Seidle: Better co-ordination and governance needed to steer Canada’s migration policies

Good points but implementation always a challenge. Merging IMP and TFWP would be a challenge given their differences but a reexamination of these differences and their justifications would be a worthy initiative along with more explicit recognition of the blurring between temporary and permanent migration:

…At a news conference on October 24, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said changes will allow “our communities, our infrastructures” time to catch up to population growth.

In that context, governments need to develop joint actions to help break down administrative silos and improve coordination. A case in point concerns international students. Although governments have taken some steps, individually, other issues require a more concerted approach (including between provincial governments and postsecondary institutions).

Consideration should begiven to the merging of the two existing federal temporary worker programs within Immigration, Citizenship and Refugees Canada. The department name could be modified to reflect any change, and acknowledge explicitly the blurring of boundaries between permanent and temporary migration.

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