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Tot alof46000i mmi gr ant sl andedi nCanada Themi ni s t eral s os ai dt hatCanadai sonpac et omeeti t sgoal of401, 000CanadaI mmi gr at i onLev el st hi sy ear . Ac c or di ngt os t at i s t i c sac qui r edbyBl oomber gf r om I mmi gr at i on,Ref ugeesandCi t i z ens hi pCanada( I RCC) , 46, 315new per manentr es i dent sar r i v edi nOc t ober ,upf r om 45, 000i nSept ember .Dur i ngt hec ont empor ar y per i od, t hes enumber sar eCanadi anmont hl yr ec or ds( mont hl yi mmi gr at i onl andi ngdat ai sonl yr eadi l yav ai l abl e dat i ngbac kt o1980) . Al andi ngoc c ur swhenat empor ar yr es i dentofCanadaorav i s i t orf r om anot herc ount r yget st hei ri mmi gr at i on s t at usc hangedt oaper manentr es i dentofCanada. Thegr eatmaj or i t yofper s onswhoar r i v edi nCanadadur i ng t heepi demi cwer eal r eadyt empor ar yr es i dent s . Thi sex pl ai nswhyCanada’ spopul at i onandl abourf or c egr owt h hass l owed. I nr eal i t y , ac c or di ngt oSt at i s t i c sCanada, Canada’ spopul at i onr os ebyj us t 0. 5perc ent l as t y ear , t he wor s tgr owt hr at es i nc eWor l dWarI .Undernor mal c ondi t i ons ,t hemaj or i t yofnewper manentr es i dent sar r i v ei n Canadaf r om anot herc ount r y .
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Chal l engesandadvant agesofnewi mmi gr at i onsyst em I nani nt er v i ewwi t ht heT or ont oSt ar , Fr as erdi s c us s edc ur r ent pr obl ems , admi t t i ng, “ Ther ei snol ac kof hur dl es aheadofme. ” “ Idon’ twantt os i gnalt oy out odayt hatal loft hes edi f f i c ul t i eswi l lbeaddr es s edi nas hor tamountoft i me, ” Fr as ers ai d,r ef er r i ngt oCanada’ s1. 8mi l l i oni mmi gr at i onappl i c at i onsbac k l og.Theywer en’ tf or medi na day ,andt heywon’ tbeamendedi naday ,ei t her .I ’ dwantt os peedups omeoft hewor kt hatwi l l hel pr emov e s omeoft hes ebac k l ogs .I twi l lmak et hepr oc edur eeas i erf orf ami l i eswhoar eat t empt i ngt os t ar tanewl i f e, r ec onnec twi t hf ami l ymember s ,orf i ndwor kt oc ont r i but et oourec onomy . ” Hes ai dt hatc i t i z ens hi pappl i c at i onsar ebei ngc omput er i z ed,andI RCCi sl ook i ngatot herpr obl emst hatar e hol di ngdownt hei mmi gr at i ons y s t em. Hes ai d, f orex ampl e, t hat deny i ngt empor ar yac c es st of ami l ymember s whoar eawai t i ngt hepr oc es s i ngofas pons or s hi pappl i c at i onmak esnos ens e. Themi ni s t eral s os ai dt hats i nc et ak i ngof f i c ei nOc t ober ,mos tofhi semphas i shasbeenonr es et t l i ngAf ghan r ef ugees . Thef eder al gov er nmenthasagr eedt or el oc at e40, 000Af ghans ,butj us t3, 500hav ebeenr el oc at ed s of ar . “ Canadi anshav eev er yr eas ont obeups et about what ’ sgoi ngoni nAf ghani s t an, ”Fr as eradded. Howev er ,t her eal i t yont hegr oundr i ghtnowi st hatwedon’ thav eac c es saswehadi nSy r i a,andIbel i ev et hat ’ st he c al c ul at i ont hatmanyCanadi ansar eat t empt i ngt omak e. ” Nonet hel es s ,Fr as ers eesahugec hanc et ohel pc hanget hei mmi gr at i ons y s t em aheadofhi m.
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