Citizenship And Immigration Minister Jason Kenney

Provincial Nominee Programs Dept: Kenney's department did an evaluation of the federal-provincial program that was started in 1998 to try to determine whether it is meeting its objectives, according to CBC. For a synopsis of the provincial nominee programs and quick links to each one, see Immigration and the provinces: Deciding whom to fast-track and there is an ongoing need for the provincial nominee immigration program, a report released Thursday by Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says, but it has some problems that need fixing especially when it comes to fraud. The program, which allows participating provinces and territories to nominate potential immigrants based on their economic and labour market needs, is intended to distribute immigrants more evenly across the country and encourage the development of official language minority communities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.