present challenges. However, we will meet these challenges together as we have many times before. We are fortunate to live in a country of great peace, prosperity, diversity and potential.” [/FONT]
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[FONT=宋体]在展望[/FONT]2009[FONT=宋体]年时肯尼部长强调了其它国家正在缩减移民、而加拿大仍将继续保持其移民人数这一事实。他说，“新的一年是个充满挑战的一年。但是，我们将一如既往地共同迎接挑战。我们很幸运地生活在一个充满和平、繁荣、多元和有后劲的国家。”[/FONT]
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[FONT=宋体]加拿大公民[/FONT][FONT=宋体]移民[/FONT][FONT=宋体]与多元文化部长杰逊[/FONT]-[FONT=宋体]肯尼发表新年讲话，总结了[/FONT]2008[FONT=宋体]年移民的成绩并宣布了[/FONT]2009[FONT=宋体]年移民目标。[/FONT]
Among the achievements described for 2008 are the expansion of the Post-Graduation Worker Permit Program; the investment of $1.4 billion since 2006 to assist immigrant settlement; and the implementation of provisions intended to expedite the processing of Skilled Worker immigration applications. The Minister's goal with the latter Action Plan for Faster Immigration is to reduce backlogs to 6-12 months, down from as much as 6 years.
[FONT=宋体]肯尼总结的[/FONT]08[FONT=宋体]年的移民成绩包括：放宽留学生毕业后工签政策，在加拿大正规院校毕业的国际学生不需要相关专业，不需要雇主的聘任书，而可以获得一个为期三年的工作许可；自[/FONT]2006[FONT=宋体]年政府投资[/FONT]14[FONT=宋体]亿用于帮助新移民定居；制定并实施了旨在加速技术移民审理周期的新规定。移民部长在他的《实施计划》中将技术移民的审理周期由以前的长达[/FONT]6[FONT=宋体]年缩至[/FONT]6-12[FONT=宋体]个月。
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[/FONT][FONT='Times New Roman','serif']Looking towards 2009, the Minister highlighted the fact that Canada will continue to maintain its immigration levels as other countries reduce theirs. He says, “The coming year will present challenges. However, we will meet these challenges together as we have many times before. We are fortunate to live in a country of great peace, prosperity, diversity and potential.” [/FONT]
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[FONT=宋体]在展望[/FONT]2009[FONT=宋体]年时肯尼部长强调了其它国家正在缩减移民、而加拿大仍将继续保持其移民人数这一事实。他说，“新的一年是个充满挑战的一年。但是，我们将一如既往地共同迎接挑战。我们很幸运地生活在一个充满和平、繁荣、多元和有后劲的国家。”[/FONT]
