A senior fellow at the Canada West Foundation in Calgary feels that Canada's points based immigration system is failing in one of its fundamental objectives by not necessarily selecting immigrants who would make the greatest contribution to the nation.
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From 17 November, 2008 citizens of six additional EU countries can travel to the United States without first obtaining a visa.
A federal government-sponsored review has called for a major overhaul of the controversial Australian 457 visa scheme.
In this week's immigration and visa video news: the US implements visa free travel for more EU states, the UK releases its Tier 2 shortage occupation list and Sweden targets Indian skilled workers.
Immigrant rights organizations have planned a major march in Washington on 21 January, the day after Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th US president.
Sweden is adjusting its immigration policy to allow both high and low skilled workers from outside the EU easier access to the Swedish labour market.