The original purpose of this blog site was to warn employers, their foreign workers and the community that the real intention of Ottawa’s worker immigration program is to:

• Take away the employer’s powers to select his own trades staff, including existing legal workers
• Allow the central government , not employers, to select  Canada’s trades work force
• Create a new federal bureaucracy that will oblige Canadian employers to hire government approved trades workers who have never set foot in Canada
• Create a trades work force based on ethnic preference , not competence
• Effectively , deny employers the right to hire or retain trades workers from Italy , Portugal, Poland or China
• Effectively , create a work force dominated by trades workers from England , Ireland, France and South Asia 

Ottawa is not hiding its intentions.

On April 8, 2014, Minister Alexander issued the below press release confirming all of the above. 

As of January 1, 2015, Ottawa fully expects that its new worker immigration program:

”PROMISES TO BE A REAL GAME CHANGER FOR CANADIAN IMMIGRATION AND CANADA’S ECONOMY .IT WILL REVOLUTIONIZE THE WAY WE ATTRACT SKILLED IMMIGRANTS, AND GET THEM WORKING HERE FASTER”

Minister Alexander’s makes it appear that that his new program is open for all employers and foreign workers:

“Qualified applicants can expect faster processing times of six months or less when invited to come to Canada in four key economic streams the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program Canada Experience Class and a portion of PNP”

What Minister Alexander did not say was:

• All of the above federal programs demand that the trades worker pass an absurdly difficult language exam geared to Commonwealth applicants

• His government refuses to implement the rules which allow individual employers to hire workers who have failed the language  exam but have proven their “successful economic establishment in Canada”

• His government has abused the “holiday work “ program as a back door to  permanent residency priority to 30,000 Irish , English and French workers

• His government has  entered into trades worker priority processing agreements with two counties … Ireland and England  

• Ottawa’s failed worker training and immigration policies have led to Ontario employer’s ignoring the law and the government  and instead hiring approximately 100,000 Europeans and Chinese who can get the job done but can not get the proper visa papers  because they do not share the Minister’s “ethnic values”.    

Minister Alexander is clear. He wants a Canada in which government:

• Takes little responsibility  for training Canadian trades workers  
• Expects employers to pay heavy taxes and then carry the cost of training workers
• Dictates to employers as to which worker is acceptable and which worker is not acceptable
• Deports workers who have proven themselves successful on the job site
• Gives permanent residency to workers who have never set foot in Canada
• Uses language exams as an excuse to keep out successful, tax paying   employees who do not share the Ministers preferred “ethnic values”
• Challenges the core Canadian value of not giving official preference based on nation of origin
• Encourages a two tier immigration system:  Irish , English and some Commonwealth citizens get residency … Europeans are allowed to work , either legally or illegally, until they are deported

I doubt that many Canadians agree with Ottawa’s above warped view of our country. They will have an opportunity to express themselves in October 2015.

 The problem is that many businesses will not survive the government’s trade’s worker policies until October 2015.

News ReleaseArticle from

Offering "Express Entry" to Qualified Economic Immigrants

Actively Recruiting Talented Newcomers For the Benefit of Canada’s Economy

April 8, 2014 — Ottawa — Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander today announced that Canada’s active recruitment model for economic immigration will officially be called “Express Entry.” Set to launch in January 2015, “Express Entry” is a major step forward in the transformation of Canada’s immigration system into one that is fast, flexible and focused on meeting Canada’s economic and labour needs.

“Express Entry” will allow for greater flexibility and better responsiveness to deal with regional labour shortages, and help fill open jobs for which there are no available Canadian workers. “Express Entry” candidates who receive a valid job offer or nomination under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) will be quickly invited to apply for permanent residency – a key distinction between “Express Entry” and the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, which is only used to fill temporary labour and skill shortages.

Formerly referred to as “Expression of Interest”, “Express Entry” will be open to skilled immigrants and allow the government to select the best candidates who are most likely to succeed in Canada, rather than those who happen to be first in line. It will also prevent backlogs and allow Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to better coordinate application volume with the annual immigration levels plan.

Qualified applicants can expect faster processing times of six months or less when invited to come to Canada in four key economic streams: the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program, Canadian Experience Class, and a portion of the PNP.

With “Express Entry,” employers will have a key role in selecting economic immigrants and providing advice to the Government of Canada. To this end, Alexander also announced that over the course of spring 2014, CIC will work with provincial and territorial governments to hold a series of cross-Canada information sessions to provide employers with more information about this exciting new system.

Quick facts

• Canada’s Economic Action Plan 2014 will invest $14 million over two years and $4.7 million per year ongoing to ensuring the successful implementation of Express Entry.
• With Express Entry, Canada will be able to select the best candidates who are most likely to achieve success in Canada, rather than the first person in line.
• The Government of Canada’s new and improved Job Bank will help facilitate matches between Canadian employers and Express Entry candidates.
• Having a valid job offer or provincial/territorial nomination will guarantee Express Entry candidates an invitation to apply for permanent residence.

Quote

“Express Entry promises to be a game-changer for Canadian immigration and Canada’s economy. It will revolutionize the way we attract skilled immigrants, and get them working here faster. Our government is actively engaged with our provincial and territorial partners, and with employers, to make January’s launch of Express Entry a success.”

Chris Alexander, Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister