CANADA'S POLICY ON IMMIGRANTS BRINGS BACKLOG | Daily Policy Digest | NCPA

re: "Canada's immigration system favors highly skilled foreigners by assigning points for education and work experience, and accepting those who earn high scores. It offers a cautionary tale for the United States, says the New York Times. /The point system has helped Canada compete with the United States and other Western powers for highly educated workers, the most coveted immigrants in high-tech and other cutting-edge industries. But in recent years, immigration lawyers and labor market analysts say, the Canadian system has become an immovable beast, with a backlog of more than 800,000 applications and waits of four years or more..."...