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On 30 October 2009 Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, put forward Citizenship and Immigration Canada's 2009 Annual Report.

"While other countries have cut back immigration levels as a short-term response to the global economic downturn, our government is actually maintaining its immigration levels to meet the country's medium - to long - term economic needs," said Minister Kenney.

Gallup the opinion poll company has done a survey from 2007 to 2009 in 135 Countries to find out what people's intentions are. 16 percent of the World's population would like to, if possible, move permanently to another Country. This is about 700 million people worldwide.

The British Prime Minister the Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP on 12 November set out the United Kingdom Government’s views on immigration in a speech in west London.  The Government describes the UK immigration system as being tough but fair.

This is the first major speech by the British Prime Minister on immigration since February 2008.   Mr Brown feels that it is important that, if possible, British rather than migrant workers help to fill skill gaps.